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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

Tentacool Pokémon Platinum: Moves, Sprites & Locations

Everything you need to know about Tentacool in Pokémon Platinum. On this page you'll find its Pokédex entry straight from the game, all sprite variants including shiny forms, the complete moveset of 56 moves grouped by learning method (level-up, TM/HM, egg, tutor), and every wild encounter location with levels, conditions, and catch rates.

Pokémon Platinum
Sinnoh

Tentacool Pokemon Platinum 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 Platinum Tentacool Sprites

Tentacool front-facing sprite from Pokémon PlatinumPrimary
Tentacool back-facing sprite from Pokémon PlatinumReverse
Tentacool shiny front-facing sprite from Pokémon PlatinumShiny
Tentacool shiny back-facing sprite from Pokémon PlatinumShiny Reverse

Pokémon Platinum Tentacool Moveset

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

MoveTypeRequirement
Poison StingpoisonLv. 1
SupersonicnormalLv. 5
ConstrictnormalLv. 8
AcidpoisonLv. 12
Toxic SpikespoisonLv. 15
Bubble BeamwaterLv. 19
WrapnormalLv. 22
BarrierpsychicLv. 26
Water PulsewaterLv. 29
Poison JabpoisonLv. 33
ScreechnormalLv. 36
Hydro PumpwaterLv. 40
Wring OutnormalLv. 43

End of Move Database

Pokémon Platinum Tentacool Locations

Tentacool can be caught in 14 locations across Pokémon Platinum, including Canalave City Area, Pastoria City Area, and Sunyshore City Area. The most reliable spawn is at Sinnoh Sea Route 220 Area, where you'll find it between Lv. 20 and 30 by surfing on water with a 60% encounter rate.

Canalave City Area

1 encounter
  • surf
    Lv. 20-30
    60%Common

Pastoria City Area

1 encounter
  • surf
    Lv. 20-30
    60%Common

Sunyshore City Area

1 encounter
  • surf
    Lv. 30-40
    60%Common

Valley Windworks Area

1 encounter
  • surf
    Lv. 20-30
    30%Frequent

Fuego Ironworks Area

1 encounter
  • surf
    Lv. 20-30
    60%Common

Iron Island Area

1 encounter
  • surf
    Lv. 20-30
    30%Frequent

Sinnoh Route 205 South Towards Floaroma Town

1 encounter
  • surf
    Lv. 20-30
    30%Frequent

Sinnoh Route 212 East Towards Pastoria City

1 encounter
  • surf
    Lv. 20-30
    30%Frequent

Sinnoh Route 213 Area

1 encounter
  • surf
    Lv. 20-30
    60%Common

Sinnoh Route 218 Area

1 encounter
  • surf
    Lv. 20-30
    60%Common

Sinnoh Route 219 Area

1 encounter
  • surf
    Lv. 20-30
    60%Common

Sinnoh Route 221 Area

1 encounter
  • surf
    Lv. 20-30
    60%Common

Sinnoh Route 222 Area

1 encounter
  • surf
    Lv. 30-40
    60%Common

Sinnoh Sea Route 220 Area

1 encounter
  • surf
    Lv. 20-30
    60%Common