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Tentacruel

Aquapolis / #38/147

Tentacruel

Printed language: French · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Aquapolis
Rarity (source)
Rare
Illustrator
Hajime Kusajima
Source reference
ecard2-38

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The Pokémon’s story

Tentacruel hunts with eighty tentacles that extend and retract like a net. It weakens prey with toxins and uses the red orbs on its head to emit ultrasound. Those same orbs flash when it wants to warn its kind. The Pokédex describes a sea hunter whose lights are not decorative: they play a part in capture and group communication.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Ultra Moon describes Tentacruel's red orbs as a signaling system between its kind. Pokémon Sword warns that an intense glow announces ultrasound. Watching these orbs can therefore reveal a social alert or the start of an attack.

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Card details

HP
70
Type (source)
Eau
Stage (source)
Niveau 1
Evolves from (printed name)
Tentacool
Pokédex number
73
Retreat cost
0 Energy
Weakness (source)
Électrique x2

Printed card text — French

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Abilities

Tentacules étranges

Poké-POWER

Une seule fois pendant votre tour (avant votre attaque), tant que le nombre de cartes Énergie attachées au Pokémon Défenseur est inférieur au nombre de cartes Énergie attachées à votre Pokémon Actif, vous pouvez choisir une carte Énergie dans la pile de défausse de votre adversaire, s'il en a, et l'attacher au Pokémon Défenseur. Ce pouvoir ne peut pas être utilisé si Tentacruel est affecté par un État spécial.

Attacks

Gaz toxik

Cost: Eau · Incolore

Damage: 20

Lancez une pièce. Si c'est face, le Pokémon Défenseur est maintenant Empoisonné.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • Reverse
  • Normal · Standard
  • Reverse · Standard

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