What does Squirtle evolve into?

Wartortle at level 16 is the mid-stage. Push through to Blastoise at level 36 for the final form. 314 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

At what level does Squirtle evolve?

Level 16 gets you Wartortle . Quick enough that Squirtle barely slows you down.

Should I use Squirtle?

For Gold & Silver, you can run Squirtle through the first few routes without issues. 314 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Wartortle as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Squirtle?

You can find Squirtle in Gold & Silver. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

Squirtle - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

43Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

An unusually even spread gives Squirtle flexibility. Defense barely edges ahead. But Speed isn't far off. Tough to catch and follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve. Yields 1 Defense stat exp.

Base Stats

Avg

HP44

Attack48

Defense65

Sp. Atk50

Sp. Def64

Speed43

Total314

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight9.0 kg

Base XP63

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Torrent

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

Rain DishHA

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

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+1SpASpDSpe

Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

The shell is soft when it is born. It soon becomes so resilient, prodding fingers will bounce off it.

Squirtle Weakness

Squirtle's Water typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric and Grass. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Just 2 weak spots to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.

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

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

Gen II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Squirtle in Gold & Silver (Best Counters)

In Gold & Silver, Venusaur can KO Squirtle with Giga Drain (102-121%). Electabuzz threatens a KO with Thunder (143-169%).

Venusaur GrassPoison	C
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Leech Seed Sleep Powder Giga Drain SynthesisRecovery Damage vs Squirtle Giga Drain 2x 102-121%KO View Venusaur builds →
Electabuzz Electric	C
Recommended Build ItemScopelens Moves Ice Punch Cross Chop ThunderSTAB Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Squirtle Thunder 2x 143-169%KO View Electabuzz builds →

Gold & Silver Evolution

Three stages ahead. Squirtle grows into Wartortle, then pushes on to Blastoise. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. The evolved forms gain up to 216 total stats over Squirtle. 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 Squirtle easily with 36 breeding partners from the Monster and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Confusion, Flail, Foresight and 3 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

MonsterWater1

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

6moves

Breed With (best first)

Gold & Silver Squirtle Best Moveset

Best Build

Gen 2 build content has limited support (no abilities).

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Confusion and Flail from the egg pool give Squirtle something extra. Pair those with Hydro Pump and Surf for STAB and coverage across 8 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

D3510035Normal

Lv 4

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 7

Bubble

—2010030Water

Lv 10

Withdraw

———40Water

Lv 13

Water Gun

D4010025Water

Lv 18

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 23

Rapid Spin

D5010040Normal

Lv 28

Protect+4

C——10Normal

Lv 33

Rain Dance

C——5Water

Lv 40

Skull Bash

—10010010Normal

Lv 47

Hydro Pump

C120805Water

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM40

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

TM28

Dig

D6010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM01

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM02

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM33

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

TM16

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM31

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM08

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM04

Rollout

D309020Rock

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

HM04

Strength

D8010015Normal

HM03

Surf

C9510015Water

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

HM07

Waterfall

—8010015Water

HM06

Whirlpool

D358515Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Confusion

D5010025Psychic

Egg

Flail

D—10015Normal

Egg

Foresight

——10040Normal

Egg

Haze

C——30Ice

Egg

Mirror Coat-5

D—10020Psychic

Egg

Mist

———30Ice

Tutor Moves

Squirtle can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Squirtle in Gold & Silver

Squirtle can't be caught in Gold & Silver. Bring it over from Red, Yellow, or Brilliant Diamond instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Squirtle is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Red Yellow FireRed HeartGold X Ultra Sun

Squirtle Guide

Wartortle at level 16 is the mid-stage. Push through to Blastoise at level 36 for the final form. 314 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 16 gets you Wartortle. Quick enough that Squirtle barely slows you down.
For Gold & Silver, you can run Squirtle through the first few routes without issues. 314 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Wartortle as fast as you can.
You can find Squirtle in Gold & Silver. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

Game Availability

One of the original 151, Squirtle has appeared in 21 games — nearly every mainline game. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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