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[[Category:Water-type Pokémon]]


Squirtle (ゼニガメ Zenigame) is a Water-type Pokémon and is a Starter Pokémon in the Generation I Pokémon games. Starting at level 16, Squirtle can evolve into a Wartortle.

Appearance

Squirtle is a small, light-blue Pokémon with an appearance that is very similar to a turtle. Like turtles, Squirtle have a shell that covers their body, with holes that allow its limbs, tail, and head to be withdrawn or out in the open. Unlike a turtle, Squirtle have the ability, and usually only walk on two legs. Another notable feature is its large fluffy tail, which is unusual for a reptile-like creature.

Special Abilities

All Squirtle have the ability Torrent, which allows them to inflict 150% damage to opponents if its HP drops below 30%.

Squirtle also have the natural ability to shoot water from its mouth, which is where the bulk of its attacks comes from.

In Anime

Ash Ketchum owns a Squirtle which he obtained in the episode Here Comes the Squirtle Squad. The Squirtle Squad was a group of Squirtle that were causing a number of disruptions in a small town. It wasn't until Ash arrived that they turned from doing bad to doing good, by becoming a firefighting squad. Ash then captured their leader which, much later on returned to the squad and is currently where it is located. It does come back every now and then, to help Ash in a battle.

May gets a Squirtle on The Right Place at the Right Mime. While in Pallet Town, the baby Squirtle became attached to May, and Professor Oak let her keep it.

It was revealed in the episode The Ties that Bind that Gary Oak chose Squirtle as his starter Pokémon, as he had a fully evolved Blastoise.

Professor Oak is seen with other Squirtle in Journey to the Starting Line! and A six Pack Attack.

In Game

Squirtle are a starter option in Pokémon Red and Blue, Pocket Monsters Green, and, more recently, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. A Squirtle can also be received as a gift in Pokémon Yellow. Starting at level 16 Squirtle will have the ability to evolve into Wartortle.

You can obtain a Squirtle in Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal by trading it from Red, Blue, Green or Yellow, or in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire via trading it from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. In the Generation IV games, Squirtle can be obtained by trading from FireRed and LeafGreen once every Pokémon in the Sinnoh region has been seen.

Pokédex Entries

Template:GenIPokédex

Strategy

Since Squirtle's Special Attack is about 4% higher than its physical Attack, it is best using water moves than anything else. Defensively, it's Special Defense is about 1% higher than it's Physical, it is not much better on Pokémon using Special attack types than physical. In Template:RBY, its Special is 50, which is 22% lower than its Defense. It is weak to Grass and Electric, and resistant to Fire, Water, Ice and Steel.

If you need to fight a Squirtle, the use the following chart (the number in the parentheses - the actual damage/physical damage without weakness/resistance ratio: multiply the number by the base damage of the move and the attack/special attack of the attacking Pokémon - and the bigger the result, the more damage the move will do):

Template:RBY:

All other games:

  1. Electric, Grass - 2.03
  2. Psychic, Dragon, Dark - 1.02
  3. Normal, Flying, Poison, Ground, Fighting, Bug, Rock, Ghost - 1
  4. Fire, Water, Ice - 0.51
  5. Steel - 0.5

Learnset

Attack Type Red/Green/Blue Yellow Gen. II Gen. III Diamond/Pearl Platinum
Tackle Normal Catch Catch Catch Catch Catch Catch
Tail Whip Normal 4 4 4 4 4 4
Bubble Water 8 8 7 7 7 7
Withdraw Water 28 28 10 10 10 10
Water Gun Water 15 15 13 13 13 13
Bite Dark (Normal in Template:RBY) 22 22 18 18 16 16
Rapid Spin Normal N/A N/A 23 23 19 19
Protect Normal N/A N/A 28 28 22 22
Water Pulse Water N/A N/A N/A N/A 25 25
Aqua Tail Water N/A N/A N/A N/A 28 28
Iron Defense Steel N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 34
Rain Dance Water N/A N/A 33 33 34 37
Skull Bash Normal 35 35 40 40 31 31
Hydro Pump Water 42 42 47 47 37 40

Learnable Machine Moves

The following moves can be taught to Squritle via the use of TMs or HM:

HMs

Number Template:Game name/Template:Game name Template:Game name Template:Game name/Template:Game name/Template:Game name Template:Game name/Template:Game name Template:Game name/Template:Game name
3 Surf Surf Surf Surf Surf
4 Strength Strength Strength Strength Strength
6     Whirlpool Rock Smash Rock Smash
7     Waterfall Waterfall Waterfall
8       Dive &nbsp

TMs

Number Template:Game name/Template:Game name Template:Game name Template:Game name/Template:Game name/Template:Game name Template:Game name/Template:Game name Template:Game name/Template:Game name
1 Mega Punch Mega Punch Dynamicpunch Focus Punch Focus Punch
2     Headbutt    
3     Curse Water Pulse Water Pulse
4     Rollout    
5 Mega Kick Mega Kick      
6 Toxic Toxic Toxic Toxic Toxic
8 Body Slam Body Slam Rock Smash    
9 Take Down Take Town      
10 Double Edge Double Edge Hidden Power Hidden Power Hidden Power
11 Bubblebeam Bubblebeam      
12 Water Gun Water Gun      
13 Ice Beam Ice Beam Snore Ice Beam Ice Beam
14 Blizzard Blizzard Blizzard Blizzard Blizzard
16     Icy Wind    
17 Submission Submission Protect Protect Protect
18 Counter Counter Rain Dance Rain Dance Rain Dance
19 Seismic Toss Seismic Toss      
20 Rage Rage Endure    
21     Frustration Frustration Frustration
23     Iron Tail Iron Tail Iron Tail
27     Return Return Return
28 Dig Dig Dig Dig Dig
31 Mimic Mimic Mud Slap Brick Break Brick Break
32 Double Team Double Team Double Team Double Team Double Team
33 Reflect Reflect      
34 Bide Bide Swagger    
35     Sleep Talk    
40 Skull Bash Skull Bash Defense Curl    
42       Facade Facade
43       Secret Power Secret Power
44 Rest Rest Rest Rest Rest
45     Attract Attract Attract
50 Substitute Substitute      

Miscellaneous Information

  • Type: Water
  • Species: Tiny Turtle Pokémon
  • Color: Blue
  • Ability: Torrent
  • Gender distribution: 87.5% male, 12.5% female

Pokédex Numbers

  • National Pokédex: 007
  • Johto: 232
  • Hoenn: 209

Origins

Squirtle's English name is possibly a combination of both the words "turtle", and "squirt" which means to spray water.

Another possibility that has been brought up however, is that the "Squir" in Squirtle originated from the animal name "Squirrel", since Squirtle have a large Squirrel-like tail.

See also


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