Competitive Information for Tentacruel [Diamond/Pearl]
Water / Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Tentacruel? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Tentacruel is a phenomenal Water and Poison-typed Pokemon. It's pretty usual to see Tentacruel show up as a Diamond/Pearl opponent. Tentacruel can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Tentacruel is weak to Electric, Ground, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Black Sludge / Leftovers
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 248 Hp / 8 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Ice Beam
- Surf / Hydro Pump
- Toxic
- Toxic Spikes / Sludge Bomb
Special Wall Tentacruel (Popular/Trending)
Tentacruel is a fabulous Special Wall. It's designed to take a substantial amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Tentacruel last longer regaining it's healthiness every turn. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Tentacruel's stat stages.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dive).
♦ Hydro Pump is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Water-type move that deals a high amount of damage.
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Toxic Spikes is a status move (poisons grounded foes on switch-in. max 2 layers).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 12 Def / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Waterfall / Dive
- Poison Jab / Poison Sting
- Double-Edge / Return
- Payback / Thief
Physical Sweeper Tentacruel (Clear Body)
Tentacruel is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Tentacruel from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Tentacruel's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Tentacruel's stat stages.
♦ Dive is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ 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).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Tentacruel moves after the target).
♦ Thief is a physical 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Tentacruel has no item, it steals the target's).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Def / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Bubble Beam
- Sludge Bomb / Acid
- Ice Beam / Aurora Beam
- Hyper Beam / Snore
Special Sweeper Tentacruel (Clear Body)
Tentacruel is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Tentacruel from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Tentacruel's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Tentacruel's stat stages.
♦ Bubble Beam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (10% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Acid is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to lower the foes special defense by 1 stage).
♦ 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).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Tentacruel cannot move next turn).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Tentacruel must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Tentacruel? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 12 Def / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Waterfall / Dive
- Poison Jab / Poison Sting
- Double-Edge / Return
- Payback / Thief
Doubles Physical Sweeper Tentacruel (Clear Body)
Tentacruel is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Tentacruel from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Tentacruel's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Tentacruel's stat stages.
♦ Dive is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ 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).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Tentacruel moves after the target).
♦ Thief is a physical 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Tentacruel has no item, it steals the target's).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Def / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Bubble Beam
- Sludge Bomb / Acid
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Hyper Beam / Snore
Doubles Special Sweeper Tentacruel (Clear Body)
Tentacruel is an interesting Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Tentacruel from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Tentacruel's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Tentacruel's stat stages.
♦ Bubble Beam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (10% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Acid is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to lower the foes special defense by 1 stage).
♦ 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).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Tentacruel cannot move next turn).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Tentacruel must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Tentacruel learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Tentacruel can perform in Diamond/Pearl. 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 DP Move and Ability Combos for Tentacruel
- 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: Toxic
Moves that boost Tentacruel's stats
- Acupressure
- Barrier
- Rapid Spin
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Tentacruel
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Other
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Rest
- Sludge Bomb
- Surf
- Toxic
- Toxic Spikes
Common Effort Values for Tentacruel in Diamond and Pearl
- Calm Nature ( 248/0/8/0/252/0/ )
- Calm Nature ( 248/0/64/0/196/0/ )
- Optimize Tentacruel's EV spread for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
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