Squirtle
ゼニガメ Zenigame | #007 |
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Height
1'08"
Imperial | 0.5m
Metric | 1'08"/0.5m
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Weight
19.8lbs
Imperial | 9.0kg
Metric | 19.8lbs/9.0kg
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EV yield
HP
0 | Atk
0 | Def
1 | Sp.Atk
0 | Sp.Def
0 | Speed
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| Base Exp.: 63 | Battle Exp.: 631* |
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Physiology
Squirtle is a small,
tailed bipedal Pokémon. However, it has also been shown to be able to walk on all fours. They resemble a light blue turtle with their most notable feature being the hard shell on their back. This shell forms and hardens on its back after birth. They could perhaps be distantly related to some other turtle-like Pokémon, such as
Torkoal and
Turtwig, but Squirtle seems to only be closely related to their evolutions.
Squirtle's shell is an extremely helpful defensive tool. They can
withdraw into the shell to block physical attacks. Their smooth, hard shell and head also aid them in other ways, such as minimizing their resistance in water to increase their swimming speed, and allowing them to launch attacks like
Rapid Spin and
Skull Bash.
Squirtle is a natural-born swimmer. However, due to their size, it's easier for them to transport something small (like a
Pikachu) than to carry their
Trainer.
Their jaws may not look like much, but they are strong enough that a Squirtle can learn to use a
Bite attack.
Squirtles' tail seems to resemble that of a
squirrel's tail, which allows them to use moves such as
Tail Whip and
Aqua Tail.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Squirtle can spray water from its mouth. At first, it may only be able to spray foam and
bubbles, but with time it can learn to spray water jets like
Water Gun and
Hydro Pump. If it
withdraws, it can still spray water out the holes in its shell.
It can also be easily taught
Ice-type moves like
Ice Beam and
Blizzard.
Behavior
Squirtle are domestic Pokémon, raised to be distributed as starters by
Professor Oak. As such, they are regarded as well-behaved Pokémon. They are not regarded as the easiest or hardest for a Trainer to raise, since they are not as mild-mannered and easy as
Bulbasaur but they are not as rash and hard as
Charmander.
They are very loyal to their groups, but they get along better with other Pokémon than with humans, and can sometimes have a bit of an attitude towards humans. It is far from uncommon for them to start or join larger groups, such as the
Squirtle Squad in
Here Comes the Squirtle Squad and a civilization of Squirtle and its evolutions in
Beach Blank-Out Blastoise.
Habitat
Squirtle are scarce in the wild. Sometimes they can be found living on secluded islands in the ocean or swimming in the rivers of deep canyons, but their chief habitat seems to be small freshwater ponds and lakes. Overall they are found far more often in urban settings, usually in the ownership of Trainers.
Kanto is the most likely place to find them.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
Their diet is the usual omnivorous diet of a Pokémon. In the wild it may feed on water plants or aquatic invertebrates.
In the anime
Major appearances
The first real Squirtle appeared in
Here Comes the Squirtle Squad. The
Squirtle Squad were a gang of rogue Squirtle who were deserted by their Trainers. Ash befriended and captured their
leader, while the rest of them became a firefighting group. Squirtle stayed with Ash until
The Fire-ring Squad!, when it returned to the Squirtle Squad.
May received her own
Squirtle from
Professor Oak in
The Right Place and the Right Mime. May's Squirtle was very young and timid, until evolving before
Staging a Heroes Welcome.
Squirtle was mentioned in the first episode of the anime,
Pokémon - I Choose You!, as one of the three
starter Pokémon new Trainers in
Pallet Town can choose from. Ash dreamed of owning one, and it was his first choice of a starter. However, when he arrived at
Oak's lab, he found out it was too late, as another Trainer who started the same day had already taken it. It was shown battling and defeating
Samurai's
Metapod.
It wasn't until
The Ties that Bind that it was revealed that the Trainer who took Squirtle was none other than
Gary Oak, Ash's
rival. By then, it had already evolved into a
Blastoise.
Other
In
Journey to the Starting Line, a set of the three
Kanto starter Pokémon in which a boy named
Gilbert was supposed to choose from as his starting Pokémon were scared off by
Ash's Tauros.
Professor Oak,
Tracey,
Delia, and Gilbert had to split up and find the three missing Pokémon. Squirtle was the second one found. The Tiny Turtle Pokémon was stuck in a tree that was hanging over a cliff.
Ash's Bulbasaur managed to catch the Squirtle before it could fall off the cliff.
The main character in
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate! special is a Squirtle that claims that he used to be human. He joins Team Go-Getters in their rescue work. While he can't use
Water Gun, he is happy to use
Bubble because it looks pretty.
Minor appearances
A Squirtle was used by one of the students of the
Pokémon Trainer's School in
Gonna Rule The School!.
Another Squirtle appeared in
Sticking With Who You Know!, falling in love with a
Raichu.
Pokédex entries
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| EP012 | Squirtle | Ash's Pokédex | Squirtle. This Tiny Turtle Pokémon draws its long neck into its shell to launch incredible water attacks with amazing range and accuracy. The blasts can be quite powerful. |
| This concludes the entries from the original series. |
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In the manga
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
Ash's Squirtle has been featured in the manga
The Electric Tale of Pikachu. It first appears in the chapter
You Gotta Have Friends. Squirtle's capture is not shown in the manga, it is simply stated when it appears from its Poké Ball that "
Ash has been busy since the last comic".
Ash's Pikachu also meets an abandoned Squirtle in the chapter
Pikachu's Excellent Adventure. This Squirtle, along with other Pokémon, helps Pikachu find the
Hidden Village after he is separated from Ash and friends.
In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga
- Main article: Squirtle (MPJ)
A Squirtle is a supporting character in the
Magical Pokémon Journey manga. He first appears in the chapter
Christmas Wishes. Squirtle admires
Almond and refers to him as his "big brother".
Squirtle lives in
Jigglypuff and
Wigglytuff's mansion as their butler.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Green stole a Squirtle from
Professor Oak, which she nicknamed
Blasty. It has since evolved into
Wartortle and then
Blastoise more quickly than the others, possibly due to her innate talent in evolving Pokémon, as acknowledged by the
Masked Man.
Green's Blastoise is never shown in its Squirtle form in the manga (save the contents page of the
third volume). Its first appearance, as a Wartortle, is in
Wartortle Wars, returning as a Blastoise in
Zap, Zap, Zapdos.
In Pokémon Newspaper Strip
Misty has a Squirtle in the
Pokémon Newspaper Strip.
In the Pokémon Zensho manga
Shigeru's starter Pokémon was a Squirtle he received from his grandfather, Professor Oak.
In the TCG
- Main article: Squirtle (TCG)
Other appearances
Squirtle is seen on the stage Pokéfloats and is the first Pokéfloat to appear. Play begins on its head and arms until it slowly leaves off the bottom of the screen. After traveling through all the Pokéfloats, the screen will be empty for a few seconds before Squirtle pops up and the cycle begins again.
Trophy information
Retreating into its shell and spitting water at its foes is Squirtle's trademark response to danger. It's one of the three Pokémon that Trainers can receive from Professor Oak in Pokémon Red and Blue. Squirtle evolves into Wartortle and then Blastoise, ramping up its water powers with each evolution.
Squirtle is a playable Pokémon used by the
Pokémon Trainer. It can use
Waterfall to recover from falls as well as
Withdraw, in which case it retreats to its shell and shoots water from the back of it propelling him forwards. It also uses
Water Gun to push enemies with a stream of water. Squirtle is a lightweight and uses various attacks using its shell and
Water-type moves to combat its foes. It uses
Hydro Pump in Red's Final Smash,
Triple Finish.
Trophy Information
"A Tiny Turtle Pokémon. In times of danger, it pulls its arms and legs inside its shell to protect from enemy attacks. When it conceals its neck, it also shoots a powerful stream of water from its mouth. Its shell not only protects its body, but also reduces water friction when in the water. When leveled up, it evolves into Wartortle."
Game data
Pokédex entries
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I. |
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| After birth, its back swells and hardens into a shell. Powerfully sprays foam from its mouth. |
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| Shoots water at prey while in the water. Withdraws into its shell when in danger. | |
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| It takes time for the shell to form and harden after hatching. It sprays foam powerfully from its mouth. | |
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| The shell is soft when it is born. It soon becomes so resilient, prodding fingers will bounce off it. |
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| The shell, which hardens soon after it is born, is resilient. If you poke it, it will bounce back out. | |
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| When it feels threatened, it draws its legs inside its shell and sprays water from its mouth. | |
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| 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. |
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| 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. | |
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| When it retracts its long neck into its shell, it squirts out water with vigorous force. | |
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| After birth, its back swells and hardens into a shell. Powerfully sprays foam from its mouth. | |
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| It shelters itself in its shell, then strikes back with spouts of water at every opportunity. |
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| The shell is soft when it is born. It soon becomes so resilient, prodding fingers will bounce off it. | |
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| The shell, which hardens soon after it is born, is resilient. If you poke it, it will bounce back out. | |
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| It shelters itself in its shell, then strikes back with spouts of water at every opportunity. |
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Game locations
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I. |
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In side games
Pokémon Global Link promotions
Held items
Stats
Base stats
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| At Lv. 50 | At Lv. 100 |
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| 104 - 151 | 198 - 292 |
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| 47 - 110 | 90 - 214 |
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| 63 - 128 | 121 - 251 |
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| 49 - 112 | 94 - 218 |
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| 62 - 127 | 119 - 249 |
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| 43 - 104 | 81 - 203 |
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 50.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
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| Game | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
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| B | W | Water Pledge | Water | Special | 50 | 100% | 10 |
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- A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Squirtle can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Squirtle cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Squirtle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Squirtle
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see move tutor moves from other generations
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Other sprites
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Trivia
- Niue released a one-dollar coin featuring Squirtle as part of a commemorative promotion for the Pokémon franchise, with Squirtle on one side and the nation's coat of arms on the other.
- As a species, Squirtle has been trained the most of all Kanto starters by main anime Trainers, with Ash, May, and Gary each owning one.
- Squirtle is the first Water-type Pokémon in National Pokédex order.
- Statistically, Squirtle is the slowest Pokémon out of the three Kanto starters, and in Super Smash Bros. Brawl it does have the slowest running speed of all of Pokémon Trainer's Pokémon though its attacks are generally faster than Pokémon Trainer's other two Pokémon, these two being Kanto starter evolutions.
- Squirtle's family is the only Pokémon family that can learn Bubble and cannot learn BubbleBeam, except in Generation I, where BubbleBeam was a TM.
- Along with Bulbasaur and Charmander, Squirtle is the only starter Pokémon which is found in more than one regional Pokédex, being found in both Kanto's and Johto's.
Origin
Squirtle appears to be based on
sea turtles and
tortoises.
Name origin
Squirtle is a combination of
squirt (
to spray or
little, tiny) and
turtle, for its turtle-like appearance; it may also derive from
squirrel, in relation to its tail.
Zenigame is simply the Japanese word for pond turtle, 銭亀.
In other languages
| Language | Name | Name Origin |
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| German | Schiggy | From Schildkröte. |
| French | Carapuce | From Carapace and puce. Puce can also be a term of affection, maybe because of its cute look. |
| Korean | 꼬부기 Ggobugi | Portmanteau of kid and turtle. |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 傑尼龜 / 杰尼龟 Jiéníguī | Partial transliteration of its Japanese name. The last character in the name means turtle. |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 車厘龜 Chēlèihgwāi | Partial transliteration of its Japanese name. May be taken from 車厘子 chēlèihji. |
| Indonesian | Skuitel (Pokémon Pocket Monsters only) | Corruption from Squirtle. |
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Related articles
External links
Notes
For other sprites and images, please see Squirtle images on Bulbagarden Archives.
