The Tentacruel clone was seen again in Mewtwo Returns. In Mewtwo Strikes Back and its remake Mewtwo Strikes Back-Evolution, Fergus's Tentacruel was captured and cloned by Mewtwo. It was eventually talked out of continuing its rampage by Misty. It attacked the city of Porta Vista with a group of Tentacool in response to Nastina's plans to build a hotel on top of their territory. Tentacruel in the anime Major appearancesĪ giant Tentacruel appeared in Tentacool & Tentacruel, marking the species' debut. Tentacruel lives in underwater rock formations and can be found throughout the ocean. While Tentacruel are rarely seen, they can gather in large groups which scares away any nearby fish Pokémon. However, it tends to lose tentacles as it ages. Most of these tentacles are hidden and kept short, leaving up to 14 exposed. Its tentacles can absorb water to stretch even further. The tentacles can grow or shrink with ease. It has a total of 80 tentacles, which it can readily extend during hunts to ensnare its prey in a net-like shape before immobilizing it with poison. Tentacruel's primarily light blue body helps it camouflage in the water.
They are also capable of refracting sunlight, storing energy, and firing ultrasonic waves. Its red orbs glow whenever it is excited or agitated, communicating with its own kind, and it may alert others to danger by stridently flashing them. Extending from its lower body are two blue, beak-like appendages and numerous grayish tentacles. Its eyes are visible in its round lower body, which is black. It has a clear, light blue body that has two large, red orbs on either side and smaller orb in the center. Tentacruel is a large, jellyfish-like Pokémon. It evolves from Tentacool starting at level 30. Tentacruel ( Japanese: ドククラゲ Dokukurage) is a dual-type Water/ Poison Pokémon introduced in Generation I.