#072 Tentacool
#072 Tentacool. Where to find it in Platinum Emerald and how it evolves.
Wild
| Where | How | Levels | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewford Town | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Dewford Town | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Dewford Town | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Pacifidlog Town | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Pacifidlog Town | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Pacifidlog Town | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Slateport City | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Slateport City | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Slateport City | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Lilycove City | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Lilycove City | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Lilycove City | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Mossdeep City | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Mossdeep City | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Mossdeep City | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Sootopolis City | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Ever Grande City | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Ever Grande City | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Route 103 | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Route 103 | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Route 103 | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Route 105 | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Route 105 | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Route 105 | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Route 106 | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Route 106 | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Route 106 | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Route 107 | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Route 107 | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Route 107 | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Route 108 | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Route 108 | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Route 108 | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Route 109 | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Route 109 | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Route 109 | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Route 110 | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Route 110 | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Route 110 | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Route 115 | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Route 115 | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Route 115 | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Route 118 | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Route 118 | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Route 118 | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Route 119 | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Route 119 | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Route 119 | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Route 121 | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Route 121 | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Route 121 | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Route 122 | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Route 122 | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Route 122 | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Route 123 | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Route 123 | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Route 123 | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Route 124 | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Route 124 | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Route 124 | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Route 125 | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Route 125 | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Route 125 | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Route 126 | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Route 126 | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Route 126 | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Route 127 | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Route 127 | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Route 127 | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Route 128 | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Route 128 | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Route 129 | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Route 129 | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Route 129 | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Route 130 | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Route 130 | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Route 130 | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Route 131 | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Route 131 | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Route 131 | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Route 132 | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Route 132 | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Route 132 | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Route 133 | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Route 133 | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Route 133 | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Route 134 | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Route 134 | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Route 134 | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Abandoned Ship Hidden Floor Corridors | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 99% |
| Abandoned Ship Hidden Floor Corridors | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Abandoned Ship Hidden Floor Corridors | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 40% |
| Abandoned Ship Hidden Floor Corridors | Super Rod | 25 to 35 | 80% |
| Abandoned Ship Rooms B1F | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 99% |
| Abandoned Ship Rooms B1F | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Abandoned Ship Rooms B1F | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 40% |
| Abandoned Ship Rooms B1F | Super Rod | 25 to 35 | 80% |
| Shoal Cave Low Tide Entrance Room | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Shoal Cave Low Tide Entrance Room | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Shoal Cave Low Tide Entrance Room | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Shoal Cave Low Tide Inner Room | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Shoal Cave Low Tide Inner Room | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Shoal Cave Low Tide Inner Room | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Seafloor Cavern Entrance | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Seafloor Cavern Entrance | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Seafloor Cavern Entrance | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Seafloor Cavern Room 6 | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Seafloor Cavern Room 6 | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Seafloor Cavern Room 6 | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Seafloor Cavern Room 7 | Surfing | 5 to 35 | 60% |
| Seafloor Cavern Room 7 | Old Rod | 5 to 10 | 30% |
| Seafloor Cavern Room 7 | Good Rod | 10 to 30 | 20% |
| Pallet Town | Surfing | 5 to 40 | 100% |
| Cerulean City | Surfing | 5 to 40 | 100% |
| Vermilion City | Surfing | 5 to 40 | 100% |
| Cinnabar Island | Surfing | 5 to 40 | 100% |
| Route 4 | Surfing | 5 to 40 | 100% |
| Route 10 | Surfing | 5 to 40 | 100% |
| Route 11 | Surfing | 5 to 40 | 100% |
| Route 12 | Surfing | 5 to 40 | 100% |
| Route 13 | Surfing | 5 to 40 | 100% |
| Route 19 | Surfing | 5 to 40 | 100% |
| Route 20 | Surfing | 5 to 40 | 100% |
| Route 21 North | Surfing | 5 to 40 | 100% |
| Route 21 South | Surfing | 5 to 40 | 100% |
| Route 24 | Surfing | 5 to 40 | 100% |
| S.S. Anne | Surfing | 5 to 40 | 100% |
| One Island | Surfing | 5 to 40 | 95% |
| Five Island | Surfing | 5 to 40 | 65% |
| Kindle Road | Surfing | 5 to 40 | 95% |
| Treasure Beach | Surfing | 5 to 40 | 95% |
| Bond Bridge | Surfing | 5 to 40 | 95% |
| Resort Gorgeous | Surfing | 5 to 40 | 65% |
| Water Labyrinth | Surfing | 5 to 40 | 65% |
| Five Isle Meadow | Surfing | 5 to 40 | 65% |
| Memorial Pillar | Surfing | 5 to 40 | 65% |
| Outcast Island | Surfing | 5 to 40 | 95% |
| Green Path | Surfing | 5 to 40 | 95% |
| Water Path | Surfing | 5 to 40 | 95% |
| Trainer Tower (1) | Surfing | 5 to 40 | 95% |
| Tanoby Ruins | Surfing | 5 to 40 | 95% |
| Icefall Cave Icefall Cave Back | Surfing | 5 to 45 | 95% |
| Canalave City | Surfing | 20 to 30 | 60% |
| Pastoria City | Surfing | 20 to 30 | 60% |
| Sunyshore City | Surfing | 30 to 40 | 60% |
| Route 205 Area 1 (outside) | Surfing | 20 to 30 | 30% |
| Route 212 Area 2 (outside) | Surfing | 20 to 30 | 30% |
| Route 213 | Surfing | 20 to 30 | 60% |
| Route 218 | Surfing | 20 to 30 | 60% |
| Route 219 | Surfing | 20 to 30 | 60% |
| Route 220 | Surfing | 20 to 30 | 60% |
| Route 221 | Surfing | 20 to 30 | 60% |
| Route 222 | Surfing | 30 to 40 | 60% |
| Valley Windworks | Surfing | 20 to 30 | 30% |
| Fuego Ironworks | Surfing | 20 to 30 | 60% |
| Iron Island Area 1 (outside) | Surfing | 20 to 30 | 30% |
| New Bark Town Area 1 (outside) | Surfing | 10 to 25 | 90% |
| New Bark Town Area 1 (outside) | Old Rod | 10 | 15% |
| New Bark Town Area 1 (outside) | Good Rod | 20 | 30% |
| New Bark Town Outside | Surfing | 10 to 25 | 90% |
| New Bark Town Outside | Old Rod | 10 | 15% |
| New Bark Town Outside | Good Rod | 20 | 30% |
| Cherrygrove City | Surfing | 10 to 25 | 90% |
| Cianwood City | Surfing | 10 to 25 | 90% |
| Olivine City | Surfing | 10 to 25 | 90% |
| Route 26 | Surfing | 25 to 30 | 90% |
| Route 26 | Old Rod | 10 | 15% |
| Route 26 | Good Rod | 20 | 30% |
| Route 27 | Surfing | 15 to 20 | 90% |
| Route 27 | Old Rod | 10 | 15% |
| Route 27 | Good Rod | 20 | 30% |
| Route 32 | Surfing | 10 to 20 | 60% |
| Route 32 | Old Rod | 10 | 15% |
| Route 32 | Good Rod | 20 | 55% |
| Route 32 | Super Rod | 40 | 70% |
| Route 34 | Surfing | 10 to 25 | 90% |
| Route 40 | Surfing | 10 to 25 | 90% |
| Route 41 | Surfing | 10 to 25 | 90% |
| Route 41 | Old Rod | 10 | 15% |
| Route 41 | Good Rod | 20 | 30% |
| Route 47 | Surfing | 15 to 25 | 60% |
| Route 47 | Old Rod | 10 | 15% |
| Route 47 | Good Rod | 20 | 30% |
| Union Cave Area 3 (cave) | Surfing | 10 to 20 | 60% |
| Whirl Islands Area 1 (cave) | Surfing | 15 to 25 | 60% |
Gift or one-time encounter
- Cianwood City Area 3 (inside): Gift: Tentacool, Lv 15
Getting there
- One Island: Needs the Tri-Pass. Beat Blaine in the Cinnabar Island Gym; Bill then takes you to One Island, where Celio gives you the Tri-Pass. With it, the Seagallop at the Vermilion City pier (the man at the gate at its end) sails to One, Two and Three Island.
- Five Island: Needs the Rainbow Pass, which comes from the Celio quest: finish the Tri-Pass islands, get the National Pokedex (it opens when you beat any Champion), bring Celio the Ruby from the Ruby Path cave in Mt. Ember, and he swaps your Tri-Pass for the Rainbow Pass. The Seagallop then sails to every Sevii island.
- Kindle Road: Needs the Tri-Pass. Beat Blaine in the Cinnabar Island Gym; Bill then takes you to One Island, where Celio gives you the Tri-Pass. With it, the Seagallop at the Vermilion City pier (the man at the gate at its end) sails to One, Two and Three Island.
- Treasure Beach: Needs the Tri-Pass. Beat Blaine in the Cinnabar Island Gym; Bill then takes you to One Island, where Celio gives you the Tri-Pass. With it, the Seagallop at the Vermilion City pier (the man at the gate at its end) sails to One, Two and Three Island.
- Bond Bridge: Needs the Tri-Pass. Beat Blaine in the Cinnabar Island Gym; Bill then takes you to One Island, where Celio gives you the Tri-Pass. With it, the Seagallop at the Vermilion City pier (the man at the gate at its end) sails to One, Two and Three Island.
- Resort Gorgeous: Needs the Rainbow Pass, which comes from the Celio quest: finish the Tri-Pass islands, get the National Pokedex (it opens when you beat any Champion), bring Celio the Ruby from the Ruby Path cave in Mt. Ember, and he swaps your Tri-Pass for the Rainbow Pass. The Seagallop then sails to every Sevii island.
- Water Labyrinth: Needs the Rainbow Pass, which comes from the Celio quest: finish the Tri-Pass islands, get the National Pokedex (it opens when you beat any Champion), bring Celio the Ruby from the Ruby Path cave in Mt. Ember, and he swaps your Tri-Pass for the Rainbow Pass. The Seagallop then sails to every Sevii island.
- Five Isle Meadow: Needs the Rainbow Pass, which comes from the Celio quest: finish the Tri-Pass islands, get the National Pokedex (it opens when you beat any Champion), bring Celio the Ruby from the Ruby Path cave in Mt. Ember, and he swaps your Tri-Pass for the Rainbow Pass. The Seagallop then sails to every Sevii island.
- Memorial Pillar: Needs the Rainbow Pass, which comes from the Celio quest: finish the Tri-Pass islands, get the National Pokedex (it opens when you beat any Champion), bring Celio the Ruby from the Ruby Path cave in Mt. Ember, and he swaps your Tri-Pass for the Rainbow Pass. The Seagallop then sails to every Sevii island.
- Outcast Island: Needs the Rainbow Pass, which comes from the Celio quest: finish the Tri-Pass islands, get the National Pokedex (it opens when you beat any Champion), bring Celio the Ruby from the Ruby Path cave in Mt. Ember, and he swaps your Tri-Pass for the Rainbow Pass. The Seagallop then sails to every Sevii island.
- Green Path: Needs the Rainbow Pass, which comes from the Celio quest: finish the Tri-Pass islands, get the National Pokedex (it opens when you beat any Champion), bring Celio the Ruby from the Ruby Path cave in Mt. Ember, and he swaps your Tri-Pass for the Rainbow Pass. The Seagallop then sails to every Sevii island.
- Water Path: Needs the Rainbow Pass, which comes from the Celio quest: finish the Tri-Pass islands, get the National Pokedex (it opens when you beat any Champion), bring Celio the Ruby from the Ruby Path cave in Mt. Ember, and he swaps your Tri-Pass for the Rainbow Pass. The Seagallop then sails to every Sevii island.
- Trainer Tower (1): Needs the Rainbow Pass, which comes from the Celio quest: finish the Tri-Pass islands, get the National Pokedex (it opens when you beat any Champion), bring Celio the Ruby from the Ruby Path cave in Mt. Ember, and he swaps your Tri-Pass for the Rainbow Pass. The Seagallop then sails to every Sevii island.
- Tanoby Ruins: Needs the Rainbow Pass, which comes from the Celio quest: finish the Tri-Pass islands, get the National Pokedex (it opens when you beat any Champion), bring Celio the Ruby from the Ruby Path cave in Mt. Ember, and he swaps your Tri-Pass for the Rainbow Pass. The Seagallop then sails to every Sevii island. The seven chambers open one by one once you solve the boulder and switch puzzle in the Tanoby Key room in Sevault Canyon.
- Icefall Cave: Needs the Rainbow Pass, which comes from the Celio quest: finish the Tri-Pass islands, get the National Pokedex (it opens when you beat any Champion), bring Celio the Ruby from the Ruby Path cave in Mt. Ember, and he swaps your Tri-Pass for the Rainbow Pass. The Seagallop then sails to every Sevii island. The cave is on Four Island; Lapras is in its water, so bring Surf.
- Valley Windworks: Drifloon (level 15) appears only on Fridays (the game clock), once Team Galactic has been cleared out of the Windworks. One chance only.
- Iron Island: Take the boat from Canalave City (the sailor on the gangway). Riley gives you the Riolu egg after you help him against Team Galactic in the cave; keep a free party slot.
- Whirl Islands: Lugia is in the deepest part, level 45. You need the Silver Wing: the director in the Goldenrod Radio Tower gives it to you after you beat Archer on the top floor. Show it to the man at the waterfall.
Evolves into
- Tentacruel: Level 30
Levels are this area's own. In your first region they stay as shown; in a region you open later they are raised to match your progress, unless you started that region fresh. See levels.