Tentacool 71/160 · Primal Clash

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

Tentacool sits at 71/160 in Primal Clash, position 71 of 164. Before it is 70 Tentacool, and after it is 72 Tentacruel. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on February 4, 2015. The printed size is 160. This checklist is longer, at 164 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Psyshot lists 20 damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 1. α Recovery is the ancient trait on this card. When this Pokémon is healed, double the amount healed. The flavor text reads "Drifts in shallow seas. Anglers who hook them by accident are often punished by their stingers."

Tentacool (#072) 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 Tentacool 56/62 in Fossil (1999). That card lists 30 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Uncommon. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Mizue illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Tentacool list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mizue. I count 184 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Primal Clash set binder is where a full Primal Clash 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.