Pokémon · Base
Tentacruel
Fossil Set · #44 · Uncommon · 1999
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1.04
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 44 / 62
- Release year
- 1999
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Tentacool
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 73
- Series
- Base
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Tentacruel plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Its main attack (Jellyfish Sting) 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 Tentacruel
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Tentacruel?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The tentacles are normally kept short. On hunts, they are extended to ensnare and immobilize prey."
WSupersonic
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
WWJellyfish Sting — 10
The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Weakness:L×2
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $0.30 | $0.99 | $150.00 | $1.04 | $0.75 |
| 1st Edition | $1.27 | $3.99 | $49.00 | $5.11 | $14.39 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.20 |
| 7-day average | €3.70 |
| 30-day average | €2.23 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €3.06 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.38 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.25 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.38 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.77 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Tentacruel is real?
Tentacruel 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 Tentacruel worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Tentacruel is $1.04; 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 Tentacruel from?
Tentacruel is from the Pokémon set "Fossil Set" in the Base series, released in 1999.
What rarity is Tentacruel?
Tentacruel is a Uncommon card in the Fossil Set set.
Other Tentacruel printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
