Tentacruel (Pokémon)

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Tentacruel ドククラゲ Dokukurage #073 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Water Poison Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Clear Body or Liquid Ooze Cacophony Cacophony Rain Dish Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 60 (14.8%)
Breeding Egg Group Water 3 Hatch time 21 cycles
Height 5'03" 1.6 m Tentacruel 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 121.3 lbs. 55.0 kg Tentacruel 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 205 Gen. I-IV Unknown IV 180 V+	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 2 Tentacruel 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 2 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Blue	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Tentacruel (Japanese: ドククラゲ Dokukurage) is a dual-type Water/Poison Pokémon.

It evolves from Tentacool starting at level 30.

Biology

Tentacruel is a large, primarily blue jellyfish-like Pokémon. It has two large, red crystal spheres encrusted in its upper body that can refract sunlight and store energy. The round lower body, from which Tentacruel’s eyes are visible, appears black. It can extend up to 80 tentacles out of its body. Most of these tentacles are hidden, leaving up to 14 exposed. It has two blue beak-like appendages.

Tentacruel’s tentacles can be freely elongated and shortened, and can absorb water to stretch to some length. The tentacles are normally kept short, but on hunts, they are extended to ensnare and immobilize prey. It weaks the prey by dosing it with a harsh toxin. Its red orbs glow when it grows excited or agitated, and it may alert others to danger by stridently flashing them. Tentacruel can be found throughout the ocean.

In the anime

Tentacruel in the anime

Major appearances

A giant Tentacruel attacks the city of Porta Vista in the once banned episode Tentacool & Tentacruel.

In Mewtwo Strikes Back, a Tentacruel owned by Fergus was one of the Pokémon that were captured and cloned by Mewtwo. The Tentacruel clone is seen again in Mewtwo Returns.

Multiple Tentacruel appeared in Viva Las Lapras, under the ownership of the pirate Captain Crook.

A Tentacruel owned by Captain Marius appeared in Around the Whirlpool where it got the gang out of the water using its tentacles. In the same episode, a Tentacruel was among the Pokémon stolen from the Pokémon Center of Blue Point Isle.

Cassidy has a Tentacruel that appeared in The Search for the Legend.

Multiple Tentacruel appeared in The Brockster Is In!.

Minor appearances

A Tentacruel appeared in a fantasy in Who Gets to Keep Togepi?.

A Tentacruel under the ownership of a Trainer, appeared in Round One - Begin!, during the Indigo League.

Marina owns a Tentacruel in Bye Bye Psyduck.

Tentacruel appeared in a fantasy in Charizard Chills.

Multiple Tentacruel also appeared in The Power of One.

Two Tentacruel appeared in The Joy of Water Pokémon. One was living in Lake Lucid, while the other one was receiving special treatment in a salt bath tank in the Pokémon Center near the lake.

A Tentacruel appeared in Dueling Heroes.

Each of the Invincible Pokémon Brothers in Cerulean Blues has a Tentacruel.

Lola owns a Tentacruel as seen in A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!.

Juan has several Tentacruel that appeared in The Great Eight Fate!.

A Tentacruel is used by one of the students of Pokémon Summer Academy in the second leg of the Pokémon Triathlon in One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!.

Another Tentacruel appeared in the opening of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew and Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

Multiple Tentacruel appeared in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Tentacruel in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Wild Tentacruel were first seen in Wake Up--You’re Snorlax! as obstacles for the racers.

In The Kindest Tentacruel a herd of Tentacool appeared along with a Tentacruel where a baby Tentacool got its tentacle stuck under a boulder where it later helped rescue Yellow and later threw the Pokémon Fan CLub Chairman out of the ocean.

Later, it is seen in the possession of various villains such as Koga of the Team Rocket triad and Archie of Team Aqua, as well as his Emerald arc guise, Guile Hideout.

In the TCG

Main article: Tentacruel (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team: Tentacruel is a member of Team Constrictor.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	Silver Leaf (100%)
Yellow*
Diamond	Pearl	Poison Barb (5%)
Platinum
HeartGold	SoulSilver	Poison Barb (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation VI Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VII - VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  TM06 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 ??? 0   0   TM07 TM07 Hail Ice Status 0000— —}}—% 10 ??? 0   0   TM09 TM09 Venoshock Poison Special 06565 100}}100% 10 ??? 0   0   TM10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 ??? 0   0   TM13 TM13 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 ??? 0   0   TM14 TM14 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 ??? 0   0   TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 ??? 0   0   TM18 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— —}}—% 5 ??? 0   0   TM20 TM20 Safeguard Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 25 ??? 0   0   TM21 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 ??? 0   0   TM27 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 ??? 0   0   TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 ??? 0   0   TM34 TM34 Sludge Wave Poison Special 09595 100}}100% 10 ??? 0   0   TM36 TM36 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 ??? 0   0   TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 ??? 0   0   TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 ??? 0   0   TM45 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 ??? 0   0   TM46 TM46 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 ??? 0   0   TM48 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 ??? 0   0   TM55 TM55 Scald Water Special 08080 100}}100% 15 ??? 0   0   TM66 TM66 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10 ??? 0   0   TM75 TM75 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20 ??? 0   0   TM83 TM83 Infestation Bug Special 02020 100}}100% 20 ??? 0   0   TM84 TM84 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 ??? 0   0   TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 090}}90% 15 ??? 0   0   TM88 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 ??? 0   0   TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 ??? 0   0   TM99 TM99 Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special 08080 100}}100% 10 ??? 0   0   XTM100 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20 ??? 0   0   ZHM01 HM01 Cut Normal Physical 05050 095}}95% 30 ??? 0   0   ZHM03 HM03 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 ??? 0   0   ZHM05 HM05 Waterfall Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 ??? 0   0

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Tentacruel Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Tentacruel Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VI Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VII - VIII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  Acupressure Normal Status — —% 30 Aurora Beam Ice Special 65 100% 20 Aqua Ring Water Status — —% 20 Bubble Water Special 40 100% 30 Confuse Ray Ghost Status — 100% 10 Haze* Ice Status — —% 30 Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100% 25 Mirror Coat Psychic Special — 100% 20 Muddy Water* Water Special 90 85% 10 Rapid Spin* Normal Physical 20 100% 40 Tickle Normal Status — 100% 20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Tentacruel in Generation VI Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Tentacruel in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Tentacruel Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Tentacruel Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

By a prior evolution

Generation V Other generations: I - II - III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Stage	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
‡	Giga DrainBW	Grass	Special	75	100%	10
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Tentacruel Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Tentacruel Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball    Acquisition: Evolve		Pokémon Pinball RS    Acquisition: Evolve		Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team File:MDP RT 073.png Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -30% Friend Area: Bountiful Sea Phrases 51%-100% HP Know how many of these tentacles I have? Eighty! 26%-50% HP I don't like this. My health is out by half. 1%-25% HP Useless... I can barely raise my tentacles... Level up Yes! Leveled up! I feel invigorated! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up Yes! Leveled up! I feel invigorated!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -4.5% IQ group: C
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Water  Poké Assist: ( Water ) Field move: (Crush ×2) Browser entry   It shoots poisonous needles and scatters poison to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Water  ( Water ) Past ( Normal ) (Crush ×1) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   It spits bubbles around itself that make Pokémon Slowed.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●●● Defense ●●●● Speed ●●●● Attack Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●●●● Speed ●●●● Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Unevolved Tentacool  Water  Poison

Level 30 →

First evolution Tentacruel  Water  Poison

Sprites

Generation I Red Green Red Blue Yellow Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation II Gold Silver Crystal Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back

For other sprites and images, please see Tentacruel images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Tentacruel was originally known as "Man O War".
• Tentacruel's Crystal still sprite is different from that of Gold and Silver, making it one of few Pokémon to have three distinctly different sprites in Generation II.
• Tentacruel appears in every regional Pokédex except the Unova Pokédex.

Origin

Tentacruel is similar to the Portuguese man o' war, which is not a jellyfish but a cluster of polyps. It also shares some characteristics of a squid.

Name origin

Tentacruel is a combination of tentacle and cruel or ruler (referencing it as the line's final evolutionary stage).

Dokukurage literally means 毒水母 (poison jellyfish).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ドククラゲ Dokukurage Literally 毒水母 poison jellyfish French Tentacruel Same as English name Spanish Tentacruel Same as English name German Tentoxa From Tentakel and toxisch Italian Tentacruel Same as English name Korean 독파리 Dokpari From 독 dok and 해파리 haepari Mandarin Chinese 毒刺水母 Dúcìshuǐmǔ Literally "Venomous sting jellyfish" Cantonese Chinese 多腳水母 Dōgeukséuimóuh Literally "Many feet jellyfish"

More languages

External links

Notes

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