Tentacruel

Normal

Shiny

Water

Poison

In battle, it extends all 80 of its tentacles to entrap its opponent inside a poisonous net.

Pokédex #

073

Species

JELLYFISH

Height

5'03"

Weight

121.0 lbs

Base Exp

205

Catch Rate

Gender

50% male / 50% female

Egg Hatch

About 5,120 steps (20 cycles)

Egg Groups

Water 3

Growth Rate

Slow (1,250,000 total XP)

Base Stats

Total

515

HP 80

Attack 70

Defense 65

Sp. Atk 80

Sp. Def 120

Speed 100

Stats at a Glance

Pick a level to compare a wild catch, a trainer's version, and a fully raised one.

Level

Lv 1 Lv 50 Lv 100

Situation	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Wild catch A newly encountered one at this level.	140-155	75-90	70-85	85-100	125-140	105-120
Trainer team What enemy teams usually bring.	148	84	78	93	133	113
Fully raised A strong end-of-journey version.	187	122	117	132	172	152

How To Get It

24 wild locations

11 fishing spots

0 special ways

Wild

24 places

Wild encounters up to Lv 35

Location	Method	Levels	Slot Odds
Cherrygrove City	Water	Lv 20	10%
Cianwood City	Water	Lv 20	10%
Cinnabar Island	Water	Lv 35	10%
New Bark Town	Water	Lv 20	10%
Olivine City	Water	Lv 20	10%
Olivine Port	Water	Lv 20	10%
Pallet Town	Water	Lv 35	10%
Route 12	Water	Lv 25	10%
Route 13	Water	Lv 25	10%
Route 19	Water	Lv 35	10%
Route 20	Water	Lv 35	10%
Route 21	Water	Lv 35	10%
Route 26	Water	Lv 30	10%
Route 27	Water	Lv 20	10%
Route 32	Water	Lv 20	10%
Route 34	Water	Lv 20	10%
Route 40	Water	Lv 20	10%
Route 41	Water	Lv 20	30%
Union Cave B2F	Water	Lv 20	10%
Vermilion City	Water	Lv 35	10%
Vermilion Port	Water	Lv 35	10%
Whirl Island B2F	Water	Lv 20	10%
Whirl Island Lugia Chamber	Water	Lv 20	30%
Whirl Island SW	Water	Lv 20	10%

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

Location	Rod	Levels	Per Cast
Cinnabar Island	Super Rod Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 40	20%
New Bark Town	Super Rod Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 40	20%
Olivine Port	Super Rod Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 40	20%
Pallet Town	Super Rod Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 40	20%
Route 20	Super Rod Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 40	20%
Route 21	Super Rod Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 40	20%
Route 26	Super Rod Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 40	20%
Route 27	Super Rod Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 40	20%
Route 41	Super Rod Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 40	20%
Vermilion City	Super Rod Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 40	20%
Vermilion Port	Super Rod Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 40	20%

Special Ways

Trades, gifts, starters, prizes, and one-off encounters.

No special way to get this Pokémon is listed in this game.

Type Matchups

Weaknesses

Ground x2

Electric x2

Psychic x2

Resistances

Fighting x0.5

Poison x0.5

Bug x0.5

Fire x0.5

Water x0.5

Ice x0.5

Steel x0.5

Immunities

No immunities in Pokemon Silver Version.

Evolution Chain

2 stages ending at Tentacruel.

2 stages

1

Tentacool

#072
2

Tentacruel

#073

Level 30

Tentacool

#072

→

Level 30

Tentacruel

#073

Learnset

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Slot
Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100%	35	Slot 1
Supersonic	Normal	Status	0	55%	20	Slot 2
Constrict	Normal	Physical	10	100%	35	Slot 3

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Lv 6	Supersonic	Normal	Status	0	55%	20
Lv 12	Constrict	Normal	Physical	10	100%	35
Lv 19	Acid	Poison	Physical	40	100%	30
Lv 25	Bubblebeam	Water	Special	65	100%	20
Lv 30	Wrap	Normal	Physical	15	85%	20
Lv 38	Barrier	Psychic	Status	0	100%	30
Lv 47	Screech	Normal	Status	0	85%	40
Lv 55	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	120	80%	5

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	How to get it
No egg moves are listed for this Pokémon in Pokemon Silver Version.

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Machine
Curse	???	Status	0	100%	10	TM03 (Curse)
Toxic	Poison	Status	0	85%	10	TM06 (Toxic)
Hidden Power	Normal	Physical	1	100%	15	TM10 (Hidden Power)
Snore	Normal	Physical	40	100%	15	TM13 (Snore)
Blizzard	Ice	Special	120	70%	5	TM14 (Blizzard)
Hyper Beam	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5	TM15 (Hyper Beam)
Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95%	15	TM16 (Icy Wind)
Protect	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM17 (Protect)
Rain Dance	Water	Status	0	90%	5	TM18 (Rain Dance)
Giga Drain	Grass	Special	60	100%	5	TM19 (Giga Drain)
Endure	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM20 (Endure)
Frustration	Normal	Physical	1	100%	20	TM21 (Frustration)
Return	Normal	Physical	1	100%	20	TM27 (Return)
Double Team	Normal	Status	0	100%	15	TM32 (Double Team)
Swagger	Normal	Status	0	90%	15	TM34 (Swagger)
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM35 (Sleep Talk)
Sludge Bomb	Poison	Physical	90	100%	10	TM36 (Sludge Bomb)
Rest	Psychic	Status	0	100%	10	TM44 (Rest)
Attract	Normal	Status	0	100%	15	TM45 (Attract)
Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30	HM01 (Cut)
Surf	Water	Special	95	100%	15	HM03 (Surf)
Whirlpool	Water	Special	15	70%	15	HM06 (Whirlpool)