Tentacool 80/102 · HS—Triumphant

HS—Triumphant is a set in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on November 3, 2010. The printed size is 102. This checklist is longer, at 103 cards. Tentacool is 80/102, in position 80 of 103 on this checklist. Before it is 79 Swinub, and after it is 81 Venonat. The listed rarity is Common.

Tentacool is a Basic Water Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Tentacool (#072), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Tentacruel, Tentacruel (#073) under evolves to.

Sachiko Adachi illustrated this card. The same name is on 41 other cards in the catalog.

Tentacool (#072) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2023. The earliest other card is Tentacool 56/62 in Fossil (1999). That card lists 30 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Sachiko Adachi illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Tentacool list a different HP.

The attack Gentle Wrap lists 10 damage. The cost is Water. The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It drifts aimlessly in waves. Very difficult to see in water, it may not be noticed until it stings."

I keep a set binder for HS—Triumphant, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the HS—Triumphant set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Tentacool can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.