Tentacruel (Pokémon)
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Tentacruel (Japanese: ドククラゲ Dokukurage) is a Water/Poison-type Pokémon.
Biology
Physiology
Tentacruel are blue, large jellyfish with 2 big red crystal spheres which refract sunlight, and can use to store energy. It can extend up to 80 tentacles out of its body, most of which are hidden, leaving up to 14 exposed. It has 2 beak-like appendages, used mostly to leech caught prey.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Tentacruel wraps its prey in its long tentacles and stings it. Its stings are known to cause excruciating pain.
Behavior
Habitat
Tentacruel can be found throughout the ocean, usually congregating in places where warm currents and cold currents come together, and where minerals are plentiful.
Diet
Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
A giant Tentacruel attacks the city in Tentacool and Tentacruel.
A Tentacruel was one of the Pokémon that were captured and cloned by Mewtwo in Mewtwo Strikes Back.
Marina owns a Tentacruel in Bye Bye Psyduck.
Multiple Tentacruel appeared in Viva Las Lapras, under the ownership of Captain Crook and his gang of Pokémon Poaching Pirates.
Each of the Invincible Pokémon Brothers in Cerulean Blues has a Tentacruel.
Cassidy has a Tentacruel.
Juan has a Tentacruel.
In the TCG
- Main article: Tentacruel (TCG)
Game data
NPC appearances
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Tentacruel is a member of Team Constrictor.
Pokédex entries
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Game locations
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In side games
Game | Location |
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Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | Evolve from Tentacool |
Pokémon Trozei | Secret Storage 11 Mr. Who's Den |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | Stormy Sea (31F-39F) Silver Trench (35F-44F) Far-off Sea (21F-30F) |
Base stats
Stat | Range | ||
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At Lv. 50 | At Lv. 100 | ||
HP: 80
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140 - 187 | 270 - 364 | |
70
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67 - 134 | 130 - 262 | |
65
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63 - 128 | 121 - 251 | |
80
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76 - 145 | 148 - 284 | |
120
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112 - 189 | 220 - 372 | |
100
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94 - 167 | 184 - 328 | |
Total: 515
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Other Pokémon with this total | ||
Type effectiveness
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In Generation I, the effectiveness of Bug-type moves is 200.
Learnset
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By leveling up
Level | Generation I | Generation II | Generation III | Generation IV |
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30 | Wrap | Wrap | ||
35 | Barrier | |||
36 | Poison Jab | |||
38 | Barrier | Barrier | ||
42 | Screech | |||
43 | Screech | |||
47 | Screech | Screech | ||
49 | Hydro Pump | |||
50 | Hydro Pump | |||
55 | Hydro Pump | Hydro Pump | Wring Out |
By TM/HM
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Gen | Game | ||||||
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I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | HeartGold | SoulSilver | Back | |
V | Black | White | Black 2 | White 2 | Back | ||
Trivia
- Tentacruel's original English name was "Man O War".
- Although it states to have 80 tentacles, more than 10 are rarely seen.
Origin
Tentacruel is similar to the Portuguese man o' war, which is not a jellyfish but a cluster of polyps.
Name origin
Tentacruel's name may be a combination of tentacle and cruel. Dokukurage literally means 毒水母, poison jellyfish.
In other languages
External links
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