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Gary's Blastoise シゲルのカメックス Shigeru's Kamex

Gary and Blastoise

Debuts in Challenge of the Samurai Caught at Pallet Town Evolves in Prior to The Ties That Bind Prior to The Ties That Bind Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location With Gary

→ → This Pokémon spent an unknown number of episodes as Squirtle and an unknown number of episodes as Wartortle.

Voice actor Japanese English As Squirtle Not heard As Wartortle Not shown As Blastoise Unshō Ishizuka Eric Stuart (EP269-DP045) Tom Wayland (BW116)

Gary's Blastoise (Japanese: シゲルのカメックス Shigeru's Kamex) is the first Pokémon obtained by Gary Oak on his journey as a Pokémon Trainer.

History

Original series

As a Squirtle, in a flashback.*

Gary received Squirtle in Pokémon, I Choose You! as a Starter Pokémon from Professor Oak. He did not tell Ash which of the three starter Pokémon he chose, but bragged that it was the best one.

In Challenge of the Samurai, Squirtle appeared in a flashback, though the episode did not reveal which of the three Trainers who left before Ash owned it. Samurai remembered Gary and the others fondly as they had fought spectacular battles, with Gary's Squirtle defeating his Metapod.

Finally, in The Ties That Bind, the fully-evolved Blastoise was revealed to Ash when Gary sent it out to battle Heracross. In Gary's six on six battle against Ash in Can't Beat the Heat!, its Hydro Pump managed to blast through the rocky terrain and knock out Ash's Heracross in a single hit. It then stalemated his Muk, completely nullifying Muk's Sludge Bomb with its Rapid Spin, but unable to gain much purchase with its Skull Bash. After Muk smothered Blastoise with its body, Blastoise used Hydro Pump to blast Muk off and injure it. Ash pulled Muk for the type-advantaged Bayleef, but Blastoise overcame it as well, deflecting Razor Leaf with Rapid Spin, then biting its leaf and knocking it out by throwing it aside.

Blastoise losing to Ash's Charizard

It was recalled until the final bout when it fought against Charizard, who had overcome Scizor and Golem just as Blastoise had defeated Heracross and Bayleef. With a type advantage and having had a break between battles, Blastoise was quickly on the front foot, deflecting Flamethrower with Rapid Spin and hitting with Hydro Pump and Skull Bash. It neutralized Charizard's aerial advantage by using Hydro Pump to keep it at bay, giving Charizard no opening.

Charizard and Ash thought outside the box and melted all of the rocks with powerful Flamethrowers. Immobilized, Blastoise had no choice but to cool the field down with water, but Charizard took advantage of the resulting steam to get in close to Blastoise. Even then, Blastoise proved a worthy opponent; unable to aim its water cannons it was still able to dodge a Dragon Rage with Withdraw. Charizard lifted Blastoise into the air, holding on despite Blastoise biting hard on its arm, and executed a Seismic Toss. Both Pokémon stared each other down, but Blastoise gave out and fainted.

In Johto Photo Finish! Gary decided to become a Pokémon researcher and the only Pokémon he would take on his new journey was Blastoise. After using Blastoise to free Pikachu from Team Rocket, he departed home for Pallet and then set off for future endeavors. His choice inspired Ash to begin his journey in Hoenn with only his first Pokémon, Pikachu.

Diamond & Pearl series

Gary and Blastoise later appeared in Ill-Will Hunting! where they helped Ash, Brock and Dawn in protecting the Shieldon from the notorious Pokémon Hunter J and her evil minions. It first used Water Gun to stop J's henchmen's vehicle, which Pikachu disabled with Thunderbolt on the soaking machine. However, it was knocked on its back by a Golbat's Wing Attack, and Gary recalled it after Umbreon disturbed some Beedrill that drove Golbat and the henchmen away. Gary used Blastoise again in a battle against J's Salamence and Drapion along with Ash's Pikachu. The battle ended without a result after J captured one of the Shieldon that her client had requested.

Best Wishes series

Blastoise appeared in a flashback in The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!.

Personality and Characteristics

Moves used

Using Skull Bash Using Rapid Spin	Move First Used In Hydro Pump † The Ties That Bind Skull Bash Can't Beat the Heat! Rapid Spin Can't Beat the Heat! Bite Can't Beat the Heat! Withdraw Can't Beat the Heat! Water Gun † Ill-Will Hunting! Hydro Cannon † Ill-Will Hunting!
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

• Withdraw was used in the Japanese version only.

In the games

Gary's game counterpart uses Squirtle and its evolutions in Pokémon Red and Blue and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, in case the player chose Charmander as their starter.

Pokémon Red, Blue, and Green
First battle (Pallet Town)	Second battle (optional) (Route 22)	Third battle (Cerulean City)	Fourth battle (S.S. Anne)
Type: Water Unknown Squirtle Lv.5 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --	Type: Water Unknown Squirtle Lv.8 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Bubble Water   --       Struggle Normal   --	Type: Water Unknown Squirtle Lv.17 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Bubble Water   --       Water Gun Water   --	Type: Water Unknown Wartortle Lv.20 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Bubble Water   --       Water Gun Water   --
Fifth battle (Pokémon Tower)	Sixth battle (Silph Co.)	Seventh battle (Route 22)	Champion battle (Indigo Plateau)
Type: Water Unknown Wartortle Lv.25 Tail Whip Normal   --       Bubble Water   --       Water Gun Water   --       Bite Normal   --	Type: Water Unknown Blastoise Lv.40 Bubble Water   --       Water Gun Water   --       Bite Normal   --       Withdraw Water   --	Type: Water Unknown Blastoise Lv.54 Hydro Pump Water   --       Bite Normal   --       Skull Bash Normal   --       Withdraw Water   --	Type: Water Unknown Blastoise Lv.65 Hydro Pump Water   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Bite Normal   --       Withdraw Water   --

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
First battle (Pallet Town)	Second battle (optional) (Route 22)	Third battle (Cerulean City)
Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Squirte♂ Lv.5 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --	Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Squirte♂ Lv.9 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Water   --       Bubble Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --	Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Squirte♂ Lv.18 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Bubble Water   --       Water Gun Water   --
Fourth battle (S.S. Anne)	Fifth battle (Pokémon Tower)	Sixth battle (Silph Co.)
Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Wartortle♂ Lv.20 Withdraw Water   --       Bite Dark   --       Bubble Water   --       Water Gun Water   --	Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Wartortle♂ Lv.25 Tail Whip Normal   --       Bubble Water   --       Water Gun Water   --       Bite Dark   --	Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Blastoise♂ Lv.40 Bubble Water   --       Water Gun Water   --       Bite Dark   --       Protect Normal   --
Seventh battle (Route 22)	Champion battle (Indigo Plateau)	Post-game rematches
Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Blastoise♂ Lv.53 Rain Dance Water   --       Water Gun Water   --       Rapid Spin Normal   --       Bite Dark   --	Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Blastoise♂ Lv.63 Rain Dance Water   --       Hydro Pump Water   --       Bite Dark   --       Skull Bash Normal   --	Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Blastoise♂ Lv.75 Rain Dance Water   --       Hydro Pump Water   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Earthquake Ground   --

In anime novelizations

About two years before Gary was revealed to own it, Talent Showdown, one of the book adaptions of the anime, had shown a Blastoise under his ownership. However, due to his starter not being confirmed at the time of the book's release, Charizard and Venusaur were under his ownership as well.

In the manga

In the Ash and Pikachu manga

Gary's Blastoise in Ash and Pikachu

Gary and his Blastoise

Blastoise was the final Pokémon Gary sent out during his match with Ash in One Half Of A Poké Ball. Unlike the anime, it did not fight Ash's Charizard but it fought Pikachu instead.

Moves used

Using Skull Bash	Move First Used In Hydro Pump One Half Of A Poké Ball Skull Bash One Half Of A Poké Ball
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Trivia

• Ash originally wanted Squirtle as his starter Pokémon, while Gary was the one who took it.
• Unlike in the games, instead of the rival (Gary) having the starter Pokémon with the type advantage, Ash's Pikachu has the type advantage.
  • However, Ash uses his Charizard against Blastoise during his battle with Gary in the Silver Conference, mirroring the type advantage seen in the games.
• In the English dub, Brock and Misty seemed to be aware that Gary's starter Pokémon was Squirtle, as when Blastoise is shown for the first time, Misty says, "Brock, could that be...?", to which Brock replies, "The same Squirtle that Gary originally received from Professor Oak? Yeah, that's the one." This exchange did not occur in the original Japanese version of the episode.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Squirtle, Wartortle, and Blastoise.

Gary's Pokémon
In rotation:	Blastoise	Arcanine	Umbreon	Electivire	Tyranitar	Hatterene
	Regidrago
Traveling with:	Rotom Phone
In storage:	Krabby	Nidoking	Dodrio	Nidoqueen	Magmar	Scizor
	Golem	Pinsir	Houndoom	Fearow	Alakazam	Skarmory
	Kingdra
Temporary:	Hoothoot	Aerodactyl	Shieldon
Electric Tale only:	Rhydon	Gyarados	Venusaur	Pidgeot	Slowbro
Newspaper Strip only:	Rapidash	Beedrill	Charizard

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