Legendary Collection

Tentacool

LC96· Common
Tentacool LC 96

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What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP
30
Type
Water
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
0
Weakness
×2
Number
96/110
Set
Legendary CollectionLC
Illustrated by
Kagemaru Himeno

Its Ability

Cowardice

At any time during your turn (before your attack), you may return Tentacool to your hand. (Discard all cards attached to Tentacool.) This power can't be used the turn you put Tentacool into play or if Tentacool is affected by a Special Condition.

Its attacks

Acid

10

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    It retreats for free. You can pull it back to the Bench whenever you like, even with no Energy on it at all.

  2. A strength

    Acid hits for 10 on 1 Energy. Nothing in Fossil hits harder for that price.

  3. A strength

    It has an Ability, Cowardice. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.

  4. A strength

    It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.

  5. Keep in mind

    None of the 3,811 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

  6. Keep in mind

    Weakness Lightning ×2. Against a Lightning Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,811 tournament lists we have read, 336 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

When it came out

Legendary Collection landed here on 24 May 2002.

Every set, with both of its dates

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 16 Tentacool cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Tentacool card and its price