Tentacruel (Pokémon)
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| Tentacruel ドククラゲ Dokukurage | |
 Artwork from FR/LG | |
| Type | Water / Poison |
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| Species | Jellyfish Pokémon |
| National Dex | #073 |
| Johto Dex | #163 |
| Hoenn Dex | #067 |
| Sinnoh Dex | #137 |
| Fiore Browser | R— |
| Almia Browser | R-234 |
| Height | 5′03″ (1.6m) |
| Weight | 121.3 lbs. (55.0kg) |
| Abilities | Clear Body |
| Liquid Ooze | |
| Egg group | Water 3 |
| Time to hatch | 5,120 steps |
| Effort yield | 2 SpD |
| Exp. yield | 205 base exp. |
| Lv100 at | 1,250,000 exp. |
| Gender | 50% ♀ / 50% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Blue |
| Catch rate | 60 |
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Tentacruel (Japanese: ドククラゲ Dokukurage) is a dual-typed Water/Poison Pokémon.
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Biology
Physiology
Tentacruel are large blue jellyfish with two big red crystal spheres which refract sunlight, and can use to store energy. It can extend up to 80 tentacles out of its body, most of which are hidden, leaving up to 14 exposed. It has two beak-like appendages, used mostly to leech caught prey.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Tentacruel wraps its prey in its long tentacles and stings it. Its stings are known to cause excruciating pain.
Behavior
Habitat
Tentacruel 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
A giant Tentacruel attacks the city in Tentacool and Tentacruel.
A Tentacruel was one of the Pokémon that were captured and cloned by Mewtwo in Mewtwo Strikes Back.
Marina owns a Tentacruel in Bye Bye Psyduck.
Multiple Tentacruel appeared in Viva Las Lapras, under the ownership of Captain Crook and his gang of Pokémon Poaching Pirates.
Each of the Invincible Pokémon Brothers in Cerulean Blues has a Tentacruel.
Cassidy has a Tentacruel.
Juan has a Tentacruel.
In the TCG
- Main article: Tentacruel (TCG)
Game data
NPC appearances
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Tentacruel is a member of Team Constrictor.
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
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| I | Red | The tentacles are normally kept short. On hunts, they are extended to ensnare and immobilize prey. |
| Blue | ||
| Yellow | Its 80 tentacles can stretch and contract freely. They wrap around prey and weaken it with poison. | |
| Stadium | It has 80 tentacles. Once they wrap around an enemy, the tentacles will not release, no matter what. | |
| II | 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. | |
| Stadium 2 | Its 80 tentacles absorb water and stretch almost endlessly to constrict its prey and enemies. | |
| III | 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 causes 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. | |
| FireRed | It has 80 tentacles that move about freely. They can sting, causing poisoning and sharp, stabbing pain. | |
| LeafGreen | The tentacles are normally kept short. On hunts, they are extended to ensnare and immobilize prey. | |
| IV | 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. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location |
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| I | Pokémon Red and Blue | None | Evolve Tentacool |
| Pokémon Yellow | Rare | Routes 19, 20, and 21 | |
| II | Pokémon Gold and Silver | Common | Routes 41, 42, 20, and 21 |
| Pokémon Crystal | Common | Routes 41, 42, 20, and 21 | |
| III | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire | Rare | Abandoned Ship |
| Pokémon Emerald | Rare | Abandoned Ship | |
| Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen | Rare (FR) Common (LG) | Knot Island, Kin Island, Chrono Island, Fortune Island, and Quest Island | |
| Pokémon Colosseum | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | None | Trade | |
| IV | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | Common | Routes 205 and 224, Sunyshore City, Sinnoh League (Surf) |
| Pal Park | Sea |
In side games
| Game | Location |
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| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | Evolve from Tentacool |
| Pokémon Trozei | Secret Storage 11 Mr. Who's Den |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Red and Blue) | Stormy Sea (31F-39F) Silver Trench (35F-44F) Far-off Sea (21F-30F) |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness) | Surrounded Sea (B1-B20) Miracle Sea (B1-B18) Deep Miracle Sea (B1-B4) Bottomless Sea (B1-B49) |
| Pokémon Ranger Batonnage | Wailord Lake |
Base stats
| HP: | 80 | |
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| Attack: | 70 | |
| Defense: | 65 | |
| Special: | 120 | |
| SpAtk: | 80 | |
| SpDef: | 120 | |
| Speed: | 100 |
The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.
Type effectiveness
| Weakness | Resistance | |
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In Generation I, the effectiveness of Bug-type moves is 2× and the effectiveness of Grass-type moves is ½×.
Learnset
Tentacruel is capable of learning the following moves (from its evolution onwards):
NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
By leveling up
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By TM/HM
By breeding
Side game data
| Pokémon Pinball | ||
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| Acquisition: Evolve | |
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | ||
| Acquisition: Evolve | |
| Pokémon Trozei! | ||
| Rarity: Rare |
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| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | ||
| 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! | |
| Pokémon Ranger Batonnage | ||
Group: 
| Poké Assist:
| Field Move: Crush x2 |
Evolution
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Level 30
Tentacruel
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Sprites
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| I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
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| II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
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| III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
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| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | Back | |||
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For other sprites and images, please see Tentacruel images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
- Tentacruel's original English name was "Man O War".
- Although it states to have 80 tentacles, more than 10 are rarely seen.
Origin
Tentacruel is similar to the Portuguese man o' war, which is not a jellyfish but a cluster of polyps.
Name origin
Tentacruel's name may be a combination of tentacle and cruel. Dokukurage literally means 毒水母, poison jellyfish.
In other languages
- German: Tentoxa
- French: Tentacruel
- Korean: 독파리 Dokpari
- Chinese (Taiwan): 毒刺水母 - Literally "poison sting jellyfish"
- Chinese (Hong Kong): 多腳水母 - Literally "many feet jellyfish"
External links
| This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species. |
