Is Blastoise Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Squirtle's final form at level 36. AbilityTorrent for Water boost at low HP. Battle Frontier staple with both physical and special Water options thanks to the split. Post-Red timing means it never sees a gym.
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 Pokemon outpace and outclass Squirtle here.
Squirtle has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Squirtle trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Clair's typing presses Squirtle's defenses.
Squirtle has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Misty's typing presses Squirtle's defenses.
Squirtle trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's team hits Squirtle's weaknesses hard.
Squirtle trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Squirtle trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
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 has the type edge here and should clean up 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 has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Gift Squirtle
Squirtle is given to you as a gift in Pallet Town at Lv 5. From Professor Oak after defeating Red. Receive from Professor Oak in Pallet Town after obtaining the National Pokedex.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- LV 25WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 28WaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10
- LV 31NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Pryce
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Item ball on Ice Path 1F
- LV 40WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
Evolve Squirtle to Blastoise
Wartortle evolves into Blastoise at Level 36. Your Squirtle should hit Level 36 before you reach Blaine, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 36)
- LV 36WaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Pryce
- TUTORWaterHydro CannonPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Blackthorn City
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Item ball on Ice Path 1F
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 60WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
How to Get Blastoise in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Blastoise sits at the end of the Squirtle line, evolving from Wartortle at level 36. As a post-game starter gift, this is the lone Blastoise your save can raise without trading one in.
Catch Squirtle at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Blastoise.
Badge 8How to Obtain Blastoise in HGSS
- Step 2Evolve into Wartortle
- Step 3Blastoise ✓
How to Get Shiny Blastoise in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Blastoise caps the Squirtle line, so breed the Pallet Town starter Masuda-style at 1 in 1,638 and raise it up. Compare Shiny Blastoise odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Blastoise Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in HeartGold & SoulSilver with Blastoise preloaded.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Blastoise Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Blastoise
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Silph Co Gift) | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blastoise View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x91-108%KO Shock Wave 2x31-37% | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Blastoise View Victreebel builds →Leaf Storm 2x99-116%KO | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Raikou Electric | B | |
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
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 63 partners from the Monster and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Aqua Jet, Aqua Ring, Fake Out and 10 more.
HGSS Blastoise Best Moveset
Defensive anchor at 100 Defense and 105 Sp. Def that removes TermEntry Hazards with MoveRapid Spin. The moveset keeps the field clean while threatening back with 85 Sp. Atk Water attacks. AbilityTorrent rarely matters because Blastoise survives long enough to avoid low HP.
Best Build
Blastoise best EVs are HP and Defense
Bulky Support Moveset
- Rapid Spin
- Ice Beam
- Surf
- Hydro Pump
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Blastoise can hit 10 types beyond STAB, including Steel and Normal. The offense anchors on Water Spout and Hydro Cannon while TMs handle everything else.
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
All 29 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It deliberately makes itself heavy so it can withstand the recoil of the water jets it fires.
The rocket cannons on its shell fire jets of water capable of punching holes through thick steel.
Blastoise HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in HeartGold & SoulSilver, but Blastoise does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Blastoise hits 630 BST.
Yes. Blastoise is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Blastoise becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Blastoise as a balanced. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling, Surf is the primary attack.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, build your team around Venusaur. These have the highest co-usage rates with Blastoise in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Bold on Blastoise. +Defense is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced role.
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
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