Tentacruel · Evolving Skies, what to know.
About the Tentacruel card
Numbered 27 of 237 in Evolving Skies, released in August 2021, Tentacruel is an Uncommon, a Stage 1 Water-type carrying 120 HP.
It evolves from Tentacool, so Tentacruel is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.
Illustrated by Mina Nakai.
Tentacruel carries this Pokédex 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."
About Tentacruel in the Pokémon world
The fully evolved Tentacool. Larger, with more visible tentacles. Fossil Rare with thin standalone demand.
What is Tentacruel worth?
Tentacruel is an Uncommon, so raw copies are inexpensive and easy to find. The value is in condition: a genuine PSA 10, especially 1st Edition, can still reach a surprising figure for an otherwise common card. The live price above breaks it down by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Tentacruel before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Tentacruel grades forgivingly, but the same centering and edge standards apply. Pack-fresh raw copies are easy to find, which makes a clean PSA 10 submission a low-cost way to learn how the cardstock behaves under grading.
If you are collecting Tentacruel
Raw copies of Tentacruel are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Tentacruel is the practical move.
