#0072 · Generation 1

Tentacool

WaterPoison

Tentacool has 335 total base stats, with its best attacking stat on the special side (50) and a Speed of 70. Its HP, Defense and Special Defense add up to 175, which makes it a special tank.

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What Tentacool is weak to

Weak to: Electric, Ground, Psychic. Resists: Fire, Water, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Steel, Fairy. Immune to: none.

Attacking typeDamage taken
Electric×2
Ground×2
Psychic×2
Fire×0.5
Water×0.5
Ice×0.5
Fighting×0.5
Poison×0.5
Bug×0.5
Steel×0.5
Fairy×0.5

Base stats

HP40
Atk40
Def35
SpA50
SpD100
Spe70
Total335

Best teammates for Tentacool

Ranked by how much each Pokémon improves a two-Pokémon team with Tentacool: covering its weaknesses, adding attack types it lacks, and avoiding shared weaknesses.

  1. Tinkaton FairySteel

    Resists psychic, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to ground.

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  2. Klefki SteelFairy

    Resists psychic, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to ground.

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  3. Mawile SteelFairy

    Resists psychic, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to ground.

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  4. Dedenne ElectricFairy

    Resists electric, which your team is weak to. Hits water, fighting, flying super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to ground.

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  5. Celesteela SteelFlying

    Resists ground, psychic, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, bug super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to electric.

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  6. Corviknight FlyingSteel

    Resists ground, psychic, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, bug super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to electric.

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Counters to Tentacool

  1. Sandy Shocks

    Electric and Ground STAB hits Tentacool super effectively.

  2. Claydol

    Ground and Psychic STAB hits Tentacool super effectively.

  3. Stunfisk

    Ground and Electric STAB hits Tentacool super effectively.

  4. Xurkitree

    Electric STAB hits Tentacool super effectively.

  5. Alakazam

    Psychic STAB hits Tentacool super effectively.

  6. Espeon

    Psychic STAB hits Tentacool super effectively.

Where you can use Tentacool

Tentacool is in the regional Pokédex of 7 games we cover:

FireRedLeafGreenEmeraldHeartGold and SoulSilverPlatinumX and YOmega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire