Is Tentacruel Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
AbilityClear Body blocks AbilityIntimidate drops and other stat lowering. Fast with good Special Defense. Tentacruel handles Brawly, Sidney, and contributes against Phoebe. Native to Hoenn and available just by surfing. Underrated for an RS playthrough.
Roxanne's typing presses Tentacool's defenses.
Tentacool trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's team hits Tentacool's weaknesses hard.
Tentacool has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Tentacool's defenses.
Tentacruel trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tentacruel has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Tentacruel has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Tentacruel has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Tentacruel trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Tentacruel trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Tentacruel has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Tentacruel trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Tentacool
Catch Tentacool on Route 103 (Old Rod fishing, Lv 5-10, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Abandoned Ship
- LV 25WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Petalburg City
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- After Winona
- HM08WaterDivePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Mossdeep City
- After Tate & Liza
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Cave of Origin
- After Wallace
- TM03WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Wallace
- LV 49WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
Evolve Tentacool to Tentacruel
Tentacool evolves into Tentacruel at Level 30. Your Tentacool should hit Level 30 before you reach Winona, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Abandoned Ship
- After Flannery
- TM06PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 85%PP 10Fiery Path
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Petalburg City
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Cave of Origin
- LV 55WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
How to Get Tentacruel in Ruby & Sapphire
Tentacruel breaks the all-over pattern of Tentacool and only appears around the Abandoned Ship, by surf or Super Rod in the low 30s. Otherwise just evolve a Tentacool at level 30.
1 location to catch Tentacruel34 locations to catch Tentacool
Encountered via fishing with a Rod, Surfing
Encountered via fishing with a Rod, Surfing
Badge 8Catch Tentacool at any of the 34 locations below, then level it up to 30 — it evolves into Tentacruel.
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Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Tentacruel in RS
Tentacool gets you Tentacruel sooner: catch it (before Badge 2) and evolve it at Lv 30. Wild Tentacruel first appears at Abandoned Ship (after Badge 8).
- Step 1Catch TentacoolAbandoned Ship - Cabins B1FLv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 99%Abandoned Ship - B2FLv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 99%Dewford TownLv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Ever Grande CityLv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Lilycove CityLv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Mossdeep CityLv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Pacifidlog TownLv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 103Lv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 105 - OutsideLv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 106Lv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 107Lv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 108Lv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 109Lv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 110Lv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 115Lv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 118Lv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 119Lv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 121Lv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 122Lv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 123Lv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 124Lv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 125Lv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 126Lv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 127Lv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 128Lv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 129Lv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 130Lv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 131Lv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 132Lv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 133Lv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 134Lv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Seafloor Cavern - EntranceLv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Seafloor Cavern - Room 6Lv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Seafloor Cavern - Room 7Lv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Shoal Cave - 1F Room 1, High TideLv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Shoal Cave - 1F Room 2, High TideLv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Slateport CityLv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Abandoned Ship - Cabins B1FLv.10-30Good RodRate 40%Abandoned Ship - B2FLv.10-30Good RodRate 40%Abandoned Ship - Cabins B1FLv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Abandoned Ship - B2FLv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Dewford TownLv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Ever Grande CityLv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Lilycove CityLv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Mossdeep CityLv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Pacifidlog TownLv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Route 103Lv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Route 105 - OutsideLv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Route 106Lv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Route 107Lv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Route 108Lv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Route 109Lv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Route 110Lv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Route 115Lv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Route 118Lv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Route 119Lv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Route 121Lv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Route 122Lv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Route 123Lv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Route 124Lv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Route 125Lv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Route 126Lv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Route 127Lv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Route 128Lv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Route 129Lv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Route 130Lv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Route 131Lv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Route 132Lv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Route 133Lv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Route 134Lv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Seafloor Cavern - EntranceLv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Seafloor Cavern - Room 6Lv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Seafloor Cavern - Room 7Lv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Shoal Cave - 1F Room 1, High TideLv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Shoal Cave - 1F Room 2, High TideLv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Slateport CityLv.5-10Old RodRate 30%Sootopolis CityLv.5-10Old RodSapphireRate 30%Dewford TownLv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Lilycove CityLv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Mossdeep CityLv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Pacifidlog TownLv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 103Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 105 - OutsideLv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 106Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 107Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 108Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 109Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 110Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 115Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 118Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 119Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 121Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 122Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 123Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 124Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 125Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 126Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 127Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 129Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 130Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 131Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 132Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 133Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 134Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Seafloor Cavern - EntranceLv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Seafloor Cavern - Room 6Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Seafloor Cavern - Room 7Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Shoal Cave - 1F Room 1, High TideLv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Shoal Cave - 1F Room 2, High TideLv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Slateport CityLv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Abandoned Ship - Cabins B1FLv.25-35Super RodRate 80%Abandoned Ship - B2FLv.25-35Super RodRate 80%
Not landing the catch? Calculate Tentacruel catch rates for Ruby & Sapphire by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Tentacruel in Ruby & Sapphire
Surf the Abandoned Ship or drop the Super Rod and a Tentacruel occasionally surfaces, so keep sifting the water for a shiny. Compare Shiny Tentacruel odds across every game
Ruby & Sapphire Shiny Tentacruel Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Ruby & Sapphire with Tentacruel preloaded.
Tentacruel Weakness
Electric, Ground, and Psychic moves hit Tentacruel for super-effective damage. With 7 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Tentacruel's special bulk (base 120 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ground, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Tentacruel Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Tentacruel
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tentacruel View Latios builds →Psychic 2x70-83% Thunderbolt 2x50-59% Earthquake 2x63-74% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tentacruel View Latias builds →Psychic 2x62-73% Thunderbolt 2x43-51% Earthquake 2x57-68% | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tentacruel View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x91-107%KO Thunderbolt 2x48-57% | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tentacruel View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x88-104%KO Shock Wave 2x30-36% | ||
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tentacruel View Grumpig builds →Psychic 2x53-62% Shock Wave 2x24-28% | ||
 Flygon GroundDragon | B | |
 Chimecho Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tentacruel View Chimecho builds →Psychic 2x55-65% Shock Wave 2x24-29% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tentacruel View Metagross builds →Earthquake 2x89-105%KO Psychic 2x55-65% | ||
 Girafarig NormalPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tentacruel View Girafarig builds →Psychic 2x53-62% Thunderbolt 2x37-43% Earthquake 2x57-68% | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Tentacruel Evolutions
Evolved from Tentacool. Tentacruel is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs take an average time to hatch. HP grew the most through evolution (+40 over Tentacool), and Tentacruel peaks at 515 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Tentacruel to get Tentacool eggs easily using 19 partners from the Water 3 egg group. Notable egg moves include Aurora Beam, Confuse Ray, Haze and 3 more.
RS Tentacruel Best Moveset
120 Sp. Def absorbs special attacks, and AbilityClear Body prevents stat drops from Intimidate and other effects. MoveRapid Spin clears hazards, MoveSurf fires from 80 Sp. Atk. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Special tank with hazard removal and stat-drop immunity.
Best Build
Tentacruel best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Rapid Spin
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Tentacruel picks up Aurora Beam and Confuse Ray only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Hydro Pump and Sludge Bomb while Normal and Ice coverage and more adds range.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
All 23 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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.
TENTACRUEL has tentacles that can be freely elongated and shortened at will. It ensnares prey with its tentacles and weakens the prey by dosing it with a harsh toxin. It can catch up to 80 prey at the same time.
Tentacruel Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Tentacruel can be caught in the wild at Hoenn Abandoned Ship in Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire.
Game Availability
One of the original 151, Tentacruel has appeared in 21 games: nearly every mainline game. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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