Squirtle can be obtained in: Red (Gift – Pallet town), Blue (Gift – Pallet town), Yellow (Gift – Vermilion city), FireRed (Gift – Pallet town), LeafGreen (Gift – Pallet town), HeartGold (Gift – Pallet town), SoulSilver (Gift – Pallet town), X (Gift – Lumiose city), Y (Gift – Lumiose city), Ultra Sun (Island Scan – Seaward cave), Ultra Moon (Island Scan – Seaward cave), Let's Go Pikachu (Overworld Special, Gift – Seafoam islands 1f, Seafoam islands b1f, Seafoam islands b2f, Seafoam islands b3f, Seafoam islands b4f), Let's Go Eevee (Overworld Special, Gift – Seafoam islands 1f, Seafoam islands b1f, Seafoam islands b2f, Seafoam islands b3f, Seafoam islands b4f), Red Japan (Gift – Pallet town), Green Japan (Gift – Pallet town). In other games, trade or transfer via Pokemon HOME.

#007 Squirtle

water

Height0.5 m(1'08")

Weight9 kg(19.8 lbs)

Gender♂ 87.5%♀ 12.5%

Gen 1

Squirtle Evolution

SquirtleLevel 1

WartortleLevel 16

BlastoiseLevel 36

Blastoise MegaMega Stone

Squirtle's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	44		229
Attack	48		132
Defense	65		166
Sp. Atk	50		136
Sp. Def	64		164
Speed	43		122
		0/508	949

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

electric grass

1xdamage

normal fighting poison ground flying psychic bug rock ghost dragon dark fairy

0.5xdamage

fire water ice steel

Squirtle Abilities

Torrent

Strengthens Water moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Rain DishHidden

Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during rain.

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Squirtle Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Tackle	normal	physical	40	100	Level 1	A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.
Tail Whip	normal	status	–	100	Level 1	The user wags its tail cutely, making opposing Pokémon less wary. This lowers their Defense stats.
Water Gun	water	special	40	100	Level 3	The target is blasted with a forceful shot of water.
Withdraw	water	status	–	–	Level 6	The user withdraws its body into its hard shell, boosting its Defense stat.
Rapid Spin	normal	physical	50	100	Level 9	The user performs a spin attack that can also eliminate the effects of such moves as Bind, Wrap, and Leech Seed. This also boosts the user's Speed stat.
Bite	dark	physical	60	100	Level 12	The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. This may also make the target flinch.
Water Pulse	water	special	60	100	Level 15	The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	Level 18	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Rain Dance	water	status	–	–	Level 21	The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
Aqua Tail	water	physical	90	90	Level 24	The user attacks by swinging its tail as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm.
Shell Smash	normal	status	–	–	Level 27	The user breaks its shell, which lowers its Defense and Sp. Def stats but sharply boosts its Attack, Sp. Atk, and Speed stats.
Iron Defense	steel	status	–	–	Level 30	The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply boosting its Defense stat.
Hydro Pump	water	special	110	80	Level 33	The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
Wave Crash	water	physical	120	100	Level 36	The user shrouds itself in water and slams into the target with its whole body to inflict damage. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Blizzard	ice	special	110	70	TM	A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen.
Body Slam	normal	physical	85	100	TM	The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Brick Break	fighting	physical	75	100	TM	The user attacks with a swift chop. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.
Chilling Water	water	special	50	100	TM	The user attacks the target by showering it with water that's so cold it saps the target's power. This also lowers the target's Attack stat.
Dig	ground	physical	80	100	TM	The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.
Double Edge	normal	physical	120	100	TM	A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Fling	dark	physical	–	100	TM	The user flings its held item at the target to attack. This move's power and effects depend on the item.
Flip Turn	water	physical	60	100	TM	After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting.
Focus Punch	fighting	physical	150	100	TM	The user focuses its mind before launching a punch. This move fails if the user is hit before using the move.
Gyro Ball	steel	physical	–	100	TM	The user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user is than the target, the greater the move's power.
Haze	ice	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a haze that eliminates every stat change among all the Pokémon engaged in battle.
Helping Hand	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Ice Beam	ice	special	90	100	TM	The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen.
Ice Punch	ice	physical	75	100	TM	The target is attacked with an icy punch. This may also leave the target frozen.
Ice Spinner	ice	physical	80	100	TM	The user covers its feet in thin ice and twirls around, slamming into the target. This move's spinning motion also destroys the terrain.
Icy Wind	ice	special	55	95	TM	The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon's Speed stats.
Liquidation	water	physical	85	100	TM	The user slams into the target using a full-force blast of water. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Mud Shot	ground	special	55	95	TM	The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat.
Muddy Water	water	special	90	85	TM	The user attacks by shooting muddy water at opposing Pokémon. This may also lower their accuracy.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Surf	water	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks everything around it by swamping its surroundings with a giant wave.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	TM	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Water Pledge	water	special	80	100	TM	A column of water hits the target. When used with its fire counterpart, this move's power is boosted and a rainbow appears.
Weather Ball	normal	special	50	100	TM	This move's type and power change depending on the weather at the time the move is used.
Whirlpool	water	special	35	85	TM	The user traps the target inside a violent, swirling whirlpool that inflicts damage for four to five turns.
Zen Headbutt	psychic	physical	80	90	TM	The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch.
Aqua Jet	water	physical	40	100	Egg	The user lunges at the target to inflict damage, moving at blinding speed. This move always goes first.
Aqua Ring	water	status	–	–	Egg	The user envelops itself in a veil made of water. It regains some HP every turn.
Fake Out	normal	physical	40	100	Egg	This attack hits first and makes the target flinch. It works only on the first turn each time the user enters battle.
Flail	normal	physical	–	100	Egg	The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move's power.
Life Dew	water	status	–	–	Egg	The user scatters mysterious water around and restores the HP of itself and its ally Pokémon currently in the battle.
Mirror Coat	psychic	special	–	100	Egg	A retaliatory attack that counters any special move, inflicting double the damage taken.
Mist	ice	status	–	–	Egg	The user cloaks itself and its allies in a white mist that prevents any of their stats from being lowered for five turns.
Water Spout	water	special	150	100	Egg	The user spouts water to damage opposing Pokémon. The lower the user's HP, the lower the move's power.
Yawn	normal	status	–	–	Egg	The user lets loose a huge yawn that lulls the target into falling asleep on the next turn.

Squirtle Sprites

Normal

Back

Pokedex Entries

Red

After birth, its back swells and hardens into a shell. Powerfully 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, prod ding fingers will bounce off it.

Silver

The shell, which hardens soon after it is born, is resilient. If you poke it, it will bounce back out.

Crystal

When it feels threatened, it draws its legs inside its shell and sprays water from its mouth.

In Other Languages

Squirtle's Japanese name is Zenigame (ゼニガメ). Here are all the official names for Squirtle across different languages:

JapaneseゼニガメZenigame

Korean꼬부기

Chinese (Traditional)傑尼龜

FrenchCarapuce

GermanSchiggy

SpanishSquirtle

ItalianSquirtle

Chinese (Simplified)杰尼龟

Squirtle Breeding

Species

Tiny Turtle Pokémon

Egg Groups

Monster Water1

Hatch Time5,120 steps(20 cycles)

Gender DifferencesNone

Misc Data

Catch Rate45

Base Friendship70

Growth RateMedium Slow

Base Experience63

How to Get Squirtle

Squirtle is not catchable in the wild in most mainline Pokemon games – it is typically received as a gift or chosen as a starter Pokemon. Here is how to obtain Squirtle in every game where it is available:

Regional Pokedex Numbers