No. 73 · Kanto · Water/Poison
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Tentacruel is a Water/Poison-type Pokémon introduced in Kanto, number 73 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
- 15
- Printed
- 1999–2023
- Illustrators
- 13
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The strongest Tentacruel art

01/06Tentacruel
Uncommon

02/06Tentacruel
Uncommon

03/06Tentacruel
Uncommon

04/06Tentacruel
Uncommon

05/06Tentacruel
Rare

06/06Tentacruel
Uncommon
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Which is the better picture?
Two Tentacruel cards, side by side.
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Nine of the strongest Tentacruel artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.
Tentacruel by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Tentacruel cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Tentacruel gets drawn
Tentacruel is usually drawn mysterious, nostalgic and dreamy, usually swimming, underwater.
Across 15 Tentacruel artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
1999–2023
Tentacruel through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
1999 Fossil
2000 Gym Heroes
2001 Southern Islands
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
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Every Tentacruel card
16 cards, strongest artwork first.
Tentacruel in numbers
- Cards
- 16
- Sets
- 15since Fossil
- Illustrators
- 13most by Kagemaru Himeno
- Printed
- 1999–2023
- Printed as
- Stage 1
- HP on card
- 60–120
They span 15 sets, from Fossil to 151. 13 illustrators have drawn it, most often Kagemaru Himeno, Hajime Kusajima and Hisao Nakamura.
Who draws Tentacruel
13 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
15 sets, by how many Tentacruel cards each holds.
Aquapolis2
1511
Evolving Skies1
Fossil1
Guardians Rising1
Gym Heroes1
Hidden Legends1
Legend Maker1
Legendary Collection1
Legends Awakened1
Primal Clash1
Southern Islands1
3 more sets
Rarity
Questions
- How many Tentacruel cards are there?
- There are 16 Tentacruel cards, printed between 1999 and 2023 across 15 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Tentacruel card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Tentacruel art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Tentacruel cards?
- 13 illustrators have drawn Tentacruel. Kagemaru Himeno has done the most at 3, followed by Hajime Kusajima and Hisao Nakamura.
- What was the first Tentacruel card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Fossil, released in 1999. 11 of its 16 cards are Uncommon.


