Tentacool

#164 in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Pokédex • Jellyfish Pokémon

Tentacool

#164 in the HeartGold & SoulSilver 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

#164

Height

0.9 m (2'11")

Weight

45.5 kg (100.3 lbs)

Abilities

Clear Body Liquid Ooze

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	Updated Johto #164
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.

HeartGold

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

SoulSilver

It drifts aimlessly 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 #164	Level 30	Tentacruel #165

Encounters

Known encounter locations for this Pokémon in this game.

HeartGold

Location	Method	Level	Chance	Conditions
New Bark Town	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	10%	-
New Bark Town	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	5%	-
New Bark Town	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	30%	-
New Bark Town	Surfing	15-25	60%	-
New Bark Town	Surfing	10-20	30%	-
Cherrygrove City	Surfing	15-25	60%	-
Cherrygrove City	Surfing	10-20	30%	-
Route 32 Road 32	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	10%	-
Route 32 Road 32	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	5%	-
Route 32 Road 32	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	30%	-
Route 32 Road 32	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	15%	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	10-20	60%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (B2F)	Surfing	10-20	60%	-
Route 34 Road 34	Surfing	15-25	60%	-
Route 34 Road 34	Surfing	10-20	30%	-
Olivine City	Surfing	15-25	60%	-
Olivine City	Surfing	10-20	30%	-
Sea Route 40 Road 40	Surfing	15-25	60%	-
Sea Route 40 Road 40	Surfing	10-20	30%	-
Sea Route 41 Road 41	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	10%	-
Sea Route 41 Road 41	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	5%	-
Sea Route 41 Road 41	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	30%	-
Sea Route 41 Road 41	Surfing	15-25	60%	-
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (1F)	Surfing	15-25	60%	-
Cianwood City	Surfing	15-25	60%	-
Cianwood City	Surfing	10-20	30%	-
Route 47 Road 47	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	10%	-
Route 47 Road 47	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	5%	-
Route 47 Road 47	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	30%	-
Route 47 Road 47	Surfing	15-25	60%	-
Route 12 Road 12	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	10%	-
Route 12 Road 12	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	5%	-
Route 12 Road 12	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	30%	-
Route 12 Road 12	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	15%	Not during a swarm
Route 12 Road 12	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	Not during a swarm
Route 12 Road 12	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	5%	-
Route 12 Road 12	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	Not during a swarm
Route 12 Road 12	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	Not during a swarm
Route 12 Road 12	Surfing	25	60%	-
Sea Route 19 Road 19	Surfing	35	60%	Not during a swarm
Sea Route 19 Road 19	Surfing	30	30%	-
Sea Route 20 Road 20	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	10%	-
Sea Route 20 Road 20	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	5%	-
Sea Route 20 Road 20	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	30%	-
Sea Route 20 Road 20	Surfing	35	60%	-
Sea Route 20 Road 20	Surfing	30	30%	-
Cinnabar Island	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	10%	-
Cinnabar Island	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	5%	-
Cinnabar Island	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	30%	-
Cinnabar Island	Surfing	35	60%	-
Cinnabar Island	Surfing	30	30%	-
Vermilion City	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	10%	-
Vermilion City	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	5%	-
Vermilion City	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	30%	-
Vermilion City	Surfing	35	60%	Not during a swarm
Vermilion City	Surfing	30	30%	-
Pallet Town	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	10%	-
Pallet Town	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	5%	-
Pallet Town	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	30%	-
Pallet Town	Surfing	35	60%	-
Pallet Town	Surfing	30	30%	-
Route 26 Road 26	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	10%	-
Route 26 Road 26	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	5%	-
Route 26 Road 26	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	30%	-
Route 26 Road 26	Surfing	30	60%	-
Route 26 Road 26	Surfing	25	30%	-
Route 27 Road 27	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	10%	-
Route 27 Road 27	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	5%	-
Route 27 Road 27	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	30%	-
Route 27 Road 27	Surfing	20	60%	Not during a swarm
Route 27 Road 27	Surfing	15	30%	-
Route 13 Road 13	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	10%	-
Route 13 Road 13	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	5%	-
Route 13 Road 13	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	30%	-
Route 13 Road 13	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	15%	-
Route 13 Road 13	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Route 13 Road 13	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	5%	-
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	60%	-
Sea Route 21 Road 21	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	10%	-
Sea Route 21 Road 21	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	5%	-
Sea Route 21 Road 21	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	30%	-
Sea Route 21 Road 21	Surfing	35	60%	-
Sea Route 21 Road 21	Surfing	30	30%	-
Vermilion City S.S. Anne dock	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	10%	-
Vermilion City S.S. Anne dock	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	5%	-
Vermilion City S.S. Anne dock	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	30%	-
Vermilion City S.S. Anne dock	Surfing	35	60%	-
Vermilion City S.S. Anne dock	Surfing	30	30%	-
Cianwood City Pokemon Center (Cianwood City)	Receive as a gift	15	100%	-

SoulSilver

Location	Method	Level	Chance	Conditions
New Bark Town	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	10%	-
New Bark Town	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	5%	-
New Bark Town	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	30%	-
New Bark Town	Surfing	15-25	60%	-
New Bark Town	Surfing	10-20	30%	-
Cherrygrove City	Surfing	15-25	60%	-
Cherrygrove City	Surfing	10-20	30%	-
Route 32 Road 32	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	10%	-
Route 32 Road 32	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	5%	-
Route 32 Road 32	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	30%	-
Route 32 Road 32	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	15%	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	10-20	60%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (B2F)	Surfing	10-20	60%	-
Route 34 Road 34	Surfing	15-25	60%	-
Route 34 Road 34	Surfing	10-20	30%	-
Olivine City	Surfing	15-25	60%	-
Olivine City	Surfing	10-20	30%	-
Sea Route 40 Road 40	Surfing	15-25	60%	-
Sea Route 40 Road 40	Surfing	10-20	30%	-
Sea Route 41 Road 41	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	10%	-
Sea Route 41 Road 41	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	5%	-
Sea Route 41 Road 41	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	30%	-
Sea Route 41 Road 41	Surfing	15-25	60%	-
Sea Route 41 Road 41	Surfing	10-20	30%	-
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (1F)	Surfing	15-25	60%	-
Cianwood City	Surfing	15-25	60%	-
Cianwood City	Surfing	10-20	30%	-
Route 47 Road 47	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	10%	-
Route 47 Road 47	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	5%	-
Route 47 Road 47	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	30%	-
Route 47 Road 47	Surfing	15-25	60%	-
Route 12 Road 12	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	10%	-
Route 12 Road 12	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	5%	-
Route 12 Road 12	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	30%	-
Route 12 Road 12	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	15%	Not during a swarm
Route 12 Road 12	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	Not during a swarm
Route 12 Road 12	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	5%	-
Route 12 Road 12	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	Not during a swarm
Route 12 Road 12	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	Not during a swarm
Route 12 Road 12	Surfing	25	60%	-
Sea Route 19 Road 19	Surfing	35	60%	Not during a swarm
Sea Route 19 Road 19	Surfing	30	30%	-
Sea Route 20 Road 20	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	10%	-
Sea Route 20 Road 20	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	5%	-
Sea Route 20 Road 20	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	30%	-
Sea Route 20 Road 20	Surfing	35	60%	-
Sea Route 20 Road 20	Surfing	30	30%	-
Cinnabar Island	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	10%	-
Cinnabar Island	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	5%	-
Cinnabar Island	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	30%	-
Cinnabar Island	Surfing	35	60%	-
Cinnabar Island	Surfing	30	30%	-
Vermilion City	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	10%	-
Vermilion City	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	5%	-
Vermilion City	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	30%	-
Vermilion City	Surfing	35	60%	Not during a swarm
Vermilion City	Surfing	30	30%	-
Pallet Town	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	10%	-
Pallet Town	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	5%	-
Pallet Town	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	30%	-
Pallet Town	Surfing	35	60%	-
Pallet Town	Surfing	30	30%	-
Route 26 Road 26	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	10%	-
Route 26 Road 26	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	5%	-
Route 26 Road 26	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	30%	-
Route 26 Road 26	Surfing	30	60%	-
Route 26 Road 26	Surfing	25	30%	-
Route 27 Road 27	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	10%	-
Route 27 Road 27	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	5%	-
Route 27 Road 27	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	30%	-
Route 27 Road 27	Surfing	20	60%	Not during a swarm
Route 27 Road 27	Surfing	15	30%	-
Route 13 Road 13	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	10%	-
Route 13 Road 13	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	5%	-
Route 13 Road 13	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	30%	-
Route 13 Road 13	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	15%	-
Route 13 Road 13	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Route 13 Road 13	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	5%	-
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	60%	-
Sea Route 21 Road 21	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	10%	-
Sea Route 21 Road 21	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	5%	-
Sea Route 21 Road 21	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	30%	-
Sea Route 21 Road 21	Surfing	35	60%	-
Sea Route 21 Road 21	Surfing	30	30%	-
Vermilion City S.S. Anne dock	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	10%	-
Vermilion City S.S. Anne dock	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	5%	-
Vermilion City S.S. Anne dock	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	30%	-
Vermilion City S.S. Anne dock	Surfing	35	60%	-
Vermilion City S.S. Anne dock	Surfing	30	30%	-
Cianwood City Pokemon Center (Cianwood City)	Receive as a gift	15	100%	-

Held Items

Items this Pokémon may hold when encountered in the wild.

Poison Barb

HeartGold

SoulSilver

Moves

Moves this Pokémon learns naturally by reaching specific levels.

		Class				Description
Start	Poison Sting	Physical	15	100	35	The foe is stabbed with a poisonous barb of some sort. It may also poison the target.
5	Supersonic	Status	-	55	20	The user generates odd sound waves from its body. It may confuse the target.
8	Constrict	Physical	10	100	35	The foe is attacked with long, creeping tentacles or vines. It may also lower the target’s Speed.
12	Acid	Special	40	100	30	The foe is attacked with a spray of harsh acid. It may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
15	Toxic Spikes	Status	-	-	20	The user lays a trap of poison spikes at the foe’s feet. They poison foes that switch into battle.
19	Bubble Beam	Special	65	100	20	A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the foe. It may also lower the target’s Speed stat.
22	Wrap	Physical	15	85	20	A long body or vines are used to wrap and squeeze the foe for two to five turns.
26	Barrier	Status	-	-	30	The user throws up a sturdy wall that sharply raises its Defense stat.
29	Water Pulse	Special	60	100	20	The user attacks the foe with a pulsing blast of water. It may also confuse the foe.
33	Poison Jab	Physical	80	100	20	The foe is stabbed with a tentacle or arm steeped in poison. It may also poison the foe.
36	Screech	Status	-	85	40	An earsplitting screech is emitted to sharply reduce the foe’s Defense stat.
40	Hydro Pump	Special	120	80	5	The foe is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
43	Wring Out	Special	-	100	5	The user powerfully wrings the foe. The more HP the foe has, the greater this attack’s power.

Machines

Moves this Pokémon can learn from Technical Machines and Hidden Machines in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

		Class				Description
TM03	Water Pulse	Special	60	100	20	The user attacks the foe with a pulsing blast of water. It may also confuse the foe.
TM06	Toxic	Status	-	85	10	A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn.
TM07	Hail	Status	-	-	10	The user summons a hailstorm lasting five turns. It damages all Pokémon except the Ice type.
TM10	Hidden Power	Special	1	100	15	A unique attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the Pokémon using it.
TM13	Ice Beam	Special	95	100	10	The foe is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. It may also freeze the target solid.
TM14	Blizzard	Special	120	70	5	A howling blizzard is summoned to strike the foe. It may also freeze the target solid.
TM17	Protect	Status	-	-	10	It enables the user to evade all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
TM18	Rain Dance	Status	-	-	5	The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water- type moves.
TM19	Giga Drain	Special	60	100	10	A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
TM21	Frustration	Physical	-	100	20	A full-power attack that grows more powerful the less the user likes its Trainer.
TM27	Return	Physical	-	100	20	A full-power attack that grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer.
TM32	Double Team	Status	-	-	15	By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness.
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Special	90	100	10	The user attacks by hurling filthy sludge at the foe. It may also poison the target.
TM42	Facade	Physical	70	100	20	An attack move that doubles its power if the user is poisoned, paralyzed, or has a burn.
TM43	Secret Power	Physical	70	100	20	The user attacks with a secret power. Its added effects vary depending on the user’s environment.
TM44	Rest	Status	-	-	5	The user goes to sleep for two turns. It fully restores the user’s HP and heals any status problem.
TM45	Attract	Status	-	100	15	If it is the opposite gender of the user, the foe becomes infatuated and less likely to attack.
TM46	Thief	Physical	40	100	10	The user attacks and steals the foe’s held item simultaneously. It can’t steal if the user holds an item.
TM55	Brine	Special	65	100	10	If the foe’s HP is down to about half, this attack will hit with double the power.
TM58	Endure	Status	-	-	10	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
TM66	Payback	Physical	50	100	10	If the user can use this attack after the foe attacks, its power is doubled.
TM75	Swords Dance	Status	-	-	30	A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. It sharply raises the user’s Attack stat.
TM78	Captivate	Status	-	100	20	If it is the opposite gender of the user, the foe is charmed into sharply lowering its Sp. Atk stat.
TM82	Sleep Talk	Status	-	-	10	While it is asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows.
TM83	Natural Gift	Physical	-	100	15	The user draws power to attack by using its held Berry. The Berry determines its type and power.
TM84	Poison Jab	Physical	80	100	20	The foe is stabbed with a tentacle or arm steeped in poison. It may also poison the foe.
TM87	Swagger	Status	-	90	15	The user enrages the foe into confusion. However, it also sharply raises the foe’s Attack stat.
TM90	Substitute	Status	-	-	10	The user makes a copy of itself using some of its HP. The copy serves as the user’s decoy.
HM01	Cut	Physical	50	95	30	The foe is cut with a scythe or a claw. It can also be used to cut down thin trees.
HM03	Surf	Special	95	100	15	It swamps the entire battlefield with a giant wave. It can also be used for crossing water.
HM05	Whirlpool	Special	15	70	15	Traps the foe inside a whirlpool that lasts for two to five turns. The user can pass through whirlpools.
HM07	Waterfall	Physical	80	100	15	The user charges at the foe rapidly, and may make it flinch. It can also be used to climb a waterfall.

Tutors

Moves this Pokémon can learn from move tutors in this game.

	Class				Description
Dive	Physical	80	100	10	A two-turn attack. The user dives underwater on the first turn, then hits on the next turn.
Icy Wind	Special	55	95	15	The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. It also lowers the target’s Speed stat.
Knock Off	Physical	20	100	20	The user slaps down the foe’s held item, preventing the item from being used during the battle.
Magic Coat	Status	-	-	15	A barrier reflects back to the foe moves like Leech Seed and moves that damage status.
Snore	Special	40	100	15	An attack that can be used only if the user is asleep. The harsh noise may also make the foe flinch.

Breeding

Moves this Pokémon can inherit through breeding or similar methods.

	Class				Description
Acupressure	Status	-	-	30	The user applies pressure to stress points, sharply boosting one of its stats.
Aurora Beam	Special	65	100	20	The foe is hit with a rainbow-colored beam. It may also lower the target’s Attack stat.
Confuse Ray	Status	-	100	10	The foe is exposed to a sinister ray that triggers confusion.
Haze	Status	-	-	30	The user creates a haze that eliminates every stat change among all the Pokémon engaged in battle.
Knock Off	Physical	20	100	20	The user slaps down the foe’s held item, preventing the item from being used during the battle.
Mirror Coat	Special	-	100	20	A retaliation move that counters any special attack, inflicting double the damage taken.
Muddy Water	Special	95	85	10	The user attacks by shooting out muddy water. It may also lower the foe’s accuracy.
Rapid Spin	Physical	20	100	40	A spin attack that can also eliminate such moves as Bind, Wrap, Leech Seed, and Spikes.
Safeguard	Status	-	-	25	The user creates a protective field that prevents status problems for five turns.

Traits

Ability options available to this Pokémon in this game.

Clear Body

Ability Slot 1

Prevents its stats from being lowered.

Prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon.

Liquid Ooze

Ability Slot 2

Inflicts damage on foes using any draining move.

Damages opponents using leeching moves for as much as they would heal.

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