Squirtle

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Water

Squirtle

ゼニガメ Zenigame

Tiny Turtle Pokémon

Pokédex

National

Charizard

←

007

→

Wartortle

Johto
237

Hoenn
209

Sinnoh
—

Unova
—

Kalos
—

Alola
—

Ability

Gender

Torrent
Rain Dish (Hidden)

12.5% ♀
87.5% ♂

Pokédex color

Egg groups

Blue

Monster
Water 1

Weight

Height

19.8 lbs.

9.0 kg

1'08"

0.5 m

Body style

Footprint

Cry

Azurilland Pokédex

Generation IV

Generation V

Stats
HP	Attack	Defense
44	48	65
Sp. Attack	Sp. Defense	Speed
50	64	43
Total
314

Squirtle (pronunciation: SKWUR-tl) is a 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.

Evolution[]

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

In the anime[]

File:Squirtle Squad.png

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.

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.

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[]

Version(s)	Location
Red/Blue	Starter Pokémon from Professor Oak in Pallet Town
Yellow	Received from a Cop in Vermilion City
Gold/Silver	Time Capsule
Crystal	Time Capsule
Ruby/ Sapphire	Trade
Emerald	Trade
FireRed/ LeafGreen	Starter Pokémon from Professor Oak in Pallet Town
Diamond/ Pearl	Trade
Platinum	Trade
HeartGold/SoulSilver	Reward from Professor Oak after defeating Red
Black/White	Poké Transfer, Dream World
Black 2/White 2	Poké Transfer, Dream World
X/Y	Received as a gift from Professor Sycamore after battling him

Pokédex entries[]

Blue
Red	After birth, its back swells and hardens into a shell. Powerfully sprays foam from its mouth.
LeafGreen
Yellow	Shoots water at prey while in the water. Withdraws into its shell when in danger.
Y
Stadium	It takes time for the shell to form and harden after hatching. It sprays foam powerfully from its mouth.
Gold	The shell is soft when it is born. It soon becomes so resilient, prodding fingers will bounce off it.
Stadium 2
HeartGold
Silver	The shell, which hardens soon after it is born, is resilient. If you poke it, it will bounce back out.
SoulSilver
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
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.
Diamond	It shelters itself in its shell, then strikes back with spouts of water at every opportunity.
Pearl
Platinum
Black
White
Black 2
White 2
X

Spin-off game data[]

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. ** - This is the reaction of the Pokémon when players approach it.

Learnset[]

Generation I[]

Main article: Squirtle/Learnset Generation I

Generation II[]

Main article: Squirtle/Learnset Generation II

Generation III[]

Main article: Squirtle/Learnset Generation III

Generation IV[]

Main article: Squirtle/Learnset Generation IV

Generation V[]

Leveling
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Damage Type	Contest Type	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.

Sprites[]

I

Red

Back

II

Gold

Silver

Crystal

Back

III

Back

IV

Back

File:Squirtle DPP.gif

File:Squirtle DPP shiny.gif

File:Squirtle HGSS.gif

File:Squirtle HGSS shiny.gif

V

Back

VI

X

Y

Omega Ruby

Alpha Sapphire

Back

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 of 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.