Tentacruel (Pokémon GO)

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Tentacool

Geodude

#73

1384

1730

Attacker Rank

F Tier

D Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

1/15/15 · L23.5 · CP 1500

D Tier

#219

Ultra LeagueUltra

0/13/15 · L50 · CP 2500

B Tier

#83

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 2738

F Tier

#306

Normal

Shiny

Tentacruel

#73

Water

Poison

Attack

166

Top 54.8%

Defense

209

Top 12.9%

Stamina

190

Top 26.6%

Total

565

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

1314 -1384 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1643 -1730 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

1314 -1384 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

986 -1038 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

2738 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

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

Weak to

Electric

160%

Ground

160%

Psychic

160%

Resists

Fire

62.5%

Water

62.5%

Ice

62.5%

Fighting

62.5%

Poison

62.5%

Bug

62.5%

Steel

62.5%

Fairy

62.5%

Best Moves

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Tentacruel can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Poison Jab
Hydro Pump
9.30
135.5
1612.1s
7.96
2
Acid
Hydro Pump
8.79
128.0
1706.6s
7.52
3
Poison Jab
Blizzard
8.78
127.9
1707.5s
7.52
4
Poison Jab
Sludge Wave
8.68
126.4
1727.9s
7.44
5
Poison Sting
Hydro Pump
8.68
126.3
1729.0s
7.43
6
Poison Jab
Payback
8.43
122.8
1778.4s
7.21
7
Poison Jab
Scald
8.31
121.0
1804.2s
7.12
8
Acid
Blizzard
8.21
119.5
1827.5s
7.03
9
Acid
Sludge Wave
8.10
117.9
1852.8s
6.92
10
Poison Sting
Blizzard
7.98
116.1
1880.2s
6.82

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Tentacruel in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
50.18
2757.2
1.3
71.7s
49.61
2
Mega Mewtwo X
Confusion
Psystrike
41.55
2306.9
1.6
86.6s
40.98
3
Mega Raichu Y
Thunder Shock
Zap Cannon+
39.91
1168.5
3.1
90.2s
38.63
4
Shadow Mewtwo
Confusion
Psystrike
37.91
1346.6
2.7
95.0s
36.92
5
Mega Raichu X
Thunder Shock
Volt Tackle+
35.12
1298.6
2.8
102.5s
34.23
6
Mega Alakazam
Confusion
Psychic
35.15
1193.9
3.0
102.4s
34.17
7
Deoxys Normal
Charge Beam
Psycho Boost
37.54
713.6
5.0
95.9s
34.10
8
Primal Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
32.93
2554.8
1.4
109.3s
32.39
9
Regieleki
Lock On
Thunder Cage
32.61
938.8
3.8
110.4s
31.24
10
Mega Gallade
Confusion
Psychic
31.71
1418.9
2.5
113.5s
31.07

Go Battle League

View full PvP rankings

Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Tentacruel in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Acid

Multipurpose

Scald

Debuff

Payback

Nuke

Rank 1 IVs

1500

1/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 23.5

108.15

Attack

145.06

Defense

132

Stat Product · 2,070,745

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
1/15/15	23.5	1500	100.00%
1/15/14	23.5	1497	100.00%
0/8/15	24	1499	99.83%
0/11/12	24	1498	99.70%
2/13/14	23.5	1499	99.70%
1/14/15	23.5	1497	99.55%
1/14/14	23.5	1493	99.55%
0/9/14	24	1499	99.55%
0/14/9	24	1497	99.53%
0/15/15	23.5	1491	99.40%
0/15/14	23.5	1488	99.40%
0/12/11	24	1498	99.40%
1/9/12	24	1500	99.39%
2/14/13	23.5	1498	99.39%
0/7/15	24	1496	99.37%
2/12/15	23.5	1499	99.25%
2/12/14	23.5	1495	99.25%
0/10/13	24	1499	99.25%
0/10/12	24	1495	99.25%
1/15/13	23.5	1493	99.24%
1/12/9	24	1499	99.23%
3/14/11	23.5	1500	99.22%
0/15/8	24	1497	99.21%
1/13/15	23.5	1494	99.11%
1/13/14	23.5	1490	99.11%
1/10/11	24	1500	99.09%
0/8/14	24	1495	99.09%
0/13/10	24	1498	99.09%
0/13/9	24	1494	99.09%
2/15/12	23.5	1498	99.07%
2/15/11	23.5	1494	99.07%
1/5/15	24	1498	99.05%
1/15/6	24	1498	99.03%
5/14/15	23	1500	99.01%
0/14/15	23.5	1488	98.96%
0/14/14	23.5	1484	98.96%
0/11/11	24	1495	98.95%
2/13/13	23.5	1495	98.95%
3/10/14	23.5	1498	98.94%
1/8/12	24	1497	98.94%
1/13/8	24	1499	98.92%
0/6/15	24	1492	98.91%
3/15/10	23.5	1500	98.90%
4/15/15	23	1495	98.88%
0/8/7	24.5	1500	98.87%
2/11/15	23.5	1496	98.80%
2/11/14	23.5	1492	98.80%
1/14/13	23.5	1490	98.80%
0/9/13	24	1495	98.80%
0/9/12	24	1491	98.80%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (3)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Tentacruel can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Acid
11
10
1.0s
11
Poison Jab
13
9
1.0s
13
Poison Sting
4
6
0.5s
8

Charged Attacks

Acid Spray
20
-50
3.0s
6.67
Blizzard
130
-100
3.0s
43.33
Hydro Pump
135
-100
3.5s
38.57
Payback
95
-100
2.0s
47.5
Scald
75
-50
3.5s
21.43
Sludge Wave
105
-100
3.0s
35

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Tentacool	50 Candy	Tentacruel

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Tentacruel including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Tentacool

#72

Shadow Tentacool

#72

Tentacruel

#73

Shadow Tentacruel

#73

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Water- and Poison-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Tentacruel with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Venusaur #3

Boosts:

Mega Blastoise #9

Boosts:

Mega Beedrill #15

Boosts:

Mega Victreebel #71

Boosts:

Mega Slowbro #80

Boosts:

Mega Gengar #94

Boosts:

Mega Starmie #121

Boosts:

Mega Gyarados #130

Boosts:

Mega Swampert #260

Boosts:

Mega Sharpedo #319

Boosts:

Primal Kyogre #382

Boosts:

Mega Greninja #658

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.784 m to 3.2 m tall, averaging 1.6 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.784 m 2'07"	0.8 m 2'07"
XS	0.8 m 2'07"	1.2 m 3'11"
M	1.2 m 3'11"	2 m 6'07"
XL	2 m 6'07"	2.4 m 7'10"
XXL	2.4 m 7'10"	3.2 m 10'06"

XXS

0.784 m

2'07"

0.8 m

2'07"

0.8 m

2'07"

1.2 m

3'11"

1.2 m

3'11"

2 m

6'07"

2 m

6'07"

2.4 m

7'10"

XXL

2.4 m

7'10"

3.2 m

10'06"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Hovering
Movement timer	11s
Jump time	1s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	4s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	0.6s
Dodge distance	0.6
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Tentacruel at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	34 CP	27	1868 CP
2	107 CP	28	1938 CP
3	180 CP	29	2007 CP
4	253 CP	30	2076 CP
5	326 CP	31	2111 CP
6	399 CP	32	2145 CP
7	472 CP	33	2180 CP
8	546 CP	34	2214 CP
9	619 CP	35	2249 CP
10	692 CP	36	2284 CP
11	761 CP	37	2318 CP
12	830 CP	38	2353 CP
13	899 CP	39	2387 CP
14	969 CP	40	2422 CP
15	1038 CP	41	2453 CP
16	1107 CP	42	2484 CP
17	1176 CP	43	2515 CP
18	1245 CP	44	2546 CP
19	1315 CP	45	2578 CP
20	1384 CP	46	2609 CP
21	1453 CP	47	2641 CP
22	1522 CP	48	2673 CP
23	1591 CP	49	2706 CP
24	1661 CP	50	2738 CP
25	1730 CP	51	2771 CP
26	1799 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	34 CP	18	1245 CP	35	2249 CP
2	107 CP	19	1315 CP	36	2284 CP
3	180 CP	20	1384 CP	37	2318 CP
4	253 CP	21	1453 CP	38	2353 CP
5	326 CP	22	1522 CP	39	2387 CP
6	399 CP	23	1591 CP	40	2422 CP
7	472 CP	24	1661 CP	41	2453 CP
8	546 CP	25	1730 CP	42	2484 CP
9	619 CP	26	1799 CP	43	2515 CP
10	692 CP	27	1868 CP	44	2546 CP
11	761 CP	28	1938 CP	45	2578 CP
12	830 CP	29	2007 CP	46	2609 CP
13	899 CP	30	2076 CP	47	2641 CP
14	969 CP	31	2111 CP	48	2673 CP
15	1038 CP	32	2145 CP	49	2706 CP
16	1107 CP	33	2180 CP	50	2738 CP
17	1176 CP	34	2214 CP	51	2771 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Tentacruel up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

Tentacool

Geodude