# Tentacruel (Japanese) #021 — Mirage Forest

## Summary

Tentacruel's Rare slot in the Japanese Mirage Forest set puts it a notch above the commons without making it a chase pull, a comfortable mid-tier position that suits a card whose Poké-Body shielded it from damage dealt by Pokémon-ex, a real selling point in that era. Released in June 2005, it beat its English twin in Legend Maker by about eight months. The art shows a large Tentacruel in blue-and-red against a glowing orange sea, a smaller one drifting behind. The modelled guide sits at $2.61, up 18% over 30 days on 1 copy traded, with only 30 days of inventory on the board; no PSA population is on file.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Mirage Forest |
| Language | Japanese |
| Number | 021 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | jp-pcg |
| Illustrator | Unknown |
| Release date | 2005-06-30 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | JA |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$2.61** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-27T20:58:31.107Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-27T20:58:31.107Z
- Floor delivered ask: $4.48 — as of 2026-10-20T08:35:37.276Z
- Quant score: 54/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-27T20:58:31.107Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2005-06-30T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-21T15:23:26.852Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-28T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-09T14:32:25.885Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-20T07:18:20.027Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-09T14:32:25.885Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon-japan/mirage-forest/tentacruel)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~pokemon-japan%3Ajp-24101-021%3AJA%3ANORMAL%3AFIRST_EDITION~NM)