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[[Category:Water-type Pokémon]][[Category:Generation I Pokémon]] [[Category:Blue Pokémon]] Squirtle (Japanese: ゼニガメ Zenigame) is the Water-type Starter Pokémon of the Kanto region.

Appearance

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. Squirtle is seen in the WiiWare games Pokémon Rumble and My Pokémon Ranch.

Special abilities

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

Squirtle Squad

The Squirtle Squad

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.

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Squirtle using Water Gun

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.

Evolution

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

Game info

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

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

Pokédex entries

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Spin-off game data

Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
No. Pokémon Group Field Move Poké Assist
R-011 PR Squirtle Sprite Squirtle Water SOA Soak 1 Soak 1 PA Water SofA Water
Capture Points[Notes 1] 77 On Sight[Notes 2] Runs away.
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It attacks by squirting water from its mouth.
Notes
  1. ^ The amount of points required to capture the Pokémon (excluding boss Pokémon)
  2. ^ The reaction of the Pokémon when players approach it

Learnset

Generation I

Generation II

Generation III

Generation IV


Generation V

LevelingGeneration IX
Level Move Power Accuracy PP Type Cat. Contest Cat. Appeal Jam
1 Tackle 50 100% 35 [[File:Type Normal HOME.png|25px|link=Normal type]] [[Normal type|Normal]] [[Move#Physical Physical

]]

4 Tail Whip 100% 30 [[File:Type Normal HOME.png|25px|link=Normal type]] [[Normal type|Normal]] [[Move#Status Status

]]

7 Bubble 20 100% 30 [[File:Type Water HOME.png|25px|link=Water type]] [[Water type|Water]] [[Move#Special Special

]]

10 Withdraw -% 40 [[File:Type Water HOME.png|25px|link=Water type]] [[Water type|Water]] [[Move#Status Status

]]

13 Water Gun 40 100% 25 [[File:Type Water HOME.png|25px|link=Water type]] [[Water type|Water]] [[Move#Special Special

]]

16 Bite 60 100% 25 [[File:Type Dark HOME.png|25px|link=Dark type]] [[Dark type|Dark]] [[Move#Physical Physical

]]

19 Rapid Spin 20 100% 40 [[File:Type Normal HOME.png|25px|link=Normal type]] [[Normal type|Normal]] [[Move#Physical Physical

]]

22 Protect - -% 10 [[File:Type Normal HOME.png|25px|link=Normal type]] [[Normal type|Normal]] [[Move#Status Status

]]

25 Water Pulse 60 100% 20 [[File:Type Water HOME.png|25px|link=Water type]] [[Water type|Water]] [[Move#Special Special

]]

28 Aqua Tail 90 90% 10 [[File:Type Water HOME.png|25px|link=Water type]] [[Water type|Water]] [[Move#Physical Physical

]]

31 Skull Bash 100 100% 15 [[File:Type Normal HOME.png|25px|link=Normal type]] [[Normal type|Normal]] [[Move#Physical Physical

]]

34 Iron Defense - -% 15 [[File:Type Steel HOME.png|25px|link=Steel type]] [[Steel type|Steel]] [[Move#Status Status

]]

37 Rain Dance - -% 5 [[File:Type Water HOME.png|25px|link=Water type]] [[Water type|Water]] [[Move#Status Status

]]

40 Hydro Pump 120 80% 5 [[File:Type Water HOME.png|25px|link=Water type]] [[Water type|Water]] [[Move#Special 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

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Origins

  • 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

  • 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.
  • Squirtle is said to be the second most popular Pokemon, first being Pikachu.

See also


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