Tentacruel
Artwork
Names
- English: Tentacruel
- Japanese: ドククラゲ (Dokukurage)
- German: Tentoxa
- French: Tentacruel
Number(s)
- National: 73
- Hoenn: 67
- Johto: 163
Gender
♂ 50% - ♀ 50%
Egg Group(s)
Water 3
Evolution
| Basic | Stage One |
|---|---|
 TentacoolBase form |  TentacruelLevel 30 |
Size
- Height: 1.6 m / 5’03”
- Weight: 55.0 kg / 121.3 lbs.
Damage Taken
- ×½: Fighting, Poison, Bug, Steel, Fire, Water, Ice
- ×2: Ground, Electric, Psychic
Ability effects are not included.
Base Stats
| Stat | Rank | E.P. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sum | 515 | ||
| HP | 32 | 0 | |
| Attack | 41 | 0 | |
| Defense | 45 | 0 | |
| Sp.Atk | 27 | 0 | |
| Sp.Def | 11 | 2 | |
| Speed | 14 | 0 | |
Ability
- Clear Body
- Game's description
- Prevents the Pokémon’s stats from being lowered.
- Battle effect
- Opponents’ moves which lower this Pokémon’s ability values have no effect. However this Pokémon may lower its own stats with its own moves.
- Liquid Ooze
- Game's description
- Inflicts damage on foes using any draining move.
- Battle effect
- When the opponent absorbs Hit Points from this Pokémon, the opponent instead loses Hit Points.
Wild Item
- Diamond/Pearl
- Poison Barb (5%)
Pal Park
- Area: Ocean
- Points: 50
- Encounter rate: 30
Miscellaneous
- Species: Jellyfish Pokémon
- Steps to hatch: 5,120
- Color: Blue
- Catch Rate: 60
- Base Tameness: 70
- Growth Group: Slow
1,250,000 exp. points to Lv100
Location
- Diamond
- Routes 205-South, 213, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 226 & 230 (Surf), Fuego Ironworks, Iron Mountain, Canalave City, Sunyshore City, Pastoria City, Pokémon League, Valley Windworks (Surf) [Common]
- Pearl
- Routes 205-South, 213, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 226 & 230 (Surf), Fuego Ironworks, Iron Mountain, Canalave City, Sunyshore City, Pastoria City, Pokémon League, Valley Windworks (Surf) [Common]
Pokédex Flavour (description)
- Red/Blue
- The tentacles are normally kept short. On hunts, they are extended to ensnare and immobilize prey.
- Yellow
- Its 80 tentacles can stretch and contract freely. They wrap around prey and weaken it with poison.
- Gold
- Its 80 tentacles absorb water and stretch almost endlessly to CONSTRICT its prey and enemies.
- Silver
- In battle, it extends all 80 of its tentacles to entrap its opponent inside a poisonous net.
- Crystal
- When its 80 feelers absorb water, it stretches to become like a net to entangle its prey.
- Ruby
- TENTACRUEL has large red orbs on its head. The orbs glow before lashing the vicinity with a harsh ultrasonic blast. This POKéMON's outburst creates rough waves around it.
- Sapphire
- TENTACRUEL has tentacles that can be freely elongated and shortened at will. It ensnares prey with its tentacles and weakens the prey by dosing it with a harsh toxin. It can catch up to 80 prey at the same time.
- Emerald
- It lives in complex rock formations on the ocean floor and traps prey using its 80 tentacles. Its red orbs glow when it grows excited or agitated.
- Fire Red
- It has 80 tentacles that move about freely. They can sting, causing poisoning and sharp, stabbing pain.
- Leaf Green
- The tentacles are normally kept short. On hunts, they are extended to ensnare and immobilize prey.
- Diamond
- With 80 tentacles for ensnaring victims, it prevents escape until the prey is weakened by poison.
- Pearl
- It alerts others to danger by stridently flashing the red orbs on its head.