Tentacruel

	#072
	Tentacool

#073
Tentacruel

	#074
	Geodude

Tentacruel

Regular
Shiny

Region of origin

Kanto

Main Type

Second Type

Water

Poison

Pokédex information

Number

#073

Height

Weight

1.6 m

55 kg

Buddy, candy and family

Candy

Pokémon family

Tentacool family

Buddy distance

Buddy type

3 km

Big

Base stats
Attack	Defense	Stamina
166	209	190

Combat stats
CP range	HP range
29 - 2,422	17 - 162

Second Charged Attack
Stardust cost	Candy cost
50,000	50

Capture stats

Capture rate

Flee rate

20%

7%

Dodge type

Hovering

Height ranges

Normal range

1.26 - 1.82 m

XL range

1.46 - 2.16 m

Weight ranges

XS range

35.12 - 35.69 kg

Normal range

56.53 - 62.18 kg

XL range

97.04 kg

Gender ratio
Male	Female
50%	50%

Type effectiveness

Resistant to

62.5% of damage from:

Bug

Ice

Weak to

160% of damage from:

Electric

Ground

Psychic

Availability

Available in the Wild:

Yes

Available from the Eggs:

No

Available as the Raid Boss:

Formerly (2nd tier level)

Available from Research Tasks:

Formerly

Shiny form available:

Yes

Tentacruel is a Water, Poison-type Pokémon from Kanto region. It evolves from Tentacool after being fed 50 candies.

Pokédex description

Tentacruel - Jellyfish Pokémon
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.

Pokémon cry:

Possible attacks

Fast attacks

Acid

9 (11)

Poison Jab

10 (13)

Charged attacks

20 (7)

130 (42)

130 (39)

110 (34)

Evolution family

Tentacruel is the part of a two-member family.

30.

#072 Tentacool

50
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#073 Tentacruel

Gallery

Trivia

Tentacruel was released with the game launch on July 6^th, 2016.
In the wild, maximum capture CP of Tentacruel is 2,076, however it can reach 2,249, if encountered Pokémon is boosted by current weather.
- Between March 22^nd and March 29^th, 2017, Tentacruel's global spawn rate was significantly higher during the Water Festival 2017.
As a former 2nd tier Raid Boss, Tentacruel's CP was 11,493. Its maximum capture CP in Bonus Challenge was 1,384 and 1,730 when encountered Pokémon was boosted by weather.
Tentacruel was available in field research: "Earn 5 Candies walking with your Buddy." during January to April, 2019 with a maximum capture CP of 1,038.
Shiny form of Tentacruel was released with the beginning of Supereffective Week on November 19^th, 2019.