Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Tentacool
Evolving Skies · #26 · Common · 2021
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Market reference
$0.06
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 26 / 237
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Tentacruel
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- SATOSHI NAKAI
- Pokédex #
- 72
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Tentacool plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Gentle Slap) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Tentacool
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
More by SATOSHI NAKAI
This card was illustrated by SATOSHI NAKAI.
Building around Tentacool?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its body is 99% water. The remaining 1% contains the organ that makes its poison."
WCGentle Slap — 30
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Tentacool was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $30.00 | $0.06 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.25 | $16.64 | $0.27 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.04 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.03 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.06 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.18 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.15 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.17 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.21 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Tentacool is real?
Tentacool is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Tentacool worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Tentacool is $0.06; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Tentacool from?
Tentacool is from the Pokémon set "Evolving Skies" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Tentacool?
Tentacool is a Common card in the Evolving Skies set.
Other Tentacool printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
