Pokémon · Gym
Misty's Tentacruel
Gym Heroes · #10 · Rare Holo · 2000
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Market reference
$89.16
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 10 / 132
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Misty's Tentacool
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 73
- Series
- Gym
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 7.5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Misty's Tentacruel plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Its main attack (Jellyfish Poison) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Misty's Tentacruel
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Misty's Tentacruel?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Pokémon Power: Flee
If an attack does damage to Misty's Tentacruel while it's your Active Pokémon, you may switch it with 1 of your Benched Pokémon, which prevents all other effects of that attack on Misty's Tentacruel. This power can't be used if Misty's Tentacruel is already Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
WWCCJellyfish Poison — 30
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. If tails, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
Weakness:L×2
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited Holofoil | $16.00 | $25.00 | $274.40 | $33.89 | $17.68 |
| 1st Edition Holofoil | $75.00 | $375.49 | $841.38 | $89.16 | $841.38 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €20.00 |
| 7-day average | €18.06 |
| 30-day average | €31.13 |
| Low | €3.80 |
| Trend price | €10.06 |
| Low (excellent+) | €19.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €5.15 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €11.95 |
| averageSellPrice | €24.18 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €9.73 |
| Reverse holo trend | €14.04 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Misty's Tentacruel is real?
Misty's Tentacruel is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Misty's Tentacruel worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Misty's Tentacruel is $89.16; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Misty's Tentacruel from?
Misty's Tentacruel is from the Pokémon set "Gym Heroes" in the Gym series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Misty's Tentacruel?
Misty's Tentacruel is a Rare Holo card in the Gym Heroes set.
