Tentacruel counters

Gen 2 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Tentacruel
#0073 Tentacruel
WaterPoison
USAGE 2.7% #30
BASE STATS
HP 80
ATK 70
DEF 65
SPA 80
SPD 120
SPE 100
BST515
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGroundPsychic
½×
FireWaterIceFightingPoisonBugSteelFairy
Moves
Surf 89.1% Rapid Spin 56.9% Toxic 51.6% Protect 51.6% Sludge Bomb 48.3% Swords Dance 43.0% Substitute 42.8% Hydro Pump 10.9%
Items
Leftovers 100.0% King's Rock 0.0% Scope Lens 0.0% Stick 0.0% nothing 0.0% Mystic Water 0.0%
Common Teammates
Snorlax100.0%Raikou64.4%Skarmory54.8%Forretress50.0%Tyranitar40.5%Steelix28.6%Zapdos25.4%Cloyster23.5%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #30 with 2.72% usage. Sorted by reliability score.