Tentacruel

Tentacruel has large red orbs on its head. The orbs glow before lashing the vicinity with a harsh ultrasonic blast. This Pokémon's outburst creates rough waves around it.

Dex No

#073

Tentacruel Weaknesses and Strengths

Tentacruel is a dual-type Pokemon of types Water and Poison. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Electric	160%
Ground	160%
Psychic	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Steel	62.5%
Fire	62.5%
Water	62.5%
Ice	62.5%
Fighting	62.5%
Poison	62.5%
Bug	62.5%
Fairy	62.5%

Best Moves for Tentacruel in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Tentacruel.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Poison Jab	Hydro Pump	62.27	364.75
Acid	Hydro Pump	60.77	363.77
Poison Jab	Sludge Wave	56.25	340.84
Poison Jab	Blizzard	56.94	339.68
Acid	Sludge Wave	54.75	335.68
Acid	Blizzard	55.44	334.09
Poison Jab	Scald	40.95	319.89
Acid	Scald	39.45	312.45
Poison Jab	Acid Spray	23.00	210.34
Acid	Acid Spray	21.50	190.65

All Moves for Tentacruel

Below are all the moves that Tentacruel can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Blizzard	Charged	130	41.94	3100ms	-100
Acid Spray	Charged	20	6.67	3000ms	-50
Scald	Charged	80	25.95	3700ms	-50
Hydro Pump	Charged	130	47.27	3300ms	-100
Sludge Wave	Charged	110	34.38	3200ms	-100
Acid	Quick	9	11.25	800ms	8
Poison Jab	Quick	10	12.5	800ms	7

Tentacruel Evolution

Tentacool

Requires
50x Candy

Tentacruel

Best Tentacruel Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Tentacruel Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Tentacruel in a raid.