POKÉMON Gold & Silver
Gold Tentacruel sprite in Pokémon Gold
Silver Tentacruel sprite in Pokémon Silver

NATIONAL POKÉDEX #073 · Jellyfish Pokemon

Tentacruel

Water Poison Both

Tentacruel is a Water/Poison-type Jellyfish Pokemon in Pokemon Gold and Silver. Gold: Wild; locations include Cherrygrove City, Cianwood City, New Bark Town. Silver: Wild; locations include Cherrygrove City, Cianwood Ci…

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GENERATION II

Base stats

515
HP80
Attack70
Defense65
Sp. Atk80
Sp. Def120
Speed100

PROFILE

Pokédex data

Height
5'03" (1.6 m)
Weight
121.0 lbs (54.9 kg)
Catch rate
60
Base EXP
205
Growth
Slow
BST
515

GENERATION II FORMULA

Stats by level

Lv. 50
Training profile

All DVs 15 · zero Stat Experience

Advanced DV & Stat Exp
Determinant values (0–15)

Derived HP DV: 15

Stat Experience (0–65,535)
StatCalculatedLegal range
HPBase 80
— —
AttackBase 70
— —
DefenseBase 65
— —
Sp. AtkBase 80
— —
Sp. DefBase 120
— —
SpeedBase 100
— —

Generation II uses four DVs: Attack, Defense, Speed, and Special. HP DV is derived from their low bits; Sp. Atk and Sp. Def share the Special DV and Special Stat Experience. Badge boosts and in-battle stat stages are not included.

ORIGINAL GAME TEXT

Gold and Silver Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold

Its 80 tentacles absorb water and stretch almost endlessly to CONSTRICT its prey and enemies.

Pokémon Silver

In battle, it extends all 80 of its tentacles to entrap its opponent inside a poisonous net.

FAMILY

Evolution chain

#072 Tentacool #073 Tentacruel
Tentacool→Level 30→Tentacruel

ACQUISITION

Gold / Silver locations, times, and methods

Gold

Wild

Areas
20
Tables
35
Special
0
Wild encounters 35
LocationMethodTimeLevelChance
Cherrygrove City Surf Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Cianwood City Surf Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
New Bark Town Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 20% slot
New Bark Town Surf Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Olivine City Surf Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Olivine CityOlivine Port Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 20% slot
Olivine CityOlivine Port Surf Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Route 32 Surf Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Route 34 Surf Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Route 40 Surf Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Route 41 Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 20% slot
Route 41 Surf Any time Lv. 20 30% slot
Union CaveUnion Cave B2 F Surf Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Whirl IslandsWhirl Island B2 F Surf Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Whirl IslandsWhirl Island Lugia Chamber Surf Any time Lv. 20 30% slot
Whirl IslandsWhirl Island Sw Surf Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Cinnabar Island Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 20% slot
Cinnabar Island Surf Any time Lv. 35 10% slot
Pallet Town Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 20% slot
Pallet Town Surf Any time Lv. 35 10% slot
Route 12 Surf Any time Lv. 25 10% slot
Route 13 Surf Any time Lv. 25 10% slot
Route 19 Surf Any time Lv. 35 10% slot
Route 20 Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 20% slot
Route 20 Surf Any time Lv. 35 10% slot
Route 21 Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 20% slot
Route 21 Surf Any time Lv. 35 10% slot
Route 26 Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 20% slot
Route 26 Surf Any time Lv. 30 10% slot
Route 27 Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 20% slot
Route 27 Surf Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Vermilion City Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 20% slot
Vermilion City Surf Any time Lv. 35 10% slot
Vermilion CityVermilion Port Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 20% slot
Vermilion CityVermilion Port Surf Any time Lv. 35 10% slot
Silver

Wild

Areas
20
Tables
35
Special
0
Wild encounters 35
LocationMethodTimeLevelChance
Cherrygrove City Surf Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Cianwood City Surf Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
New Bark Town Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 20% slot
New Bark Town Surf Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Olivine City Surf Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Olivine CityOlivine Port Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 20% slot
Olivine CityOlivine Port Surf Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Route 32 Surf Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Route 34 Surf Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Route 40 Surf Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Route 41 Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 20% slot
Route 41 Surf Any time Lv. 20 30% slot
Union CaveUnion Cave B2 F Surf Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Whirl IslandsWhirl Island B2 F Surf Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Whirl IslandsWhirl Island Lugia Chamber Surf Any time Lv. 20 30% slot
Whirl IslandsWhirl Island Sw Surf Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Cinnabar Island Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 20% slot
Cinnabar Island Surf Any time Lv. 35 10% slot
Pallet Town Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 20% slot
Pallet Town Surf Any time Lv. 35 10% slot
Route 12 Surf Any time Lv. 25 10% slot
Route 13 Surf Any time Lv. 25 10% slot
Route 19 Surf Any time Lv. 35 10% slot
Route 20 Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 20% slot
Route 20 Surf Any time Lv. 35 10% slot
Route 21 Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 20% slot
Route 21 Surf Any time Lv. 35 10% slot
Route 26 Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 20% slot
Route 26 Surf Any time Lv. 30 10% slot
Route 27 Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 20% slot
Route 27 Surf Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Vermilion City Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 20% slot
Vermilion City Surf Any time Lv. 35 10% slot
Vermilion CityVermilion Port Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 20% slot
Vermilion CityVermilion Port Surf Any time Lv. 35 10% slot

Every linked location opens the matching version and exact map view.

MOVESET

Level-up moves

11

Poison · Poison Hit

Power
15
Acc.
100%
PP
35

Normal · Confuse

Power
—
Acc.
55%
PP
20

Normal · Speed Down Hit

Power
10
Acc.
100%
PP
35

Normal · Confuse

Power
—
Acc.
55%
PP
20
Lv. 12

Constrict

Normal · Speed Down Hit

Power
10
Acc.
100%
PP
35
Lv. 19

Acid

Poison · Defense Down Hit

Power
40
Acc.
100%
PP
30

Water · Speed Down Hit

Power
65
Acc.
100%
PP
20
Lv. 30

Wrap

Normal · Trap Target

Power
15
Acc.
85%
PP
20
Lv. 38

Barrier

Psychic · Defense Up 2

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
30
Lv. 47

Screech

Normal · Defense Down 2

Power
—
Acc.
85%
PP
40

Water · Normal Hit

Power
120
Acc.
80%
PP
5
TM / HM compatibility 22 moves
TM03 TM03 · CurseCurse— power · 100% · 10 PP TM06 TM06 · ToxicPoison— power · 85% · 10 PP TM10 TM10 · Hidden PowerNormalVaries power · 100% · 15 PP TM13 TM13 · SnoreNormal40 power · 100% · 15 PP TM14 TM14 · BlizzardIce120 power · 70% · 5 PP TM15 TM15 · Hyper BeamNormal150 power · 90% · 5 PP TM16 TM16 · Icy WindIce55 power · 95% · 15 PP TM17 TM17 · ProtectNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM18 TM18 · Rain DanceWater— power · 90% · 5 PP TM19 TM19 · Giga DrainGrass60 power · 100% · 5 PP TM20 TM20 · EndureNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM21 TM21 · FrustrationNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM27 TM27 · ReturnNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM32 TM32 · Double TeamNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP TM34 TM34 · SwaggerNormal— power · 90% · 15 PP TM35 TM35 · Sleep TalkNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM36 TM36 · Sludge BombPoison90 power · 100% · 10 PP TM44 TM44 · RestPsychic— power · 100% · 10 PP TM45 TM45 · AttractNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP HM01 HM01 · CutNormal50 power · 95% · 30 PP HM03 HM03 · SurfWater95 power · 100% · 15 PP HM06 HM06 · WhirlpoolWater15 power · 70% · 15 PP
Egg moves 0 moves

No egg moves are assigned to this species in the Gold/Silver breeding table.