Tentacool is the drifting jellyfish that ruins every Kanto swim — a translucent blue common that swarms the sea routes and the bargain bins alike. Its cards are mostly bulk, with the line's whole story told by one prized Legendary Collection reverse and a pair of Misty's gym prints.
Tentacool's value is anchored by the 2002 Legendary Collection reverse holo and the e-Card Aquapolis print, with Misty's Gym Heroes commons just behind. Everything else is nostalgia and set-completion filler, ranked by verified sold price.
Legendary Collection (2002) introduced the now-iconic crosshatch reverse-holo foil, and its reverse commons have become some of the most chased 'cheap' cards in vintage. A clean reverse Tentacool tops the line not because anyone loves the jellyfish, but because that LC foil grades beautifully and survives clean only rarely.
View full card data →
Aquapolis (2003), the e-Card set with dot-code borders and infamous centering. Even a common Tentacool from it carries a premium in clean shape — the whole 2003 run was thin and never reprinted, so condition does all the talking.
View full card data →
Gym Heroes (2000) handed Cerulean's Misty her own water-typed roster, and her Tentacool is one of the set's more sought commons. The gym-leader 'ownership' gimmick gives these a niche following two decades on.
View full card data →
A second Misty's Tentacool from the same 2000 set — WotC routinely printed two artworks of a gym leader's common. This is the budget twin, collected mostly by those completing Misty's full Cerulean lineup.
View full card data →
From 2015's Primal Clash, a modern-era common with sharp print quality and zero scarcity. It's the line's contemporary face — a dollar-bin filler that keeps Tentacool in current binders.
View full card data →
The 1999 Fossil Tentacool, from the third English set most '90s collectors ever opened. A first-generation common worth a couple dollars on nostalgia alone — the vintage anchor beneath the line's pricier reverse and gym cards.
View full card data →
HS Triumphant (2010) closed the HeartGold & SoulSilver block, and Tentacool slotted in as a routine common. Sub-dollar filler whose job is rounding out the modern half of the line.
View full card data →
EX Legend Maker (2006) was small and holo-heavy, but plain commons like this Tentacool were never the draw. Pocket change loose — though a mint reverse-holo parallel is quietly scarcer than the price suggests.
View full card data →
Legends Awakened (2008) was one of the era's largest sets, and its commons are about as plentiful as cardboard gets. This Tentacool is deep-bulk completion fodder, nothing more.
View full card data →
From 2004's Hidden Legends, the cheapest entry here — a clean EX-era common with no scarcity behind it. The bottom rung of a line whose real value sits in two or three vintage prints up top.
View full card data →Our recommended sleeves, top loaders, and binder picks. Affiliate links — same price for you, helps us keep the database running.
All prices reflect recent market data and will be updated regularly.
| # | Card | Recent price |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Tentacool — Legendary Collection #96 | ~$66 |
| 02 | Tentacool — Aquapolis #113 | ~$22 |
| 03 | Misty's Tentacool — Gym Heroes #32 | ~$16 |
| 04 | Misty's Tentacool — Gym Heroes #57 | ~$11 |
| 05 | Tentacool — Primal Clash #71 | ~$1.72 |
| 06 | Tentacool — Fossil #56 | ~$1.60 |
| 07 | Tentacool — HS—Triumphant #80 | ~$0.57 |
| 08 | Tentacool — Legend Maker #66 | ~$0.42 |
| 09 | Tentacool — Legends Awakened #125 | ~$0.39 |
| 10 | Tentacool — Hidden Legends #77 | ~$0.36 |
| 11 | Tentacool — Guardians Rising #23 | ~$0.20 |
| 12 | Tentacool — Primal Clash #70 | ~$0.17 |
| 13 | Tentacool — Team Up #60 | ~$0.15 |
| 14 | Tentacool — Unbroken Bonds #40 | ~$0.11 |
| 15 | Tentacool — 151 #72 | ~$0.10 |
Every official card, images and metadata pulled from the Pokemon TCG API. Click any card to see its full data.
