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Tentacool, the Jellyfish Pokémon — Water/Poison-type Pokémon official artwork
waterpoison
Tentacool
ID:#72Jellyfish Pokémon
Height
0.9m
Weight
45.5kg
Catch Rate
190
Exp
67
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Tentacool Pokémon Gold: Moves, Sprites & Locations

Everything you need to know about Tentacool in Pokémon Gold. On this page you'll find its Pokédex entry straight from the game, all sprite variants including shiny forms, the complete moveset of 35 moves grouped by learning method (level-up, TM/HM, egg, tutor), and every wild encounter location with levels, conditions, and catch rates.

Pokémon Gold
Kanto

Tentacool Pokemon Gold Pokedex Entry

They fire beams from the glassy, magenta orbs that resemble eyes atop their heads, and they drift in shallow seas. During low tide, they can sometimes be found on beaches, desiccated.

Pokemon Gold Tentacool Sprites

Tentacool front-facing sprite from Pokémon GoldPrimary
Tentacool back-facing sprite from Pokémon GoldReverse
Tentacool shiny front-facing sprite from Pokémon GoldShiny
Tentacool shiny back-facing sprite from Pokémon GoldShiny Reverse

Pokémon Gold Tentacool Moveset

Complete registry of moves learned by Tentacool via various methods in Pokémon Gold.

MoveTypeRequirement
Poison StingpoisonLv. 1
SupersonicnormalLv. 6
ConstrictnormalLv. 12
AcidpoisonLv. 19
Bubble BeamwaterLv. 25
WrapnormalLv. 30
BarrierpsychicLv. 36
ScreechnormalLv. 43
Hydro PumpwaterLv. 49

End of Move Database

Pokémon Gold Tentacool Locations

Tentacool can be caught in 21 locations across Pokémon Gold, including New Bark Town Area, Cherrygrove City Area, and Johto Route 32 Area. The most reliable spawn is at Vermilion City Ss Anne Dock, where you'll find it between Lv. 35 and 39 by surfing on water with a 60% encounter rate.

New Bark Town Area

4 encounters
  • old rod
    Lv. 10
    15%Uncommon
  • good rod
    Lv. 20
    35%Frequent
  • surf
    Lv. 20-24
    60%Common
  • surf
    Lv. 15-19
    30%Frequent

Cherrygrove City Area

2 encounters
  • surf
    Lv. 20-24
    60%Common
  • surf
    Lv. 15-19
    30%Frequent

Johto Route 32 Area

7 encounters
  • old rod
    Lv. 10
    Swarm no
    15%Uncommon
  • good rod
    Lv. 20
    Swarm no
    35%Frequent
  • good rod
    Lv. 20
    Swarm no
    20%Frequent
  • good rod
    Lv. 20
    Swarm no
    10%Uncommon
  • super rod
    Lv. 40
    Swarm no
    40%Frequent
  • super rod
    Lv. 40
    Swarm no
    30%Frequent
  • surf
    Lv. 15-19
    60%Common

Union Cave B2f

1 encounter
  • surf
    Lv. 15-19
    60%Common

Johto Route 34 Area

2 encounters
  • surf
    Lv. 20-24
    60%Common
  • surf
    Lv. 15-19
    30%Frequent

Olivine City Area

2 encounters
  • surf
    Lv. 20-24
    60%Common
  • surf
    Lv. 15-19
    30%Frequent

Johto Sea Route 40 Area

2 encounters
  • surf
    Lv. 20-24
    60%Common
  • surf
    Lv. 15-19
    30%Frequent

Johto Sea Route 41 Area

3 encounters
  • old rod
    Lv. 10
    15%Uncommon
  • good rod
    Lv. 20
    35%Frequent
  • surf
    Lv. 20-24
    60%Common

Whirl Islands 1f

1 encounter
  • surf
    Lv. 20-24
    60%Common

Cianwood City Area

2 encounters
  • surf
    Lv. 20-24
    60%Common
  • surf
    Lv. 15-29
    30%Frequent

Kanto Route 12 Area

7 encounters
  • old rod
    Lv. 10
    15%Uncommon
  • good rod
    Lv. 20
    35%Frequent
  • good rod
    Lv. 20
    20%Frequent
  • good rod
    Lv. 20
    10%Uncommon
  • super rod
    Lv. 40
    40%Frequent
  • super rod
    Lv. 40
    30%Frequent
  • surf
    Lv. 25-29
    60%Common

Kanto Sea Route 19 Area

2 encounters
  • surf
    Lv. 35-39
    60%Common
  • surf
    Lv. 30-34
    30%Frequent

Kanto Sea Route 20 Area

4 encounters
  • old rod
    Lv. 10
    15%Uncommon
  • good rod
    Lv. 20
    35%Frequent
  • surf
    Lv. 35-39
    60%Common
  • surf
    Lv. 30-34
    30%Frequent

Cinnabar Island Area

4 encounters
  • old rod
    Lv. 10
    15%Uncommon
  • good rod
    Lv. 20
    35%Frequent
  • surf
    Lv. 35-39
    60%Common
  • surf
    Lv. 30-34
    30%Frequent

Vermilion City Area

4 encounters
  • old rod
    Lv. 10
    15%Uncommon
  • good rod
    Lv. 20
    35%Frequent
  • surf
    Lv. 35-39
    60%Common
  • surf
    Lv. 30-34
    30%Frequent

Pallet Town Area

4 encounters
  • old rod
    Lv. 10
    15%Uncommon
  • good rod
    Lv. 20
    35%Frequent
  • surf
    Lv. 35-39
    60%Common
  • surf
    Lv. 30-34
    30%Frequent

Kanto Route 26 Area

4 encounters
  • old rod
    Lv. 10
    15%Uncommon
  • good rod
    Lv. 20
    35%Frequent
  • surf
    Lv. 30-34
    60%Common
  • surf
    Lv. 25-29
    30%Frequent

Kanto Route 27 Area

4 encounters
  • old rod
    Lv. 10
    15%Uncommon
  • good rod
    Lv. 20
    35%Frequent
  • surf
    Lv. 20-24
    60%Common
  • surf
    Lv. 15-19
    30%Frequent

Kanto Route 13 Area

7 encounters
  • old rod
    Lv. 10
    15%Uncommon
  • good rod
    Lv. 20
    35%Frequent
  • good rod
    Lv. 20
    20%Frequent
  • good rod
    Lv. 20
    10%Uncommon
  • super rod
    Lv. 40
    40%Frequent
  • super rod
    Lv. 40
    30%Frequent
  • surf
    Lv. 25-29
    60%Common

Kanto Sea Route 21 Area

4 encounters
  • old rod
    Lv. 10
    15%Uncommon
  • good rod
    Lv. 20
    35%Frequent
  • surf
    Lv. 35-39
    60%Common
  • surf
    Lv. 30-34
    30%Frequent

Vermilion City Ss Anne Dock

4 encounters
  • old rod
    Lv. 10
    15%Uncommon
  • good rod
    Lv. 20
    35%Frequent
  • surf
    Lv. 35-39
    60%Common
  • surf
    Lv. 30-34
    30%Frequent