Tentacruel counters

Gen 5 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Tentacruel
#0073 Tentacruel
WaterPoison
USAGE 10.4% #22
ABILITYRain Dish
BASE STATS
HP 80
ATK 70
DEF 65
SPA 80
SPD 120
SPE 100
BST515
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGroundPsychic
½×
FireWaterIceFightingPoisonBugSteelFairy
Moves
Scald 99.7% Rapid Spin 99.1% Protect 96.0% Toxic 68.8% Substitute 17.4% Toxic Spikes 13.8% Knock Off 1.2% Sludge Bomb 0.8%
Items
Black Sludge 94.3% Leftovers 5.3% nothing 0.2% Eject Button 0.1% Air Balloon 0.1% Choice Scarf 0.0% Life Orb 0.0% Rocky Helmet 0.0%
Abilities
Rain Dish99.4%Clear Body0.4%Liquid Ooze0.2%
Common Teammates
Politoed95.5%Ferrothorn84.7%Thundurus-Therian64.2%Keldeo44.2%Latios43.7%Landorus-Therian28.1%Tornadus21.6%Garchomp19.9%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Latios
Latios
DragonPsychic SOFT CHECK
24.113
47
47.1% dies 10.16%

Ranked #22 with 10.37% usage. Sorted by reliability score.