Tentacruel 27/203 · Evolving Skies
Evolving Skies is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on August 27, 2021. The printed size is 203. This checklist is longer, at 237 cards. Tentacruel is 27/203, in position 27 of 237 on this checklist. Before it is 26 Tentacool, and after it is 28 Gyarados V. The listed rarity is Uncommon.
Tentacruel is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 120 HP. In the Pokédex this is Tentacruel (#073), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Tentacool. In this catalog that name is Tentacool (#072).
Mina Nakai illustrated this card. The same name is on 77 other cards in the catalog.
Tentacruel (#073) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2023. The earliest other card is Tentacruel 44/62 in Fossil (1999). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Mina Nakai illustrated this one. 14 other cards of Tentacruel list a different HP.
The attack Wave Splash lists 50 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Poisonous Prison is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned. During your opponent's next turn, that Pokémon can't retreat. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It communicates with others of its kind by lighting up the red orbs on its head. When the orbs are blinking, it's a warning sign." The regulation mark is E.
I keep a set binder for Evolving Skies, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Evolving Skies set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Tentacruel can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 27/203
- Series
- Sword & Shield
- Released
- August 27, 2021
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Stage 1
- HP
- 120
- Type
- Water
- Illustrator
- Mina Nakai
- Pokédex
- Tentacruel (#073)
- Evolves from
- Tentacool
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat
- 2
- Regulation mark
- E
Attacks and card text
AttackPoisonous Prison
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned. During your opponent's next turn, that Pokémon can't retreat.
Flavor text
It communicates with others of its kind by lighting up the red orbs on its head. When the orbs are blinking, it's a warning sign.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Tentacruel from?
Evolving Skies, in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on August 27, 2021. The printed size is 203.
What is the collector number?
27/203. It is entry 27 of 237 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Mina Nakai. The catalog lists 77 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Uncommon.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Tentacruel #073, generation 1 (Kanto).
What regulation mark is printed?
E.
Which attacks are printed?
Wave Splash (50) and Poisonous Prison (100).