Is Wartortle Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Squirtle evolves at level 16. AbilityTorrent boosts Water at low HP. Brief postgame bridge to Blastoise at 36.
Squirtle trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Squirtle has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Squirtle trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Squirtle trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Chuck's Pokemon outpace and outclass Squirtle here.
Squirtle has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Squirtle trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Clair's typing presses Squirtle's defenses.
Squirtle has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Misty's typing presses Squirtle's defenses.
Squirtle trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's team hits Squirtle's weaknesses hard.
Squirtle trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Squirtle trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Blastoise resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Blastoise has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Blastoise has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Blastoise has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Blastoise has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Blastoise has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Blastoise has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Gift Squirtle
Squirtle is given to you as a gift in Pallet Town at Lv 5. From Professor Oak after defeating Red. Receive from Professor Oak in Pallet Town after obtaining the National Pokedex.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- LV 25WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 28WaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10
- LV 31NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Pryce
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Item ball on Ice Path 1F
- LV 40WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
Evolve Squirtle to Blastoise
Wartortle evolves into Blastoise at Level 36. Your Squirtle should hit Level 36 before you reach Blaine, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 36)
- LV 36WaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Pryce
- TUTORWaterHydro CannonPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Blackthorn City
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Item ball on Ice Path 1F
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 60WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
How to Get Wartortle in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Wartortle grows from the Squirtle gift at level 16, with nothing wild to back it up in Johto or Kanto. The whole line rides on whether you chose the water type from Oak after Red.
Catch Squirtle at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Wartortle.
Badge 8How to Obtain Wartortle in HGSS
- Step 2Wartortle ✓
- Step 3Evolve into Blastoise
How to Get Shiny Wartortle in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Wartortle evolves from Squirtle, so breed that starter Masuda-style and raise it once the shiny shows. Compare Shiny Wartortle odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Wartortle Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
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.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in HeartGold & SoulSilver with Wartortle preloaded.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Wartortle Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Wartortle
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Silph Co Gift) | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wartortle View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x132-155%KO Shock Wave 2x44-52% | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Wartortle View Victreebel builds →Leaf Storm 2x142-168%KO | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Raikou Electric | B | |
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
Wartortle Evolutions
Wartortle sits between Squirtle and Blastoise in this three-stage line. Not the final form yet. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners 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 63 partners from the Monster and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Aqua Jet, Aqua Ring, Fake Out and 10 more.
HGSS Wartortle Best Moveset
Balanced across 80 Defense and 80 Sp. Def, absorbing hits from both sides while 65 Sp. Atk fires special Water damage. The moveset tanks more than it threatens, and AbilityTorrent activates too late to change most outcomes. Blastoise is the upgrade.
Best Build
Wartortle best EVs are HP and Defense
Bulky Support Moveset
- Rapid Spin
- Surf
- Protect
- Refresh
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Wartortle. Aqua Jet and Aqua Ring come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Water Spout and Hydro Pump 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. 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
All 24 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It is a well-established 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Yes. Wartortle is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Wartortle becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Wartortle has 405 BST and evolves into Blastoise. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Wartortle plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully. Surf is the primary attack.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Bold is the go-to nature for Wartortle. That's +Defense / -Attack. Pair it with 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD EVs. Fits the balanced role.
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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