Is Squirtle Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Officer Jenny hands you Squirtle in Vermilion City, right after the one gym where Water would've struggled. From there it's all uphill. Solid pick for Blaine and Giovanni, and it contributes against half of Lance's team.
Not available yet. You cannot get Squirtle before this fight.
Misty's typing presses Wartortle's defenses.
Wartortle trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's team hits Wartortle's weaknesses hard.
Blastoise trades roughly evenly with 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 trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Blastoise has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Blastoise trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Blastoise has the type edge here and should clean up Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Pikachu team. In Let's Go Eevee, Trace brings Raichu Lv 57 in place of Jolteon Lv 57.
Catchable
Catch Squirtle on Route 24 (walking, Lv 7-12, rare).
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TMWaterScaldPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Lt. Surge
- HMWaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 27WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Erika
- HMWaterSurfPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 41WaterHydro PumpPower 165Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Sabrina
- TMIceIce BeamPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 45NormalSkull BashPower 130Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Giovanni
- TMDragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Squirtle to Wartortle
Squirtle evolves into Wartortle at Level 16. Your Squirtle should hit Level 16 before you reach Misty, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TMWaterScaldPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Lt. Surge
- HMWaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 33WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Erika
- HMWaterSurfPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Koga
- TMPoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Giovanni
- TMDragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 53WaterHydro PumpPower 165Accuracy 80%PP 5
- LV 59NormalSkull BashPower 130Accuracy 100%PP 10
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 Misty
- TMWaterScaldPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Lt. Surge
- HMWaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMNormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- After Erika
- HMWaterSurfPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Koga
- TMPoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Giovanni
- TMDragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 65WaterHydro PumpPower 165Accuracy 80%PP 5
- LV 75NormalSkull BashPower 130Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Squirtle in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Squirtle appears at low spawn rates across 4 spots in early-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
4 locations to catch Squirtle
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 6Where To Catch Squirtle in Let's Go
Squirtle is the chain's first catch. You'll find walking and gift encounters from Lv. 7+ across 8 total spots in the chain.
How to Get Shiny Squirtle in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Squirtle is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Squirtle odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Squirtle Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Squirtle in the Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
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 |
Squirtle Evolutions
Three stages ahead. Squirtle grows into Wartortle, then pushes on to Blastoise. Check the evolution methods below. The evolved forms gain up to 216 total stats over Squirtle. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Squirtle Best Moveset
Water pre-evolution at 50 Sp. Atk and 65 Defense. The moveset runs Water TermStab at numbers too low to compete. Evolve through to Blastoise for the Mega and the 135 Sp. Atk that makes Water threatening.
Best Build
Squirtle Candy
Tough Candy+DEFRelaxed raises Defense and lowers Speed. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Yellow, then Pink. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Squirtle
- Squirtle Candy
- Tough Candy
Tough Candy L
Tough Candy XL
Squirtle Candy raises every stat, but only Squirtle, Wartortle and Blastoise can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Squirtle is Tough Candy (Defense), and any Pokemon can eat it; Tough Candy L needs level 30 and Tough Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Master Trainer
Suzy battles with one level 65 Squirtle that knows Headbutt, Bite and Withdraw. It takes extra damage from Electric and Grass moves. Win to earn the Squirtle Master title. Find Suzy on Route 12.
Moves List
Level-up moves are just the starting point for Squirtle. TMs unlock coverage across 8 types and turn a straightforward STAB kit around Hydro Pump and Surf into something with actual range.
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 20 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Shoots water at prey while in the water. Withdraws into its shell when in danger.
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
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