Tentacruel (SV) - Competitive Movesets

Competitive Pokemon Scarlet/Violet Movesets and Strategies for Tentacruel

Base Stats for Tentacruel

Water / Poison

Abilities:

Prevents other Pokemon from lowering this Pokemon's stat stages.

This Pokemon damages those draining HP from it for as much as they would heal.

If Rain Dance is active, this Pokemon heals 1/16 of its max HP each turn.

Evolutions / Family:
Tentacool
Tentacruel

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Weakness Chart for Water/Poison-type:

Bug

Dark

Dragon

Electric

Fairy

Fighting

Fire

Flying

Ghost

0.5x

2x

0.5x

Grass

Ground

Ice

Normal

Poison

Psychic

Rock

Steel

Water

2x

0.5x

2x

0.5x

¼x

½x

2x

4x

Movesets for Singles

Looking for a competitive moveset for Tentacruel? These builds are optimized for Scarlet/Violet Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Scarlet/Violet metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!

Discover the strength of Tentacruel, an extraordinary Pokémon known for its Water and Poison typing! It's a sight to see Tentacruel out in the 9th generation battlefield. It's an underrated pick that could surprise many in the meta. It is weak to Electric, Ground, and Psychic-typed attacks. Uncover the best movesets for Tentacruel below and optimize your gameplay!

Species: Tentacruel
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 12 Def / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Flip Turn
- Poison Jab / Poison Sting
- Knock Off / Throat Chop
- Skitter Smack / Tera Blast

Physical Sweeper Tentacruel (Clear Body)

Dominating single battles, Tentacruel is an awesome Physical Sweeper. This approach seeks to overwhelm foes with intense physical attacks. 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. Skitter Smack was added to provide additional threat coverage.

◆ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Flip Turn is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Water-type move (Tentacruel switches out after damaging the target).
◆ 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).
◆ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Throat Chop is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (for 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves).
◆ Skitter Smack is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower target's special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: phys. If attack > spa, type = tera).

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Species: Tentacruel
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Def / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Surf / Bubble Beam
- Ice Beam / Aurora Beam
- Dazzling Gleam

Special Sweeper Tentacruel (Clear Body)

Tentacruel shows a decent Special Sweeper prowess in single battles. This strategy is built to take down the opponent's team with forceful special power. 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.

◆ Sludge Wave is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
◆ 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 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. Double damage on dive).
◆ Bubble Beam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (10% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-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).
◆ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).

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Movesets for Doubles

Need a strong doubles moveset for Tentacruel? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Scarlet/Violet Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Scarlet/Violet metagame with these expert-crafted setups!

Species: Tentacruel
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 12 Def / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Flip Turn
- Poison Jab / Poison Sting
- Knock Off / Throat Chop
- Skitter Smack / Tera Blast

Doubles Physical Sweeper Tentacruel (Clear Body)

When it comes to double battles, Tentacruel shines as an interesting Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to overwhelm foes with formidable physical attacks. 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. Skitter Smack was added to provide additional threat coverage.

◆ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Flip Turn is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Water-type move (Tentacruel switches out after damaging the target).
◆ 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).
◆ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Throat Chop is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (for 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves).
◆ Skitter Smack is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower target's special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: phys. If attack > spa, type = tera).

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Species: Tentacruel
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Def / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Surf / Bubble Beam
- Dazzling Gleam
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam

Doubles Special Sweeper Tentacruel (Clear Body)

For those intense double battles, Tentacruel is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. It is meant to overwhelm foes with devastating special power. 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.

◆ Sludge Wave is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
◆ 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 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. Double damage on dive).
◆ Bubble Beam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (10% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ 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 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).

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Terastal Phenomenon

In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (Generation 9), each Pokémon in Paldea has a Tera Type. A Pokémon's Tera Type is inactive until the Pokémon Terastallizes, at which time the Pokémon's type will change to its Tera Type.

There are 18 types, meaning there are countless combinations of Pokémon and Tera Types. Terastallizing a Pokémon allows you to enhance your battle strategies by increasing the power of any moves that have the same type as your Pokémon’s Tera Type or by changing your Pokémon’s weaknesses.

The most recommended Terastral Type for Tentacruel is: Ground, Flying or Dark
Terastallizing into one of it's default typings ( Water or Poison ) could also prove helpful.

Select a Tera-type:

Bug

Dark

Dragon

Electric

Fairy

Fighting

Fire

Flying

Ghost

Grass

Ground

Ice

Normal

Poison

Psychic

Rock

Steel

Water

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Movepool

Want to know what moves Tentacruel can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Scarlet/Violet generation.

Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Tentacruel.

Combo List

These are a list of several common move combinations Tentacruel can perform in Scarlet/Violet. 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 SV Move and Ability Combos for Tentacruel

Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Moves that inflict status (and combo with the move Hex): Toxic

Moves that boost Tentacruel's stats

Acid Armor
Acupressure
Barrier
Rapid Spin
Swords Dance

Most notable and possible best moves for Tentacruel

Flip Turn
Hydro Pump
Ice Beam
Knock Off
Protect
Rapid Spin
Rest
Toxic

Common Effort Values for Tentacruel in Scarlet and Violet

Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/0/4 )
Calm Nature ( 252/0/0/0/252/4 )
Relaxed Nature ( 252/0/88/0/168/0 )
Sassy Nature ( 252/0/4/0/252/0 )
Optimize Tentacruel's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Usage Data

Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.

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Competitive Information for Tentacruel [Scarlet/Violet]

Movesets for Singles

Movesets for Doubles

Terastal Phenomenon

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Teratype Water moveset for Tentacruel

Movepool

Combo List

Competitive SV Move and Ability Combos for Tentacruel

Moves that boost Tentacruel's stats

Most notable and possible best moves for Tentacruel

Common Effort Values for Tentacruel in Scarlet and Violet

Usage Data

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