Squirtle (ゼニガメ Zenigame)
Artwork		General
		National Dex:	#007
		Evolves From:	None
		Evolves Into:	Wartortle
		Generation:	Generation I
		Pronunciation:
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Base Stats		Biological Details
HP:	29	Species:	Tiny Turtle Pokémon
Attack:	30	Type(s):	Water
Defense:	80	Height:	1'08"
Special Atk:	23	Weight:	19.8 lbs.
Special Def:	21	Abilities:	Torrent Rain Dish (Dream World)
Speed:	29	Pokédex Color:	Blue
Stat Total:	212	Gender:	12.5% ♀/87.5% ♂
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Squirtle (Japanese: ゼニガメ Zenigame) is the Water-type Starter Pokémon of the Kanto region.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Appearance 1.2 Special abilities 2 In the anime 3 Evolution 4 Game info 4.1 Locations 4.2 Pokédex entries 4.3 Spin-off game data 4.4 Learnset 4.4.1 Generation I 4.4.2 Generation II 4.4.3 Generation III 4.4.4 Generation IV 4.4.5 Generation V 5 Sprites 6 Origins 7 Trivia 8 References

BiologyEdit

Appearance Edit

Squirtle is a small, light-blue Pokémon with an appearance similar to that of a turtle. Like turtles, Squirtle has a shell that covers its body with holes that allow its limbs, tail, and head to be exposed. Unlike a turtle, Squirtle is ordinarily bipedal. 

Special abilities Edit

Squirtle has the ability Torrent, which boosts the power of its water type attacks by 150%, if its health drops to 33% or below.

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

In the anime Edit

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. The leader then joined Ash, then much later 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. Additionally, as revealed in the first episode, Ash wanted to have a Squirtle as his starter Pokémon.

May gets a Squirtle on The 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 Squirtles in Journey to the Starting Line! and A Six Pack Attack.

EvolutionEdit

Squirtle evolves into Wartortle at level 16 and again at level 36 into Blastoise.

Squirtle's evolutionary line

Game info Edit

Squirtle is a starter option in Pokémon Red and Blue, Pokémon Green, and, more recently, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. A Squirtle can also be received as a gift in Pokémon Yellow.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, it is playable as part of Pokémon Trainer's team and its moves are Hydro Pump, Withdraw, Water Gun and Waterfall.

Locations Edit

Squirtle Locations
Version(s)	Location	Rarity
Red/Blue	Starter Pokémon from Professor Oak in Pallet Town	One
Yellow	Received from a Cop in Vermilion City	One
Gold/Silver	Time Capsule	None
Crystal	Time Capsule	None
Ruby/ Sapphire	Trade	None
Emerald	Trade	None
FireRed/ LeafGreen	Starter Pokémon from Professor Oak in Pallet Town	One
Diamond/ Pearl	Trade	None
Platinum	Trade	None
HeartGold/SoulSilver	Reward from Professor Oak after defeating Red	One
Black/White	Poké Transfer, Dream World	None

Pokédex entries Edit

Pokédex Entries
Red
Blue
After birth, its back swells and hardens into a shell. Powerful sprays foam from its mouth.
Yellow
Shoots water at prey while in the water. Withdraws into its shell when in danger.
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, your finger will bounce back out.
Crystal
When it feels threatened, it draws its legs inside its shell and sprays water from its mouth.
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
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.
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
It shelters itself in its shell, then strikes back with spouts of water at every opportunity.
HeartGold
The shell is soft when it is born. It soon becomes so resilient, prodding fingers will bounce off it.
SoulSilver
The shell, which hardens soon after it is born, is resilient. If you poke it, it will bounce back out.
Black
It shelters itself in its shell, then strikes back with spouts of water at every opportunity.
White
It shelters itself in its shell, then strikes back with spouts of water at every opportunity.
Black 2
It shelters itself in its shell, then strikes back with spouts of water at every opportunity.
White 2
It shelters itself in its shell, then strikes back with spouts of water at every opportunity.

Spin-off game dataEdit

Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
No.	Pokémon		Group	Field Move		Poké Assist
R-011		Squirtle	Water		Soak 1		Water
Capture Points*			On Sight**
77			Runs away.
Browser Entry
It attacks by squirting water from its mouth.
* - This is the amount of points required to capture the Pokémon (excluding boss Pokémon). ** - This is the reaction of the Pokémon when players approach it.

Learnset Edit

Generation I Edit

Main article: Squirtle/Learnset Generation I

Generation II Edit

Main article: Squirtle/Learnset Generation II

Generation III Edit

Main article: Squirtle/Learnset Generation III

Generation IV Edit

Main article: Squirtle/Learnset Generation IV

Generation V Edit

Leveling
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
1	Tackle	50	100%	35	Normal	Physical
4	Tail Whip	—	100%	30	Normal	Status
7	Bubble	20	100%	30	Water	Special
10	Withdraw	—	-%	40	Water	Status
13	Water Gun	40	100%	25	Water	Special
16	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
19	Rapid Spin	20	100%	40	Normal	Physical
22	Protect	-	-%	10	Normal	Status
25	Water Pulse	60	100%	20	Water	Special
28	Aqua Tail	90	90%	10	Water	Physical
31	Skull Bash	100	100%	15	Normal	Physical
34	Iron Defense	-	-%	15	Steel	Status
37	Rain Dance	-	-%	5	Water	Status
40	Hydro Pump	120	80%	5	Water	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Sprites Edit

Version
Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (JP)	Green (JP)	Back
Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
Black	White				Back

Origins Edit

• English: Squirtle's English name can possibly both be a combination of the words "turtle", and "squirt" Turtle would be the animal it's based on off and squirt means to spray water or small, or a combination between the words 'turtle", and "squirrel" considering it's tail looks similar to a squirrel.
• Japanese: ゼニガメ (Zenigame in Romaji) came from the Japanese words Zeni (銭) which means money and Kame (亀) which means turtle.
• French: "Carapuce" comes from the combination of the words "carapace" (shell) and "puce"(flea) which could have been used because of the "cute" connotation that this word sometimes implies when used in French (i.e.: "puce" is often used to refer to a little girl).

Trivia Edit

• Squirtle is a playable character in the game Super Smash Bros. Brawl as one of the Pokémon Trainer's three Pokémon. Ivysaur and Charizard are the other two.
• Across the many Generations, Squirtle's sprite color has changed noticeably: in Generation I it was light blue, in Generation II it was a dark shade of blue, and finally, the color scheme from Generation III and onwards is teal.

ReferencesEdit

• Pokémon.com Pokédex
• Serebii.net Pokédex data
• Legendary Pokémon data
• The Pokémon Database
• Pokémon.Marriland data
• Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
• Psypokes Psydex data

Starter Pokémon
Kanto Johto Bulbasaur Charmander Squirtle Chikorita Cyndaquil Totodile Hoenn Sinnoh Treecko Torchic Mudkip Turtwig Chimchar Piplup Unova Kalos Snivy Tepig Oshawott Chespin Fennekin Froakie
Other Starter Pokémons
Yellow Pikachu Eevee

Squirtle's evolutionary line