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Tentacool
Legendary Collection 96/110 • common
- Set
- Legendary Collection
- Number
- 96/110
- Rarity
- Common
- Released
- 2002
- Energy type
- water energy
- Market price
- $0.72
- Artist
- Kagemaru Himeno
What it does
At any time during your turn (before your attack), you may return Tentacool to your hand. (Discard all cards attached to Tentacool.) This power can't be used the turn you put Tentacool into play or if Tentacool is affected by a Special Condition.
Drifts in shallow seas. Anglers who hook them by accident are often punished by its stinging acid.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
Released in 2002 as part of the Legendary Collection, the Tentacool card (96/110) served as a retrospective set for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. This collection was designed to aggregate popular cards from the earlier Base Set, Jungle, Fossil, and Team Rocket expansions, allowing players and collectors to acquire previously difficult-to-find cards in a single, cohesive release.
The card features the distinct holographic foil treatment characteristic of the set, applied to its background. The artwork maintains the original illustration style established during the late 1990s, focusing on a clean, functional aesthetic that prioritized clarity for gameplay. At the time of release, common cards like Tentacool were valued primarily for their utility in constructing decks, though the set's inclusion of high-quality foil patterns eventually shifted the focus toward its long-term appeal for completionist collectors.
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