In Ruby & Sapphire, Blastoise has a 530 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Ruby & Sapphire's meta. It works best as a balanced. Surf with Leftovers is the standard set.

Does Blastoise mega evolve?

Mega Evolution isn't available in Ruby & Sapphire, but Blastoise does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Blastoise hits 630 BST.

What is Blastoise weak to?

In Ruby & Sapphire, watch for Raikou (Electric) and Venusaur (Grass) when using Blastoise. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

What is the best ability for Blastoise?

Torrent strengthens water moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. That's the one you want on Blastoise. Rain Dish is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.

What role does Blastoise play in battle?

In Ruby & Sapphire, Blastoise fills the balanced role. It's a special attacker with base 85 Sp. Atk. Base 78 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's tanky enough to absorb a few hits.

Blastoise - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

CTier

78Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Blastoise's spread isn't flashy. Sp. Def leads, Speed trails, 4 stats clear the bar. Tough to catch and worth 3 Sp. Def EVs, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

High

HP79

Attack83

Defense100

Sp. Atk85

Sp. Def105

Speed78

Total530

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height1.6 m

Weight85.5 kg

Base XP239

Abilities

TorrentTop Pick

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

Rain DishHANot in game

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

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+3Spe

Strong Special Defense training target

Pokedex Entries

BLASTOISE has water spouts that protrude from its shell. The water spouts are very accurate. They can shoot bullets of water with enough accuracy to strike empty cans from a distance of over 160 feet.

Blastoise Weakness

Electric and Grass moves hit Blastoise for super-effective damage. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Blastoise's overall bulk (79/100/105) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.

Blastoise Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Steel

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Blastoise in Ruby & Sapphire (Best Counters)

In Ruby & Sapphire, Claydol's Explosion hits Blastoise for 42-49%. Forretress deals 36-42% with Explosion.

ClaydolWalls special sets GroundPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Rapid Spin EarthquakeSTAB Explosion PsychicSTAB Damage vs Blastoise Rapid Spin 9-10% Earthquake 25-30% Explosion 42-49% Psychic 18-22% View Claydol builds →
HoundoomOutspeeds DarkFire	B
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves PursuitSTAB Fire Blast CrunchSTAB Will O Wisp Damage vs Blastoise Pursuit 16-19% Fire Blast 21-25% Crunch 31-37% View Houndoom builds →
ForretressSturdy guarantees survival, walls physical sets BugSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves SpikesHazard Rapid Spin Explosion Earthquake Damage vs Blastoise Rapid Spin 7-9% Explosion 36-42% Earthquake 14-17% View Forretress builds →
CharizardOutspeeds FireFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLeftovers NatureHasty Moves Fire Blast Hidden Power Grass SubstituteUtility Focus Punch Damage vs Blastoise Fire Blast 21-25% View Charizard builds →
QuagsireImmune to Water via Water Absorb, ignores boosts via Unaware, wears down with Toxic WaterGround	C
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB CurseSetup Ice Beam RestRecovery Damage vs Blastoise Earthquake 21-24% Ice Beam 5-6% View Quagsire builds →

Ruby & Sapphire Evolution

Blastoise is the final form in a three-stage chain from Squirtle through Wartortle. Breeding this form produces Squirtle eggs (average hatch time). Evolving from Squirtle gave Blastoise the biggest boost in Sp.Def (+41), bringing the total to 530 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#007Squirtle

Level 16

#008Wartortle

Level 36

#009Blastoise

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Squirtle

Water

Wartortle

Water

Blastoise

Water

59+15

79+20

ATK

63+15

83+20

DEF

80+15

100+20

SP.ATK

65+15

85+20

SP.DEF

80+16

105+25

SPE

58+15

78+20

BST

314C-Tier

405D-Tier+91

530C-Tier+125

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Easy

Breed with Blastoise to get Squirtle eggs easily using 49 partners from the Monster and Water1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Flail, Foresight, Haze and 5 more.

Egg Groups

MonsterWater1

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

Ruby & Sapphire Blastoise Best Moveset

The recommended build leans into Blastoise's strengths as a defensive wall. Leftovers provides passive recovery each turn, and HP-heavy investment EVs back that up. Torrent rounds out the package.

Best Build

Solid pick

Bulky Support

Ability

Torrent

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Blastoise

Bold+DEF

Blastoise best EVs are HP and Defense

EVs

Def

SpA

Spe

Bulky Support Moveset

SurfSTAB
Rapid Spin
Ice Beam
RoarSLOW -6Utility

Recommended Teammates

BlisseyDecent

SnorlaxDecent

CharizardDecent

Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Blastoise picks up Flail and Foresight only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Hydro Pump and Surf while coverage across 7 types adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Bubble

—2010030Water

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

Lv 1

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Withdraw

———40Water

Lv 4

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 7

Bubble

—2010030Water

Lv 10

Withdraw

———40Water

Lv 13

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 19

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 25

Rapid Spin

S5010040Normal

Lv 31

Protect+4

C——10Normal

Lv 42

Rain Dance

C——5Water

Lv 55

Skull Bash

—10010010Normal

Lv 68

Hydro Pump

C120805Water

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

C120705Ice

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM28

Dig

—6010010Ground

HM08

Dive

—6010010Water

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM01

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM07

Hail

———10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

S9510010Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

A——20Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

HM03

Surf

S9510015Water

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

—6010020Water

HM07

Waterfall

C8010015Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Flail

D—10015Normal

Egg

Foresight

——10040Normal

Egg

Haze

D——30Ice

Egg

Mirror Coat-5

——10020Psychic

Egg

Mist

———30Ice

Egg

Mud Sport

———15Ground

Egg

Refresh

D——20Normal

Egg

Yawn

C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Blastoise can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Blastoise in Ruby & Sapphire

Blastoise isn't available in the wild in Ruby & Sapphire. Start by transferring Squirtle from Red, Yellow, or Brilliant Diamond. The evolution path from Squirtle to Blastoise is covered in the steps below.

How to Obtain Blastoise in Ruby & Sapphire

Step 1Obtain Squirtle
Receive as a gift in:
FireRedGift · Pallet Town · Starter Pokémon
Then trade to Ruby & Sapphire to continue the evolution chain.
Also found in:
Red Yellow HeartGold X Ultra Sun Let's Go Pikachu
Train until Level 16
Step 2Evolve into Wartortle
Receive as a gift in:
FireRedGift · Pallet Town · Starter Pokémon
Also found in:
Red Yellow HeartGold X Ultra Sun Let's Go Pikachu
Train until Level 36
Step 3Blastoise ✓

Blastoise Guide

In Ruby & Sapphire, Blastoise has a 530 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Ruby & Sapphire's meta. It works best as a balanced. Surf with Leftovers is the standard set.
Mega Evolution isn't available in Ruby & Sapphire, but Blastoise does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Blastoise hits 630 BST.
In Ruby & Sapphire, watch for Raikou (Electric) and Venusaur (Grass) when using Blastoise. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
Torrent strengthens water moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. That's the one you want on Blastoise. Rain Dish is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
In Ruby & Sapphire, Blastoise fills the balanced role. It's a special attacker with base 85 Sp. Atk. Base 78 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's tanky enough to absorb a few hits.

Game Availability

Blastoise first appeared in Red & Blue and spans 21 games across 10 generations. It later gained a Mega form in Generation 7 and a Gigantamax form in Generation 8, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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