Squirtle (Japanese: ゼニガメ Zenigame) is the Water-type Starter Pokémon of the Kanto region.
Biology
Physiology
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
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 order to defend itself from physical attacks, Squirtle hides itself in its shell.
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.
Statistics
Locations
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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 |
X and Y | Received as a gift from Professor Sycamore | One |
Pokédex entries
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Spin-off game data
No. | Pokémon | Group | Field Move | Poké Assist |
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R-011 | Squirtle | Water | Soak 1 | Water |
Capture Points[Notes 1] | 77 | On Sight[Notes 2] | Runs away. | |
Browser Entry | ||||
It attacks by squirting water from its mouth. | ||||
Notes | ||||
Learnset
Leveling
LevelingGeneration IX | |||||||||
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Level | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Cat. | Contest Cat. | Appeal | Jam |
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. |
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LevelingGeneration II | |||||||||
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Level | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | ||||
— | Tackle | 35 | 95% | 35 | Normal | ||||
— | Tail Whip | — | 100% | 30 | Normal | ||||
7 | Bubble | 20 | 100% | 30 | Water | ||||
10 | Withdraw | — | —% | 40 | Water | ||||
13 | Water Gun | 40 | 100% | 25 | Water | ||||
18 | Bite | 60 | 100% | 25 | Dark | ||||
23 | Rapid Spin | 20 | 100% | 40 | Normal | ||||
28 | Protect | — | —% | 10 | Normal | ||||
33 | Rain Dance | — | —% | 5 | Water | ||||
40 | Skull Bash | 100 | 100% | 15 | Normal | ||||
47 | Hydro Pump | 120 | 80% | 5 | Water | ||||
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. |
LevelingGeneration I | |||||||||
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Level | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | ||||
1 | Tackle | 35 | 95% | 35 | Normal | ||||
1 | Tail Whip | — | 100% | 30 | Normal | ||||
8 | Bubble | 20 | 100% | 30 | Water | ||||
15 | Water Gun | 40 | 100% | 20 | Water | ||||
22 | Bite | 60 | 100% | 25 | Normal | ||||
28 | Withdraw | — | —% | 40 | Water | ||||
35 | Skull Bash | 100 | 100% | 15 | Normal | ||||
42 | Hydro Pump | 120 | 80% | 5 | Water | ||||
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. |
TM/HM
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Egg Moves
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Sprites
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Appearances
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. 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. Professor Oak is seen with other Squirtles in Journey to the Starting Line! and A Six Pack Attack.
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.
May gets a Squirtle on The Place and the Right Mime. While in Pallet Town, the baby Squirtle became attached to May and Professor Oak lets her keep it.
Trivia
- 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.
Names in other languages
- 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).
See also
- Pokémon.com Pokédex
- Legendary Pokémon data
- The Pokémon Database
- Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
- Psypokes Psydex data
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Johto | |
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Sinnoh | |
Hisui | |
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