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Tentacruel
Rare · #038/147
Tentacruel #038/147 (Aquapolis) is worth about $36.00 today, the Near Mint market price from TCGplayer sales as of 2026-10-03.
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Tentacruel #038/147 is holding steady: $36.00 today, flat over 30 days and at its all-time high (2026-07-21). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-03, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →
illustrated by Hajime Kusajima
appears in: Water Types
Price data for your app or store: API and daily history since 2024 ·
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WORTH GRADING?
Grading Tentacruel #038/147 pays only if you expect a 10: PSA 10 copies list from $254 on eBay vs $36.00 raw, and after a $25 grading fee, $10 shipping and 13% selling fees you need about a 19% chance of a 10 to break even. run your own numbers →
WHERE TO BUY AND SELL
Reverse Holofoil · eBay scanned Sep 10Buy-side estimate
$39.99
THINa patient buyer pays about $39.99 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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eBay scan is stale · TCGplayer $39.99 vs cheapest delivered eBay ask $92.16 — the market hasn't settled on a price yet
| TCGplayer market | $39.99 | verify ↗ |
Floors are the median of the three lowest clean asks. Marketplace links may earn TickerMint a commission; it never affects the numbers.
The verdict · premium
Cards at their high after a month up 5-25% were higher 90 days later 75% of the time in our archive since 2024 (22,898 cases).
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- CARD TYPE
- Water
- STAGE
- Stage 1
- HP
- 70
- ATTACK 1
- [1W] Poison Sting (20) Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
- WEAKNESS
- L
- CARD TEXT
- Poké-POWER — Strange Tentacles Once during your turn (before your attack), as long as the number of Energy cards attached to the Defending Pokémon is less than the number of Energy cards attached to your Active Pokémon, you may choose an Energy card, if any, in your opponent's discard pile and attach it to the Defending Pokémon. This power can't be used if Tentacruel is affected by a Special Condition.
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PRICE FAQ
What would a card shop pay for Tentacruel?
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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $39.99 market price that is roughly $28 cash or $32 trade for a near-mint copy. Selling it yourself on TCGplayer or eBay nets more after fees; see the seller-net answer below.
What is Tentacruel (Aquapolis) worth today?
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Tentacruel [Reverse Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $39.99 as of 2026-10-02. Across 2 tracked variants, latest prices range from $14.38 to $39.99.
Is Tentacruel going up or down in price?
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Tentacruel #038/147 is holding steady: $36.00 today, flat over 30 days and at its all-time high (2026-07-21). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-03, tracked daily since 2024-02-08.
What is the all-time high price for Tentacruel?
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The Near Mint price, the one quoted at the top of this page, peaked at $36.00 (2026-07-21). In TickerMint's daily data (since February 2024), the TCGplayer market price for Tentacruel [Reverse Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $39.99 (2026-09-09) and bottomed at $10.45 (2024-02-08).
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