Pokémon · EX
Tentacool
Hidden Legends · #77 · Common · 2004
Listings
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Market reference
$0.38
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 77 / 102
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Tentacruel
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Hisao Nakamura
- Pokédex #
- 72
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- 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.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Tentacool
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by Hisao Nakamura
This card was illustrated by Hisao Nakamura.
Building around Tentacool?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Freefloating
If Tentacool has no Energy attached to it, Tentacool's Retreat Cost is 0.
CWrap
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:C
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.14 | $0.37 | $20.39 | $0.38 | $0.23 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $7.56 | $24.00 | $4,321.00 | $14.39 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.90 |
| 7-day average | €0.21 |
| 30-day average | €0.41 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.25 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.90 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.80 |
| reverseHoloSell | €4.13 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.13 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.61 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.34 |
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 $0.38; 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 "Hidden Legends" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Tentacool?
Tentacool is a Common card in the Hidden Legends set.
Other Tentacool printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
