Wartortle (Pokémon)

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Wartortle カメール Kameil #008
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Water ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Turtle Pokémon
Ability Torrent Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #008 Johto #233 Hoenn #210 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 3′03″ Imperial 1.0 m Metric 3′03″/1.0 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 49.6 lbs. Imperial 22.5 kg Metric 49.6 lbs./22.5 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Blue	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Monster and Water 1 groups 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 143 Battle Exp.: 1431*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Wartortle (Japanese: カメール Kameil) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.

It evolves from Squirtle starting at level 16, and evolves into Blastoise starting at level 36.

Biology

Physiology

Wartortle is a bipedal, indigo-blue turtle with a brown shell and a long, furry tail and ears. It is more aggressive than Squirtle. It hides in water while hunting and emerges to surprise its prey, and is a tough Pokémon that often has scratches on its shell which serve as reminders of past battles. To maintain balance while swimming at high speeds, Wartortle moves its unusual furry ears and its tail. This tail, covered in rich, thick fur, is so long that it sticks out a bit even when Wartortle withdraws into its shell. It uses the fur to store air for extended underwater diving. It is a popular pet, as it is long-lived. Wartortle, and in particular its tail, is considered a symbol of longevity. As a Wartortle ages, algae may grow on its shell, and the color of its tail fur deepens. It is said that this Pokémon can live for up to 10,000 years.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Wartortle can Template:M2 out of its mouth at higher speeds than Squirtle. It can Template:M2 faster, as well.

Behavior

Wartortle are loyal to their trainers.

Habitat

Wartortle 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

While not actually seen before evolving into a Blastoise, Gary Oak had a Wartortle that he received as a Squirtle from Professor Oak.

Wartortle's first appearance was during Beach Blank-Out Blastoise where a group of Wartortle and Squirtle were troubled by their leader, a Blastoise, not waking up.

Another group of Wartortle are part of a fire-fighting squad. Team Wartortle work alongside Team Squirtle and Team Blastoise depending on which evolutionary form is best for the situation. Ash's Squirtle joined Team Wartortle to prove its strength in The Pokémon Water War. Team Wartortle later went up against the Squirtle Squad - this time with the opponents being led by Ash's Squirtle - in a fire-fighting competition in The Fire-ring Squad.

A Wartortle was owned by a teenager named Jimmy in Judgement Day. The Wartortle evolved into a Blastoise to free itself and Jimmy's Ivysaur and Charmeleon from Team Rocket.

May's Squirtle has evolved into a Wartortle by Staging a Heroes Welcome. May entered it in the appeal round of the Wallace Cup.

In the manga

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

Shuu has a Wartortle he caught after quite a bit of trouble in Pokémon Get da ze!.

In the TCG

Main article: Wartortle (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

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Learnset

Template:Learnset intro

By leveling up

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Side game data

Template:Side game

Evolution

Template:Evobox/2

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Wartortle images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Wartortle is miscolored a dark purple in the FireRed and LeafGreen Versions, and the Emerald Version. However, it was colored the correct blue in the Ruby and Sapphire Versions, thus eliminating the reason of coloring limitations like it was for many other Pokémon between generations.
• Even though Wartortle's ears are depicted lighter than its face in the official Sugimori stock art and most of its game sprites, the official promotional pictures usually have the ears the same color as its face.
• When placed side by side with Blastoise's sprite, the two appear to be standing back to back.

Origin

Its design appears to be a stylized turtle.

Name origin

Wartortle's name is a combination of war, tortoise, and turtle. The kame in Kameil comes from the Japanese word for tortoise/turtle, 亀, and may be a combination of 亀+テール kame+"tail". It is also a corruption of 噛める kameru, to be able to bite.

In other languages

• German: Schillok
• French: Carabaffe - Carapace means shell, and baffe means swipe/slap.
• Korean: 어니부기 Eonibugi - Portmanteau of sister and turtle.
• Chinese (Taiwan): 卡咪龜 Ka Me Gui - Transliteration of Wartortle's Japanese name, Kameil. The last character in the name means turtle.
• Chinese (Hong Kong): 卡美龜 Ka Míi Gui - probably the same as the Taiwanese name

Related articles

• Gary's Wartortle
• May's Wartortle

External links

• Article on Wikipedia
• Hydro Blast, the fanlisting for Wartortle

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See also: player's first Pokémon

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