Tentacruel

Tentacruel Sets & Builds

#073 Water Poison BST: 515
NUMono
Overview Weaknesses Competitive Sets Moves

Base Stats

HP
80
Attack
70
Defense
65
Sp. Atk
80
Sp. Def
120
Speed
100

NU Sets

Defensive Pivot

NeverUsed
Item
Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability
Liquid Ooze
Nature
Jolly / Timid
Moves
Flip Turn
Rapid Spin
Knock Off
Haze
or Toxic, Toxic Spikes, Sludge Bomb
EVs
252 HP / 120 Def / 136 Spe

Mono Sets

Real Squid [Rapid Spin] (Poison)

Monotype
Item
Black Sludge
Ability
Liquid Ooze
Nature
Timid / Calm
Moves
Surf
Rapid Spin
Flip Turn
Knock Off
or Protect
EVs

Rapid Spin (Water)

Monotype
Item
Black Sludge
Ability
Liquid Ooze
Nature
Calm / Bold
Moves
Rapid Spin
Toxic Spikes
Sludge Bomb
Flip Turn
EVs

What Players Actually Run

Ranked-ladder usage for Tentacruel, updated monthly. Data: Smogon usage statistics (ranked ladder).

Smogon OU (July 2026)

#130 · 0.1% of teams
Moves
Rapid Spin (25%) · Flip Turn (16.5%) · Sludge Bomb (14.4%) · Mirror Coat (14.3%) · Knock Off (10.8%)
Items
Assault Vest (72.2%) · Heavy Duty Boots (17.7%) · Leftovers (5.9%) · Black Sludge (4.1%)
Natures
Sassy (62%) · Timid (22.2%) · Hasty (12.6%) · Careful (1.5%)

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