Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Tentacool
Legends Awakened · #125 · Common · 2008
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$0.42
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 125 / 146
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Tentacruel
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Pokédex #
- 72
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Tentacool plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Tentacool
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
More by Atsuko Nishida
This card was illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.
Building around Tentacool?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its body is virtually composed of water. It shoots strange beams from its crystal-like eyes."
CCrystal Barrier
Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done to Tentacool during your opponent's next turn.
WMysterious Beam
Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon.
Weakness:L+10
Retreat cost:C
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 2026/07/03| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.20 | $0.44 | $19.98 | $0.42 | $0.52 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.50 | $3.18 | $44.90 | $2.22 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.07 |
| 7-day average | €0.09 |
| 30-day average | €0.16 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.14 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.17 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.99 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.31 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Tentacool is real?
Tentacool 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 Tentacool worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Tentacool is $0.42; 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 Tentacool from?
Tentacool is from the Pokémon set "Legends Awakened" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Tentacool?
Tentacool is a Common card in the Legends Awakened set.
Other Tentacool printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
