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waterpoison
Tentacool
ID:#72Jellyfish Pokémon
Height
0.9m
Weight
45.5kg
Catch Rate
190
Exp
67
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Tentacool Pokémon Red: Moves, Sprites & Locations

Everything you need to know about Tentacool in Pokémon Red. On this page you'll find its Pokédex entry straight from the game, all sprite variants including shiny forms, the complete moveset of 28 moves grouped by learning method (level-up, TM/HM, egg, tutor), and every wild encounter location with levels, conditions, and catch rates.

Pokémon Red
Kanto

Tentacool Pokemon Red 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 Red Tentacool Sprites

Tentacool front-facing sprite from Pokémon RedPrimary
Tentacool back-facing sprite from Pokémon RedReverse

Pokémon Red Tentacool Moveset

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

MoveTypeRequirement
AcidpoisonLv. 1
SupersonicnormalLv. 7
WrapnormalLv. 13
Poison StingpoisonLv. 18
Water GunwaterLv. 22
ConstrictnormalLv. 27
BarrierpsychicLv. 33
ScreechnormalLv. 40
Hydro PumpwaterLv. 48

End of Move Database

Pokémon Red Tentacool Locations

Tentacool can be caught in 9 locations across Pokémon Red, including Kanto Route 12 Area, Viridian City Area, and Pallet Town Area. The most reliable spawn is at Kanto Route 18 Area, where you'll find it at Lv. 5 by fishing with the Super Rod with a 25% encounter rate.

Kanto Route 12 Area

1 encounter
  • super rod
    Lv. 5
    25%Frequent

Kanto Sea Route 19 Area

10 encounters
  • surf
    Lv. 5
    20%Frequent
  • surf
    Lv. 10
    20%Frequent
  • surf
    Lv. 15
    15%Uncommon
  • surf
    Lv. 5
    10%Uncommon
  • surf
    Lv. 10
    10%Uncommon
  • surf
    Lv. 15
    10%Uncommon
  • surf
    Lv. 20
    5%Rare
  • surf
    Lv. 30
    5%Rare
  • surf
    Lv. 35
    4%Very Rare
  • surf
    Lv. 40
    1%Very Rare

Kanto Sea Route 20 Area

10 encounters
  • surf
    Lv. 5
    20%Frequent
  • surf
    Lv. 10
    20%Frequent
  • surf
    Lv. 15
    15%Uncommon
  • surf
    Lv. 5
    10%Uncommon
  • surf
    Lv. 10
    10%Uncommon
  • surf
    Lv. 15
    10%Uncommon
  • surf
    Lv. 20
    5%Rare
  • surf
    Lv. 30
    5%Rare
  • surf
    Lv. 35
    4%Very Rare
  • surf
    Lv. 40
    1%Very Rare

Viridian City Area

3 encounters
  • super rod
    Lv. 15
    25%Frequent
  • super rod
    Lv. 15
    8%Rare
  • super rod
    Lv. 15
    17%Uncommon

Pallet Town Area

3 encounters
  • super rod
    Lv. 15
    25%Frequent
  • super rod
    Lv. 15
    8%Rare
  • super rod
    Lv. 15
    17%Uncommon

Kanto Route 13 Area

1 encounter
  • super rod
    Lv. 5
    25%Frequent

Kanto Route 17 Area

1 encounter
  • super rod
    Lv. 5
    25%Frequent

Kanto Route 18 Area

1 encounter
  • super rod
    Lv. 5
    25%Frequent

Kanto Sea Route 21 Area

10 encounters
  • surf
    Lv. 5
    20%Frequent
  • surf
    Lv. 10
    20%Frequent
  • surf
    Lv. 15
    15%Uncommon
  • surf
    Lv. 5
    10%Uncommon
  • surf
    Lv. 10
    10%Uncommon
  • surf
    Lv. 15
    10%Uncommon
  • surf
    Lv. 20
    5%Rare
  • surf
    Lv. 30
    5%Rare
  • surf
    Lv. 35
    4%Very Rare
  • surf
    Lv. 40
    1%Very Rare