Tentacruel 75/146
Set: Legends Awakened
Released: Aug 1, 2008
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About Tentacruel
With 80 tentacles for ensnaring victims, it prevents escape until the prey is weakened by poison.
Card Details
- Card TypePokémon
- Featured Pokémon
- National Pokédex #73
- Card Number 75/146
- Card RarityUncommon
- IllustratorKouki Saitou
- Release Date01/08/2008
- SeriesDiamond & Pearl
- Expansion Legends Awakened
- Evolves From
- Standard FormatNot Legal
- Expanded FormatNot Legal
- Unlimited FormatLegal
- EraVintage
- Production StatusOut of Print
- RegionKanto
- Generation Generation 1
Card Attributes
- Energy Type
Water - Health Points90 HP
- Weakness
Lightning +20 - Retreat Cost
Colorless ×1
Attacks
- Tentacle Strike
Search your opponent's discard pile for up to 2 Energy cards and attach them to any of your opponent's Pokémon in any way you like. For each Energy card attached in this way, this attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
- Dangerous Poison60



If Tentacruel has less Energy attached to it than the Defending Pokémon, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed and Poisoned.
Artwork Description
The artwork on this card depicts Tentacruel gliding through deep ocean waters, its large red eyes glowing as its numerous tentacles swirl menacingly, capturing prey and asserting dominance in its mysterious underwater domain.
Playability Overview
Tentacruel's Tentacle Strike offers strategic energy disruption by attaching opponents' energy to their own Pokémon, while Dangerous Poison adds status effects and damage, rewarding careful energy management and timing.
Binder Inspiration
Main Binder Theme: Jellyfish VibesThis Tentacruel card really captures an underwater mood with its vibrant blues and soft pinks. I’d recommend placing it in a "Mystical Ocean" section. The art has a fluid, almost dreamy quality, making it a perfect fit alongside other Water types that evoke an aquatic ambiance.Additional Binder Suggestions: Ocean Depths / Mysterious / Soft Pastels / Poisonous Strikes / Underwater Beauty




































