From Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia.

Blastoise カメックス Kamex
Artwork from FR/LG
National Dex	#009
Johto Dex	#234
Hoenn Dex	#211
Sinnoh Dex	#—
Fiore Browser	R-078
Almia Browser	R-013
Type	Water
Species	Shellfish Pokémon
Height	5′03″ (1.6m)
Weight	188.5 lbs. (85.5kg)
Ability	Torrent
Egg groups	Monster
	Water 1
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	3 SpD
Exp. yield	210 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,059,860 exp.
Gender	12.5% ♀ / 87.5% ♂
Pokédex color	Blue
Catch rate	45
On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Pokémon Palace Network Pokédex (Gen. I-III) On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Serebii's Pokédex: Generation I/II Generation III Generation IV On Azure Heights Pokédex (Gen. I) On Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex (Gen. I-II) On Ultimate Pokémon Center Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Blastoise (Japanese: カメックス Kamex) is a Water-type Pokémon.

Blastoise comes with the ability Torrent, which increases the power of Water-type attacks by 50% once the Pokémon has less than one-third of its maximum HP.

Blastoise evolves from Wartortle starting at Level 36.

Blastoise is the version mascot of Pokémon Blue, appearing on the boxart.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 4 In the TCG 5 Other appearances 5.1 Super Smash Bros. Melee 5.1.1 Trophy information 6 Game data 6.1 NPC appearances 6.2 Pokédex entries 6.3 Alternate games 6.4 Game locations 6.5 In side games 6.6 Base stats 7 Type effectiveness 7.1 Learnset 7.2 By leveling up 7.3 By TM/HM 7.4 By breeding 7.5 By tutoring 7.6 Special moves 7.7 Side game data 7.8 Evolution 7.9 Sprites 8 Trivia 8.1 Origin 8.1.1 Name origin 9 In other languages 10 Related articles 11 External links

Biology

Physiology

Blastoise is a bipedal, large, blue tortoise with a brown shell and two water cannons that jut out of the top of its shell. The cannons can be withdrawn inside the shell, or rotated to point backwards; this enables Blastoise to commence jet assisted rams.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Blastoise can shoot water from its cannons with enough force to punch holes in steel, and enough accuracy to hit an empty can 160 feet away.

Behavior

Habitat

Blastoise can be found living on island beaches near the ocean, but their preferred habitat seems to be freshwater ponds and lakes.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Blastoise first appeared as a giant mechanical Pokémon in Island of the Giant Pokémon.

In The Ghost of Maiden's Peak, a Gastly created an illusion of Blastoise in order to frighten Ash's Squirtle. Gastly subsequently combined this Blastoise with an illusionary Venusaur to create Venustoise, which terrified both Squirtle and Bulbasaur out of battling.

The first time a real Blastoise appeared in was in Primeape Goes Bananas. It was in Ash's flashback in an advertisement for the contest in which he won his special hat.

In Beach Blank-Out Blastoise a real Blastoise was met in person. The Blastoise that was ruling over an island of Squirtle and Wartortle. It had Jigglypuff stuck in one its cannons and it made everyone fall asleep.

Neesha, a trainer that went to New Island in Mewtwo Strikes Back, had a Blastoise named "Shellshocker". It fought with Mewtwo's cloned Blastoise and lost. It was taken from her by Mewtwo's special Poké Balls but were liberated by Ash among with the other confiscated Pokémon. Along with Ash's Charizard and a trainer's Venusaur they were the only taken away Pokémon not to be cloned, this could be that Mewtwo don't need more than one copy of each clone.

Cissy used a Blastoise against Ash and his Lapras in a Wave Race during Fit to be Tide.

In The Pokémon Water War, Capt. Aiden had a team of Blastoise, Wartortle and Squirtle that were used to extinguish fires.

During One Trick Phony!, Team Rocket used a Blastoise against Ash's Pikachu in an elaborate plan to capture it.

Gary Oak has a Blastoise that he originally received as a Squirtle from Professor Oak.

Jimmy's Wartortle evolved into Blastoise in Judgement Day!.

A coordinator uses a Blastoise in the Verdanturf Contest.

Lola has a Blastoise.

Sid had a Blastoise in Destiny Deoxys.

In DP072, Hajime had three Blastoise use Rain Dance in order to douse a forest fire that was caused by J's Salamence.

In the manga

In Pokémon Special, one of Blue's main Pokémon is a Blastoise, evolved from the Squirtle she stole from Professor Oak.

In Pokémon Zensho, Shigeru's Squirtle eventually evolved into a Blastoise that fought Satoshi's Charizard for the title of Champion of the Pokémon League.

In the TCG

Main article: Blastoise (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Melee

When released from a Poké Ball, Blastoise will use Hydro Pump in one direction. Each Pump moves Blastoise backwards slightly making it a danger to those fighting behind it as well. Blastoise's trophy also refers to Blastoise as the 'Definitive Water Type'.

Trophy information

Blastoise is the next evolutionary step after Wartortle. The thick jets of water they shoot from the cannons on their backs are strong enough to cut through steel plating. When in danger, they hide inside their armored shells. Blastoise is so popular among trainers that it's considered the definitive Water-type.

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blastoise is the leader of Team Hydro, a Bronze Rank rescue team. It joins a new team to designed to rescue Team A.C.T. from Magma Cavern but fails to reach them. Blastoise appears to go exploring a lot as it discovers Western Cave and Meteor Cave. It reaches the end of Western Cave with Charizard but is defeated by Mewtwo. Blastoise is quick to anger, a feature that Charizard exploits to boost morale.

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
I	Red	A brutal Pokémon with pressurized water jets on its shell. They are used for high speed tackles.
	Blue
	Yellow	Once it takes aim at its enemy, it blasts out water with even more force than a fire hose.
	Stadium	It has spouts extending from its shell at the top. They spray water like cannons, hard enough to pierce concrete walls.
II	Gold	It deliberately makes itself heavy so it can withstand the recoil of the water jets it fires.
	Silver	The rocket cannons on its shell fire jets of water capable of punching holes through thick steel.
	Crystal	It firmly plants its feet on the ground before shooting water from the jets on its back.
	Stadium 2	It deliberately makes itself heavy so it can withstand the recoil of the water jets it fires.
III	Ruby	Blastoise has water spouts that protrude from its shell. The water spouts are very accurate. They can shoot bullets of water with enough accuracy to strike empty cans from a distance of over 160 feet.
	Sapphire	Blastoise has water spouts that protrude from its shell. The water spouts are very accurate. They can shoot bullets of water with enough accuracy to strike empty cans from a distance of over 160 feet.
	Emerald	The waterspouts that protrude from its shell are highly accurate. Their bullets of water can precisely nail tin cans from a distance of over 160 feet.
	FireRed	It crushes its foe under its heavy body to cause fainting. In a pinch, it will withdraw inside its shell.
	LeafGreen	The pressurized water jets on this brutal Pokémon's shell are used for high-speed tackles.
IV	Diamond	The jets of water it spouts from the rocket cannons on its shell can punch through thick steel.
	Pearl	The jets of water it spouts from the rocket cannons on its shell can punch through thick steel.

Alternate games

Pokémon Pinball, Pokémon Trading Card Game (Base Set, Base Set 2, Legendary Collection)

A brutal Pokémon with pressurized water jets on its shell. They are used for high speed tackles.

Pokémon Trading Card Game (Team Rocket)

An aggressive Pokémon that tackles anything it sees.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
I	Pokémon Red and Blue	None	Evolve Wartortle
	Pokémon Yellow	None	Evolve Wartortle
II	Pokémon Gold and Silver	None	Trade
	Pokémon Crystal	None	Trade
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	None	Trade
	Pokémon Emerald	None	Trade
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Evolve Wartortle
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None	Trade
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	None	Pal Park
	Pal Park		Pond

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Trozei	Endless Level 73 Forever Level 23 Pair Trozei Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Western Cave (89F-98F)
Pokémon Ranger	Fall City
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage	Vien Forest

Base stats

HP:	79
Attack:	83
Defense:	100
Special:	85
SpAtk:	85
SpDef:	105
Speed:	78

The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Grass: 2× Electric: 2×	Steel: ½× Fire: ½× Water: ½× Ice: ½×	Normal: 1× Fighting: 1× Flying: 1× Poison: 1× Ground: 1× Rock: 1× Bug: 1× Ghost: 1× Psychic: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

Learnset

Blastoise is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation I Level Move Type Previous Tackle Tail Whip Bubble Water Gun Bite Withdraw 42 Skull Bash 52 Hydro Pump

Generation II Level Move Type Previous Tackle Tail Whip Bubble Withdraw Water Gun Bite Rapid Spin Protect 42 Rain Dance 55 Skull Bash 68 Hydro Pump

Generation III Level Move Type Previous Tackle Tail Whip Bubble Withdraw Water Gun Bite Rapid Spin Protect 42 Rain Dance 55 Skull Bash 68 Hydro Pump

Generation IV Level Move Type Cat. Previous Flash Cannon Tackle Tail Whip Bubble Withdraw Water Gun Bite Rapid Spin Protect Water Pulse Aqua Tail 39 Skull Bash 46 Rain Dance 53 Hydro Pump

By TM/HM

Generation I # Move Type TM01 Mega Punch TM05 Mega Kick TM06 Toxic TM08 Body Slam TM09 Take Down TM10 Double-Edge TM11 BubbleBeam TM12 Water Gun TM13 Ice Beam TM14 Blizzard TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Submission TM18 Counter TM19 Seismic Toss TM20 Rage TM26 Earthquake TM27 Fissure TM28 Dig TM31 Mimic TM32 Double Team TM33 Reflect TM34 Bide TM40 Skull Bash TM44 Rest TM50 Substitute HM03 Surf HM04 Strength

Generation II # Move Type TM01 DynamicPunch TM02 Headbutt TM03 Curse TM04 Rollout TM05 Roar TM06 Toxic TM08 Rock Smash TM10 Hidden Power TM13 Snore TM14 Blizzard TM15 Hyper Beam TM16 Icy Wind TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM20 Endure TM21 Frustration TM23 Iron Tail TM26 Earthquake TM27 Return TM28 Dig TM31 Mud-Slap TM32 Double Team TM33 Ice Punch TM34 Swagger TM35 Sleep Talk TM40 Defense Curl TM44 Rest TM45 Attract HM03 Surf HM04 Strength HM06 Whirlpool HM07 Waterfall

Generation III # Move Type TM01 Focus Punch TM03 Water Pulse TM05 Roar TM06 Toxic TM07 Hail TM10 Hidden Power TM13 Ice Beam TM14 Blizzard TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM21 Frustration TM23 Iron Tail TM26 Earthquake TM27 Return TM28 Dig TM31 Brick Break TM32 Double Team TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract HM03 Surf HM04 Strength HM06 Rock Smash HM07 Waterfall HM08 Dive

Generation IV # Move Type Cat. TM01 Focus Punch TM03 Water Pulse TM06 Toxic TM07 Hail TM10 Hidden Power TM13 Ice Beam TM14 Blizzard TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM21 Frustration TM23 Iron Tail TM26 Earthquake TM27 Return TM28 Dig TM31 Brick Break TM32 Double Team TM39 Rock Tomb TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM52 Focus Blast TM55 Brine TM56 Fling TM58 Endure TM68 Giga Impact TM72 Avalanche TM74 Gyro Ball TM78 Captivate TM15 Rock Slide TM83 Natural Gift TM87 Swagger TM90 Substitute TM91 Flash Cannon HM03 Surf HM04 Strength HM06 Rock Smash HM07 Waterfall HM08 Rock Climb

By breeding

Move	Type	Cat.	Father
Aqua Jet			Seel, Dewgong Kabuto, Kabutops Empoleon Buizel, Floatzel
Aqua Ring			Seel, Dewgong Marill, Azumarill Corsola Mantine Milotic Gorebyss Phione, Manaphy
Fake Out			Kangaskhan Lombre
Flail			Feebas
Foresight			Marshtomp, Swampert
Haze			Wooper, Quagsire Surskit
Mirror Coat			Corsola
Mud Sport			Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert Relicanth Shellos, Gastrodon
Muddy Water			Marshtomp, Swampert Wooper, Quagsire Shellos, Gastrodon
Refresh			Lickitung, Lickilicky Corsola Milotic
Yawn			Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Snorlax Wooper, Quagsire Kingdra Relicanth Bidoof, Bibarel
*Indicates moves only available through chain breeding.

By tutoring

Move	Type	Cat.	Version
Body Slam			FR	LG	E
Counter			FR	LG	E
Double-Edge			FR	LG	E
Mega Punch			FR