No. 72 · Kanto · Water/Poison
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Tentacool is a Water/Poison-type Pokémon introduced in Kanto, number 72 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 1999 to 2023. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 16
- Sets
- 14
- Printed
- 1999–2023
- Illustrators
- 13
- Sightings
- 1
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The strongest Tentacool art
01/06Tentacool
Uncommon
02/06Tentacool
Common
03/06Tentacool
Common
04/06Tentacool
Common
05/06Tentacool
Common
06/06Tentacool
Common
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Which is the better picture?
Two Tentacool cards, side by side.
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Nine of the strongest Tentacool artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.
Tentacool by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Tentacool cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Tentacool gets drawn
Tentacool is usually drawn peaceful and nostalgic, often swimming, underwater.
Across 15 Tentacool artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
1999–2023
Tentacool through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
1999 Fossil- 2000 Gym Heroes
2002 Legendary Collection
2003 Aquapolis
2004 Hidden Legends
2006 Legend Maker
2008 Legends Awakened- 2010 Triumphant
- 2015 Primal Clash
- 2017 Guardians Rising
- 2019 Unbroken Bonds
- 2021 Evolving Skies
- 2023 151
Evolves into
- Tentacoolthis page · 16 cards
Tentacruel16 cards
Tentacool sightingsspotted in 1 other card
Cards where Tentacool turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.
Every Tentacool card
16 cards, strongest artwork first.
Tentacool in numbers
- Cards
- 16
- Sets
- 14since Fossil
- Illustrators
- 13most by Ken Sugimori
- Printed
- 1999–2023
- Printed as
- Basic
- Sightings
- 1in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 30–60
They span 14 sets, from Fossil to 151. 13 illustrators have drawn it, most often Ken Sugimori, Kagemaru Himeno and Atsuko Nishida.
Who draws Tentacool
13 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
14 sets, by how many Tentacool cards each holds.
Gym Heroes2- Primal Clash2
- 1511
Aquapolis1- Evolving Skies1
Fossil1- Guardians Rising1
Hidden Legends1
Legend Maker1
Legendary Collection1
Legends Awakened1
Team Up1
2 more sets
Rarity
Questions
- How many Tentacool cards are there?
- There are 16 Tentacool cards, printed between 1999 and 2023 across 14 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Tentacool card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Tentacool art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Tentacool cards?
- 13 illustrators have drawn Tentacool. Ken Sugimori has done the most at 3, followed by Kagemaru Himeno and Atsuko Nishida.
- What was the first Tentacool card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Fossil, released in 1999. 13 of its 16 cards are Common.
