
Is Wartortle Good in Gold & Silver Playthrough?
Passes through on the way to Blastoise if you traded in a Squirtle. The evolution at 36 hasn't changed.
Wartortle trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Wartortle has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Wartortle trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Wartortle has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Chuck's typing presses Wartortle's defenses.
Wartortle has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Wartortle trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Clair's team hits Wartortle's weaknesses hard.
Wartortle trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Wartortle trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Wartortle trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Wartortle trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Wartortle trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Wartortle has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Wartortle has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Wartortle trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Wartortle trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Wartortle trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Wartortle trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Wartortle trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Wartortle trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Trade
Wartortle 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. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 16.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM33IceIce PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Department Store
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Ecruteak City
- After Morty
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Olivine City
- After Pryce
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Ice Path
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Prize for defeating Jasmine
- LV 45NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 53WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
How to Get Wartortle in Gold & Silver
Squirtle evolves into Wartortle at level 16, so the map holds no encounters. Your starting Squirtle is Oak's late-game gift, which puts this evolution well into the endgame.
How to Obtain Wartortle in GS
Step 1Obtain SquirtleLATER 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 APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Gift · Pallet Town · Gift from Professor Oak (post-Red). 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.
Step 2Wartortle ✓
Step 3Evolve into Blastoise
How to Get Shiny Wartortle in Gold & Silver
Wartortle belongs to a Kanto starter line absent from Gold and Silver, which means a shiny one lands on your team only after it has been traded in from elsewhere. See every game where Shiny Wartortle can be hunted
Wartortle Weakness
Wartortle is weak to Electric and Grass. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Wartortle's Water typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Wartortle Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Wartortle
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Tangela Grass | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
Raikou Electric | S | |
Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Pikachu Electric | C | |
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Electabuzz Electric | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Wartortle View Electabuzz builds →Thunderbolt 2x92-109%KO | ||
Ampharos Electric | C | |
Electrode Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodTeam Rocket Hq Interact Encounter | ||
Jumpluff Grass | C | |
Wartortle Evolutions
Wartortle sits between Squirtle and Blastoise in this three-stage line. Not the final form yet. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. Sp.Def has grown the most so far (+16), but there's still another 125 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Wartortle to get Squirtle eggs easily using 36 partners from the Monster and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Confusion, Flail, Foresight and 3 more.
GS Wartortle Best Moveset
Middle-stage Water-type with stats below competitive thresholds. MoveSurf and MoveIce Beam exist at reduced power. Blastoise takes over with better bulk and offensive reach.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Surf
- Zap Cannon
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Wartortle. Confusion and Flail come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Hydro Pump and Surf and coverage across 8 types.
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.
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
25 of 29 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It is recognized as a symbol of longevity. If its shell has algae on it, that WARTORTLE is very old.
It cleverly controls its furry ears and tail to maintain its balance while swimming.
Wartortle Gold & Silver Guide
In Gold & Silver, Wartortle has 405 BST and evolves into Blastoise. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
In Gold & Silver, Wartortle plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully. Surf is the primary attack.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Wartortle appears in 21 games spanning 9 generations. Gen 1 originals like Wartortle have the longest track record of availability in the series.
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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