Squirtle (Pokémon)

Squirtle ゼニガメ Zenigame
Artwork from FR/LG
Type	Water
Species	Tiny Turtle Pokémon
National Dex	#007
Johto Dex	#232
Hoenn Dex	#209
Sinnoh Dex	#—
Fiore Browser	R-076
Almia Browser	R-011
Height	1′08″ (0.5m)
Weight	19.8 lbs. (9.0kg)
Ability	Torrent
Egg groups	Monster/Water 1
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	1 Def
Exp. yield	66 base exp.
Lv. 100 at	1,059,860 exp.
Gender	12.5% ♀/87.5% ♂
Pokédex color	Blue
Catch rate	45
Body style
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Squirtle (Japanese: ゼニガメ Zenigame) is a Water-type Pokémon. Along with Bulbasaur and Charmander, it is one of three starter Pokémon the player receives at the beginning of Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, FireRed, and LeafGreen.

Squirtle 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.

Squirtle evolves via level, into Wartortle starting at Level 16, then into Blastoise starting at Level 36.

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 5.2 Super Smash Bros. Brawl 6 Game data 6.1 Pokédex entries 6.2 Game locations 6.2.1 In side games 6.3 Base stats 6.4 Type effectiveness 6.5 Learnset 6.5.1 By leveling up 6.5.2 By TM/HM 6.6 By breeding 6.7 By tutoring 6.8 TCG-only Moves 6.9 Side game data 6.10 Evolution 6.11 Sprites 7 Trivia 7.1 Origin 7.1.1 Name origin 7.2 In other languages 8 Related articles 9 External links

Biology

Physiology

Squirtle is a bipedal turtle with its most notable feature being the hard shell on its back. This shell forms and hardens on its back after birth. It could perhaps be distantly related to some other turtle-like Pokémon, such as Torkoal and Turtwig, but Squirtle seems to only be closely related to its evolutions.

Squirtle's shell is an extremely helpful defensive tool. It can withdraw into the shell to block physical attacks. Its smooth, hard shell and head also aid it in other ways, such as minimizing its resistance in water to increase its swimming speed, and allowing it to launch attacks like Rapid Spin and Skull Bash.

Squirtle is a natural-born swimmer. However, due to its size, it's easier for it to transport something small like a Pikachu than to carry its trainer.

Its jaws may not look like much, but they are strong enough that a Squirtle can learn to use a Bite attack.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Squirtle can spray water from its mouth. At first, it may only be able to spray foam and bubbles, but with time it can learn to spray water jets like Water Gun and Hydro Pump. If it withdraws, it can still spray water out the holes in its shell.

It can also be easily taught Ice-type moves like Ice Beam and Blizzard.

Behavior

Squirtle are scarce in the wild. Most are domestic Pokémon, raised to be distributed as starters by Professor Oak. As such, they are regarded as well-behaved Pokémon. They are not regarded as the easiest or hardest for a trainer to raise, since they are not as mild-mannered and easy as Bulbasaur but they are not as rash and hard as Charmander and its evolutions, and it has a type advantage against the first Kanto Gym Leader, Brock.

They are very loyal to their groups, but they get along better with other Pokémon than with humans, and can sometimes have a bit of an attitude towards humans. It is far from uncommon for them to start or join larger groups, such as the Squirtle Squad in Here Comes the Squirtle Squad and a civilization of Squirtle and its evolutions in Beach Blank-Out Blastoise.

Habitat

Squirtle are scarce in the wild. Sometimes they can be found living on secluded islands in the ocean or swimming in the rivers of deep canyons, but their chief habitat seems to be small freshwater ponds and lakes. Overall they are found far more often in urban settings, usually in the ownership of trainers.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Their diet is the usual omnivorous diet of a Pokémon.

In the anime

Squirtle was mentioned in the first episode of the anime, Pokémon, I Choose You, as one of the three starter Pokémon new trainers in Pallet Town can choose from. Ash dreamed of owning one, and it was his first choice of a starter. However, when he arrived at Oak's lab, he found out it was too late, as another trainer who started the same day had already taken it. It wasn't until The Ties That Bind that it was revealed that the trainer who took Squirtle was none other than Gary Oak, Ash's rival. By then, it had already evolved into a Blastoise.

The first real Squirtle appeared in Here Comes the Squirtle Squad. The Squirtle Squad were a gang of rogue Squirtle who were deserted by their trainers. Ash befriended and captured their leader, while the rest of them became a firefighting group. Squirtle stayed with Ash until The Fire-ring Squad, when it returned to the Squirtle Squad.

May recieved her own Squirtle from Professor Oak in The Right Place and the Right Mime. May's Squirtle was very young and timid, until evolving before DP078.

In Journey to the Starting Line, a set of the three Kanto starter Pokémon in which a boy named Gilbert was supposed to choose from as his starting Pokémon were scared off by Ash's Tauros. Professor Oak, Tracey, Delia Ketchum and Gilbert had to split up and find the three missing Pokémon. Squirtle was the second one found. The Tiny Turtle Pokémon was stuck in a tree that was hanging over a cliff. Ash's Bulbasaur managed to catch the Squirtle before it could fall off the cliff.

The main character in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate! special is a Squirtle that claims that he used to be human. He joins Team Go-Getters in their rescue work. While he can't use Water Gun, he is happy to use Bubble because it looks pretty.

In the manga

In Pokémon Special, Blue stole a Squirtle from Professor Oak. It has since evolved into a Blastoise.

In Magical Pokémon Journey, Almond owns a Squirtle, who sees him as an older brother.

In Pokémon Zensho, Shigeru's starter Pokémon was a Squirtle he received from his grandfather, Professor Oak.

Misty has a Squirtle in the Pokémon Newspaper Strip.

Ash's Squirtle was shown in some chapters of the Electric Tale of Pikachu. Pikachu also meets an abandoned Squirtle who helps him reach the Hidden Village after getting lost.

In the TCG

Main article: Squirtle (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Squirtle is the first Pokéfloat to appear. Play begins on its head and arms until it slowly leaves off the bottom of the screen. After traveling through all the Pokéfloats, the screen will be empty for a few seconds before Squirtle pops up and the cycle begins again.

Trophy information

Retreating into its shell and spitting water at its foes is Squirtle's trademark response to danger. It's one of the three Pokémon that trainers can receive from Professor Oak in Pokémon Red and Blue. Squirtle evolves into Wartortle and then Blastoise, ramping up its water powers with each evolution.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Squirtle is a playable Pokémon used by Red. It can use Waterfall to recover from falls and Withdraw in which case he retreats to his shell and shoots water from the back of it propelling him forwards. Squirtle is a lightweight and uses various attacks using its shell and Water-type moves to combat its foes. It uses Hydro Pump in Red's Final Smash, Triple Finish.

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
I	Red	After birth, its back swells and hardens into a shell. Powerfully sprays foam from its mouth.
	Blue
	Yellow	Shoots water at prey while in the water. Withdraws into its shell when in danger.
	Stadium	It takes time for the shell to form and harden after hatching. It sprays foam powerfully from its mouth.
II	Gold	The shell is soft when it is born. It soon becomes so resilient, prodding fingers will bounce off it.
	Silver	The shell, which hardens soon after it is born, is resilient. If you poke it, it will bounce back out.
	Crystal	When it feels threatened, it draws its legs inside its shell and sprays water from its mouth.
	Stadium 2	The shell is soft when it is born. It soon becomes so resilient, prodding fingers will bounce off it.
III	Ruby	Squirtle's shell is not merely used for protection. The shell's rounded shape and the grooves on its surface help minimize resistance in water, enabling this Pokémon to swim at high speeds.
	Sapphire	Squirtle's shell is not merely used for protection. The shell's rounded shape and the grooves on its surface help minimize resistance in water, enabling this Pokémon to swim at high speeds.
	Emerald	Its shell is not just for protection. Its rounded shape and the grooves on its surface minimize resistance in water, enabling Squirtle to swim at high speeds.
	FireRed	When it retracts its long neck into its shell, it squirts out water with vigorous force.
	LeafGreen	After birth, its back swells and hardens into a shell. Powerfully sprays foam from its mouth.
IV	Diamond	It shelters itself in its shell, then strikes back with spouts of water at every opportunity.
	Pearl	It shelters itself in its shell, then strikes back with spouts of water at every opportunity.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
I	Pokémon Red and Blue	One	Starter Pokémon from Professor Oak in Pallet Town
	Pokémon Yellow	One	Police officer in Vermilion City after receiving the Thunderbadge
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	One	Starter Pokémon from Professor Oak in Pallet Town
	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 Stadium	Gym Leader Castle
Pokémon Snap	Valley
Pokémon Channel	Upgrade binder
Pokémon Trozei!	Huge Storage 4 Endless Level 15 Trozei Battle Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Red and Blue)	Starter Pokémon Waterfall Pond (8F-12F)
Pokémon Ranger	Underground Waterways
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness)	Starter Pokémon End Lake (B1-B24)
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Ranger School The Beach Cave

Base stats

HP:	44
Attack:	48
Defense:	65
Special:	50
SpAtk:	50
SpDef:	64
Speed:	43

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

Type effectiveness

Weak to	Resistant to	Immune to	Normal effectiveness
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

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

By leveling up

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: I - II - III
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
Start	Tackle	Normal	Physical	35	95%	35	Tough	3 ♥♥♥
4	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100%	30	Cute	2 ♥♥
7	Bubble	Water	Special	20	100%	30	Cute	2 ♥♥
10	Withdraw	Water	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	2 ♥♥
13	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100%	25	Cute	3 ♥♥♥
16	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100%	40	Tough	3 ♥♥♥
19	Rapid Spin	Normal	Physical	20	100%	40	Cool	2 ♥♥
22	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	2 ♥♥
25	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100%	20	Beauty	2 ♥♥
28	Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90%	10	Cute	3 ♥♥♥
31	Skull Bash	Normal	Physical	100	100%	15	Tough	1 ♥
34	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—%	5	Tough	2 ♥♥
37	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	120	80%	5	Beauty	2 ♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By TM/HM

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: I - II - III
TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
TM01	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100%	20	Tough	1 ♥
TM03	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100%	20	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	85%	10	Smart	2 ♥♥
TM07	Hail	Ice	Status	—	—%	10	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15	Smart	1 ♥
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	95	100%	10	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	120	70%	5	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—%	5	Tough	2 ♥♥
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM23	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15	Cool	2 ♥♥
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10	Smart	1 ♥
TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15	Cool	3 ♥♥♥
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15	Cool	2 ♥♥
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80%	10	Smart	2 ♥♥
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM43	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20	Smart	2 ♥♥
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM55	Brine	Water	Special	65	100%	10	Smart	2 ♥♥
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10	Tough	1 ♥
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Tough	2 ♥♥
TM74	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	—	100%	5	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM78	Captivate	Normal	Status	—	100%	20	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM83	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15	Cool	2 ♥♥
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Smart	1 ♥
HM03	Surf	Water	Special	95	100%	15	Beauty	2 ♥♥
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15	Tough	3 ♥♥♥
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15	Tough	2 ♥♥
HM07	Waterfall	Water	Physical	80	100%	15	Tough	3 ♥♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By breeding

Move	Type	Cat.	Father
Aqua Jet			Seel, Dewgong Kabuto, Kabutops Empoleon Buizel, Floatzel Marill
Aqua Ring			Seel, Dewgong Marill, Azumarill Corsola Mantine Milotic Gorebyss
Fake Out			Lombre
Flail			Feebas
Foresight			Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert
Haze			Wooper, Quagsire
Mirror Coat			Corsola
Mist			Lapras Wooper, Quagsire Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo Wingull, Pelipper Piplup, Prinplup, Empoleon Snover, Abomasnow
Mud Sport			Wooper, Quagsire Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert Relicanth Shellos, Gastrodon
Muddy Water			Wooper, Quagsire Marshtomp, Swampert Shellos, Gastrodon
Refresh			Lickitung, Lickilicky Milotic
Yawn			Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Snorlax Wooper, Quagsire Kingdra Relicanth Bidoof, Bibarel

By tutoring

Move	Type	Cat.	Version
Body Slam			FR	LG	E
Counter			FR	LG	E
Double-Edge			FR	LG	E
Mega Punch			FR	LG	E
Mega Kick			FR	LG	E
Mimic			FR	LG	E
Seismic Toss			FR	LG	E
Substitute			FR	LG	E
Defense Curl					E
DynamicPunch					E
Endure					E
Ice Punch					E
Icy Wind					E
Mud-Slap					E
Rollout					E
Sleep Talk					E
Snore					E
Swagger					E

TCG-only Moves

• DoubleSlap
• Pound

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 11.7%	Friend Area: Turtleshell Pond
Phrases
51%-100% HP	I'll knock them out with my Water Gun!
26%-50% HP	I'm down to half HP...
1%-25% HP	I might not make it... I want to rest inside my shell...
Level Up	Yes! Leveled up!
Partner Phrases
51%-100% HP	Let's give it our best, <name>!
26%-50% HP	I'm starting to feel it...
1%-25% HP	Graah... I'm almost done... Help me, <name>...
Level Up	Yeah! I leveled!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:	Loops: 3	Minimum Experience: 22
Poké Assist:	Field Move: Soak	Maximum Experience: 32
Squirtle puffs its cheeks, then shoots water that can extinguish a small fire.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:	Poké Assist:	Field Move: Soak

Evolution

Basic Squirtle

Level 16 Wartortle

Level 36 Blastoise

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
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IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
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For other sprites and images, please see Squirtle images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• As a species, Squirtle, tied with Bulbasaur has been trained the most of all Kanto starters by main anime trainers, with Ash, May, and Gary each owning one.
• Squirtle had short appearance in the Robot Chicken episode Junk in the Trunk, as an animated toy.
• Squirtle is the first Water Pokémon in National Dex order.

Origin

Squirtle appears to be a cross between a squirrel and a turtle.

Name origin

Squirtle's name is a combination of "turtle<