Where can I find Tentacool in Polished Crystal?

Tentacool can be found in 48 areas, including Beautiful Beach in Polished Crystal.

What type is Tentacool?

Tentacool is a water/poison-type Pokémon in Polished Crystal.

What moves can Tentacool learn in Polished Crystal?

Tentacool can learn 16+ moves through level up, TM/HM, breeding, and move tutors in Polished Crystal.

What abilities does Tentacool have?

Tentacool's abilities in Polished Crystal are: Clear Body, Liquid Ooze, Rain Dish.

Tentacool - Stats, Moves, Evolution & Location | Polished Crystal

As it floats along on the waves, it uses its toxic feelers to stab anything it touches.

Strategy & Usage Tips

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

WaterPoison

Dex

#182

Abilities

Clear Body(Primary)

Prevents foes from lowering stats.

Liquid Ooze(Secondary)

Damages foes using draining moves.

Rain Dish(Hidden)

Gradually regains HP in rain.

Growth Rate

Slow

Gender Ratio

50% Male, 50% Female

Egg Groups

water3

Hatch Rate

Medium Fast (20 cycles)

Catch Rate

190

Poké Ball15.6%

Great Ball21.3%

Ultra Ball26.1%

Base Exp

105

EV Yield

1 SpecialDefense

Wild Held Items

Poisonbarb(5%)

Weak To

electric ×2ground ×2psychic ×2

Resists

fire ×0.5water ×0.5ice ×0.5fighting ×0.5poison ×0.5bug ×0.5steel ×0.5fairy ×0.5

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Evolution Chain

Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.

Tentacool

Base form

→

Tentacruel

Level up Tentacool to Lv. 30

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How to Obtain

You can catch Tentacool very common in Beautiful Beach while surfing, very common in Cherrygrove Bay while surfing, fishing with Old Rod or fishing with Good Rod, and very common in Cherrygrove City while surfing, among 45 other areas. Wild ones range from level 10 to 56, unless in a badge-dependent area.

Wild Encounters (107)


New Bark Town	any	good rod	Lv. 20	35%
New Bark Town	any	old rod	Lv. 10	15%
New Bark Town	any	surfing	Lv. 15-20	90%
Cherrygrove City	any	surfing	Lv. 15-20	90%
Cherrygrove Bay	any	good rod	Lv. 20	35%
Cherrygrove Bay	any	old rod	Lv. 10	15%
Cherrygrove Bay	any	surfing	Badge -5 to +0	90%
Route 32	any	good rod	Lv. 20	65%
Route 32	any	old rod	Lv. 10	15%
Route 32	any	super rod	Lv. 40	70%
Route 32	any	surfing	Lv. 15	60%
Route 32 Coast	any	surfing	Badge -5 to +0	90%
Union Cave B2F	any	surfing	Lv. 15	60%
Route 34	any	surfing	Lv. 15-20	90%
Route 34 Coast	any	good rod	Lv. 20	35%
Route 34 Coast	any	old rod	Lv. 10	15%
Route 34 Coast	any	surfing	Badge +0	60%
Stormy Beach	any	surfing	Badge +0	60%
Goldenrod Harbor	any	good rod	Lv. 20	35%
Goldenrod Harbor	any	old rod	Lv. 10	15%

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Level Up Moves (16)

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Poison Sting	poison		15	100	35
1	Poison Sting	An attack that may poison the foe.
Poison StingLevel: 1
poison		15	100	35
An attack that may poison the foe.
4	Supersonic	normal		0	65	20
4	Supersonic	A move that may confuse the foe.
SupersonicLevel: 4
normal		0	65	20
A move that may confuse the foe.
7	Water Gun	water		40	100	25
7	Water Gun	Squirts water to attack.
Water GunLevel: 7
water		40	100	25
Squirts water to attack.
10	Acid	poison		40	100	30
10	Acid	An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
AcidLevel: 10
poison		40	100	30
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
13	Toxic Spikes	poison		0	100	20
13	Toxic Spikes	Poisons foes when they switch in.
Toxic SpikesLevel: 13
poison		0	100	20
Poisons foes when they switch in.
16	Water Pulse	water		60	100	20
16	Water Pulse	An attack that may confuse the foe.
Water PulseLevel: 16
water		60	100	20
An attack that may confuse the foe.
19	Wrap	normal		15	90	20
19	Wrap	Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.
WrapLevel: 19
normal		15	90	20
Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.
22	Confuse Ray	ghost		0	100	10
22	Confuse Ray	A move that may confuse the foe.
Confuse RayLevel: 22
ghost		0	100	10
A move that may confuse the foe.
25	Bubble Beam	water		65	100	20
25	Bubble Beam	An attack that may lower Speed.
Bubble BeamLevel: 25
water		65	100	20
An attack that may lower Speed.
28	Barrier	psychic		0	100	20
28	Barrier	Sharply raises the user's Defense.
BarrierLevel: 28
psychic		0	100	20
Sharply raises the user's Defense.
31	Poison Jab	poison		80	100	20
31	Poison Jab	An attack that may poison the foe.
Poison JabLevel: 31
poison		80	100	20
An attack that may poison the foe.
34	Venoshock	poison		65	100	10
34	Venoshock	Damage doubles if foe is poisoned.
VenoshockLevel: 34
poison		65	100	10
Damage doubles if foe is poisoned.
37	Screech	normal		0	85	40
37	Screech	Sharply lowers the foe's Defense.
ScreechLevel: 37
normal		0	85	40
Sharply lowers the foe's Defense.
40	Hex	ghost		65	100	10
40	Hex	Damage doubles if foe has status.
HexLevel: 40
ghost		65	100	10
Damage doubles if foe has status.
43	Sludge Bomb	poison		90	100	10
43	Sludge Bomb	An attack that may poison the foe.
Sludge BombLevel: 43
poison		90	100	10
An attack that may poison the foe.
46	Hydro Pump	water		110	80	5
46	Hydro Pump	A powerful Watertype attack.
Hydro PumpLevel: 46
water		110	80	5
A powerful Watertype attack.

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Egg Moves (7)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Aurora Beam	ice		65	100	20
Aurora Beam	An attack that may lower Attack.
Aurora Beam
ice		65	100	20
An attack that may lower Attack.
Confuse Ray	ghost		0	100	10
Confuse Ray	A move that may confuse the foe.
Confuse Ray
ghost		0	100	10
A move that may confuse the foe.
Haze	ice		0	100	30
Haze	Eliminates all stat changes.
Haze
ice		0	100	30
Eliminates all stat changes.
Mirror Coat	psychic		1	100	20
Mirror Coat	Returns a special attack double.
Mirror Coat
psychic		1	100	20
Returns a special attack double.
Rapid Spin	normal		50	100	20
Rapid Spin	A high-speed spinning attack.
Rapid Spin
normal		50	100	20
A high-speed spinning attack.
Safeguard	normal		0	100	25
Safeguard	Prevents all status problems.
Safeguard
normal		0	100	25
Prevents all status problems.
Knock Off	dark		65	100	20
Knock Off	Slaps down the foe's held item.
Knock Off
dark		65	100	20
Slaps down the foe's held item.

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TM/HM Moves (29)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Curse	ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Curse	Works differently for Ghost-types.
Curse
ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Works differently for Ghost-types.
Toxic	poison		0	90	10	TM06
Toxic	A Poison move with increasing damage.
Toxic
poison		0	90	10	TM06
A Poison move with increasing damage.
Hail	ice		0	100	10	TM07
Hail	Inflicts damage every turn.
Hail
ice		0	100	10	TM07
Inflicts damage every turn.
Venoshock	poison		65	100	10	TM09
Venoshock	Damage doubles if foe is poisoned.
Venoshock
poison		65	100	10	TM09
Damage doubles if foe is poisoned.
Hidden Power	typeless		70	100	15	TM10
Hidden Power	The type varies with the Pokémon.
Hidden Power
typeless		70	100	15	TM10
The type varies with the Pokémon.
Ice Beam	ice		90	100	10	TM13
Ice Beam	An attack that may freeze the foe.
Ice Beam
ice		90	100	10	TM13
An attack that may freeze the foe.
Blizzard	ice		110	70	5	TM14
Blizzard	An attack that may freeze the foe.
Blizzard
ice		110	70	5	TM14
An attack that may freeze the foe.
Protect	normal		0	100	10	TM17
Protect	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Protect
normal		0	100	10	TM17
Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Rain Dance	water		0	100	5	TM18
Rain Dance	Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Rain Dance
water		0	100	5	TM18
Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Giga Drain	grass		75	100	10	TM19
Giga Drain	Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Giga Drain
grass		75	100	10	TM19
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Safeguard	normal		0	100	25	TM20
Safeguard	Prevents all status problems.
Safeguard
normal		0	100	25	TM20
Prevents all status problems.
Return	normal		1	100	20	TM27
Return	An attack that is based on loyalty.
Return
normal		1	100	20	TM27
An attack that is based on loyalty.
Double Team	normal		0	100	15	TM32
Double Team	Raises the user's evasiveness.
Double Team
normal		0	100	15	TM32
Raises the user's evasiveness.
Sludge Bomb	poison		90	100	10	TM36
Sludge Bomb	An attack that may poison the foe.
Sludge Bomb
poison		90	100	10	TM36
An attack that may poison the foe.
Substitute	normal		0	100	10	TM41
Substitute	Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Substitute
normal		0	100	10	TM41
Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Facade	normal		70	100	20	TM42
Facade	Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Facade
normal		70	100	20	TM42
Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Rest	psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Rest	Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Rest
psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Attract	normal		0	100	15	TM45
Attract	Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Attract
normal		0	100	15	TM45
Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Thief	dark		60	100	25	TM46
Thief	An attack that may steal a held item.
Thief
dark		60	100	25	TM46
An attack that may steal a held item.
Dazzlingleam	fairy		80	100	10	TM49
Dazzlingleam	Dazzles with a powerful flash.
Dazzlingleam
fairy		80	100	10	TM49
Dazzles with a powerful flash.
Leech Life	bug		80	100	10	TM50
Leech Life	Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Leech Life
bug		80	100	10	TM50
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Scald	water		70	100	15	TM55
Scald	An attack that may inflict a burn.
Scald
water		70	100	15	TM55
An attack that may inflict a burn.
Water Pulse	water		60	100	20	TM63
Water Pulse	An attack that may confuse the foe.
Water Pulse
water		60	100	20	TM63
An attack that may confuse the foe.
Poison Jab	poison		80	100	20	TM66
Poison Jab	An attack that may poison the foe.
Poison Jab
poison		80	100	20	TM66
An attack that may poison the foe.
Swords Dance	normal		0	100	20	TM75
Swords Dance	Sharply raises the user's Attack.
Swords Dance
normal		0	100	20	TM75
Sharply raises the user's Attack.
Cut	steel		60	100	30	HM01
Cut	Cuts using claws, scythes, etc.
Cut
steel		60	100	30	HM01
Cuts using claws, scythes, etc.
Surf	water		90	100	15	HM03
Surf	A strong Watertype attack.
Surf
water		90	100	15	HM03
A strong Watertype attack.
Whirlpool	water		40	90	15	HM05
Whirlpool	Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.
Whirlpool
water		40	90	15	HM05
Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.
Waterfall	water		80	100	15	HM06
Waterfall	An attack that may cause flinching.
Waterfall
water		80	100	15	HM06
An attack that may cause flinching.

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Move Tutor Moves (6)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Double Edge	normal		120	100	15	MT08
Double Edge	A tackle that also hurts the user.
Double Edge
normal		120	100	15	MT08
A tackle that also hurts the user.
Endure	normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endure	Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Endure
normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Icy Wind	ice		55	95	15	MT16
Icy Wind	An icy attack that lowers Speed.
Icy Wind
ice		55	95	15	MT16
An icy attack that lowers Speed.
Knock Off	dark		65	100	20	MT18
Knock Off	Slaps down the foe's held item.
Knock Off
dark		65	100	20	MT18
Slaps down the foe's held item.
Sleep Talk	normal		0	100	10	MT24
Sleep Talk	Randomly attacks while asleep.
Sleep Talk
normal		0	100	10	MT24
Randomly attacks while asleep.
Swagger	normal		0	85	15	MT26
Swagger	Causes confusion but raises Attack.
Swagger
normal		0	85	15	MT26
Causes confusion but raises Attack.

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