Is Blastoise Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Blastoise handles Blaine, Giovanni, and most of Lance's team without breaking a sweat. Your partner often outpaces it in coverage, but Blastoise brings Water-type consistency that stays useful from the moment you get it through the Champion fight. Mega Blastoise in postgame turns it into a cannon.
Squirtle resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Misty's typing presses Wartortle's defenses.
Lt. Surge's team hits Wartortle's weaknesses hard.
Erika's team hits Wartortle's weaknesses hard.
Blastoise trades roughly evenly with 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 Blue's team.
Blastoise trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Blastoise trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Blastoise trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Blastoise trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Blastoise trades roughly evenly with Trace's team.
Catch Squirtle on Route 24 (walking, Lv 7-12, rare). Special.
Your Squirtle should hit Level 16 before you reach Misty, at typical leveling pace.
Your Wartortle should hit Level 36 before you reach Koga, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Blastoise in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
No wild encounters for Blastoise. The 3-stage chain runs through Squirtle, which you can catch at moderate rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 36 once you've got the levels.
How to Obtain Blastoise in LGPE
The path to Blastoise starts with Squirtle at Lv. 7-44 via walking and gift encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Blastoise Weakness
Electric and Grass moves hit Blastoise for super-effective damage. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Blastoise's overall bulk (79/120/115) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
What is Blastoise Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Blastoise
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, Xerneas's Thunder hits Blastoise for 53-63%.
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Recommended Build AbilityFairyaura ItemPower Herb NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Blastoise View Xerneas builds →Moonblast23-27% Focus Blast29-34% Thunder 2x53-63% | ||
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Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemLeftovers NatureSassy Moves View Ferrothorn builds →
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Blastoise Evolutions
Blastoise is the final form in a three-stage chain from Squirtle through Wartortle. Breeding this form produces Squirtle eggs (average hatch time). Evolving from Squirtle gave Blastoise the biggest boost in Sp.Atk (+85), bringing the total to 630 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
LGPE Blastoise Best Moveset
Mega Blastoise reaches 135 Sp. Atk with AbilityMega Launcher boosting pulse moves by 50%, turning MoveWater Pulse and MoveDark Pulse into the moveset's core. Without the Mega, 85 Sp. Atk at 100/105 defenses is too passive. The Mega transforms everything.
Best Build
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee uses different battle mechanics.
Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.
Moves List
Blastoise develops a solid moveset just through leveling. Hydro Pump and Skull Bash show up naturally, and the progression handles both STAB and utility without leaning on TMs for the core attacks.
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
The cannon on its back is as powerful as a tank gun. Its tough legs and back enable it to withstand the recoil from firing the cannon.
Blastoise Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Guide
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, Blastoise has a 630 base stat total and ranks as B-Tier: a solid option in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee for the right team. It works best as a wallbreaker. Rapid Spin with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, yes. Mega Blastoise hits 730 BST, a solid jump from the base 630. Hold the Mega Stone, trigger it in battle, and it lasts the whole fight. One Mega per team.
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, watch for Raikou (Electric) and Venusaur (Grass) when using Blastoise. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Blastoise has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.
Mega Launcher strengthens aura and pulse moves to 1.5× their power. That's the one you want on Blastoise. It's the only ability Blastoise has.
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, Blastoise fills the wallbreaker role. It's a mixed attacker with base 103 Attack and 135 Sp. Atk. Base 78 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's tanky enough to absorb a few hits.
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.
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- 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