Pokemon Legends Arceus Tentacool | Locations, Moves, Stats

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Tentacool

Jellyfish Pokémon

Hisuian Pokedex: #170

Pokemon Legends Arceus Tentacool is a Water and Poison Type Jellyfish Pokémon with a Slow growth rate and a 1 Special Defense EV Yield. Tentacool can be found with Clear Body, Liquid Ooze and Rain Dish as an Ability; we recommend the Gentle Nature, based on 335 total combined Base Stats in PLA.

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Tentacool Stats and Abilities

Based on Tentacool Base IVs we consider this pokemon F-Tier choice. Tentacool Highest IV Stat is Special Defense (100) and the Lowest being Defense (35).

Tentacool Stats
Rank	Stat	Value
F	HP	40
F	Attack	40
F	Defense	35
E	Special Attack	50
C	Special Defense	100
E	Speed	70
F	Total	335

Tentacool Details
Tentacool	Detail
Best Nature	Gentle ↑ +10% Special Defense ↓ -10% Defense
Liked Foods	Hearty Grains Plump Beans
Caught in the Wild Held Item Chance	35% Pecha Berry 15% Apricorn 15% Spoiled Apricorn
Catch Rate	190 (24.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Egg Groups	Water 3

Tentacool Abilities
Abilities	Description
Ability 1	Clear Body Prevents other Pokémon from lowering its stats.
Ability 2	Liquid Ooze Damages attackers using any draining move.
Hidden Ability	Rain Dish A Pokémon with Rain Dish will recover 1/16 of its maximum HP during rain, after each turn.

How To Evolve Tentacool in Pokemon Legends Arceus

Tentacool requires (Level 30) to evolve into Tentacruel.

Tentacool Evolutions
Base Form		Evolution Requirement	First Evolution
Tentacool		Level 30 →	Tentacruel

Tentacool Evolution Stat Changes
Evolutions	Total	HP	Attack	Special Attack	Defense	Special Defense	Speed
Tentacool	335	40	40	50	35	100	70
Stat Change	+180	+40	+30	+30	+30	+20	+30
Tentacruel	515	80	70	80	65	120	100

Where To Find Tentacool Locations in Pokemon Legends Arceus

List of Locations where you can find and catch Tentacool in PLA.

Pokemon LA Tentacool Weakness

Tentacool is a Water and Poison Type pokemon. This will cause Tentacool to take More Damage from Electric, Ground, Psychic Type Moves, and Less Damage from Steel, Fire, Water, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Fairy Type moves.

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Tentacool Type Weakness
Damage	Types
4.0x More Damage
2.0x More Damage	Electric Ground Psychic
0.5x Less Damage	Steel Fire Water Ice Fighting Poison Bug Fairy
0.25x Less Damage
Immune to Damage

What pokemon is Tentacool Weak Against?

Tentacool Weak Against
Tier	Pokemon
S	Landorus Therian
S	Garchomp
S	Cresselia
S	Landorus
S	Uxie

What pokemon is Tentacool Strong Against?

Tentacool Strong Against
Tier	Pokemon
S	Dialga
S	Palkia
S	Origin Dialga
S	Origin Palkia
S	Heatran

How To Complete Tentacool Research Tasks in PLA


Research Task	Task 1	Task 2	Task 3	Task 4	Task 5
Number caught	1	2	4	10	15
Number of light specimens caught	1	2	3	5	7
Number you've caught without being spotted	1	2	4	6	10
Number defeated	1	3	6	12	25
Number of you've defeated with Electric-type moves	1	2	5	10	20
Times you have seen it use Bubble	1	3	6	12	25
Number you've evolved	1

Best Tentacool Moves in Pokemon Legends Arceus

Best Moveset for Tentacool Lv Up Moves based on Power.

Tentacool Best Moves
Level	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
43	Hydro Pump	Special	165	80	5	The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
25	Poison Jab	Physical	120	100	20	May poison the opponent.
18	Hex	Special	65	100	10	Inflicts more damage if the target has a status condition.
11	Water Pulse	Special	90	100	20	May confuse opponent.

STAB: (Same Type Attack Bonus) When a Pokemon uses a Move Type that is the Same as the Pokemon's Type, it will receive a 50% Bonus to Power. Moves Affected by this Highlighted in Bold

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Tentacool Level Up Moves in PLA

List of Moves Tentacool can learn by reaching higher levels in Pokemon Legends Arceus. Level Requirements within (#) are the Level you (Master) the move at; this allows you to use the move in Agile and Strong Stance.

Tentacool Level Up Moves
Level	Move	Description
1 (10)	Poison Sting	Power: 22.5 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Physical May poison the opponent.
6 (15)	Bubble	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 30 Special May lower opponent's Speed.
11 (20)	Water Pulse	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special May confuse opponent.
18 (28)	Hex	Power: 65 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Inflicts more damage if the target has a status condition.
25 (35)	Poison Jab	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical May poison the opponent.
34 (45)	Acid Armor	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status Sharply raises user's Defense.
43 (54)	Hydro Pump	Power: 165 Acc: 80 PP: 5 Special The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.

Tentacool Move Shop Attacks in PLA

List of Moves Tentacool can learn from the Move Shop.

Tentacool Move Shop Moves
Move Shop	Description
Rest	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User sleeps for 2 turns, but user is fully healed.
Poison Jab	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical May poison the opponent.
Water Pulse	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special May confuse opponent.
Icy Wind	Power: 55 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Special Lowers opponent's Speed.
Sludge Bomb	Power: 135 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May poison opponent.
Dazzling Gleam	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Hits all adjacent opponents.
Ice Beam	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May freeze opponent.

Pokemon similar to Tentacool based on

Water Type

Similar Water Pokemon
TIER	Pokemon	Total	HP	Attack	Special Attack	Defense	Special Defense	Speed
S	Origin Palkia	680	90	100	150	100	120	120
S	Palkia	680	90	120	150	100	120	100
S	Manaphy	600	100	100	100	100	100	100
A	Gyarados	540	95	125	60	79	100	81
A	Empoleon	530	84	86	111	88	101	60

Pokemon similar to Tentacool based on

Poison Type

Similar Poison Pokemon
TIER	Pokemon	Total	HP	Attack	Special Attack	Defense	Special Defense	Speed
A	Crobat	535	85	90	70	80	80	130
B	Tentacruel	515	80	70	80	65	120	100
B	Roserade	515	60	70	125	65	105	90
B	Overqwil	510	85	115	65	95	65	85
B	Sneasler	510	80	130	40	60	80	120

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Last updated 3 years ago on May 31, 2022 by RankedBoost