Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.5 m
- Weight
- 9.0 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium slow
Base EXP63
Base stats
HP
44
Attack
48
Defense
65
Sp. Atk
50
Sp. Def
64
Speed
43
Total
314
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Squirtle
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
Red
Blue
Yellow
FireRed
LeafGreen
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Let's Go Pikachu
Let's Go Eevee
Isle of Armor (Sword)
Isle of Armor (Shield)
Red Japan
Green Japan
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Squirtle can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
18 of 18
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 8 | Bubble Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 9 | Rapid Spin Frees the user from binding moves, removes Leech Seed, and blows away Spikes. | Normal | Physical | 50 | 100 | 40 |
| 15 | Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 15 | Water Pulse Has a chance to confuse the target. | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 18 | Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 21 | Rain Dance Changes the weather to rain for five turns. | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 22 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 24 | Aqua Tail Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| 27 | Bubble Beam Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 27 | Shell Smash Raises user’s Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by two stages. Lower user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 28 | Withdraw Raises the user’s Defense by one stage. | Water | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 30 | Iron Defense Raises the user’s Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 35 | Skull Bash Raises the user’s Defense by one stage. User charges for one turn before attacking. | Normal | Physical | 130 | 100 | 10 |
| 36 | Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 36 | Wave Crash | Water | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 42 | Hydro Pump Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 110 | 80 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Squirtle can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
31 sprites & renders for Squirtle.
Across the games
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Cite this page
“Squirtle”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/squirtle.
Species data from PokéAPI.