#0073 · Generation 1

Tentacruel

WaterPoison

Tentacruel has 515 total base stats, with its best attacking stat on the special side (80) and a Speed of 100. Its HP, Defense and Special Defense add up to 265, which makes it a fast support.

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What Tentacruel 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

HP80
Atk70
Def65
SpA80
SpD120
Spe100
Total515

Best teammates for Tentacruel

Ranked by how much each Pokémon improves a two-Pokémon team with Tentacruel: 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 Tentacruel

  1. Sandy Shocks

    Electric and Ground STAB hits Tentacruel super effectively.

  2. Claydol

    Ground and Psychic STAB hits Tentacruel super effectively.

  3. Stunfisk

    Ground and Electric STAB hits Tentacruel super effectively.

  4. Xurkitree

    Electric STAB hits Tentacruel super effectively.

  5. Alakazam

    Psychic STAB hits Tentacruel super effectively.

  6. Espeon

    Psychic STAB hits Tentacruel super effectively.

Where you can use Tentacruel

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

FireRedLeafGreenEmeraldHeartGold and SoulSilverPlatinumX and YOmega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire