What does Squirtle evolve into?

Wartortle at level 16 is the mid-stage. Push through to Blastoise at level 36 for the final form. 300 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 Yellow, you can run Squirtle through the first few routes without issues. 300 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 Yellow. 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. Def50

Speed43

Total300

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

Shoots water at prey while in the water. Withdraws into its shell when in danger.

Yellow

Squirtle Weakness

Squirtle's Water typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric and Grass. Few weaknesses and 3 resistances make the typing clean. 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

Type ChartAvg

2Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score-1

Gen I Type Chart

Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Squirtle in Yellow (Best Counters)

Pikachu Electric	C
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Squirtle Thunderbolt 2x 85-102%KO Thunder Shock 2x 43-51% View Pikachu builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Squirtle Absorb 2x 32-38% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodCerulean City Gift Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 13 Damage vs Squirtle Vine Whip 2x 53-64% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Squirtle Vine Whip 2x 60-70% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Upcoming Move Moves View Paras builds →

Yellow Evolution

A Water type with 300 stats, Squirtle has a chain leading to Blastoise. Breeding won't work. The evolved forms gain up to 230 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 not available · Introduced in Gen 2

Yellow Squirtle Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Ability

Not in Gen 1

Item

Not in Gen 1

Nature

Not in Gen 1

Utility Moveset

Hydro PumpSTAB
SurfSTAB
Ice Beam
Skull Bash

Recommended Teammates

BulbasaurGood

PikachuGood

CharizardGood

Moves

Level-up moves are just the starting point for Squirtle. TMs unlock Normal and Dark coverage and more and turn a straightforward STAB kit around Hydro Pump and Surf into something with actual range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

D3510035Normal

Lv 1

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 8

Bubble

—2010030Water

Lv 15

Water Gun

B4010025Water

Lv 22

Bite

D6010025Normal

Lv 28

Withdraw

D——40Water

Lv 35

Skull Bash

A10010010Normal

Lv 42

Hydro Pump

S120805Water

TM Moves

TM34

Bide+1

———10Normal

TM14

Blizzard

B110905Ice

TM08

Body Slam

B8510015Normal

TM11

Bubble Beam

B6510020Water

TM18

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

TM28

Dig

—10010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM10

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

A9510010Ice

TM05

Mega Kick

D120755Normal

TM01

Mega Punch

D808520Normal

TM31

Mimic

———10Normal

TM20

Rage

—2010020Normal

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM19

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

TM40

Skull Bash

A10010010Normal

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM17

Submission

D808025Fighting

TM50

Substitute

C——10Normal

HM03

Surf

A9510015Water

TM09

Take Down

—908520Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM12

Water Gun

B4010025Water

Egg Moves

Squirtle doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Squirtle can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Squirtle in Yellow

Squirtle is handed to you at Vermilion City. No encounter rates or random spawns involved, so there's nothing to grind. Check the location details below for the exact conditions to trigger it.

Best Locations to Catch Squirtle in Yellow

Vermilion City - City

Gift from NPC Lv.10 City

100%Early

Defeat Lt. Surge

Squirtle Guide

Wartortle at level 16 is the mid-stage. Push through to Blastoise at level 36 for the final form. 300 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 16 gets you Wartortle. Quick enough that Squirtle barely slows you down.
For Yellow, you can run Squirtle through the first few routes without issues. 300 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Wartortle as fast as you can.
You can find Squirtle in Yellow. 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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Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Squirtle Mega Drain 2x 55-66% Absorb 2x 30-37% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodCerulean City Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 27 Vine WhipLv. 13 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Squirtle Razor Leaf 2x 66-78% Vine Whip 2x 55-66% Mega Drain 2x 48-58% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Squirtle Vine Whip 2x 59-70% Mega Drain 2x 52-62% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
TM Move Moves Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Squirtle Mega Drain 2x 38-45% View Paras builds →
Magnemite Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Thunder ShockLv. 25 Damage vs Squirtle Thunderbolt 2x 140-164%KO Thunder Shock 2x 66-78% View Magnemite builds →

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Squirtle Mega Drain 2x 56-66% Absorb 2x 29-35% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodCerulean City Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 27 Vine WhipLv. 13 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Squirtle Razor Leaf 2x 66-78% Vine Whip 2x 56-66% Mega Drain 2x 49-58% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Squirtle Vine Whip 2x 58-70% Mega Drain 2x 52-62% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
TM Move Moves Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Squirtle Mega Drain 2x 39-47% View Paras builds →
Magnemite Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Thunder ShockLv. 25 Damage vs Squirtle Thunderbolt 2x 139-164%KO Thunder Shock 2x 66-78% View Magnemite builds →

Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 29 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 27 Damage vs Squirtle Vine Whip 2x 75-89% Mega Drain 2x 66-78% Absorb 2x 34-41% View Tangela builds →
Parasect BugGrass	C
TM Move Moves Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Squirtle Mega Drain 2x 45-55% View Parasect builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Petal DanceLv. 33 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Squirtle Petal Dance 2x 153-181%KO Mega Drain 2x 55-65% Absorb 2x 28-34% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodCerulean City Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 27 Vine WhipLv. 13 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Squirtle Razor Leaf 2x 64-75% Vine Whip 2x 55-65% Mega Drain 2x 49-58% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 33 Vine WhipLv. 1 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Squirtle Razor Leaf 2x 69-82% Vine Whip 2x 58-68% Mega Drain 2x 51-61% View Bellsprout builds →

Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Vine WhipLv. 29 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 27 Damage vs Squirtle Solar Beam 2x 191-225%KO Vine Whip 2x 72-86% Mega Drain 2x 65-78% Absorb 2x 34-40% View Tangela builds →
Parasect BugGrass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Squirtle Solar Beam 2x 127-150%KO Mega Drain 2x 46-54% View Parasect builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Razor LeafLv. 38 Vine WhipLv. 1 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Squirtle Solar Beam 2x 168-198%KO Razor Leaf 2x 79-94% Vine Whip 2x 65-78% Mega Drain 2x 59-70% View Weepinbell builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Petal DanceLv. 38 Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Squirtle Petal Dance 2x 168-198%KO Solar Beam 2x 168-198%KO Mega Drain 2x 59-70% Absorb 2x 31-38% View Gloom builds →
Exeggcute GrassPsychic	D
Available Move Moves Solar BeamLv. 42 Damage vs Squirtle Solar Beam 2x 127-150%KO View Exeggcute builds →

Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Vine WhipLv. 29 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 27 Damage vs Squirtle Solar Beam 2x 197-232%KO Vine Whip 2x 75-88% Mega Drain 2x 68-81% Absorb 2x 36-43% View Tangela builds →
Parasect BugGrass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Squirtle Solar Beam 2x 133-156%KO Mega Drain 2x 47-55% View Parasect builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Razor LeafLv. 38 Vine WhipLv. 1 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Squirtle Solar Beam 2x 173-204%KO Razor Leaf 2x 81-96% Vine Whip 2x 66-78% Mega Drain 2x 60-71% View Weepinbell builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Petal DanceLv. 38 Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Squirtle Petal Dance 2x 173-204%KO Solar Beam 2x 173-204%KO Mega Drain 2x 60-71% Absorb 2x 32-38% View Gloom builds →
Exeggcute GrassPsychic	D
Available Move Moves Solar BeamLv. 42 Damage vs Squirtle Solar Beam 2x 133-156%KO View Exeggcute builds →