No.072· Kanto, GEN I

Jellyfish Pokémon

Tentacool

Water Poison

Japaneseメノクラゲmenokurage

玛瑙水母mǎ nǎo shuǐ mǔ왕눈해wangnunhae9 languages

HEIGHT0.9 m

WEIGHT45.5 kg

CATCH190 / 255

ABILITIESClear Body · Liquid Ooze · Rain Dish*

Evolution

2 forms · linear chain

TentacoolNo.072at Lv. 30

TentacruelNo.073

Base stats

Total335

HP040

ATTACK040

DEFENSE035

SP. ATK050

SP. DEF100

SPEED070

Natures →Stat rankings →

Pokédex entry

19 versions

They fire beams from the glassy, magenta orbs that resemble eyes atop their heads, and they drift in shallow seas. During low tide, they can sometimes be found on beaches, desiccated.

Tentacool in Japanese, Chinese, Korean and other languages

9 languages

JapaneseJapanese: メノクラゲmenokurage
Chinese (Simplified)Chinese (Simplified): 玛瑙水母mǎ nǎo shuǐ mǔ
KoreanKorean: 왕눈해wangnunhae
Chinese (Traditional)Chinese (Traditional): 瑪瑙水母mǎ nǎo shuǐ mǔ
FrenchFrench: Tentacool
GermanGerman: Tentacha
SpanishSpanish: Tentacool
ItalianItalian: Tentacool
EnglishEnglish: Tentacool

All 1,025 Pokémon names in 9 languages

What Tentacool’s name means

jellyfish in 3 languages

English
Tentacool
tentacle
cool
Japanese
メノクラゲmenokurage
目meeye
クラゲkuragejellyfish
Chinese
玛瑙水母瑪瑙水母mǎ nǎo shuǐ mǔ
玛瑙瑪瑙mǎnǎoagate
水母shuǐmǔjellyfish

Korean
왕눈해wangnunhae
왕wangking
눈nuneye
해파리haeparijellyfish
German
Tentacha
tentacleEnglish
Achatagate

French, Spanish, and Italian use the English name. Pokémon names are never officially explained. These are the readings most widely agreed on.

Where to find Tentacool

19 games

Coastal Biome In the overworld Lv. 58-68
Coastal Biome Fixed encounter Lv. 58
Terarium Tera Raid Battle Lv. 20

Every Pokémon in Scarlet · Violet →Route map →

Sea Mauville Surfing Lv. 15-25 100%
Team Aqua Hideout Surfing Lv. 20-30 100%
Team Magma Hideout Surfing Lv. 20-30 100%
Dewford Town Surfing Lv. 20-25 65%
Lilycove City Surfing Lv. 20-25 65%
Route 103 Surfing Lv. 20-25 65%
Route 105 Surfing Lv. 20-25 65%
Route 106 Surfing Lv. 20-25 65%
Route 107 Surfing Lv. 20-25 65%
Route 108 Surfing Lv. 20-25 65%
Route 109 Surfing Lv. 20-25 65%
Route 110 Surfing Lv. 20-25 65%
Route 115 Surfing Lv. 20-25 65%
Route 118 Surfing Lv. 20-25 65%
Route 119 Surfing Lv. 20-25 65%
Route 122 Surfing Lv. 20-25 65%
Route 134 Surfing Lv. 20-25 65%
Sealed Chamber Surfing Lv. 20-25 65%
Slateport City Surfing Lv. 20-25 65%
Ever Grande City Surfing Lv. 25 50%
Mossdeep City Surfing Lv. 25 50%
Pacifidlog Town Surfing Lv. 25 50%
Route 124 Surfing Lv. 25 50%
Route 125 Surfing Lv. 25 50%
Route 126 Surfing Lv. 25 50%
Route 127 Surfing Lv. 25 50%
Route 128 Surfing Lv. 25 50%
Route 129 Surfing Lv. 25 50%
Route 130 Surfing Lv. 25 50%
Route 131 Surfing Lv. 25 50%
Route 132 Surfing Lv. 25 50%
Route 133 Surfing Lv. 25 50%
Shoal Cave Surfing Lv. 25 50%
Victory Road Surfing Lv. 25 50%
Battle Resort Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Dewford Town Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Ever Grande City Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Lilycove City Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Mossdeep City Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Pacifidlog Town Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Route 103 Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Route 105 Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Route 106 Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Route 107 Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Route 108 Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Route 109 Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Route 110 Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Route 115 Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Route 118 Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Route 119 Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Route 120 Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Route 122 Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Route 124 Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Route 125 Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Route 126 Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Route 127 Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Route 128 Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Route 129 Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Route 130 Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Route 131 Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Route 132 Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Route 133 Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Route 134 Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Sea Mauville Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Seafloor Cavern Old Rod Lv. 5-10 35%
Sealed Chamber Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Shoal Cave Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Slateport City Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Team Aqua Hideout Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Team Magma Hideout Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Victory Road Old Rod Lv. 5 35%
Battle Resort Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Dewford Town Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Lilycove City Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Mossdeep City Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Pacifidlog Town Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Route 103 Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Route 105 Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Route 106 Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Route 107 Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Route 108 Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Route 109 Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Route 110 Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Route 115 Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Route 118 Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Route 120 Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Route 122 Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Route 124 Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Route 125 Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Route 126 Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Route 127 Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Route 129 Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Route 130 Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Route 131 Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Route 132 Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Route 133 Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Route 134 Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Sea Mauville Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Seafloor Cavern Good Rod Lv. 25-30 35%
Sealed Chamber Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Shoal Cave Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Slateport City Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Team Aqua Hideout Good Rod Lv. 25 35%
Team Magma Hideout Good Rod Lv. 25 35%

Every Pokémon in Omega Ruby · Alpha Sapphire →Route map →

Abandoned Ship Surfing Lv. 5-35 99%
Abandoned Ship Super Rod Lv. 25-35 80%
Dewford Town Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Ever Grande City Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Lilycove City Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Mossdeep City Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Pacifidlog Town Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 103 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 105 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 106 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 107 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 108 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 109 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 110 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 115 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 118 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 119 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 121 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 122 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 123 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 124 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 125 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 126 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 127 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 128 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 129 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 130 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 131 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 132 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 133 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 134 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Seafloor Cavern Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Shoal Cave Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Slateport City Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Abandoned Ship Good Rod Lv. 10-30 40%
Abandoned Ship Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Dewford Town Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Ever Grande City Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Lilycove City Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Mossdeep City Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Pacifidlog Town Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 103 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 105 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 106 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 107 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 108 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 109 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 110 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 115 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 118 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 119 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 121 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 122 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 123 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 124 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 125 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 126 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 127 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 128 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 129 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 130 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 131 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 132 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 133 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 134 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Seafloor Cavern Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Shoal Cave Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Slateport City Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Sootopolis City Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Dewford Town Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Lilycove City Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Mossdeep City Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Pacifidlog Town Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 103 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 105 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 106 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 107 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 108 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 109 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 110 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 115 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 118 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 119 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 121 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 122 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 123 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 124 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 125 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 126 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 127 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 129 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 130 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 131 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 132 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 133 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 134 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Seafloor Cavern Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Shoal Cave Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Slateport City Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%

Every Pokémon in Emerald →Route map →

Abandoned Ship Surfing Lv. 5-35 99%
Abandoned Ship Super Rod Lv. 25-35 80%
Dewford Town Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Ever Grande City Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Lilycove City Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Mossdeep City Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Pacifidlog Town Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 103 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 105 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 106 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 107 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 108 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 109 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 110 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 115 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 118 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 119 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 121 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 122 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 123 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 124 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 125 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 126 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 127 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 128 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 129 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 130 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 131 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 132 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 133 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Route 134 Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Seafloor Cavern Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Shoal Cave Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Slateport City Surfing Lv. 5-35 60%
Abandoned Ship Good Rod Lv. 10-30 40%
Abandoned Ship Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Dewford Town Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Ever Grande City Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Lilycove City Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Mossdeep City Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Pacifidlog Town Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 103 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 105 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 106 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 107 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 108 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 109 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 110 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 115 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 118 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 119 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 121 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 122 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 123 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 124 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 125 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 126 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 127 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 128 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 129 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 130 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 131 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 132 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 133 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Route 134 Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Seafloor Cavern Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Shoal Cave Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Slateport City Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30%
Sootopolis City Old Rod Lv. 5-10 30% Sapphire
Dewford Town Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Lilycove City Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Mossdeep City Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Pacifidlog Town Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 103 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 105 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 106 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 107 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 108 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 109 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 110 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 115 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 118 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 119 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 121 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 122 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 123 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 124 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 125 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 126 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 127 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 129 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 130 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 131 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 132 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 133 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Route 134 Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Seafloor Cavern Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Shoal Cave Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%
Slateport City Good Rod Lv. 10-30 20%

Every Pokémon in Ruby · Sapphire →Route map →

Moves Tentacool learns

53 moves

Level up · 14

Lv. 1Poison Sting Lv. 1Water Gun Lv. 4Acid Lv. 8Wrap Lv. 12Supersonic Lv. 16Water Pulse Lv. 20Screech Lv. 24Bubble Beam Lv. 28Hex Lv. 32Acid Armor Lv. 36Poison Jab Lv. 40Surf Lv. 44Sludge Wave Lv. 48Hydro Pump

TM · 39

Egg moves · 9

AcupressureAqua RingAurora BeamConfuse RayHazeKnock OffMirror CoatRapid SpinTickle

Tentacool

Evolution

Base stats

Weaknesses and type matchups

Pokédex entry

Tentacool in Japanese, Chinese, Korean and other languages

ENEnglish

あJapanese

简繁Chinese

한Korean

DEGerman

Where to find Tentacool

Scarlet · Violet

Legends: Arceus

Brilliant Diamond · Shining Pearl

Sword · Shield

Let's Go Pikachu · Let's Go Eevee

Ultra Sun · Ultra Moon

Sun · Moon

Omega Ruby · Alpha Sapphire

X · Y

HeartGold · SoulSilver

Platinum

Diamond · Pearl

FireRed · LeafGreen

Emerald

Ruby · Sapphire

Crystal

Gold · Silver

Yellow

Red · Blue

Moves Tentacool learns

Level up · 14

TM · 39

Egg moves · 9

English

Japanese

Chinese

Korean

German