Tentacool

#162 in the Gold and Silver Pokédex • Jellyfish Pokémon

Tentacool

#162 in the Gold and Silver Pokédex • Jellyfish Pokémon

Stats

Base stat spread shown as a hex chart and supporting stat bars.

Min

Max

190

284

Attack

196

Defense

185

Sp. Atk

218

Sp. Def

100

184

328

Speed

130

262

Total

335

Ranges are for Level 100. Max assumes a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, and 31 IVs; min assumes a hindering nature, 0 EVs, and 0 IVs.

Victreebel

Tentacruel

Normal

Shiny

Tentacool

Jellyfish Pokémon

#162

Height

0.9 m (2'11")

Weight

45.5 kg (100.3 lbs)

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Tentacool takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

2×

2×

2×

Resists

0.5×

0.5×

0.5×

0.5×

0.5×

Growth

EV yield, catch rate, and experience details for this Pokémon.

Pokédexes	Original Johto #162
EV yield	1 SpD
Catch rate	190
Base Exp.	67

Eggs

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

Egg Groups	Water 3
Gender	50% male 50% female
Egg cycles	20 (5,120 steps)

Lore

Version-specific Pokédex entries for this Pokémon.

Pokémon Gold

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

Pokémon Silver

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

Evolution

Evolution requirements shown in a compact table or chain view.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Tentacool #162	Level 30	Tentacruel #163

Encounters

Known encounter locations for this Pokémon in this game.

Gold

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

Silver

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

Moves

Moves this Pokémon learns naturally by reaching specific levels.

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

Machines

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

		Class				Description
TM03	Curse	Status	-	-	10	Works differently for ghost-types.
TM06	Toxic	Status	-	85	10	A poison move with increasing damage.
TM10	Hidden Power	Physical	1	100	15	The power varies with the Pokémon.
TM13	Snore	Physical	40	100	15	An attack useable only while asleep.
TM14	Blizzard	Special	120	70	5	An attack that may freeze the foe.
TM16	Icy Wind	Special	55	95	15	An icy attack that lowers SPEED.
TM17	Protect	Status	-	-	10	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
TM18	Rain Dance	Status	-	-	5	Boosts water-type moves for 5 turns.
TM19	Giga Drain	Special	75	100	5	Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
TM20	Endure	Status	-	-	10	Always leaves at least 1HP.
TM21	Frustration	Physical	-	100	20	An attack based on lack of loyalty.
TM27	Return	Physical	-	100	20	An attack that is based on loyalty.
TM32	Double Team	Status	-	-	15	Heightens evasive ness.
TM34	Swagger	Status	-	90	15	Causes confusion and raises ATTACK.
TM35	Sleep Talk	Status	-	-	10	Randomly attacks while asleep.
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Physical	90	100	10	An attack that may poison the foe.
TM44	Rest	Status	-	-	5	Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
TM45	Attract	Status	-	100	15	Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
HM01	Cut	Physical	50	95	30	Cuts using claws, scythes, etc.
HM03	Surf	Special	95	100	15	A strong water- type attack.
HM06	Whirlpool	Special	15	70	15	Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.

Breeding

Moves this Pokémon can inherit through breeding or similar methods.

	Class				Description
Aurora Beam	Special	65	100	20	An attack that may lower ATTACK.
Haze	Status	-	-	30	Eliminates all stat changes.
Mirror Coat	Special	-	100	20	Counters a SPCL. ATK. move double.
Rapid Spin	Physical	20	100	40	A high-speed spinning attack.
Safeguard	Status	-	-	25	Prevents all status problems.

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