What does Tentacool evolve into?

Tentacool evolves into Tentacruel at level 30. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 335 BST.

At what level does Tentacool evolve?

Tentacool evolves into Tentacruel at level 30. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

Should I use Tentacool?

In X & Y, Tentacool does the job early-game if you need a Water/Poison type on your team. Evolve it into Tentacruel before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Tentacool?

Tentacool is catchable in X & Y. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

Tentacool - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

70Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Tentacool's spread isn't flashy. Sp. Def leads, Defense trails, 1 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 1 Sp. Def EV, on a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Avg

HP40

Attack40

Defense35

Sp. Atk50

Sp. Def100

Speed70

Total335

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height0.9 m

Weight45.5 kg

Base XP67

Abilities

Clear Body

Prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon.

Liquid Ooze

Damages opponents using leeching moves for as much as they would heal.

Rain DishHA

Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during rain.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+1Spe

Special Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

Its body is virtually composed of water. It shoots strange beams from its crystal-like eyes.

Tentacool Weakness

Tentacool is weak to Electric, Ground, and Psychic. 8 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that. Tentacool's special bulk (base 100 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Tentacool Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Ground, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Steel, Fairy

Type ChartGood

3Weak

8Resist

0Immune

Score+2

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ground Psychic

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Fighting Poison Bug Steel Fairy

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Fire Ground Rock Grass Fairy

How to Beat Tentacool in X & Y (Best Counters)

Onix RockGround	C
TM Move Moves BulldozeTM78 Damage vs Tentacool Bulldoze 2x 73-87% View Onix builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves BulldozeTM78 ConfusionLv. 1 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Tentacool Bulldoze 2x 54-65% Confusion 2x 54-63% Charge Beam 2x 35-42% View Lunatone builds →
Hippopotas Ground	D
Available Moves Moves DigLv. 19 BulldozeTM78 Damage vs Tentacool Dig 2x 131-156%KO Bulldoze 2x 102-121%KO View Hippopotas builds →
Cubone Ground	D
Available Moves Moves Bone ClubLv. 7 BulldozeTM78 Damage vs Tentacool Bone Club 2x 87-104%KO Bulldoze 2x 77-92% View Cubone builds →
Sandile GroundDark	D
Available Moves Moves BulldozeTM78 Sand TombLv. 13 Mud-SlapLv. 19 Damage vs Tentacool Bulldoze 2x 102-121%KO Sand Tomb 2x 63-75% Mud-Slap 2x 13-17% View Sandile builds →

X & Y Evolution

Tentacool evolves into Tentacruel. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 180 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#072Tentacool

Level 30

#073Tentacruel

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Tentacool

WaterPoison

Tentacruel

WaterPoison

80+40

ATK

70+30

DEF

65+30

SP.ATK

80+30

SP.DEF

100

120+20

SPE

100+30

BST

335C-Tier

515B-Tier+180

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Tentacool easily with 29 breeding partners from the Water3 egg group. Pass egg moves like Acupressure, Aqua Ring, Aurora Beam and 8 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Water3

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

11moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Tentacool Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

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Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Tentacool. Acupressure and Aqua Ring come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Hydro Pump and Sludge Wave and coverage across 7 types.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Lv 5

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Lv 8

Constrict

—1010035Normal

Lv 12

Acid

—4010030Poison

Lv 15

Toxic Spikes

C——20Poison

Lv 19

Bubble Beam

—6510020Water

Lv 22

Wrap

—159020Normal

Lv 26

Acid Spray

—4010020Poison

Lv 29

Barrier

C——20Psychic

Lv 33

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Lv 36

Poison Jab

D8010020Poison

Lv 40

Screech

——8540Normal

Lv 43

Hex

D6510010Ghost

Lv 47

Hydro Pump

C110805Water

Lv 50

Sludge Wave

C9510010Poison

Lv 54

Wring Out

——1005Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D110705Ice

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

D509530Normal

TM99

Dazzling Gleam

D8010010Fairy

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM07

Hail

D——10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9010010Ice

TM83

Infestation

D2010020Bug

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

D8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM55

Scald

C8010015Water

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM34

Sludge Wave

C9510010Poison

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

HM03

Surf

C9010015Water

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM09

Venoshock

D6510010Poison

HM05

Waterfall

D8010015Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Acupressure

———30Normal

Egg

Aqua Ring

D——20Water

Egg

Aurora Beam

—6510020Ice

Egg

Bubble

—4010030Water

Egg

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Egg

Haze

C——30Ice

Egg

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Egg

Mirror Coat-5

D—10020Psychic

Egg

Muddy Water

D908510Water

Egg

Rapid Spin

D5010040Normal

Egg

Tickle

——10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Tentacool can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Gen 4

Whirlpool

—358515Water

X & Y Tentacool Locations

high spawn rates across 12 locations for Tentacool in mid-game water routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.

Best Locations to Catch Tentacool in X & Y

Tentacool appears in 12 surfing locations at Lv. 25-27 across X and Y. Not all encounters show up in every version, so check which ones match your game.

Ambrette Town

XSurfing on water Lv.25-27 City

CommonMid

Ambrette Town

YSurfing on water Lv.25-27 City

CommonMid

Azure Bay

XSurfing on water Lv.25-27 Water

CommonMid

Azure Bay

YSurfing on water Lv.25-27 Water

CommonMid

Cyllage City

YSurfing on water Lv.25-27 City

CommonMid

Cyllage City

XSurfing on water Lv.25-27 City

CommonMid

Route 12

YSurfing on water Lv.25-27 Route

CommonMid

Route 12

XSurfing on water Lv.25-27 Route

CommonMid

Route 8

YSurfing on water Lv.25-27 Route

CommonMid

Route 8

XSurfing on water Lv.25-27 Route

CommonMid

Shalour City

YSurfing on water Lv.25-27 City

CommonMid

Shalour City

XSurfing on water Lv.25-27 City

CommonMid

Tentacool Guide

Tentacool evolves into Tentacruel at level 30. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 335 BST.
Tentacool evolves into Tentacruel at level 30. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
In X & Y, Tentacool does the job early-game if you need a Water/Poison type on your team. Evolve it into Tentacruel before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Tentacool is catchable in X & Y. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Tentacool has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 21 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Pikachu Electric	C
Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Tentacool Thunder Shock 2x 38-46% View Pikachu builds →
Ralts PsychicFairy	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 6 Damage vs Tentacool Confusion 2x 46-58% View Ralts builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 BulldozeTM78 Damage vs Tentacool Dig 2x 92-109%KO Bulldoze 2x 69-82% View Onix builds →
Hippopotas Ground	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 BulldozeTM78 Sand TombLv. 25 Damage vs Tentacool Dig 2x 125-148%KO Bulldoze 2x 95-113%KO Sand Tomb 2x 58-70% View Hippopotas builds →
Cubone Ground	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Bone ClubLv. 7 BulldozeTM78 BonemerangLv. 21 Damage vs Tentacool Dig 2x 95-113%KO Bone Club 2x 79-94% Bulldoze 2x 73-86% Bonemerang 2x 62-74% View Cubone builds →
Golett GroundGhost	D
Available Moves Moves BulldozeTM78 Mud-SlapLv. 5 Damage vs Tentacool Bulldoze 2x 99-117%KO Mud-Slap 2x 13-16% View Golett builds →
Sandile GroundDark	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 BulldozeTM78 Sand TombLv. 13 Mud-SlapLv. 19 Damage vs Tentacool Dig 2x 125-148%KO Bulldoze 2x 95-113%KO Sand Tomb 2x 58-70% Mud-Slap 2x 13-16% View Sandile builds →

Dugtrio Ground	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Mud BombLv. 28 BulldozeTM78 Sand TombLv. 26 Damage vs Tentacool Dig 2x 161-191%KO Mud Bomb 2x 39-47% Bulldoze 2x 122-144%KO Sand Tomb 2x 73-86% View Dugtrio builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 BulldozeTM78 Damage vs Tentacool Dig 2x 92-109%KO Bulldoze 2x 69-82% View Onix builds →
Gible DragonGround	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 BulldozeTM78 Sand TombLv. 19 Damage vs Tentacool Dig 2x 122-144%KO Bulldoze 2x 92-109%KO Sand Tomb 2x 56-66% View Gible builds →
Hippopotas Ground	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 BulldozeTM78 Sand TombLv. 25 Damage vs Tentacool Dig 2x 125-148%KO Bulldoze 2x 95-113%KO Sand Tomb 2x 58-70% View Hippopotas builds →
Cubone Ground	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Bone ClubLv. 7 BulldozeTM78 BonemerangLv. 21 Damage vs Tentacool Dig 2x 95-113%KO Bone Club 2x 79-94% Bulldoze 2x 73-86% Bonemerang 2x 62-74% View Cubone builds →

Dugtrio Ground	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Mud BombLv. 28 BulldozeTM78 Sand TombLv. 26 Damage vs Tentacool Dig 2x 161-191%KO Mud Bomb 2x 39-47% Bulldoze 2x 122-144%KO Sand Tomb 2x 73-86% View Dugtrio builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 BulldozeTM78 Damage vs Tentacool Dig 2x 92-109%KO Bulldoze 2x 69-82% View Onix builds →
Gible DragonGround	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 BulldozeTM78 Sand TombLv. 19 Damage vs Tentacool Dig 2x 122-144%KO Bulldoze 2x 92-109%KO Sand Tomb 2x 56-66% View Gible builds →
Hippopotas Ground	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 BulldozeTM78 Sand TombLv. 25 Damage vs Tentacool Dig 2x 125-148%KO Bulldoze 2x 95-113%KO Sand Tomb 2x 58-70% View Hippopotas builds →
Cubone Ground	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Bone ClubLv. 7 BulldozeTM78 BonemerangLv. 21 Damage vs Tentacool Dig 2x 95-113%KO Bone Club 2x 79-94% Bulldoze 2x 73-86% Bonemerang 2x 62-74% View Cubone builds →

Quagsire WaterGround	C
Obtain MethodRoute 14 Surfing Available Moves Moves EarthquakeLv. 36 DigTM28 Mud BombLv. 19 BulldozeTM78 Damage vs Tentacool Earthquake 2x 187-220%KO Dig 2x 150-177%KO Mud Bomb 2x 48-57% Bulldoze 2x 113-133%KO View Quagsire builds →
Stunfisk GroundElectric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 25 DigTM28 Mud BombLv. 21 Damage vs Tentacool Thunderbolt 2x 76-90% Discharge 2x 70-83% Dig 2x 121-143%KO Mud Bomb 2x 57-67% View Stunfisk builds →
Magneton ElectricSteel	C
Available Moves Moves Zap CannonLv. 1 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 21 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Tentacool Zap Cannon 2x 138-163%KO Thunderbolt 2x 104-123%KO Spark 2x 93-110%KO Charge Beam 2x 59-70% View Magneton builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves PsychicLv. 33 BulldozeTM78 ConfusionLv. 1 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Tentacool Psychic 2x 88-103%KO Bulldoze 2x 54-64% Confusion 2x 50-60% Charge Beam 2x 33-40% View Lunatone builds →
Gible DragonGround	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 BulldozeTM78 Sand TombLv. 19 Damage vs Tentacool Dig 2x 127-150%KO Bulldoze 2x 96-113%KO Sand Tomb 2x 59-70% View Gible builds →

Latios DragonPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Draco Meteor ProtectPriority PsyshockSTAB TailwindUtility Damage vs Tentacool Draco Meteor 126-148%KO Psyshock 2x 156-183%KO View Latios builds →
Garchomp DragonGround	A
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemRocky Helmet NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Stealth Rock Swords Dance Dragon Claw Damage vs Tentacool Earthquake 2x 330-388%KO View Garchomp builds →
Gastrodon WaterGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityStormdrain ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves Earth Power ScaldSTAB RecoverRecovery ProtectPriority Damage vs Tentacool Scald 22-26% View Gastrodon builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves Flash Cannon Volt Switch ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Damage vs Tentacool Flash Cannon 30-35% Volt Switch 2x 105-124%KO Thunderbolt 2x 135-159%KO View Magnezone builds →
Jolteon Electric	B
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemAir Balloon NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball Hidden Power Ice ThunderboltSTAB Volt Switch Damage vs Tentacool Shadow Ball 35-42% Thunderbolt 2x 120-141%KO Volt Switch 2x 93-110%KO View Jolteon builds →