What does Squirtle evolve into?

Wartortle at level 16 is the mid-stage. Push through to Blastoise at level 36 for the final form. 314 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

At what level does Squirtle evolve?

Level 16 gets you Wartortle . Quick enough that Squirtle barely slows you down.

Should I use Squirtle?

For HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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.

Where can you catch Squirtle?

You can find Squirtle in HeartGold & SoulSilver. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

Squirtle - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

43Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

An unusually even spread gives Squirtle flexibility. Defense barely edges ahead. But Speed isn't far off. Tough to catch and follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve. Yields 1 Defense EV.

Base Stats

Avg

HP44

Attack48

Defense65

Sp. Atk50

Sp. Def64

Speed43

Total314

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight9.0 kg

Base XP63

Abilities

Torrent

Strengthens water moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Rain DishHANot in game

Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during rain.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+1SpASpDSpe

Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

The shell is soft when it is born. It soon becomes so resilient, prodding fingers will bounce off it.

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.

Squirtle Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Steel

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Squirtle in HeartGold & SoulSilver (Best Counters)

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Squirtle Solar Beam 2x 152-179%KO Energy Ball 2x 115-136%KO Vine Whip 2x 63-74% Bullet Seed 2x 36-43% View Carnivine builds →
Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 26 Damage vs Squirtle Solar Beam 2x 165-195%KO Energy Ball 2x 126-148%KO Vine Whip 2x 41-49% Mega Drain 2x 58-68% View Tangela builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Razor LeafLv. 39 Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Squirtle Solar Beam 2x 146-173%KO Energy Ball 2x 110-130%KO Razor Leaf 2x 70-84% Vine Whip 2x 58-68% View Weepinbell builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainLv. 37 Mega DrainLv. 21 Damage vs Squirtle Solar Beam 2x 131-155%KO Energy Ball 2x 99-118%KO Giga Drain 2x 84-99% Mega Drain 2x 46-56% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Squirtle Solar Beam 2x 97-114%KO Energy Ball 2x 73-87% Magical Leaf 2x 49-59% Razor Leaf 2x 46-56% View Chikorita builds →

HeartGold & SoulSilver Evolution

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

3 Forms

#007Squirtle

Level 16

#008Wartortle

Level 36

#009Blastoise

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Squirtle

Water

Wartortle

Water

Blastoise

Water

59+15

79+20

ATK

63+15

83+20

DEF

80+15

100+20

SP.ATK

65+15

85+20

SP.DEF

80+16

105+25

SPE

58+15

78+20

BST

314C-Tier

405D-Tier+91

530C-Tier+125

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Easy

Breed Squirtle easily with 63 breeding partners from the Monster and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aqua Jet, Aqua Ring, Fake Out and 10 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

MonsterWater1

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

13moves

Breed With (best first)

HeartGold & SoulSilver Squirtle Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Aqua Jet and Aqua Ring from the egg pool give Squirtle something extra.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

Lv 4

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 7

Bubble

—2010030Water

Lv 10

Withdraw

———40Water

Lv 13

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 16

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 19

Rapid Spin

D5010040Normal

Lv 22

Protect+4

C——10Normal

Lv 25

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Lv 28

Aqua Tail

D909010Water

Lv 31

Skull Bash

—10010010Normal

Lv 34

Iron Defense

D——15Steel

Lv 37

Rain Dance

C——5Water

Lv 40

Hydro Pump

C120805Water

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM55

Brine

D6510010Water

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM01

Focus Punch-3

C15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM74

Gyro Ball

D—1005Steel

TM07

Hail

D——10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609510Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

HM04

Strength

D8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

HM03

Surf

C9510015Water

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

HM07

Waterfall

D8010015Water

HM05

Whirlpool

D358515Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Aqua Jet+1

D4010020Water

Egg

Aqua Ring

———20Water

Egg

Fake Out+3

D4010010Normal

Egg

Flail

——10015Normal

Egg

Foresight

D——40Normal

Egg

Haze

D——30Ice

Egg

Mirror Coat-5

——10020Psychic

Egg

Mist

———30Ice

Egg

Mud Sport

———15Ground

Egg

Muddy Water

—958510Water

Egg

Refresh

D——20Normal

Egg

Water Spout

C1501005Water

Egg

Yawn

D——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Aqua Tail

D909010Water

Tutor

Dive

D8010010Water

Tutor

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Tutor

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Iron Defense

D——15Steel

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Rollout

—309020Rock

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 3

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Gen 3

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 3

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Gen 3

Mega Kick

—120755Normal

Gen 3

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 3

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

How to Get Squirtle in HeartGold & SoulSilver

No searching required for Squirtle. You receive it at Pallet Town from an NPC. No wild encounters exist in this game, so just head to the right spot when you're ready and it's yours.

Best Locations to Catch Squirtle in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Pallet Town

SoulSilverGift from NPC Lv.5 City

CommonEarly

Gift from Professor Oak (post-Red)

Pallet Town

HeartGoldGift from NPC Lv.5 City

CommonEarly

Gift from Professor Oak (post-Red)

Squirtle Guide

Wartortle at level 16 is the mid-stage. Push through to Blastoise at level 36 for the final form. 314 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 16 gets you Wartortle. Quick enough that Squirtle barely slows you down.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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.
You can find Squirtle in HeartGold & SoulSilver. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

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

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Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Squirtle Razor Leaf 2x 52-62% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Squirtle Vine Whip 2x 52-62% View Bellsprout builds →
Plusle Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Learns Spark at Level 15 View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Learns Spark at Level 15 View Minun builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 13 Learns Spark at Level 13 View Shinx builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Squirtle Vine Whip 2x 62-73% Bullet Seed 2x 38-47% View Carnivine builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Squirtle Bullet Seed 2x 27-33% Absorb 2x 27-33% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 6 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Squirtle Razor Leaf 2x 49-60% Bullet Seed 2x 27-33% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Squirtle Vine Whip 2x 49-60% Bullet Seed 2x 33-40% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Squirtle Bullet Seed 2x 33-40% View Paras builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Squirtle Solar Beam 2x 158-187%KO Energy Ball 2x 119-142%KO Vine Whip 2x 66-79% Bullet Seed 2x 38-45% View Carnivine builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Squirtle Solar Beam 2x 138-164%KO Energy Ball 2x 106-125%KO Bullet Seed 2x 28-34% Absorb 2x 28-34% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Squirtle Solar Beam 2x 106-125%KO Energy Ball 2x 81-96% Magical Leaf 2x 57-68% Razor Leaf 2x 47-57% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Squirtle Solar Beam 2x 134-158%KO Energy Ball 2x 100-119%KO Vine Whip 2x 53-62% Bullet Seed 2x 32-40% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Squirtle Solar Beam 2x 100-119%KO Energy Ball 2x 75-91% Bullet Seed 2x 32-40% View Paras builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Squirtle Solar Beam 2x 155-183%KO Energy Ball 2x 114-136%KO Vine Whip 2x 63-75% Bullet Seed 2x 39-47% View Carnivine builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Mega DrainLv. 21 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Squirtle Solar Beam 2x 134-159%KO Energy Ball 2x 103-122%KO Mega Drain 2x 47-56% Bullet Seed 2x 23-28% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Squirtle Solar Beam 2x 103-122%KO Energy Ball 2x 80-94% Magical Leaf 2x 55-66% Razor Leaf 2x 47-56% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Squirtle Solar Beam 2x 127-150%KO Energy Ball 2x 98-117%KO Vine Whip 2x 55-66% Bullet Seed 2x 31-38% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Squirtle Solar Beam 2x 95-113%KO Energy Ball 2x 75-89% Bullet Seed 2x 31-38% View Paras builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Squirtle Solar Beam 2x 148-175%KO Energy Ball 2x 112-132%KO Vine Whip 2x 62-74% Bullet Seed 2x 36-43% View Carnivine builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Mega DrainLv. 21 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Squirtle Solar Beam 2x 129-152%KO Energy Ball 2x 99-117%KO Mega Drain 2x 45-55% Bullet Seed 2x 22-27% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Squirtle Solar Beam 2x 95-113%KO Energy Ball 2x 73-86% Magical Leaf 2x 49-58% Razor Leaf 2x 45-55% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Squirtle Solar Beam 2x 125-148%KO Energy Ball 2x 95-113%KO Vine Whip 2x 52-62% Bullet Seed 2x 29-35% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Squirtle Solar Beam 2x 92-109%KO Energy Ball 2x 69-82% Bullet Seed 2x 29-35% View Paras builds →

Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Thunder Wave Explosion Damage vs Squirtle Thunderbolt 2x 186-219%KO Explosion 74-88% View Magnezone builds →
Roserade GrassPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves Toxic Spikes Hidden Power Fire SpikesHazard Sleep Powder View Roserade builds →