
Is Squirtle Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Water starter from Kanto, import-only. Sinnoh has Empoleon, Floatzel, Gastrodon, and Gyarados all available during the story. The Water roster runs deep enough that Squirtle doesn't fill any gap.
Squirtle has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Gardenia's team hits Squirtle's weaknesses hard.
Squirtle trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's typing presses Squirtle's defenses.
Squirtle trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Squirtle has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
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 Mars's team.
Squirtle trades roughly evenly with Jupiter's team.
Squirtle trades roughly evenly with Saturn's team.
Squirtle trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Trade
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.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- LV 28WaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Celestic Town
- TM55WaterBrinePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Crasher Wake
- LV 31NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 37WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sunyshore City
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Squirtle in Diamond & Pearl
Squirtle is missing from the Sinnoh wild entirely. These games hand out no Kanto starters, so a migrated one from Pal Park or a trade is your only route to the Water-type.
How to Obtain Squirtle in DP
Step 1Squirtle ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEAvailableCatch in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Gift · Pallet Town · Gift from Professor Oak (post-Red), then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Gift · Pallet Town · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Gift · Vermilion City · Defeat Lt. Surge. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenNot TradeableAppears in FireRed & LeafGreen via Gift · Pallet Town · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom X & YNot TradeableAppears in X & Y via Gift · Lumiose City · Gift from Professor Sycamore. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon via Walking · Seaward Cave · Island Scan; Monday. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee via Walking · Route 25 · Special. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Wartortle
Step 3Evolve into Blastoise
How to Get Shiny Squirtle in Diamond & Pearl
Squirtle is unavailable throughout these games, so claim its shiny in HeartGold or SoulSilver and move it over through Pal Park. See every game where Shiny Squirtle can be hunted
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Squirtle Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Squirtle
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Lake Verity Gift) | ||
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Squirtle View Victreebel builds →Leaf Storm 2x191-225%KO | ||
Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Squirtle View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x152-179%KO | ||
Cherrim Grass | C | |
Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Carnivine Grass | C | |
Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
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 Water 1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aqua Jet, Aqua Ring, Fake Out and 9 more to offspring.
DP Squirtle Best Moveset
Water typing and passable Defense give some defensive role, but 43 Speed and 50 Sp. Atk mean the move slots can't threaten or outpace anything. MoveRapid Spin is there but the stats behind it aren't. Evolve it.
Best Build
Squirtle best EVs are Sp. Def and Sp. Atk
Bulky Support Moveset
- Rapid Spin
- Surf
- Aqua Jet
- Hydro Pump
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
32 of 33 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It shelters itself in its shell, then strikes back with spouts of water at every opportunity.
Squirtle Diamond & Pearl Guide
Squirtle isn't catchable in Diamond & Pearl. Obtain it as a gift in HeartGold or SoulSilver, then trade it to Diamond & Pearl.
In Diamond & Pearl, Squirtle has 314 BST and evolves into Wartortle. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
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 7Let's Go

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
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