Tentacool

() is a /-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
==Biology==
===Physiology===
Tentacool is an aquatic Pokémon based on the box jellyfish. Tentacool have two long tentacles that extend from the base of its large, blue head. There are three red gems on this Pokémon's head: two on the sides of its head and one on its forehead.
===Behavior===
It drifts aimlessly wherever the ocean currents take it, sometimes ending up in shallow waters where it may be accidentally caught in fishing lines. Tentacool may also end up stuck on beaches when low tide comes; since its body is largely composed of water, it will shrivel up, risking death from dehydration if it stays out of the sea for too long. Tentacool has two main weapons. At the tips of its tentacles are toxic feelers, which it uses to stab anything it touches with stinging acid. Due to its excellent camouflage in the water, Tentacool can often remain undetected by swimmers right up to the moment it stings them. Tentacool's gelatinous, watery body can also absorb sunlight and refract it within, producing beam energy it shoots from its crystal-like eyes.
===Special Abilities===
Tentacool can have the ability Clear Body or the ability Liquid Ooze. Clear Body prevents the opponent from lowering Tentacool's stats. Liquid Ooze damages any opponent who attempts to drain Tentacool's HP. Its body is composed almost entirely of water. It also shoots strange beams from its crystals on its head.
==Evolution==
Tentacool evolves into Tentacruel at level 30.
==Game info==
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===Sprites===
==Appearances==
===Anime===
====Major appearances====
Tentacool appeared with its evolution, Tentacruel on Tentacool & Tentacruel. The Tentacool destroy the town until Misty stops them.
Goh owns a Tentacool that he caught in PJ008: The Sinnoh Iceberg Race!. 
====Minor appearances====
A Tentacool appeared in Up Close and Personable!.
==Trivia==
*The Pokédex states that Tentacool's body is 99% water. However, in real life, jellyfish bodies are 95% water.
*Tentacool is the Dutch, French, German, and Italian name for the band Off the Hook in the Splatoon series. The only language out of these four in which the name of the Pokémon and the name of the band aren't the same is German, as the Pokémon is referred to as Tentacha in that language.
===Origin===
Tentacool is based on a jellyfish, possibly a Box Jellyfish. It may also take inspiration from aliens as they are able to control minds and shoot beams out of the red gems atop their heads.
===Etymology===
"Tentacool" comes from the words "tentacle" and "cool".
Its Japanese name, "Menokurage", comes from 目の敵 (menokataki, enemy), 海月(kurage, jellyfish), and possibly "venom", “menace", and/or 面倒臭い (mendokusai, annoying, as its commonness may be considered annoying by some players).
==Gallery==
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==References==
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Category:Small Pokémon
Category:Medium-Weighed Pokémon