Is Blastoise Good in Crystal Playthrough?
The move tutor in Goldenrod teaches MoveIce Beam to any compatible Water-type, which strips Blastoise's coverage advantage in Crystal. Feraligatr and Starmie learn the same moves locally. Blastoise handles Pryce and Clair's Gyarados fine, but so does half the Water roster without a trade.
Blastoise has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Blastoise has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Blastoise trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Blastoise has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Blastoise trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Blastoise resists most of Jasmine's coverage and hits back hard.
Blastoise has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Blastoise trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Blastoise has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Blastoise trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Blastoise trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Blastoise has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Blastoise trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Blastoise resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Blastoise resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Blastoise has the type edge here and should clean up 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.
Blastoise trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Trade
Blastoise cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 36.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner prize (5500 coins)
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Ecruteak City
- After Pryce
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Ice Path
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Celadon Game Corner prize (7500 coins)
- TUTORIceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod City
- LV 55NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 68WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
How to Get Blastoise in Crystal
Blastoise never appears in the wild here. It caps the Squirtle starter line, evolving from Wartortle at level 36 long after you've collected the gift in Kanto.
How to Obtain Blastoise in C
- Step 1Obtain SquirtleLATER 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 2Evolve into Wartortle
- Step 3Blastoise ✓
How to Get Shiny Blastoise in Crystal
Trading remains your only path to a shiny Blastoise, because the Squirtle line never surfaces in Crystal and can't be hunted here at all. See every game where Shiny Blastoise can be hunted
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 (79/100/105) 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 |
- 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 Blastoise Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Blastoise
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Celebi PsychicGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter | ||
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Tangela Grass | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Raikou Electric | S | |
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
 Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
Obtain MethodCeladon City Gift | ||
 Electabuzz Electric | C | |
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodTeam Rocket Hq Interact Encounter | ||
 Jumpluff Grass | C | |
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.Def (+41), bringing the total to 530 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Blastoise to get Squirtle eggs easily using 36 partners from the Monster and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Confusion, Flail, Foresight and 3 more.
C Blastoise Best Moveset
One of the few Pokemon with MoveRapid Spin to clear MoveSpikes, the format's defining entry hazard. 85 Sp. Atk puts MoveSurf at respectable power, and MoveIce Beam adds Ice coverage. Held ItemLeftovers sustains the removal role. The hazard removal niche separates Blastoise from the other mid-tier Water-types.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Rapid Spin
- Earthquake
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Blastoise picks up Confusion and Flail only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Hydro Pump and Surf while coverage across 8 types adds range.
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.
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
27 of 32 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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Blastoise Crystal Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Crystal, but Blastoise does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Blastoise hits 630 BST.
In Crystal, use Blastoise as a balanced. Special attacks are the main output. Speed is middling, Surf is the primary attack.
Gigantamax Blastoise is exclusive to Sword & Shield, so it's not usable in Crystal. The form has a unique appearance and a signature G-Max move.
Game Availability
Blastoise first appeared in Red & Blue and spans 21 games across 9 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 7Let's Go
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
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