#072, #073: Tentacool - Tentacruel
Water/Poison
Name derived from:
Tentacool: Tentacle + cool
Tentacruel: Tentacle + cruel
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Max stats
Natural moves
Other moves
Weaknesses
Locations
Max stats
| Tentacool | Tentacruel | |
| Attack | 178 | 238 |
| Defense | 168 | 228 |
| Speed | 238 | 298 |
| Special | 298 | 338 |
| Hit points | 283 | 363 |
| Total | 1165 | 1465 |
Natural moves and levels learned
| Tentacool | Tentacruel | Attack |
| Start | - | Acid |
| 7 | - | Supersonic |
| 13 | - | Wrap |
| 18 | - | Poison sting |
| 22 | 22 | Water gun |
| 27 | 27 | Constrict |
| 33 | 35 | Barrier |
| 40 | 43 | Screech |
| 48 | 50 | Hydro pump |
TM and HM moves
TM03 (Swords dance)
TM06 (Toxic)
TM09 (Take down)
TM10 (Double-edge)
TM11 (Bubblebeam)
TM12 (Water gun)
TM13 (Ice beam)
TM14 (Blizzard)
TM15 (Hyper beam (Tentacruel))
TM20 (Rage)
TM31 (Mimic)
TM32 (Double team)
TM33 (Reflect)
TM34 (Bide)
TM40 (Skull bash)
TM44 (Rest)
TM50 (Substitute)
HM01 (Cut)
HM04 (Surf)
Weaknesses and resistances
| Normal - *1 | Fire - *0.5 | Water - *0.5 | Electric - *2 | Grass - *1 |
| Ice - *0.5 | Fighting - *0.5 | Poison - *0.5 | Ground - *2 | Flying - *1 |
| Psychic - *2 | Bug - *2 | Rock - *1 | Ghost - *1 | Dragon - *1 |
Locations:
| Tentacool | Tentacruel | |
| Red | Pallet Town, Viridian City, routes 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 (fishing, surfing) | Evolve from Tentacool (level 30) |
| Blue | Pallet Town, Viridian City, routes 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 (fishing, surfing) | Evolve from Tentacool (level 30) |
| Yellow | Pallet Town, Viridian City, Vermilion City, S.S. Anne, Seafoam Island, Cinnabar Island, routes 11, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 (fishing, surfing) | Evolve from Tentacool (level 30), routes 19, 20, 21 (fishing, surfing) |