Tentacool - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Tentacool can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Tentacool artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Tentacool learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
1	Water Gun	Water	40	100
4	Acid	Poison	40	100
8	Wrap	Normal	15	90
12	Supersonic	Normal	—	55
16	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
20	Screech	Normal	—	85
24	Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
28	Hex	Ghost	65	100
32	Acid Armor	Poison	—	—
36	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
40	Surf	Water	90	100
44	Sludge Wave	Poison	95	100
48	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80

Egg moves

Tentacool learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Acupressure	Normal	—	—
Aqua Ring	Water	—	—
Aurora Beam	Ice	65	100
Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
Haze	Ice	—	—
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Mirror Coat	Psychic	—	100
Rapid Spin	Normal	50	100
Tickle	Normal	—	100

Moves learnt by TM

Tentacool is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
11	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
13	Acid Spray	Poison	40	100
17	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
18	Thief	Dark	60	100
21	Pounce	Bug	50	100
22	Chilling Water	Water	50	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
29	Hex	Ghost	65	100
32	Swift	Normal	60	∞
34	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
35	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
45	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
79	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	80	100
83	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
88	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
91	Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
102	Gunk Shot	Poison	120	80
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
110	Liquidation	Water	85	100
111	Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
123	Surf	Water	90	100
135	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
142	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
143	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
148	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100
174	Haze	Ice	—	—
175	Toxic	Poison	—	90
181	Knock Off	Dark	65	100
196	Flip Turn	Water	60	100
208	Whirlpool	Water	35	85
209	Muddy Water	Water	90	85
214	Sludge Wave	Poison	95	100
221	Throat Chop	Dark	80	100

Tentacool egg move parents

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Tentacool

Tentacool's egg groups: Water 3

The egg moves for Tentacool are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Tentacool with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Tentacool with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Acupressure

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Tentacool
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Acupressure

Aqua Ring

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Tentacool Shellder Cloyster
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Aqua Ring

Aurora Beam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Shellder Cloyster
Breeding	Tentacool
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Aurora Beam

Confuse Ray

Learnt by	Compatible parents
TM	Tentacool Tentacruel
Breeding	Tentacool
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Confuse Ray

Haze

Learnt by	Compatible parents
TM	Tentacool Tentacruel
Breeding	Tentacool
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Haze

Knock Off

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Corphish Crawdaunt
TM	Tentacool Tentacruel Corphish Crawdaunt
Breeding	Tentacool Klawf
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Knock Off

Mirror Coat

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Tentacool
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Mirror Coat

Rapid Spin

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Tentacool
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Rapid Spin

Tickle

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Tentacool
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Tickle