Tentacruel #0073

WaterPoison
TentacoolTentacool(#0072)
Pokémon GO Pokédex
Geodude(#0074)Geodude
Max CPL402422L502738L51 · Best Buddy2771
Buddy Distance3 km per Candy
ReleasedJul 6, 2016Nov 19, 2019

Type Effectiveness

Tentacruel takes 160% from Electric, Ground and Psychic moves.

Weak ×1.6
ElectricGroundPsychic
Resists ×0.6
FireWaterIceFightingPoisonBugSteelFairy

Tentacruel is a Water/Poison-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Electric, Ground and Psychic.

It reaches 2738 CP at level 50, or 2771 as a Best Buddy.

Its best raid moveset is Poison Jab with Hydro Pump.

Tentacruel
Normal
Shiny Tentacruel
Shiny

Base Stats

Attack166
Defense209
Stamina190

Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.

Best Movesets

#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
PoisonPoison JabWaterHydro Pump9.6205
2PoisonPoison JabIceBlizzard9.1194
3PoisonAcidWaterHydro Pump9.0193
4PoisonPoison JabPoisonSludge Wave9.0192
5PoisonPoison JabNormalReturn8.8188
6PoisonPoison JabDarkPayback8.7186
7PoisonAcidIceBlizzard8.4181
8PoisonPoison JabWaterScald8.4180
13 More Pairings
#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
9PoisonAcidPoisonSludge Wave8.4179
10PoisonPoison StingWaterHydro Pump8.1174
11PoisonAcidNormalReturn8.1173
12PoisonAcidDarkPayback8.0171
13PoisonAcidWaterScald7.9169
14PoisonPoison StingIceBlizzard7.4158
15PoisonPoison StingPoisonSludge Wave7.3156
16PoisonPoison StingWaterScald7.1152
17PoisonPoison JabPoisonAcid SprayDon’t Use7.0150
18PoisonPoison StingDarkPayback6.8145
19PoisonPoison StingNormalReturn6.7144
20PoisonAcidPoisonAcid SprayDon’t Use6.0128
21PoisonPoison StingPoisonAcid SprayDon’t Use4.086

Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.

DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.

Don’t Use means repeating the fast move does at least as much damage as using this charged move, either because the move is weak or because this Pokémon faints before it pays off.

Moves

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
EPS
Poison JabPoison1391.0s13.09.0
AcidPoison11101.0s11.010.0
Poison StingPoison460.5s8.012.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
DPE
ReturnPNormal25330.5s50.00.76
PaybackDark951002.0s47.50.95
BlizzardIce1301003.0s43.31.30
Hydro PumpWater1351003.5s38.61.35
Sludge WavePoison1051003.0s35.01.05
ScaldWater75503.5s21.41.50
Acid SprayPoison20503.0s6.70.40

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Turns
DPT
EPT
Poison JabPoison7723.53.5
AcidPoison6823.04.0
Poison StingPoison4922.04.5

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
DPE
BlizzardIce140751.87
ReturnPNormal130701.86
PaybackDark110601.83
Hydro PumpWater130751.73
Sludge WavePoison110651.69
ScaldWater85501.70
Acid SprayPoison20450.44

DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.

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Purified: Return is learned by purifying a Shadow.
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Top Counters

Full Rankings

As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. 1Mega Mewtwo YPsychicPsycho CutPsychicFuture Sight+42.5 eDPS
  2. 2Mega Raichu YElectricThunder ShockElectricZap Cannon+32.8 eDPS
  3. 3Normal Forme DeoxysElectricCharge BeamPsychicPsycho Boost31.6 eDPS
  4. 4Mega AlakazamPsychicConfusionPsychicPsychicE30.4 eDPS
  5. 5Primal GroudonGroundMud ShotGroundPrecipice BladesE30.1 eDPS
  6. 6Shadow ZekromElectricCharge BeamElectricFusion BoltE29.0 eDPS
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Worth Powering Up?

Not stronger than the everyday pick against any Tier 5 or Mega boss.

The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

CP by Level

Encounter
Level
Guaranteed CP
Max CP
Research1598610/10/10103815/15/15
Raids & Eggs20131410/10/10138415/15/15
Weather-Boosted Raids25164310/10/10173015/15/15
L404020660/0/0242215/15/15
L505023350/0/0273815/15/15
L51 · Best Buddy5123630/0/0277115/15/15
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level
15/15/15
0/0/0
Level 151038885
Level 2013841180
Level 2517301475
Level 3020761771
Level 3522491918
Level 4024222066
Level 4525782198
Level 5027382335
Level 5127712363

Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.

L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.

Dex Details

Second Charged Move50 Candy · 50,000 Stardust
Height / Weight1.6 m · 55 kg
Gender Ratio
50.0%50.0%
TradingTradableTransferable

Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Tentacruel in the RotomLabs Pokédex

PvP IV Spreads

Great League

1500 CP Cap
Best IVs1/15/141497 CP at level 23.5
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#11/15/14149723.5100.00%
#21/15/15150023.5100.00%
#30/8/1514992499.83%
#40/11/1214982499.70%
#52/13/14149923.599.70%
#61/14/14149323.599.55%
#71/14/15149723.599.55%
#80/9/1414992499.54%
#90/14/914972499.53%
#100/15/14148823.599.40%

A 15/15/15 ranks #2359 of 4,096, with 94.64% of the best stat product.

Great League Rankings on PvPoke

Ultra League

2500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/13/152500 CP at level 50
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/13/15250050100.00%
#20/14/1425005099.86%
#31/15/13249949.599.73%
#40/15/1324995099.72%
#51/15/1524964999.72%
#60/15/15249649.599.71%
#70/12/13249750.599.56%
#80/12/1524945099.54%
#90/13/1024995199.42%
#100/13/12249650.599.42%

A 15/15/15 ranks #1595 of 4,096, with 95.74% of the best stat product.

Ultra League Rankings on PvPoke

Ranked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.

Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.

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