Tentacool (Pokémon)

Tentacool メノクラゲ Menokurage
Artwork from FR/LG
Pronunciation	tent-uh-cool [1]
Types	Water/Poison
Species	Jellyfish Pokémon
Kanto Dex National Dex	#072
Johto Dex	#162
Hoenn Dex	#066
Sinnoh Dex	#136
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Height	2′11″ (0.9m)
Weight	100.3 lbs. (45.5kg)
Abilities	Clear Body or Liquid Ooze
Egg group	Water 3
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	1 SpD
Exp. yield	105 base exp.
Lv. 100 at	1,250,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀/50% ♂
Pokédex color	Blue
Catch rate	190
Footprint
Body style
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Tentacool (Japanese: メノクラゲ Menokurage) is a dual-type Water/Poison Pokémon.

It evolves into Tentacruel at level 30.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 3.1 Pokémon Special 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.5.4 By tutoring 5.5.5 TCG-only Moves 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprites 6 Trivia 7 Origin 7.1 Name origin 8 In other languages 9 Notes 10 External links

Biology

Physiology

Tentacool resembles a box jellyfish. It has a light blue, clear body with two large red spots on each side of its body, and one small one in the middle. It has two tentacles laced with stinging cells. This invertebrate can also ooze a poison if threatened.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Behavior

Tentacool often spend their time drifting at sea.

Habitat

Tentacool can be found throughout the ocean, usually congregating in places where warm currents and cold currents come together, and where minerals are plentiful.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Tentacool's first appearance was in Tentacool and Tentacruel.

It also appeared in Friends to the End during Ritchie and Assunta's battle. However, it is unknown who it belonged to.

A Tentacool appeared in DP089.

In the manga

Pokémon Special

Tentacool's first appearance is a cameo in Bulbasaur, Come Home! as one of the Pokémon that escapes from Professor Oak's Laboratory.

One of the members of the Pokémon Fan Club in Vermilion City apparently bathes with her Tentacool on a regular basis. She is seen again with her Tentacool in Volume 14 during the Chairman's call out to all Trainers to send their Pokémon to help the fight in Ilex Forest.

In the TCG

Main article: Tentacool (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
I	Red	Drifts in shallow seas. Anglers who hook them by accident are often punished by its stinging acid.
	Blue
	Yellow	It can sometimes be found all dry and shriveled up on a beach. Toss it back into the sea to revive it.
	Stadium	Fires beams of light from its clear eyes. Floats around in shallow waters and may sting unwary anglers.
II	Gold	When the tide goes out, dehydrated Tentacool remains can be found washed up on the shore.
	Silver	It drifts aimlessly in waves. Very difficult to see in water, it may not be noticed until it stings.
	Crystal	As it floats along on the waves, it uses its toxic feelers to stab anything it touches.
	Stadium 2	When the tide goes out, dehydrated Tentacool remains can be found washed up on the shore.
III	Ruby	Tentacool's body is largely composed of water. If it is removed from the sea, it dries up like parchment. If this Pokémon happens to become dehydrated, put it back into the sea.
	Sapphire	Tentacool absorbs sunlight and refracts it using water inside its body to convert it into beam energy. This Pokémon shoots beams from its crystal-like eyes.
	Emerald	Its body is almost entirely composed of water. It ensnares its foe with its two long tentacles, then stabs with the poison stingers at their tips.
	FireRed	Its eyes are as transparent as crystals. From them, it shoots mysterious beams of light.
	LeafGreen	Drifts in shallow seas. Anglers who hook them by accident are often punished by their stingers.
IV	Diamond	Its body is virtually composed of water. It shoots strange beams from its crystal-like eyes.
	Pearl	It drifts in sea currents. Countless fishermen are hurt by its poison stingers.
	Platinum	Currently unknown

Game locations

Gen	Game		Rarity	Location
I	Red	Blue	Common	Routes 19, 20, and 21, Pallet Town
	Yellow		Common	Pallet Town, Vermilion City, Route 11 and Seafoam Island
II	Gold	Silver	Common	Routes 41, 42, 20, and 21
	Crystal		Common	Routes 41, 42, 20, and 21
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Common	Slateport City, Pacifidlog Town, Ever Grande City, Mossdeep City, Lilycove City, Dewford Town, Shoal Cave, Seafloor Cavern, Abandoned Ship, Sootopolis City, and Routes 103, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 115, 118, 119, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, and 134
	Emerald		Common	Routes 103, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 115, 118, 119, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, and 134, Abandoned Ship, Dewford Town, Ever Grande City, Lilycove City, Mossdeep City, Pacifidlog Town, Seafloor Cavern, Shoal Cave, Slateport City, and Sootopolis City
	FireRed	LeafGreen	Common	One Island, Three Island, Five Island, Six Island, Seven Island, Routes 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, and 24, Cerulean City, Vermilion City
	Colosseum		None	Trade
	XD		None	Trade
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Common	Routes 205, 213, 218, 219, 220, 221, and 222 (Surf)
	Platinum		None	Trade
	Pal Park			Sea

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Ocean (Sapphire Field)
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 1 Secret Storage 13 Endless Level 8 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Red and Blue)	Stormy Sea (1F-8F) Silver Trench (1F-9F) Far-off Sea (1F-9F) Marvelous Sea (B1-B9) Fantasy Strait (B1-B9)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness)	Brine Cave (B6-B9) Lower Brine Cave (B1-B5)

Base stats

HP:	40
Attack:	40
Defense:	35
Special:	100
SpAtk:	50
SpDef:	100
Speed:	70

The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.

Type effectiveness

Weak to	Resistant to	Immune to	Normal effectiveness
Ground : 2×  Electric : 2×  Psychic : 2×	Fighting : ½×  Poison : ½×  Bug : ½×  Steel : ½×  Fire : ½×  Water : ½×  Ice : ½×		Normal : 1×  Flying : 1×  Rock : 1×  Ghost : 1×  Grass : 1×  Dragon : 1×  Dark : 1×
Notes: In Generation I, the effectiveness of  Grass-type  moves is ½×, and the effectiveness of  Bug-type  moves is 2×.

Learnset

Tentacool is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: I - II - III
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
Start	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100%	35	Smart	2 ♥♥
5	Supersonic	Normal	Status	—	55%	20	Smart	2 ♥♥
8	Constrict	Normal	Physical	10	100%	35	Tough	0
12	Acid	Poison	Special	40	100%	30	Smart	3 ♥♥♥
12	Toxic Spikes	Poison	Status	—	—%	20	Smart	2 ♥♥
19	BubbleBeam	Water	Special	65	100%	20	Beauty	2 ♥♥
22	Wrap	Normal	Physical	15	85%	20	Tough	0
26	Barrier	Psychic	Status	—	—%	30	Cool	2 ♥♥
29	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100%	20	Beauty	2 ♥♥
33	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20	Smart	0
36	Screech	Normal	Status	—	85%	40	Smart	2 ♥♥
40	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	120	80%	5	Beauty	2 ♥♥
43	Wring Out	Normal	Special	—	100%	5	Smart	0
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By TM/HM

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: I - II - III
TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
TM03	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100%	20	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	85%	10	Smart	2 ♥♥
TM07	Hail	Ice	Status	—	—%	10	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15	Smart	1 ♥
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	95	100%	10	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	120	70%	5	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—%	5	Tough	2 ♥♥
TM19	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	60	100%	10	Smart	1 ♥
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15	Cool	2 ♥♥
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100%	10	Tough	2 ♥♥
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM43	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20	Smart	2 ♥♥
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	40	100%	10	Tough	0
TM55	Brine	Water	Special	65	100%	10	Smart	2 ♥♥
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Tough	2 ♥♥
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10	Cool	1 ♥
TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—%	30	Beauty	0
TM78	Captivate	Normal	Status	—	100%	20	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	3 ♥♥♥
TM83	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15	Cool	2 ♥♥
TM84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20	Smart	0
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Smart	1 ♥
HM03	Surf	Water	Special	95	100%	15	Beauty	2 ♥♥
HM07	Waterfall	Water	Physical	80	100%	15	Tough	3 ♥♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By breeding

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: II - III
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
Skorupi, Drapion	Acupressure	Normal	Status	—	—%	30	Cool	0
Shellder, Cloyster	Aurora Beam	Ice	Special	65	100%	20	Beauty	2 ♥♥
Lileep, Cradily	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10	Smart	2 ♥♥
Krabby, Kingler Omanyte, Omastar	Haze*	Ice	Status	—	—%	30	Beauty	2 ♥♥
Corphish, Crawdaunt Skorupi, Drapion	Knock Off	Dark	Physical	20	100%	20	Smart	3 ♥♥♥
Corsola	Mirror Coat	Psychic	Special	—	100%	20	Beauty	2 ♥♥
Shellder, Cloyster Kabuto, Kabutops Anorith, Armaldo	Rapid Spin*	Normal	Physical	20	100%	40	Cool	2 ♥♥
Corsola	Safeguard	Normal	Status	—	—%	25	Beauty	2 ♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB from an evolution of this Pokémon *Indicates a move only available by chain breeding

By tutoring

Generation III and IV Other generation learnsets: II - III
Game							Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Dive	Water	Physical	80	100%	10	Beauty	1 ♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15	Tough	0
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Tough	2 ♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95%	15	Beauty	2 ♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Knock Off	Dark	Physical	20	100%	20	Smart	3 ♥♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Mimic	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	3 ♥♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Snore	Normal	Special	40	100%	15	Cute	3 ♥♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Smart	1 ♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15	Cute	2 ♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—%	30	Beauty	0
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game, while a colored background indicates that the move is available.

TCG-only Moves

• Recover

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 8.3%	Friend Area: Bountiful Sea
Phrases
51%-100% HP	I shoot weird beams! They're really weird!
26%-50% HP	Uh, you'd better see this. My health isn't looking half good.
1%-25% HP	Uh, listen. I'm ready to go belly-up.
Level Up	Woohoo, leveled up! Time to shine!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 8.2%	IQ Group: C

Evolution

	Unevolved	→ Level 30	First evolution
	Tentacool  Water  Poison		Tentacruel  Water  Poison

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
			Image:Spr 3e 072 s.gif
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
			Image:Spr 4p 072.png
			Image:Spr 4p 072 s.png

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

Trivia

• Tentacool's prototype English name was "Jilly".
• Tentacool and Tentacruel are in all the regional Pokédexes.
• Tentacool's Pokémon Red and Blue and Pokémon Red and Green sprites have much shorter tentacles then other sprites.
• Tentacool's Diamond and Pearl back sprite is almost similar to its Generation I back sprite, as with II and III.
• Tentacool and Tentacruel are the only non-genderless Pokémon that get Clear Body.

Origin

Tentacool is based on a jellyfish. It also shares the same traits of a Ctenophore.

Name origin

Tentacool's name is a combination of tentacle and the adjective cool. Its Japanese name may be a combination of 目の敵 menokataki, enemy, and 水母 kurage, jellyfish.

In other languages

• German: Tentacha
• French: Tentacool
• Korean: 왕눈해 Wangnunhae
• Chinese (Taiwan): 瑪瑙水母 - Literally "Agate jellyfish"
• Chinese (Hong Kong): 大眼水母 - Literally "big eyed jellyfish"

Notes

1. ↑ Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-10397-5

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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