Is Blastoise Good in Yellow Playthrough?
Even arriving after three gyms, Blastoise doesn't need long to prove itself. Handles Blaine, Giovanni, and most of the E4 the same way it does in Red and Blue. A reliable late addition when your team already has five members figured out.
Squirtle resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Misty's typing presses Squirtle's defenses.
Lt. Surge's team hits Squirtle's weaknesses hard.
Wartortle trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Blastoise has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Blastoise trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Blastoise has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Blastoise has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Blastoise trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Blastoise has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Blastoise has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Blastoise trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Blastoise trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Squirtle is given to you as a gift on Vermilion City at Lv 10. Defeat Lt. Surge. Officer Jenny in Vermilion City gives you a Squirtle after you defeat Lt. Surge and earn the Thunderbadge. She found it causing trouble around town.
- After Misty
- TM11WaterBubble Beam98100%20
- TM08NormalBody Slam85100%15
- After Lt. Surge
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Erika
- TM10NormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 35NormalSkull Bash130100%10
- LV 42WaterHydro Pump16580%5
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Giovanni
- TM05NormalMega Kick12075%5
Your Squirtle should hit Level 16 before you reach Erika, at typical leveling pace.
- After Misty
- TM11WaterBubble Beam98100%20
- TM08NormalBody Slam85100%15
- After Lt. Surge
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Erika
- TM10NormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 39NormalSkull Bash130100%10
- LV 47WaterHydro Pump16580%5
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Giovanni
- TM05NormalMega Kick12075%5
Your Wartortle should hit Level 36 before you reach Koga, at typical leveling pace.
- After Misty
- TM11WaterBubble Beam98100%20
- After Lt. Surge
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM10NormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 42NormalSkull Bash130100%10
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- LV 52WaterHydro Pump16580%5
How to Get Blastoise in Yellow
No wild encounters for Blastoise. The 3-stage chain runs through Squirtle, which you can catch at solid rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 36 once you've got the levels.
Blastoise Weakness
Electric and Grass moves hit Blastoise for super-effective damage. Its Water typing keeps the defensive matchups simple. With 79 HP and balanced defenses, Blastoise can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice |
- 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
What is Blastoise Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Blastoise
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Cerulean City Gift) | ||
 Bellsprout GrassPoison | D | |
 Oddish GrassPoison | C | |
Pikachu Electric | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
Pikachu Electric | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Cerulean City Gift) | ||
Bellsprout GrassPoison | D | |
Oddish GrassPoison | C | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Cerulean City Gift) | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Tangela Grass | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Cerulean City Gift) | ||
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Tangela Grass | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Cerulean City Gift) | ||
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Tangela Grass | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
S | ||
Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Blastoise View Rhydon builds →Earthquake30-36% Rock Slide23-27% Body Slam26-30% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Blastoise View Chansey builds →Ice Beam6-7% Thunderbolt 2x23-27% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Blastoise View Starmie builds →Blizzard15-18% Psychic25-29% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Blastoise View Gengar builds →Explosion42-50% Thunderbolt 2x63-74% Psychic31-37% | ||
Blastoise Evolutions
You get Blastoise from Squirtle at level 36. This Water-type hits 510 total stats and can't produce eggs. Evolving from Squirtle gave Blastoise the biggest boost in HP (+35), bringing the total to 510 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Y Blastoise Best Moveset
Solid 85 across Special and Defense for mid-tier tanking. MoveSurf and MoveBlizzard cover the standard Water/Ice angles, and MoveBody Slam adds physical pressure. Functional and reliable, but Starmie and Lapras do everything it does at higher stats.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Blizzard
- Hydro Pump
- Body Slam
- Surf
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without TMs, Blastoise's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get Normal and Dark coverage and more on top of Hydro Pump and Surf for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Once it takes aim at its enemy, it blasts out water with even more force than a fire hose.
Blastoise Yellow Guide
In Yellow, Blastoise has a 510 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Yellow's meta. It works best as a balanced. Blizzard anchors the moveset.
Mega Evolution isn't available in Yellow, but Blastoise does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Blastoise hits 610 BST.
In Yellow, Blastoise fills the balanced role. It's a special attacker with base 85 Special. Base 78 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In Yellow, run Blizzard, Hydro Pump, Body Slam, and Surf on Blastoise. Blizzard is the most common pick at 0% usage. Surf provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Blastoise first appeared in Red & Blue and spans 21 games across 10 generations. It later gained a Mega form in Generation 6 and a Gigantamax form in Generation 8, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwShGigantamax
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves