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Tentacruel ドククラゲ Dokukurage #073
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Water Poison Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Jellyfish Pokémon
Abilities Clear Body or Liquid Ooze Liquid Ooze Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,250,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #073 Johto #163 Hoenn #067 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 0'0" Imperial 0.0 m Metric 0'0"/0.0 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 0.0 lbs. Imperial 0.0 kg Metric 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Unknown	Catch rate 60 (7.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Water 3 group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 205 Battle Exp.: 2051*
External links {{Links/{{{generation}}}|pokefordex=tentacruel|ndex=073|name=Tentacruel }}

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

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Red and Blue

The tentacles are normally kept short. On hunts, they are extended to ensnare and immobilize prey.

Pokémon Yellow

Its 80 tentacles can stretch and contract freely. They wrap around prey and weaken it with poison.

Pokémon Gold

Its 80 tentacles absorb water and stretch almost endlessly to Constrict its prey and enemies.

Pokémon Silver

In battle, it extends all 80 of its tentacles to entrap its opponent inside a poisonous net.

Pokémon Crystal

When its 80 feelers absord water, it stretches to become like a net to entangle its prey.

Pokémon 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.

Pokémon Sapphire

Trntacruel 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.

Pokémon 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.

Pokémon FireRed

It has 80 tentacles that move about freely. They can sting, causing poisoning and sharp, stabbing pain.

Pokémon LeafGreen

The tentacles are normally kept short. On hunts, they are extended to ensnare and immobilize prey.

Name origin

Tentacruel's name may be a combination of tentacle and cruel. Dokukurage literally means 毒水母, poison jellyfish.

Tentacruel is similar to the Portuguese man o' war, which is not a jellyfish but a cluster of polyps.

Tentacruel's original English name was "Man O War".

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

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By leveling up

By TM/HM

Evolution

In other languages

• German: Tentoxa
• French: Tentacruel
• Korean: 독파리 Dokpari

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