Tentacool 26/203 · Evolving Skies

Tentacool is Pokédex #072, generation 1 (Kanto). Tentacool is a Basic Water Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Tentacruel, Tentacruel (#073) under evolves to.
Tentacool sits at 26/203 in Evolving Skies, position 26 of 237. Before it is 25 Golduck, and after it is 27 Tentacruel. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on August 27, 2021. The printed size is 203. This checklist is longer, at 237 cards. The listed rarity is Common.
The attack Gentle Slap lists 30 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its body is 99% water. The remaining 1% contains the organ that makes its poison." The regulation mark is E.
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 SATOSHI NAKAI illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Tentacool list a different HP.
The illustrator line reads SATOSHI NAKAI. I count 58 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.
Evolving Skies set binder is where a full Evolving Skies set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Tentacool can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 26/203
- Series
- Sword & Shield
- Released
- August 27, 2021
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 60
- Type
- Water
- Illustrator
- SATOSHI NAKAI
- Pokédex
- Tentacool (#072)
- Evolves to
- Tentacruel
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat
- 1
- Regulation mark
- E
Attacks and card text
Flavor text
Its body is 99% water. The remaining 1% contains the organ that makes its poison.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
What set does Tentacool belong to?
Evolving Skies, in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on August 27, 2021. The printed size is 203.
Which number is printed on this card?
26/203. It is entry 26 of 237 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
SATOSHI NAKAI. The catalog lists 58 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Common.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Tentacool #072, generation 1 (Kanto).
What regulation mark is printed?
E.
Which attacks are printed?
Gentle Slap (30).