Tentacool - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Tentacool can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Tentacool artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Tentacool learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
1	Water Gun	Water	40	100
4	Acid	Poison	40	100
8	Wrap	Normal	15	90
12	Supersonic	Normal	—	55
16	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
20	Screech	Normal	—	85
24	Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
28	Hex	Ghost	65	100
32	Acid Armor	Poison	—	—
36	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
40	Surf	Water	90	100
44	Sludge Wave	Poison	95	100
48	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80

Egg moves

Tentacool learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Acupressure	Normal	—	—
Aqua Ring	Water	—	—
Aurora Beam	Ice	65	100
Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
Haze	Ice	—	—
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Mirror Coat	Psychic	—	100
Rapid Spin	Normal	50	100
Tickle	Normal	—	100

Moves learnt by TM

Tentacool is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
16	Screech	Normal	—	85
19	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
23	Thief	Dark	60	100
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
27	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
28	Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
35	Hail	Ice	—	—
36	Whirlpool	Water	35	85
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
45	Dive	Water	80	100
55	Brine	Water	65	100
57	Payback	Dark	50	100
73	Cross Poison	Poison	70	100
74	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
76	Round	Normal	60	100
77	Hex	Ghost	65	100
97	Brutal Swing	Dark	60	100

Moves learnt by TR

Tentacool is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
00	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
03	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
04	Surf	Water	90	100
05	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
06	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
16	Waterfall	Water	80	100
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
22	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
45	Muddy Water	Water	90	85
54	Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
57	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
78	Sludge Wave	Poison	95	100
84	Scald	Water	80	100
92	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	80	100

Moves learnt by level up

Tentacool learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
1	Water Gun	Water	40	100
4	Acid	Poison	40	100
8	Wrap	Normal	15	90
12	Supersonic	Normal	—	55
16	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
20	Screech	Normal	—	85
24	Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
28	Hex	Ghost	65	100
32	Acid Armor	Poison	—	—
36	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
40	Surf	Water	90	100
44	Sludge Wave	Poison	95	100
48	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80

Egg moves

Tentacool learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Acupressure	Normal	—	—
Aqua Ring	Water	—	—
Aurora Beam	Ice	65	100
Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
Haze	Ice	—	—
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Mirror Coat	Psychic	—	100
Muddy Water	Water	90	85
Rapid Spin	Normal	50	100
Tickle	Normal	—	100

Moves learnt by TM

Tentacool is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
49	Scald	Water	80	100
55	Brine	Water	65	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
93	Cut	Normal	50	95
95	Surf	Water	90	100
99	Waterfall	Water	80	100

Moves learnt by level up

Tentacool learns the following moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
6	Bubble	Water	40	100
11	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
18	Hex	Ghost	65	100
25	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
34	Acid Armor	Poison	—	—
43	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80

Move Tutor moves

Tentacool can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Legends: Arceus from move tutors:

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	80	100
Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
Rest	Psychic	—	—
Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
Water Pulse	Water	60	100

Tentacool egg move parents

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Tentacool

Tentacool's egg groups: Water 3

The egg moves for Tentacool are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Tentacool with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Tentacool with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Acupressure

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Skorupi Drapion
Breeding	Tentacool Tentacruel

Aqua Ring

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Corsola
Breeding	Tentacool Tentacruel Shellder Cloyster Corsola

Aurora Beam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Shellder Cloyster
Breeding	Tentacool Tentacruel Omanyte Omastar Kabuto Kabutops

Confuse Ray

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Lileep Cradily
Breeding	Tentacool Tentacruel Kabuto Kabutops Corsola Skorupi Drapion

Haze

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Tentacool Tentacruel Krabby Kingler Omanyte Omastar

Knock Off

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Corphish Crawdaunt Skorupi Drapion
Breeding	Tentacool Tentacruel Krabby Kingler Omanyte Omastar Kabuto Kabutops Corphish Crawdaunt Anorith Armaldo

Mirror Coat

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Corsola
Breeding	Tentacool Tentacruel Lileep Cradily

Muddy Water

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Tentacool Tentacruel Omanyte Omastar

Rapid Spin

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Tentacool Tentacruel Shellder Cloyster Kabuto Kabutops Anorith Armaldo

Tickle

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Tentacool Tentacruel Krabby Kingler Omanyte Omastar Lileep Cradily