Competitive Information for Tentacool [Ruby/Sapphire]
Water / Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Tentacool? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Tentacool is a phenomenal Water and Poison-typed Pokemon. Tentacool is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Tentacool can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Tentacool is weak to Electric, Ground, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Poison Barb
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb / Acid
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Barrier
- Toxic
Physical Sweeper Tentacool (Clear Body)
Tentacool is a notable Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the old days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Tentacool's stat stages.
♦ Acid is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to lower the foes defense by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Barrier is a status move (raises your Tentacool's defense by 2 stages).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Item: Mystic Water
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Waterfall
- Ice Beam / Aurora Beam
- Giga Drain
- Thief
Special Sweeper Tentacool (Clear Body)
Tentacool is a fabulous Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the dark days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Tentacool's stat stages.
♦ Waterfall is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ 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 60-base power Grass-type move (Tentacool recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Tentacool has no item, it steals the target's).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Tentacool? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Poison Barb
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb / Acid
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Barrier
- Toxic
Doubles Physical Sweeper Tentacool (Clear Body)
Tentacool is popular Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the old days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Tentacool's stat stages.
♦ Acid is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to lower the foes defense by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Barrier is a status move (raises your Tentacool's defense by 2 stages).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Item: Mystic Water
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Waterfall
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Giga Drain
- Thief
Doubles Special Sweeper Tentacool (Clear Body)
Tentacool is an awesome Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Years before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Tentacool's stat stages.
♦ Waterfall is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ 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 60-base power Grass-type move (Tentacool recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Tentacool has no item, it steals the target's).
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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.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Tentacool can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. 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 RS 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, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Tentacool's stats
- Barrier
- Rapid Spin
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Tentacool
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Tentacool in Ruby and Sapphire
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