Tentacruel #0073

The Jellyfish Pokémon

The data on this page is from the Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver RotomLabs Pokédex. See all available Pokémon in HeartGold & SoulSilver here. Or, check out this Pokémon's data from the most recent games.

Typing	WaterPoison
Abilities	Clear Body - Ability 1 Liquid Ooze - Ability 2
Classification	The Jellyfish Pokémon
National ID	#0073

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

Ground

Electric

Psychic

Resists x½

Fighting

Poison

Bug

Steel

Fire

Water

Ice

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Tentacruel (tentacruel) official artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Negative	Neutral	Positive
HP	80		140—187
Attack	70	67—109	75—122	82—134
Defense	65	63—105	70—117	77—128
Sp. Attack	80	76—118	85—132	93—145
Sp. Defense	120	112—154	125—172	137—189
Speed	100	94—136	105—152	115—167
Total	515	Calculated Stat Range Based on Nature

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100

Evolutionary Family

At Level 30

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Water 3
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5100
Gender Ratio	50.39% 49.61%
Height	1.6 m (5'3")
Weight	55.0 kg (121.3 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	2 Sp. Defense
Base Exp. Yield	205
Catch Rate	60
Catch Chance	~14.82% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Slow
Base Friendship	50

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Tentacruel via level-up in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
55	Wring Out	1	100	Normal	Spec.
15	Toxic Spikes	—	—	Poison	Stat.
1	Constrict	10	100	Normal	Phys.
26	Barrier	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
8	Constrict	10	100	Normal	Phys.
22	Wrap	15	85	Normal	Phys.
49	Hydro Pump	120	80	Water	Spec.
19	Bubble Beam	65	100	Water	Spec.
1	Poison Sting	15	100	Poison	Phys.
36	Poison Jab	80	100	Poison	Phys.
5	Supersonic	—	55	Normal	Stat.
42	Screech	—	85	Normal	Stat.
29	Water Pulse	60	100	Water	Spec.
1	Supersonic	—	55	Normal	Stat.
12	Acid	40	100	Poison	Spec.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Tentacruel as Egg Moves in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Mirror Coat	1	100	Psychic	Spec.
Confuse Ray	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
Aurora Beam	65	100	Ice	Spec.
Safeguard	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Acupressure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Knock Off	20	100	Dark	Phys.
Haze	—	—	Ice	Stat.
Muddy Water	95	85	Water	Spec.
Rapid Spin	20	100	Normal	Phys.

Tutor Moves

The following moves are learned by Tentacruel as Tutor Moves in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Icy Wind	55	95	Ice	Spec.
Knock Off	20	100	Dark	Phys.
Dive	80	100	Water	Phys.
Snore	40	100	Normal	Spec.

Tutor moves can only be learned by visiting a special Move Tutor.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Tentacruel via TM in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM036	Sludge Bomb	90	100	Poison	Spec.
TM055	Brine	65	100	Water	Spec.
TM075	Swords Dance	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM082	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM058	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM019	Giga Drain	60	100	Grass	Spec.
TM003	Water Pulse	60	100	Water	Spec.
TM084	Poison Jab	80	100	Poison	Phys.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM046	Thief	40	100	Dark	Phys.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM006	Toxic	—	85	Poison	Stat.
TM015	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM021	Frustration	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM078	Captivate	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM007	Hail	—	—	Ice	Stat.
TM083	Natural Gift	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM014	Blizzard	120	70	Ice	Spec.
TM013	Ice Beam	95	100	Ice	Spec.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM066	Payback	50	100	Dark	Phys.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM068	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM087	Swagger	—	90	Normal	Stat.
TM043	Secret Power	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM027	Return	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM010	Hidden Power	1	100	Normal	Spec.
TM018	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.

Learnset via HM

The following moves are learned by Tentacruel via HM in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
HM03	Surf	95	100	Water	Spec.
HM07	Waterfall	80	100	Water	Phys.
HM05	Whirlpool	15	70	Water	Spec.
HM01	Cut	50	95	Normal	Phys.

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