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Tentacruelin Pokémon Johto Legends

waterpoison

Pokédex Entry

Jellyfish Pokémon

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

Tentacruel in Pokémon Johto Legends

Tentacruel is #73 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Johto Legends. This page covers its water/poison typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 23 encounter locations.

Type
WaterPoison
Dex
#330 Regional Dex · #073 National
Abilities
Clear Body(Primary)

Prevents stats from lowering.

Liquid Ooze(Secondary)

Draining moves damage user.

Rain Dish(Hidden)

Heals HP in rain.

Growth Rate
Slow
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
water3
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
60
pokeball
Poké Ball6.9%
greatball
Great Ball8.9%
ultraball
Ultra Ball11.5%
Base Exp
205
EV Yield
None
Wild Held Items
Weak To
electric ×2ground ×2psychic ×2
Resists
fire ×0.5water ×0.5ice ×0.5fighting ×0.5poison ×0.5bug ×0.5steel ×0.5fairy ×0.5

How to Obtain

Look for Tentacruel very common in Route 32 while surfing, common in Whirl Island Lugia Chamber while surfing, and in Cinnabar Island while surfing (rare), among 19 other areas. Wild ones range from level 20 to 65. During swarms, you can also find it in Route 40.

Wild Encounters (23)

Level Up Moves (18)

VenoshockLevel: 1poison
6510010
Deals 2x damage on poisoned foe.
Poison StingLevel: 1poison
1510035
An attack that may poison the target.
SupersonicLevel: 4normal
05520
Sound waves that cause confusion.
ConstrictLevel: 7normal
1010035
An attack that may lower SPEED.
AcidLevel: 10poison
4010030
An attack that may lower Spcl.Def.
Toxic SpikesLevel: 13poison
010020
Poisons foes when they switch out.
Water PulseLevel: 16water
6010020
Can confuse with pulse of water.
WrapLevel: 19normal
159020
Squeezes the foe for 2-5 turns.
Acid SprayLevel: 22poison
4010020
Acid that harshly lowers Spcl.Def.
BubblebeamLevel: 25water
6510020
An attack that may lower Speed.
BarrierLevel: 28psychic
010020
Sharply increases user's Defense.
Poison JabLevel: 32poison
8010020
Powerful jab that can poison foe.
ToxicLevel: 36poison
09010
A poison move with increasing damage.
ScreechLevel: 40normal
08540
Harshly reduces the foe's Defense.
HexLevel: 44ghost
6510010
2x damage on foe with status.
Sludge WaveLevel: 48poison
9510010
Swamps the foe's area with poison.
Hydro PumpLevel: 52water
110805
A powerful watertype attack.
BelchLevel: 56poison
120805
A horrible belch that can poison.

Egg Moves (7)

Aurora Beamice
6510020
An attack that may lower Attack.
Mirror Coatpsychic
110020
Counters a Spcl. Atk move double.
Rapid Spinnormal
5010040
A high-speed spinning attack.
Hazeice
010030
Eliminates all stat changes.
Bubblewater
4010030
An attack that may reduce Speed.
Muddy Waterwater
908510
Can lower accuracy with muddy water.
Aqua Ringwater
010020
Restores HP each turn.

TM/HM Moves (25)

Hexghost
6510010TM04
2x damage on foe with status.
Toxicpoison
09010TM06
A poison move with increasing damage.
Hailice
010010TM07
Summons hail for 5 turns.
Hidden Powernormal
7010015TM10
The power varies with the Pokémon.
Dazzlingleamfairy
8010010TM12
User emits a powerful flash.
Ice Beamice
9010010TM13
An attack that may freeze the foe.
Blizzardice
110705TM14
An attack that may freeze the foe.
Hyper Beamnormal
150905TM15
1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Protectnormal
010010TM17
Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Rain Dancewater
0905TM18
Boosts water-type moves for 5 turns.
Giga Draingrass
7510010TM19
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Safeguardnormal
010025TM20
Prevents all status problems.
Returnnormal
110020TM27
An attack that is based on loyalty.
Double Teamnormal
010015TM32
Heightens evasiveness.
Sludge Bombpoison
9010010TM36
An attack that may poison the target.
Substitutenormal
010010TM41
Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Restpsychic
010010TM44
Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Attractnormal
010015TM45
Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Surfwater
9010015TM49
A strong watertype attack.
Waterfallwater
8010015TM53
An aquatic charge attack.
Sleep Talknormal
010010TM57
Randomly attacks while asleep.
Icy Windice
559515TM61
An icy attack that lowers Speed.
Poison Jabpoison
8010020TM68
Powerful jab that can poison foe.
Venoshockpoison
6510010TM69
Deals 2x damage on poisoned foe.
Giga Impactnormal
150905TM70
1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest

Type Summary

3
Weaknesses
8
Resistances
0
Immunities
7
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Tentacruel. Use these types to counter it effectively.

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Tentacruel resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

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