Squirtle

The Tiny Turtle Pokémon
#007 - Squirtle
Evolve	Wartortle
Debut	Pokémon: Red Version Pokémon: Green Version
Species Info
Type	+
Height	0.5 m (1'08")
Weight	9.0 kg (19.8 lbs.)
Color	Blue
Gender Ratio	7♂ : 1♀
Ability	Torrent
Hidden Ability
Egg Group	Monster / Water 1
Icon		Sprite
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Footprint
30px
Base Statistics
Hit Points	44	Speed	43
Attack	48	Sp. Attack	50
Defense	65	Sp. Defense	64
Training Info
Catch Rate	045	Hatch Steps	5,120
Base Exp.	066	Effort Points	Def
Happiness	70
To Lv.100	Slow

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Squirtle is one of the original three starter Pokémon offered by Professor Oak in the beginning of Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, FireRed and LeafGreen Versions.

Information

At birth, Squirtles have soft shells that soon harden so that if impacted by a prodding, the surface will bounce back out. Its shell offers protection from danger and also streamlines the body to allow Squirtles to swim faster. After withdrawing into the hell, it is able to expel a powerful burst of foam at opponents.

Squirtle can evolve into an Wartortle at Level 16. While it learns all the attacks that its evolutions learn, it learns them much sooner. Therefore it can be advantageous to prolong its evolution in order to learn moves sooner.

Choosing Squirtle generally determines the game's difficulty. The Squirtle is advantageous against Brock's Rock-type Pokémon and traveling through the Geodude rich Rock Cavern. However, it is equally matched against Misty's water types and weak against the next two gym leaders afterwards.

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.
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.
		Platinum

Appearances

Mainstream Games

Squirtle is one of three optional starter Pokémon offered by Professor Oak in the Red, Green, Blue, FireRed and LeafGreen versions. The only other early game in which Squirtle is obtainable is Pokémon: Yellow Version, where a Squirtle is given to Red by a police officer after Ash claims the Thunder Badge.

Squirtle (as well as the other first generation starter Pokémon) had been exclusive to the first generation and its remakes until Pokémon: HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions, when Professor Oak would offer Gold/Lyra the choice of one of the original starter Pokémon as a special reward after they defeat Red at the end of the game.

Other Games

Squirtle can be caught in Viridian City while playing on the Blue Table in Pokémon Pinball. Squirtle also appeared in Hey You, Pikachu! as one of Pikachu's friends. During the first Little Lost Poliwag mission, he took the missing Poliwag that Pikachu found back to their mother and gave him a reward, as well as sometime showing up at Bulbasaur's place to try his food. In Pokémon Stadium, Squirtle can be awarded to the player by Professor Oak after the player completes Gym Leader Castle. Bulbasaur could then be transferred to any of the four first generation games. Squirtle appears in Pokémon Puzzle League as one of Ash's controllable Pokémon. Squirtle is found in the valley in Pokémon Snap.

In Pokémon Channel, a Squirtle named Spencer hosts the Shop 'n' Squirtle Channel, and a Squirtle is given to the player by Professor Oak. Within Pokémon Trozei!, Squirtle can be found in Huge Storage 4, Endless Level 15, Trozei Battle or Mr. Who's Den. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness, Squirtle is one of the starter Pokémon that the player is transformed into (depending on their personality), and Squirtle can also be found at the eight through twelfth floors of Waterfall Pond in the first game or the first twenty-four basement floors of End Lake in the second. In Pokémon Ranger, Squirtle can be found in the Underground Waterway. Squirtle can be found at Ranger School and the Marine Cave in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia. In Pokémon Rumble. it appears at the Bright Beach.

Moves

Generation I

Name	Type	Cat	PP	Power	Accur	Gen	Cont	R/B	Y

Generation II

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Generation III

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Generation IV

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Brawl

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Squirtle has a moveset based on his attacks in the games. Its special moves are as follows:

• Standard Special Move: Watergun - Squirtle simply sprays water at the opponent.
• Side Special Move: Withdraw - Squirtle withdraws into its shell and briefly slides along the ground, providing a more offensive move than the actual attack.
• Up Special Move: Waterfall - Squirtle summons a large wave and temporarily rides it, which acts as an extra jump.
• Down Special Move: Pokémon Change - This is not an actual attack; instead the Pokémon Trainer switches Squirtle out for the next Pokémon in the roster, which is Ivysaur.
• Final Smash: Triple Finish - All three of the Pokémon Trainer's Pokémon unleash their most powerful attacks at the same time in the same direction. The attack Squirtle uses is Hydro Pump. This move can only be used when a Smash Ball is activated.

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Other Appearances

Video Games

• Squirtle debuted in Super Smash Bros. Melee with its own trophy. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Squirtle returns as a playable character in a three-Pokémon team alongside Charizard and Ivysaur. They are categorized under the character Pokémon Trainer. Squirtle has an unlockable trophy which is gained by having Squirtle to deliver the final blow to Master Hand in Classic Mode, and also appears as a sticker.
  • Within "The Subspace Emissary", Squirtle is the only Pokémon Red has on him when he first enters the story until he obtains Ivysaur and Charizard while traveling with Lucas.

Other Media

• In the Pokémon anime series, Ash gained a Squirtle who had originally been part of a gang of firefighting Squirtles that all wore shades. Gary also had a Squirtle, which was his starter Pokémon. May also has a young Squirtle as well.
• In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Squirtle was Green's starter Pokémon but was never seen, as it had evolved into Wartortle by the time Green first appeared.

Trivia

• Its name is a combination of "squirt" and "turtle".