#073Tentacruel
WATERPOISONCOMMONTentacruel shows up in the level 80 hunt and averages 97 of loot and 3,848 XP per kill.
Is Tentacruel worth hunting?
Among the 43 Pokémon in the level 80 hunt, Tentacruel ranks 14th for loot per kill — 5% above the level's median.
Its loot-to-XP ratio sits close to the level median — neither a money hunt nor a pure XP hunt, it serves both at a similar pace.
The rare drop worth waiting for is Venom Stone (5,000 at the NPC), at 0.30% chance — on average one every 337 kills.
For XP it ranks 13 of 43 at this level — 3,848 per kill.
Drop table
Drop chance, count and NPC price for every item. Expected value already accounts for the chance and the average count.
| Item | Chance | Count | Unit price | Expected value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ruby | 23.81% | 1 | 100 | 23.8 |
 Venom StoneRare | 0.30% | 1 | 5,000 | 14.9 |
 Water StoneRare | 0.30% | 1 | 5,000 | 14.9 |
 Giant RubyRare | 4.27% | 1 | 200 | 8.5 |
 Bottles of Poison | 75.00% | 1–20 | 1 | 7.9 |
 Water Gem | 75.00% | 1–20 | 1 | 7.9 |
 Diving MaskRare | 0.50% | 1 | 1,000 | 5.0 |
 Air TankRare | 0.50% | 1 | 1,000 | 5.0 |
 FinsRare | 0.50% | 1 | 1,000 | 5.0 |
 Tentacruel TentacleRare | 0.50% | 1 | 500 | 2.5 |
 Water Pendant | 14.88% | 1 | 10 | 1.5 |
 Strange Pheromone | — | 1 | 1,000,000 | 0.0 |
| Loot/kill | 96.6 | |||
Base stats
Hunt weaknesses
Type advantage is 50% stronger inside a hunt. Bring one of these:
- ELECTRIC×2.5
- GROUND×2.5
- PSYCHIC×2.5
Moves
| Move | Type | Category | Power | Cooldown | Learned at level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acid Armor | WATER | SPECIAL | 56 | 40.0s | 1 |
| Screech | NORMAL | PHYSICAL | 56 | 50.0s | 1 |
| Wrap | NORMAL | PHYSICAL | 56 | 20.0s | 1 |
| Bubbles | WATER | SPECIAL | 56 | 10.0s | 1 |
| Venomous Sting | POISON | SPECIAL | 56 | 20.0s | 1 |
| Water Ball | WATER | SPECIAL | 64 | 22.0s | 2 |
| Water Pulse | WATER | SPECIAL | 120 | 60.0s | 4 |
| Bubble Beam | WATER | SPECIAL | 80 | 30.0s | 6 |
| Hydro Pump | WATER | SPECIAL | 136 | 50.0s | 26 |
| Surf | WATER | SPECIAL | 160 | 50.0s | 26 |
Evolution
NPC sell value
Selling a captured Tentacruel pays 10,000. That's separate from loot per kill.
Hunt ranking — Level 80
The best hunts at the same level, by expected loot value per kill.
