Tentacruel counters

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

Tentacruel
#0073 Tentacruel
WaterPoison
USAGE 11.4% #20
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 99.8% Rapid Spin 99.4% Protect 96.0% Toxic 59.6% Substitute 21.9% Toxic Spikes 18.9% Knock Off 1.6% Giga Drain 1.0%
Items
Black Sludge 89.9% Leftovers 9.6% Air Balloon 0.2% Eject Button 0.2% nothing 0.1% Choice Scarf 0.0% Life Orb 0.0% Shuca Berry 0.0%
Abilities
Rain Dish99.1%Liquid Ooze0.8%Clear Body0.1%
Common Teammates
Politoed94.8%Ferrothorn85.2%Latios65.6%Thundurus-Therian64.3%Keldeo52.1%Landorus-Therian19.9%Jirachi13.6%Kyurem-Black11.8%
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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
51.84
43
43.1% dies 9.70%

Ranked #20 with 11.44% usage. Sorted by reliability score.