Is Blastoise Good in Yellow Playthrough?
Even arriving after three gyms, Blastoise doesn't need long to prove itself. Handles Blaine, Giovanni, and most of the E4 the same way it does in Red and Blue. A reliable late addition when your team already has five members figured out.
Squirtle resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Misty's typing presses Squirtle's defenses.
Lt. Surge's team hits Squirtle's weaknesses hard.
Erika's team hits Wartortle's weaknesses hard.
Blastoise has the type edge here and should clean up 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 Lorelei's team.
Blastoise resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Blastoise has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Blastoise trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Blastoise trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Gift Squirtle
Squirtle is given to you as a gift in Vermilion City at Lv 10. Officer Jenny in Vermilion City gives you a Squirtle after you defeat Lt. Surge and earn the Thunderbadge. She found it causing trouble around town.
Recommended Moves
- After Brock
- TM28GroundDigPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Returned by the Team Rocket Grunt in Cerulean City after you defeat him
- After Misty
- TM11WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Cerulean Gym Leader Misty
- After Lt. Surge
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Celadon Department Store roof
- After Erika
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- LV 35NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 42WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Sabrina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 5Pokémon Mansion
Evolve Squirtle to Wartortle
Squirtle evolves into Wartortle at Level 16. Your Squirtle should hit Level 16 before you reach Erika, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Brock
- TM28GroundDigPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Returned by the Team Rocket Grunt in Cerulean City after you defeat him
- After Misty
- TM11WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Cerulean Gym Leader Misty
- After Lt. Surge
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Celadon Department Store roof
- After Erika
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- LV 39NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 47WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Sabrina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 5Pokémon Mansion
Evolve Wartortle to Blastoise
Wartortle evolves into Blastoise at Level 36. Your Wartortle should hit Level 36 before you reach Koga, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Brock
- TM28GroundDigPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Returned by the Team Rocket Grunt in Cerulean City after you defeat him
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- After Erika
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- LV 42NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Sabrina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 5Pokémon Mansion
- After Koga
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Silph Co.
- LV 52WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
How to Get Blastoise in Yellow
Yellow gives you exactly one shot at Blastoise: the Vermilion Squirtle, raised through Wartortle and evolved at level 36. No second copy exists.
Catch Squirtle at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Blastoise.
Badge 3How to Obtain Blastoise in Y
- Step 2Evolve into Wartortle
- Step 3Blastoise ✓
Blastoise Weakness
Electric and Grass moves hit Blastoise for super-effective damage. Its Water typing keeps the defensive matchups simple. With 79 HP and balanced defenses, Blastoise can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Blastoise Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Blastoise
 Magneton Electric | C | |
 Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Raichu Electric | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Pichu (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Cerulean City Gift) | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Tangela Grass | C | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | S | |
Blastoise Evolutions
You get Blastoise from Squirtle at level 36. This Water-type hits 510 total stats and can't produce eggs. Evolving from Squirtle gave Blastoise the biggest boost in HP (+35), bringing the total to 510 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Y Blastoise Best Moveset
Solid 85 across Special and Defense for mid-tier tanking. MoveSurf and MoveBlizzard cover the standard Water/Ice angles, and MoveBody Slam adds physical pressure. Functional and reliable, but Starmie and Lapras do everything it does at higher stats.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Blizzard
- Hydro Pump
- Body Slam
- Surf
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without TMs, Blastoise's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get Normal and Dark coverage and more on top of Hydro Pump and Surf for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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 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 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 27 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Once it takes aim at its enemy, it blasts out water with even more force than a fire hose.
Blastoise Yellow Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Yellow, but Blastoise does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Blastoise hits 610 BST.
In Yellow, 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 Yellow. 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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