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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#007 Squirtle
Water
- SpeciesTinyturtle Pokémon
- Japanese nameZenigame
- PronunciationSKWUR-TULL
- Height1′ 8″ 0.51 m
- Weight20.0 lb 9.00 kg
- Gender♂ 87.5% · ♀ 12.5%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Combination of SQUIRT and TURTLE. “Turtle who squirts water”
Evolution
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | 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. |
| Stadium | It takes time for the shell to form and harden after hatching. It sprays foam powerfully from its mouth. |
| GoldStadium 2 | The shell is soft when it is born. It soon becomes so resilient, probing 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. |
Where to find Squirtle
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Pallet Town | NA | One |
| Red | NA | One | |
| Yellow | Vermilion City | NA | One |
| Gold | Must Trade from Blue, Red, or Yellow | Trade | None |
| Silver | Trade | None | |
| Crystal | Trade | None |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ||||||||||
| G/S | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×0.5
- Water×0.5
- Electric×2
- Grass×2
- Ice×0.5
- Fighting×1
- Poison×1
- Ground×1
- ×1
- Psychic×1
- Bug×1
- Rock×1
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×0.5
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 2 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 2 (50%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 2 weaknesses and 3 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 2 : 3 (~67%).
- This Pokémon has more weaknesses in GSC than in RBY. So this Pokémon has a better defense ratio in RBY.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- NormalNormal
- FireGood
- WaterBad
- ElectricNormal
- GrassBad
- IceNormal
- FightingNormal
- PoisonNormal
- GroundGood
- Normal
- PsychicNormal
- BugNormal
- RockGood
- GhostNormal
- DragonBad
- DarkNormal
- SteelNormal
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 3 advantages and 3 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 1:1 (100%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 1 advantage and 1 disadvantage out of 15 types. Offensive ratio 1:1 (100%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| Yellow | R/B | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Start | Start | Tackle | Normal | Physical |
| Start | Start | 4 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status |
| Start | 8 | 7 | Bubble | Water | Special |
| 28 | 28 | 10 | Withdraw | Water | Status |
| 15 | 15 | 13 | Water Gun | Water | Special |
| 22 | 22 | 18 | Bite | DarkG/S/C NormalR/B/Y | Special |
| — | — | 23 | Rapid Spin | Normal | Physical |
| — | — | 28 | Protect | Normal | Status |
| — | — | 33 | Rain Dance | Water | Status |
| 35 | 35 | 40 | Skull Bash | Normal | Physical |
| 42 | 42 | 47 | Hydro Pump | Water | Special |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
- Ice Beam
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM01Dynamicpunch
- TM02Headbutt
- TM03Curse
- TM04Rollout
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Rock Smash
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM13Snore
- TM14Blizzard
- TM16Icy Wind
- TM17Protect
- TM18Rain Dance
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM23Iron Tail
- TM27Return
- TM28Dig
- TM31Mud-Slap
- TM32Double Team
- TM33Ice Punch
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM40Defense Curl
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- HM03Surf
- HM04Strength
- HM06Whirlpool
- HM07Waterfall
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM01Mega Punch
- TM05Mega Kick
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Body Slam
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM11Bubblebeam
- TM12Water Gun
- TM13Ice Beam
- TM14Blizzard
- TM17Submission
- TM18Counter
- TM19Seismic Toss
- TM20Rage
- TM28Dig
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM33Reflect
- TM34Bide
- TM40Skull Bash
- TM44Rest
- TM50Substitute
- HM03Surf
- HM04Strength
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Water 1 group 8 Monster group 11 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Corsola
- Delibird
- Dratini Family
- Horsea Family
- Kabuto Family
- Lapras
- Mantine
- Marill Family
- Omanyte Family
- Poliwag Family
- Psyduck Family
- Remoraid Family
- Seel Family
- Slowpoke Family
- Squirtle Family
- Totodile Family
- Wooper Family
- Bulbasaur Family
- Charmander Family
- Chikorita Family
- Cubone Family
- Kangaskhan
- Lapras
- Larvitar Family
- Lickitung
- Mareep Family
- Nidoran♂ Family
- Nidoran♀
- Rhyhorn Family
- Snorlax
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Haze | Mate with a male Wooper/Quagsire. |
| Flail | Mate a male Magikarp with a female from Horsea Family. Next, mate a male offspring with Flail to female from Squirtle Family. |
| Mist | Mate with a male Wooper/Quagsire. |
| Confusion | Mate with a male from Psyduck or Slowpoke Family. |
| Foresight | Mate a male from Hoothoot Family with a female Farfetch’d, then mate a male offspring to a female from Psyduck Family. Then, mate the male offspring to a female from Squirtle Family. |
| Mirror Coat | Mate with a male Corsola. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 44 | 261-291 | 36/4521.19% | 33/4222.70% |
| Attack | 48 | 164-194 | 36/4919.80% | 35/4515.87% |
| Defense | 65 | 198-228 | 27/5544.05% | 24/4444.05% |
| Speed | 43 | 154-184 | 37/4719.80% | 34/4215.87% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 50 | 168-198 | 31/4627.43% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 64 | 196-226 | 23/4142.07% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 50 | 168-198 | — | 21/2924.20% |
| Total | 314 G/S/C 250 R/B/Y |
1141-1321 945-1095 |
61/8718.41% | 51/6512.54% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
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