Is Squirtle Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Available through Grand Underground hideaways. Water-types are plentiful in Sinnoh though, so Squirtle has stiff competition from Gastrodon, Floatzel, and Gyarados. Fine if you want Blastoise specifically, but not filling a gap the way Charmander does.
Squirtle resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Gardenia's team hits Squirtle's weaknesses hard.
Squirtle has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's typing presses Squirtle's defenses.
Squirtle trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Squirtle resists most of Byron's coverage and hits back hard.
Squirtle trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Squirtle trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Squirtle trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Squirtle has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Squirtle has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Squirtle trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Squirtle trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Squirtle 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.
How to Get Squirtle in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
6 encounter spots for Squirtle at moderate rates starting from endgame routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
Where To Catch Squirtle in BDSP
To get Squirtle, start by catching Squirtle through walking encounters at Lv. 58-63. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Squirtle Weakness
Squirtle's Water typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric and Grass. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Just 2 weak spots to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
What is Squirtle Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Squirtle
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Squirtle View Vileplume builds →Petal Dance 2x175-206%KO | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Squirtle View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x149-175%KO | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Rillaboom's U-turn hits Squirtle for 76-90%. Regieleki threatens a KO with Thunderbolt (230-271%).
 Rillaboom Grass | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityGrassy Surge ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Squirtle View Rillaboom builds →Knock Off70-83% U Turn76-90% | ||
 Regieleki Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTransistor ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Squirtle View Regieleki builds →Volt Switch 2x179-211%KO Thunderbolt 2x230-271%KO Rapid Spin20-24% | ||
Squirtle Evolutions
Three stages ahead. Squirtle grows into Wartortle, then pushes on to Blastoise. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners via two egg groups. The evolved forms gain up to 216 total stats over Squirtle. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Squirtle easily with 63 breeding partners from the Monster and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aqua Jet, Aqua Ring, Aura Sphere and 9 more to offspring.
BDSP Squirtle Best Moveset
Water pre-evo with hidden AbilityRain Dish healing passively in rain. 50 Sp. Atk at 43 Speed makes the moveset non-functional. Two evolutions from Blastoise where real bulk and hazard removal reach B-tier.
Best Build
Squirtle best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Shell Smash
- Aqua Jet
- Brick Break
- Waterfall
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Aqua Jet and Aqua Ring from the egg pool give Squirtle something extra.
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
It hides in its shell to protect itself, then strikes back with spouts of water at every opportunity.
Squirtle Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, you can run Squirtle through the first few routes without issues. 314 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Wartortle as fast as you can.
Game Availability
One of the original 151, Squirtle has appeared in 21 games — nearly every mainline game. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.
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 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
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