Is Tentacruel viable in Gen 9 PU?

Tentacruel is ranked #12 in Gen 9 PU with 13.45% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Tentacruel in Gen 9 PU

Gen 9 PU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0073 Tentacruel

WaterPoison

USAGE 13.4% #12

ABILITYLiquid Ooze

BASE STATS

HP 80

ATK 70

DEF 65

SPA 80

SPD 120

SPE 100

BST515

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

ElectricGroundPsychic

½×

FireWaterIceFightingPoisonBugSteelFairy

Moves

Rapid Spin 95.9% Flip Turn 91.6% Knock Off 88.8% Toxic 56.8% Poison Jab 17.7% Sludge Bomb 17.1% Surf 11.2% Toxic Spikes 5.5%

Items

Leftovers 73.7% Heavy-Duty Boots 15.2% Black Sludge 3.2% Assault Vest 3.1% Rocky Helmet 2.7% Choice Specs 2.0% Choice Scarf 0.1% Mystic Water 0.0%

Abilities

Liquid Ooze89.4%Clear Body10.4%Rain Dish0.2%

Tera Types

Dark 73.5% Ground 8.6% Ghost 5.3% Water 4.0% Steel 3.6% Flying 2.6% Grass 2.1% Fairy 0.2%

Common Teammates

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 #12 with 13.45% usage. Sorted by conservative score.