- Attack
- 97
- Defense
- 149
- HP
- 120
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 594
- min 513
- Weather boostLv25
- 743
- min 642
- MaxLv50
- 1,176
- Lv40 1,040
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Tentacool is a Water/Poison-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 594 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 743 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,176 at level 50. It is weak to Electric/Ground/Psychic attacks (1.6×). It resists Fire/Water/Ice/Fighting/Poison/Bug/Steel/Fairy attacks. In raids, Poison Sting + Bubble Beam is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Tentacruel with 50 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Jellyfish Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 60,000 Stardust · 60 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,176 / 1,190
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Tentacool's body is largely composed of water. If it is removed from the sea, it dries up like parchment. If this Pokémon happens to become dehydrated, put it back into the sea.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- Shadow Pokémon: when to purifyShadow Pokémon have 1.2× Attack but also take more damage, and they cost 1.2× Stardust and Candy to power up.
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Poison Sting
Bubble BeamBest100% efficiency6.3TDO 80 - 2BubbleBubble Beam99% efficiency6.3TDO 80
- 3Poison StingWater Pulse97% efficiency6.1TDO 78
- 4BubbleWater Pulse96% efficiency6.1TDO 77
- 5Poison Sting
Wrap87% efficiency5.5TDO 70
Top 5 of 6 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Shadow modifiers (1.2× Attack, 0.83× Defense) are included. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison StingBestPoison · 0.5s · STAB | 4 | +6 | 9.6 | 12 |
| BubbleWater · 1s · STAB | 10 | +12 | 12 | 12 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubble BeamBestWater · 2s · STAB | 45 | 33 | 27 | 1.64 |
| Water PulseWater · 3s · STAB | 65 | 50 | 26 | 1.56 |
| WrapNormal · 3s | 60 | 33 | 20 | 1.82 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Shadow Tentacool's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 80.3
- Actual Defense
- 81.6
- Actual HP
- 80
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Shadow ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense are included (not in the in-game CP). Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
Poison StingBubble BeamBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 84% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 270,000
- Candy
- 312
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 1,040 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
Shadow Tentacool only reaches CP 1,176 at level 50 with 100% IVs, so it can't reach this league's cap. In that case, higher IVs are better.
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,176 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,173 | 99.4% |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,172 | 99.1% |
| 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,166 | 99.1% |
| 5 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 1,169 | 98.8% |
| 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,168 | 98.5% |
| 7 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,162 | 98.5% |
| 8 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,161 | 98.2% |
| 9 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,167 | 98.2% |
| 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,155 | 98.2% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- Shadow TentacoolViewingBest movesPoison StingBubble Beam
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Electric
Ground
Psychic - ×0.625
FireWater
Ice
FightingPoison
Bug
Steel
Fairy
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
- Fire×0.625
- Water×0.625
- Electric×1.6
Grass×1- Ice×0.625
- Fighting×0.625
- Poison×0.625
- Ground×1.6
Flying×1- Psychic×1.6
- Bug×0.625
Rock×1
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1- Steel×0.625
- Fairy×0.625
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events2 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2023.08.29Spotlight Hour: Tentacool · 2× Candy for transferring
- 2020.09.15Spotlight Hour: Tentacool · 2× Candy for transferring