Tentacool in Pokémon Gold & Silver

#162 in the Gold and Silver Pokédex • Jellyfish Pokémon

Tentacool in the National Pokédex

Normal

Shiny

Victreebel Tentacruel

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold

When the tide goes out, dehydrated TENTACOOL remains can be found washed up on the shore.

Pokémon Silver

It drifts aimlessly in waves. Very difficult to see in water, it may not be noticed until it stings.

Pokémon details

Types

Weak to

2×

2×

2×

Resists

0.5×

0.5×

0.5×

0.5×

0.5×

Stat Experience is gained in five stats. Special is shared by Special Attack and Special Defense; each stat can reach 65,535.

Pokédexes	Original Johto #162
Stat Experience	40 HP, 40 Atk, 35 Def, 70 Spe, 50 Special
Catch rate	190
Base Exp.	105

Egg groups, gender ratio, and hatching details for this Pokémon.

Egg groups	Water 3
Gender	50% male 50% female
Egg cycles	20 (5,120 nominal steps; actual hatching varies)

Evolution requirements shown in a compact table or chain view.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Tentacool #162	Level 30	Tentacruel #163

Known encounter locations for this Pokémon in this game.

Gold

Location	Method	Level	Chance	Conditions
Cherrygrove City	Surfing	15-19	30%	-
Cherrygrove City	Surfing	20-24	60%	-
Cianwood City	Surfing	15-19	30%	-
Cianwood City	Surfing	20-24	60%	-
Cinnabar Island	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Cinnabar Island	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Cinnabar Island	Surfing	30-34	30%	-
Cinnabar Island	Surfing	35-39	60%	-
Route 32 Road 32	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	Not during a swarm
Route 32 Road 32	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	Not during a swarm
Route 32 Road 32	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	Not during a swarm
Route 32 Road 32	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	Not during a swarm
Route 32 Road 32	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	Not during a swarm
Route 32 Road 32	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	Not during a swarm
Route 32 Road 32	Surfing	15-19	60%	-
Route 34 Road 34	Surfing	15-19	30%	-
Route 34 Road 34	Surfing	20-24	60%	-
Sea Route 40 Road 40	Surfing	15-19	30%	-
Sea Route 40 Road 40	Surfing	20-24	60%	-
Sea Route 41 Road 41	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Sea Route 41 Road 41	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Sea Route 41 Road 41	Surfing	20-24	60%	-
Route 12 Road 12	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Route 12 Road 12	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Route 12 Road 12	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Route 12 Road 12	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Route 12 Road 12	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Route 12 Road 12	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Route 12 Road 12	Surfing	25-29	60%	-
Route 13 Road 13	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Route 13 Road 13	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Route 13 Road 13	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Route 13 Road 13	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Route 13 Road 13	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Route 13 Road 13	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Route 13 Road 13	Surfing	25-29	60%	-
Route 26 Road 26	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Route 26 Road 26	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Route 26 Road 26	Surfing	25-29	30%	-
Route 26 Road 26	Surfing	30-34	60%	-
Route 27 Road 27	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Route 27 Road 27	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Route 27 Road 27	Surfing	15-19	30%	-
Route 27 Road 27	Surfing	20-24	60%	-
Sea Route 19 Road 19	Surfing	30-34	30%	-
Sea Route 19 Road 19	Surfing	35-39	60%	-
Sea Route 20 Road 20	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Sea Route 20 Road 20	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Sea Route 20 Road 20	Surfing	30-34	30%	-
Sea Route 20 Road 20	Surfing	35-39	60%	-
Sea Route 21 Road 21	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Sea Route 21 Road 21	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Sea Route 21 Road 21	Surfing	30-34	30%	-
Sea Route 21 Road 21	Surfing	35-39	60%	-
New Bark Town	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
New Bark Town	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
New Bark Town	Surfing	15-19	30%	-
New Bark Town	Surfing	20-24	60%	-
Olivine City	Surfing	15-19	30%	-
Olivine City	Surfing	20-24	60%	-
Olivine City Olivine Port	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Olivine City Olivine Port	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Olivine City Olivine Port	Surfing	15-19	30%	-
Olivine City Olivine Port	Surfing	20-24	60%	-
Pallet Town	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Pallet Town	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Pallet Town	Surfing	30-34	30%	-
Pallet Town	Surfing	35-39	60%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (B2F)	Surfing	15-19	60%	-
Vermilion City	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Vermilion City	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Vermilion City	Surfing	30-34	30%	-
Vermilion City	Surfing	35-39	60%	-
Vermilion City S.S. Anne dock	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Vermilion City S.S. Anne dock	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Vermilion City S.S. Anne dock	Surfing	30-34	30%	-
Vermilion City S.S. Anne dock	Surfing	35-39	60%	-
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (1F)	Surfing	20-24	60%	-

Silver

Location	Method	Level	Chance	Conditions
Cherrygrove City	Surfing	15-19	30%	-
Cherrygrove City	Surfing	20-24	60%	-
Cianwood City	Surfing	15-19	30%	-
Cianwood City	Surfing	20-24	60%	-
Cinnabar Island	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Cinnabar Island	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Cinnabar Island	Surfing	30-34	30%	-
Cinnabar Island	Surfing	35-39	60%	-
Route 32 Road 32	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	Not during a swarm
Route 32 Road 32	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	Not during a swarm
Route 32 Road 32	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	Not during a swarm
Route 32 Road 32	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	Not during a swarm
Route 32 Road 32	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	Not during a swarm
Route 32 Road 32	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	Not during a swarm
Route 32 Road 32	Surfing	15-19	60%	-
Route 34 Road 34	Surfing	15-19	30%	-
Route 34 Road 34	Surfing	20-24	60%	-
Sea Route 40 Road 40	Surfing	15-19	30%	-
Sea Route 40 Road 40	Surfing	20-24	60%	-
Sea Route 41 Road 41	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Sea Route 41 Road 41	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Sea Route 41 Road 41	Surfing	15-19	10%	-
Sea Route 41 Road 41	Surfing	20-24	60%	-
Route 12 Road 12	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Route 12 Road 12	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Route 12 Road 12	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Route 12 Road 12	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Route 12 Road 12	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Route 12 Road 12	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Route 12 Road 12	Surfing	25-29	60%	-
Route 13 Road 13	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Route 13 Road 13	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Route 13 Road 13	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Route 13 Road 13	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Route 13 Road 13	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Route 13 Road 13	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Route 13 Road 13	Surfing	25-29	60%	-
Route 26 Road 26	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Route 26 Road 26	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Route 26 Road 26	Surfing	25-29	30%	-
Route 26 Road 26	Surfing	30-34	60%	-
Route 27 Road 27	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Route 27 Road 27	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Route 27 Road 27	Surfing	15-19	30%	-
Route 27 Road 27	Surfing	20-24	60%	-
Sea Route 19 Road 19	Surfing	30-34	30%	-
Sea Route 19 Road 19	Surfing	35-39	60%	-
Sea Route 20 Road 20	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Sea Route 20 Road 20	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Sea Route 20 Road 20	Surfing	30-34	30%	-
Sea Route 20 Road 20	Surfing	35-39	60%	-
Sea Route 21 Road 21	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Sea Route 21 Road 21	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Sea Route 21 Road 21	Surfing	30-34	30%	-
Sea Route 21 Road 21	Surfing	35-39	60%	-
New Bark Town	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
New Bark Town	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
New Bark Town	Surfing	15-19	30%	-
New Bark Town	Surfing	20-24	60%	-
Olivine City	Surfing	15-19	30%	-
Olivine City	Surfing	20-24	60%	-
Olivine City Olivine Port	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Olivine City Olivine Port	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Olivine City Olivine Port	Surfing	15-19	30%	-
Olivine City Olivine Port	Surfing	20-24	60%	-
Pallet Town	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Pallet Town	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Pallet Town	Surfing	30-34	30%	-
Pallet Town	Surfing	35-39	60%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (B2F)	Surfing	15-19	60%	-
Vermilion City	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Vermilion City	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Vermilion City	Surfing	30-34	30%	-
Vermilion City	Surfing	35-39	60%	-
Vermilion City S.S. Anne dock	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Vermilion City S.S. Anne dock	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Vermilion City S.S. Anne dock	Surfing	30-34	30%	-
Vermilion City S.S. Anne dock	Surfing	35-39	60%	-
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (1F)	Surfing	20-24	60%	-

Moves this Pokémon learns naturally by reaching specific levels.


Start	Poison Sting An attack that may poison the target.	15	100	35
6	Supersonic Sound waves that cause confusion.	-	55	20
12	Constrict An attack that may lower SPEED.	10	100	35
19	Acid An attack that may lower DEFENSE.	40	100	30
25	Bubble Beam An attack that may lower SPEED.	65	100	20
30	Wrap Squeezes the foe for 2-5 turns.	15	85	20
36	Barrier Sharply increases user's DEFENSE.	-	-	30
43	Screech Sharply reduces the foe's DEFENSE.	-	85	40
49	Hydro Pump A powerful water-type attack.	120	80	5

Moves this Pokémon can learn from Technical Machines and Hidden Machines in Pokémon Gold and Silver.


TM03	Curse Works differently for ghost-types.		-	-	10
TM06	Toxic A poison move with increasing damage.		-	85	10
TM10	Hidden Power The power varies with the Pokémon.	Type varies by DVs	31–70	100	15
TM13	Snore An attack useable only while asleep.		40	100	15
TM14	Blizzard An attack that may freeze the foe.		120	70	5
TM16	Icy Wind An icy attack that lowers SPEED.		55	95	15
TM17	Protect Foils attack that turn. It may fail.		-	-	10
TM18	Rain Dance Boosts water-type moves for 5 turns.		-	-	5
TM19	Giga Drain Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.		60	100	5
TM20	Endure Always leaves at least 1HP.		-	-	10
TM21	Frustration An attack based on lack of loyalty.		-	100	20
TM27	Return An attack that is based on loyalty.		-	100	20
TM32	Double Team Heightens evasiveness.		-	-	15
TM34	Swagger Causes confusion and raises ATTACK.		-	90	15
TM35	Sleep Talk Randomly attacks while asleep.		-	-	10
TM36	Sludge Bomb An attack that may poison the foe.		90	100	10
TM44	Rest Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.		-	-	10
TM45	Attract Makes the opposite gender infatuated.		-	100	15
HM01	Cut Cuts using claws, scythes, etc.		50	95	30
HM03	Surf A strong water-type attack.		95	100	15
HM06	Whirlpool Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.		15	70	15

Moves this Pokémon can inherit through breeding or similar methods.


Aurora Beam An attack that may lower ATTACK.	65	100	20
Haze Eliminates all stat changes.	-	-	30
Mirror Coat Returns twice the damage from a qualifying special attack. Bypasses accuracy and evasion checks; fails without qualifying prior damage or against Dark-type immunity.	-	-	20
Rapid Spin A high-speed spinning attack.	20	100	40
Safeguard Prevents all status problems.	-	-	25

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Tentacruel

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Tentacool in Pokémon Gold & Silver

Pokédex entries

Pokémon details

Tentacool in Other Games

Base Stats

Tentacool Type Chart

Weak to

Resists

Training

Breeding

Evolution Chart

Locations

Level-Up Moves

TM/HM Moves

Egg Moves