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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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 DishHA

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

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+1SpASpDSpe

Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

It shelters itself in its shell, then strikes back with spouts of water at every opportunity.

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

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Squirtle in X & Y (Best Counters)

Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Squirtle Magical Leaf 2x 91-108%KO Mega Drain 2x 62-74% Absorb 2x 32-40% View Roselia builds →
Skiddo Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 13 Vine WhipLv. 7 Damage vs Squirtle Razor Leaf 2x 62-74% Vine Whip 2x 53-62% View Skiddo builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Squirtle Absorb 2x 28-34% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodLumiose City Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 19 Vine WhipLv. 9 Damage vs Squirtle Razor Leaf 2x 47-57% Vine Whip 2x 42-51% View Bulbasaur builds →
Pansage Grass	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 10 Damage vs Squirtle Vine Whip 2x 42-51% View Pansage builds →

X & Y 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 75 breeding partners from the Monster and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aqua Jet, Aqua Ring, Aura Sphere and 13 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

16moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Squirtle Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

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

D5010035Normal

Lv 4

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 7

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 10

Withdraw

———40Water

Lv 13

Bubble

—4010030Water

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

—13010010Normal

Lv 34

Iron Defense

D——15Steel

Lv 37

Rain Dance

C——5Water

Lv 40

Hydro Pump

C110805Water

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D110705Ice

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM74

Gyro Ball

D—1005Steel

TM07

Hail

D——10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9010010Ice

TM98

Power-Up Punch

D4010020Fighting

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM94

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM55

Scald

C8010015Water

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

HM03

Surf

C9010015Water

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

HM05

Waterfall

D8010015Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Aqua Jet+1

D4010020Water

Egg

Aqua Ring

D——20Water

Egg

Aura Sphere

D80—20Fighting

Egg

Brine

D6510010Water

Egg

Dragon Pulse

D8510010Dragon

Egg

Fake Out+3

D4010010Normal

Egg

Flail

——10015Normal

Egg

Foresight

———40Normal

Egg

Haze

C——30Ice

Egg

Mirror Coat-5

D—10020Psychic

Egg

Mist

———30Ice

Egg

Mud Sport

D——15Ground

Egg

Muddy Water

D908510Water

Egg

Refresh

D——20Normal

Egg

Water Spout

C1501005Water

Egg

Yawn

C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Water Pledge

C8010010Water

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Gen 3

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 3

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Gen 3

Mega Kick

D120755Normal

Gen 3

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Gen 4

Rollout

D309020Rock

Gen 3

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Gen 4

Whirlpool

—358515Water

How to Get Squirtle in X & Y

Squirtle is handed to you at Lumiose City. No encounter rates or random spawns involved, so there's nothing to grind. Check the location details below for the exact conditions to trigger it.

Best Locations to Catch Squirtle in X & Y

Lumiose City

YGift from NPC Lv.10 City

LimitedEarly

Gift from Professor Sycamore

Lumiose City

XGift from NPC Lv.10 City

LimitedEarly

Gift from Professor Sycamore

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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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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Pikachu Electric	C
Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Squirtle Thunder Shock 2x 44-56% View Pikachu builds →
Chespin Grass	D
Obtain MethodAquacorde Town Gift Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 5 Damage vs Squirtle Vine Whip 2x 56-67% View Chespin builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Squirtle Absorb 2x 26-33% View Budew builds →
Pansage Grass	D
Upcoming Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 10 Learns Vine Whip at Level 10 View Pansage builds →

Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainLv. 25 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Squirtle Giga Drain 2x 99-116%KO Magical Leaf 2x 79-94% Mega Drain 2x 54-64% Absorb 2x 28-34% View Roselia builds →
Skiddo Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Seed BombLv. 30 Razor LeafLv. 13 Vine WhipLv. 7 Damage vs Squirtle Seed Bomb 2x 76-90% Razor Leaf 2x 54-64% Vine Whip 2x 44-53% View Skiddo builds →
Exeggcute GrassPsychic	D
Available Move Moves Bullet SeedLv. 17 Damage vs Squirtle Bullet Seed 2x 21-26% View Exeggcute builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 21 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Squirtle Mega Drain 2x 44-53% Absorb 2x 25-30% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodLumiose City Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 19 Vine WhipLv. 9 Damage vs Squirtle Razor Leaf 2x 44-53% Vine Whip 2x 38-45% View Bulbasaur builds →

Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainLv. 25 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Squirtle Giga Drain 2x 99-116%KO Magical Leaf 2x 79-94% Mega Drain 2x 54-64% Absorb 2x 28-34% View Roselia builds →
Skiddo Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Seed BombLv. 30 Razor LeafLv. 13 Vine WhipLv. 7 Damage vs Squirtle Seed Bomb 2x 76-90% Razor Leaf 2x 54-64% Vine Whip 2x 44-53% View Skiddo builds →
Exeggcute GrassPsychic	D
Available Move Moves Bullet SeedLv. 17 Damage vs Squirtle Bullet Seed 2x 21-26% View Exeggcute builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 21 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Squirtle Mega Drain 2x 44-53% Absorb 2x 25-30% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodLumiose City Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 19 Vine WhipLv. 9 Damage vs Squirtle Razor Leaf 2x 44-53% Vine Whip 2x 38-45% View Bulbasaur builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Leaf TornadoLv. 31 Vine WhipLv. 11 Damage vs Squirtle Leaf Tornado 2x 82-97% Vine Whip 2x 62-74% View Carnivine builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Petal DanceLv. 37 Giga DrainLv. 25 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Damage vs Squirtle Petal Dance 2x 161-190%KO Giga Drain 2x 103-123%KO Magical Leaf 2x 82-97% Mega Drain 2x 57-68% View Roselia builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Squirtle Vine Whip 2x 57-68% View Weepinbell builds →
Skiddo Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Seed BombLv. 30 Razor LeafLv. 13 Vine WhipLv. 7 Damage vs Squirtle Seed Bomb 2x 78-94% Razor Leaf 2x 55-65% Vine Whip 2x 46-55% View Skiddo builds →
Pumpkaboo GhostGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 16 Charge BeamTM57 Bullet SeedLv. 26 Damage vs Squirtle Razor Leaf 2x 55-65% Charge Beam 2x 27-32% Bullet Seed 2x 27-32% View Pumpkaboo builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Wood HammerLv. 36 Razor LeafLv. 5 Damage vs Squirtle Wood Hammer 2x 152-179%KO Razor Leaf 2x 73-87% View Abomasnow builds →
Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Leaf TornadoLv. 31 Vine WhipLv. 11 Damage vs Squirtle Leaf Tornado 2x 84-99% Vine Whip 2x 63-74% View Carnivine builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Petal DanceLv. 37 Giga DrainLv. 25 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Damage vs Squirtle Petal Dance 2x 165-195%KO Giga Drain 2x 105-124%KO Magical Leaf 2x 84-99% Mega Drain 2x 58-68% View Roselia builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 39 Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Squirtle Razor Leaf 2x 70-84% Vine Whip 2x 58-68% View Weepinbell builds →
Skiddo Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Seed BombLv. 30 Razor LeafLv. 13 Vine WhipLv. 7 Damage vs Squirtle Seed Bomb 2x 78-93% Razor Leaf 2x 55-65% Vine Whip 2x 46-56% View Skiddo builds →

Whimsicott GrassFairy	B
Recommended Build AbilityPrankster ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves TailwindUtility EncoreUtility TauntUtility SafeguardUtility View Whimsicott builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves Flash Cannon Volt Switch ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Damage vs Squirtle Flash Cannon 41-48% Volt Switch 2x 145-170%KO Thunderbolt 2x 186-219%KO View Magnezone builds →