Situational
Situational
Tentacool has a niche: B-tier Little Cup. Keep one with the right IVs and transfer the rest.
Battle roles
- BLittle Cup#20 of 168 · score 82.8
It is ranked #20 in Little Cup on PvPoke with Poison Sting / Wrap / Water Pulse.
- –Great League#904 of 1146 · score 63.3
Ranked #904 of 1146; not competitive in Great League.
Worth evolving into
TentacruelB Ultra League
Collection value
- Shadow version exists: Shadows hit 20% harder and are worth a raid slot even with low IVs.
Tiers: S = meta-defining, A = strong, B = playable, C = niche. PvP from PvPoke overall rankings; raids from computed DPS/TDO within each attacking type; Max Battles from GO Hub tier lists.
Base stats
Base stats. Bars are scaled to the strongest Pokemon in the game.
Evolution line
- Tentacool
- →50 candyTentacruel
- → Tentacruel: 50 candy
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PvP rankings (GO Battle League)
| League | Tier | Rank | Score | Recommended moves | Typical build |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Cup | B | #20 / 168 | 82.8 | Poison Sting · Wrap · Water Pulse | L19 · 2/15/14 |
| Little CupShadow | B | #25 / 168 | 80.9 | Poison Sting · Wrap · Water Pulse | L19 · 2/15/14 |
| Great League | – | #904 / 1146 | 63.3 | Poison Sting · Wrap · Water Pulse | L50 · 15/15/15 |
| Great LeagueShadow | – | #937 / 1146 | 62.1 | Poison Sting · Wrap · Water Pulse | L50 · 15/15/15 |
Source: PvPoke overall rankings. Score is relative to the league meta (100 = best). Typical build is the IV spread PvPoke assumes.
Raid attacker rankings
| Attacking type | Tier | Rank | DPS | TDO | Best moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| waterShadow | – | #236 / 282 | 5.4 | 46 | Bubble · Bubble Beam |
| water | – | #251 / 282 | 4.7 | 49 | Bubble · Bubble Beam |
| normalShadow | – | #277 / 353 | 4.9 | 42 | Bubble · Wrap |
| normal | – | #296 / 353 | 4.2 | 43 | Bubble · Wrap |
Level 40, 15/15/15, neutral target. DPS = damage per second, TDO = total damage output before fainting. Rank is among every Pokemon using that attacking type.
Moves
| Fast move | Type | Raid power | Energy | Duration | DPS | PvP power | PvP energy | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BubbleSTAB | water | 10 | +12 | 1.0s | 10.0 | 8 | +11 | 3 turns |
Poison StingSTAB | poison | 4 | +6 | 0.5s | 8.0 | 4 | +9 | 2 turns |
| Charged move | Type | Raid power | Energy | Duration | Dmg/energy | PvP power | PvP energy | Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bubble BeamSTAB | water | 45 | -33 | 2.0s | 1.36 | 50 | -50 | 100% chance: -1 foe Atk |
Water PulseSTAB | water | 65 | -50 | 3.0s | 1.30 | 80 | -50 | |
Wrap | normal | 60 | -33 | 3.0s | 1.82 | 70 | -45 | 100% chance: -1 foe Def |
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