Competitive Information for Tentacool [Black/White]
Water / Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Tentacool? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Tentacool is a phenomenal Water and Poison-typed Pokemon. Tentacool is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Tentacool is weak to Electric, Ground, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Waterfall / Dive
- Double-Edge / Return
- Poison Jab / Poison Sting
- Payback / Thief
Physical Sweeper Tentacool (Clear Body)
Tentacool is an astounding Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Tentacool is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite attached to it. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Tentacool from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Tentacool's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Tentacool's stat stages.
♦ Dive is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Poison Sting is a physical STAB-boosted 15-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Tentacool moves after the target).
♦ Thief is a physical 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Tentacool has no item, it steals the target's).
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Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Surf / Scald
- Ice Beam / Aurora Beam
- Giga Drain
Special Sweeper Tentacool (Clear Body)
Tentacool is a fabulous Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Tentacool is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Tentacool from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Tentacool's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Tentacool's stat stages.
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Aurora Beam is a special 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Tentacool recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Tentacool? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Waterfall / Dive
- Double-Edge / Return
- Poison Jab / Poison Sting
- Payback / Thief
Doubles Physical Sweeper Tentacool (Clear Body)
Tentacool is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Tentacool is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield but Eviolite changes that. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Tentacool from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Tentacool's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Tentacool's stat stages.
♦ Dive is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Poison Sting is a physical STAB-boosted 15-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Tentacool moves after the target).
♦ Thief is a physical 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Tentacool has no item, it steals the target's).
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Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Surf / Scald
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Giga Drain
Doubles Special Sweeper Tentacool (Clear Body)
Tentacool is an astounding Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Tentacool is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolte was added to the mix. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Tentacool from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Tentacool's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Tentacool's stat stages.
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Tentacool recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Tentacool learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Tentacool can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Tentacool
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Magic Coat, Protect
- Moves that inflict status (and combo with the move Hex): Scald, Toxic
Moves that boost Tentacool's stats
- Acupressure
- Barrier
- Rapid Spin
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Tentacool
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Rest
- Scald
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Tentacool in Black and White
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