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Pokemon Nova game logo on the Pokemon Nova Fangame guide
Tentacruel front sprite

#0073 · Generation 1

Tentacruel

The Jellyfish Pokémon

Water Poison
It lives in complex rock formations on the ocean floor and traps prey using its 80 tentacles. Its red orbs glow when it grows excited or agitated.
Height 1.6 m
Weight 55 kg
Catch rate 60
Base EXP 180

Battle profile

Base stats

HP 80
Attack 70
Defense 65
Sp. Attack 80
Sp. Defense 120
Speed 100
Base stat total 515

Traits

Abilities

Clear Body

The Pokémon's stats cannot be lowered by other Pokémon's moves/Abilities.

Liquid Ooze

Attackers that drain HP from the Pokémon will take damage instead.

Rain Dish

Hidden

The Pokémon regains a little HP at the end of every turn in rain.

Battle matchups

Type effectiveness

Damage matchups for Tentacruel based on its Water and Poison typing. Abilities may change some matchups.

Weak against

Takes increased damage

Ground ×2 Electric ×2 Psychic ×2

Resists

Takes reduced damage

Fighting ×½ Poison ×½ Bug ×½ Steel ×½ Fire ×½ Water ×½ Ice ×½ Fairy ×½

Immune to

Takes no damage

None

Learnset

Level-up moves

Moves Tentacruel learns by gaining levels in Pokemon Nova.

15 moves
Level Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
1 Reflect Type The user reflects the target's type to become the same type as the target. Normal Status — — 15
1 Poison Sting The user stabs the target with a poisonous stinger to inflict damage. This may also poison the target. Poison Physical 15 100 35
1 Water Gun The target is blasted with a forceful shot of water. Water Special 40 100 25
1 Acid Opposing Pokémon are attacked with a spray of harsh acid. This may also lower their Sp. Def stats. Poison Special 40 100 30
1 Wrap A long body, vines or the like are used to wrap and squeeze the target for four to five turns. Normal Physical 15 90 20
12 Supersonic The user generates odd sound waves from its body that confuse the target. Normal Status — 55 20
16 Water Pulse The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target. Water Special 60 100 20
20 Screech An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target's Defense stat. Normal Status — 85 40
24 Bubble Beam A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the target. This may also lower the target's Speed stat. Water Special 65 100 20
28 Hex This relentless attack does massive damage to a target affected by status conditions. Ghost Special 65 100 10
34 Acid Armor The user alters its cellular structure to liquefy itself, sharply raising its Defense stat. Poison Status — — 20
40 Poison Jab The target is stabbed with a tentacle, an arm or the like steeped in poison. This may also poison the target. Poison Physical 80 100 20
46 Surf The user attacks everything around it by swamping the area with a giant wave. This can also be used for crossing water. Water Special 90 100 15
52 Sludge Wave The user strikes everything around it by swamping the area with a giant sludge wave. This may also poison those it hits. Poison Special 95 100 10
58 Hydro Pump The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure. Water Special 110 80 5

Breeding learnset

Egg moves

0 moves available

No egg moves are available for Tentacruel.

Extended learnset

Compatible moves

70 moves available

  • Acid Spray Special
    Poison
  • Attract Status
    Normal
  • Bind Physical
    Normal
  • Blizzard Special
    Ice
  • Brine Special
    Water
  • Brutal Swing Physical
    Dark
  • Captivate Status
    Normal
  • Chilling Water Special
    Water
  • Confide Status
    Normal
  • Confuse Ray Status
    Ghost
  • Corrosive Gas Status
    Poison
  • Cross Poison Physical
    Poison
  • Cut Physical
    Normal
  • Dazzling Gleam Special
    Fairy
  • Dive Physical
    Water
  • Double Team Status
    Normal
  • Endure Status
    Normal
  • Facade Physical
    Normal
  • Flip Turn Physical
    Water
  • Frustration Physical
    Normal
  • Giga Drain Special
    Grass
  • Giga Impact Physical
    Normal
  • Gunk Shot Physical
    Poison
  • Haze Status
    Ice
  • Hex Special
    Ghost
  • Hidden Power Special
    Normal
  • Hydro Pump Special
    Water
  • Hyper Beam Special
    Normal
  • Ice Beam Special
    Ice
  • Icy Wind Special
    Ice
  • Infestation Special
    Bug
  • Knock Off Physical
    Dark
  • Liquidation Physical
    Water
  • Magic Coat Status
    Psychic
  • Mimic Status
    Normal
  • Muddy Water Special
    Water
  • Mud Shot Special
    Ground
  • Natural Gift Physical
    Normal
  • Payback Physical
    Dark
  • Poison Jab Physical
    Poison
  • Pounce Physical
    Bug
  • Protect Status
    Normal
  • Rain Dance Status
    Water
  • Rest Status
    Psychic
  • Return Physical
    Normal
  • Round Special
    Normal
  • Safeguard Status
    Normal
  • Scary Face Status
    Normal
  • Screech Status
    Normal
  • Secret Power Physical
    Normal
  • Skitter Smack Physical
    Bug
  • Sleep Talk Status
    Normal
  • Sludge Bomb Special
    Poison
  • Sludge Wave Special
    Poison
  • Snore Special
    Normal
  • Substitute Status
    Normal
  • Surf Special
    Water
  • Swagger Status
    Normal
  • Swift Special
    Normal
  • Swords Dance Status
    Normal
  • Tera Blast Special
    Normal
  • Thief Physical
    Dark
  • Throat Chop Physical
    Dark
  • Toxic Status
    Poison
  • Toxic Spikes Status
    Poison
  • Venom Drench Status
    Poison
  • Venoshock Special
    Poison
  • Water Pulse Special
    Water
  • Weather Ball Special
    Normal
  • Whirlpool Special
    Water

Species information

Training and breeding

Growth rate
Slow
Gender ratio
Female50Percent
Egg groups
Water3
Hatch steps
5,120
Base happiness
50
Color
Blue
Shape
Multiped
Habitat
Sea