Is Wartortle Good in Crystal Playthrough?
Middle stage of a trade-only line in Crystal's most crowded type. Wartortle contributes through mid-game but the roster around it makes trading for one hard to justify.
Squirtle trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Squirtle has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Squirtle trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Squirtle trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Chuck's typing presses Squirtle's defenses.
Squirtle has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Squirtle trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Clair's team hits Squirtle's weaknesses hard.
Squirtle trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Sabrina's typing presses Squirtle's defenses.
Erika's team hits Squirtle's weaknesses hard.
Squirtle trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Misty's typing presses Squirtle's defenses.
Squirtle has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Blastoise resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Blastoise trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Blastoise trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Blastoise has the type edge here and should clean up Koga'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 Karen's team.
Squirtle is given to you as a gift on Pallet Town at Lv 5. Defeat all 16 Gym Leaders. Received from Professor Oak in his lab in Pallet Town after defeating all 16 Gym Leaders. Choose one of Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle.
- After Bugsy
- TM14IceBlizzard11070%5
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- TM33IceIce Punch75100%15
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- After Morty
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Pryce
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- LV 40NormalSkull Bash130100%10
- LV 47WaterHydro Pump16580%5
Your Squirtle should hit Level 36 before you reach Blaine, at typical leveling pace.
- After Bugsy
- TM14IceBlizzard11070%5
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- TM33IceIce Punch75100%15
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- After Morty
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Pryce
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- LV 55NormalSkull Bash130100%10
- LV 68WaterHydro Pump16580%5
How to Get Wartortle in Crystal
No wild encounters for Wartortle in Crystal. Bring Squirtle over from Red & Blue, Yellow, or Legends: Z-A, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Wartortle in C
Step 1Obtain SquirtleBREEDINGAvailableLeave Wartortle with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Squirtle egg.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Gift · Pallet Town · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Gift · Vermilion City · Defeat Lt. Surge. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenNot TradeableAppears in FireRed & LeafGreen via Gift · Pallet Town · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Gift · Pallet Town · Gift from Professor Oak (post-Red). Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom X & YNot TradeableAppears in X & Y via Gift · Lumiose City · Gift from Professor Sycamore. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon via Walking · Seaward Cave · Island Scan; Monday. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Wartortle ✓
Step 3Evolve into Blastoise
Wartortle Weakness
Wartortle is weak to Electric and Grass. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Wartortle's Water typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- 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
What is Wartortle Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Wartortle
 Bellsprout GrassPoison | D | |
 Chikorita Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift | ||
 Hoppip Grass | D | |
 Elekid Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift | ||
 Paras BugGrass | C | |
Chikorita Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift | ||
Bellsprout GrassPoison | D | |
 Pichu Electric | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift | ||
Elekid Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift | ||
 Bayleef Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
Paras BugGrass | C | |
Pichu Electric | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift | ||
Bellsprout GrassPoison | D | |
 Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Magnemite ElectricSteel | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Elekid Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Electabuzz Electric | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Electabuzz Electric | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Electabuzz Electric | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Electabuzz Electric | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Celebi PsychicGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter | ||
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Tangela Grass | C | |
In Crystal, Elekid's Thunder hits Wartortle for 53-62%.
A | ||
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves
Damage vs Wartortle View Elekid builds →Thunder 2x53-62% Psychic22-25% Thunderbolt 2x43-51% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves
Damage vs Wartortle View Magcargo builds →Fire Blast17-20% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build ItemThickclub Moves
Damage vs Wartortle View Cubone builds →Blizzard9-11% Earthquake20-23% Body Slam17-20% Fire Blast9-11% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build ItemQuickclaw Moves
Damage vs Wartortle View Seadra builds →Ice Beam14-17% Surf14-17% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build ItemNothing Moves
Damage vs Wartortle View Venomoth builds →Thief19-22% Psychic28-33% Giga Drain 2x46-55% | ||
Wartortle Evolutions
Wartortle sits between Squirtle and Blastoise in this three-stage line. Not the final form yet. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. Sp.Def has grown the most so far (+16), but there's still another 125 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Wartortle to get Squirtle eggs easily using 36 partners from the Monster and Water1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Confusion, Flail, Foresight and 3 more.
C Wartortle Best Moveset
Improved stats heading toward Blastoise's MoveRapid Spin support role. MoveSurf and MoveIce Beam coverage exists at reduced power. The moves preview what Blastoise brings to competitive teams.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Surf
- Zap Cannon
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Wartortle. Confusion and Flail come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Hydro Pump and Surf and coverage across 8 types.
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
Its long, furry tail is a symbol of longevity, making it quite popular among older people.
Wartortle Crystal Guide
At 405 BST, Wartortle is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Blastoise before bringing it to any serious fight.
Wartortle is a special attacker with base 65 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 58 Speed, it won't be moving first often.
In Crystal, For a casual playthrough, Wartortle works as a placeholder. Water coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Blastoise. That's where the stats start mattering.
For Crystal, the core moveset is Surf, Zapcannon, Rest, and Sleep Talk. Surf leads at 0% usage. Surf provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Wartortle appears in 21 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Wartortle have the longest track record of availability in the series.
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 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
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