Squirtle
#7 in the FireRed and LeafGreen Pokédex • Tiny Turtle Pokémon
FireRed
When it retracts its long neck into its shell, it squirts out water with vigorous force.
LeafGreen
After birth, its back swells and hardens into a shell. It powerfully sprays foam from its mouth.
Egg Group
Steps to Hatch
Effort Values Yielded
Gender Ratio
Capture Rate
Base Experience
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
 Squirtle #7 | Level 16 |  Wartortle #8 |
Wartortle #8 | Level 36 |  Blastoise #9 |
FireRed
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pallet Town | Receive as a gift | 5 | 100% | - |
LeafGreen
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pallet Town | Receive as a gift | 5 | 100% | - |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Tackle |  |  Physical | 35 | 95 | 35 | A physical attack in which the user charges, full body, into the foe. |
| 4 | Tail Whip | |  Status | - | 100 | 30 | The user wags its tail cutely, making the foe lower its DEFENSE stat. |
| 7 | Bubble |  |  Special | 20 | 100 | 30 | A spray of bubbles hits the foe. It may lower the foe’s SPEED stat. |
| 10 | Withdraw | | Status | - | - | 40 | The user withdraws its body in its hard shell, raising its DEFENSE stat. |
| 13 | Water Gun | | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 | The foe is struck with a lot of water expelled forcibly from the mouth. |
| 18 | Bite |  | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | The user bites with vicious fangs. It may make the foe flinch. |
| 23 | Rapid Spin | | Physical | 20 | 100 | 40 | An attack that frees the user from BIND, WRAP, LEECH SEED, and SPIKES. |
| 28 | Protect | | Status | - | - | 10 | Enables the user to evade all attacks. It may fail if used in succession. |
| 33 | Rain Dance | | Status | - | - | 5 | A heavy rain falls for five turns, powering up WATER- type moves. |
| 40 | Skull Bash | | Physical | 100 | 100 | 15 | The user raises its DEFENSE in the 1st turn, then attacks in the 2nd turn. |
| 47 | Hydro Pump | | Special | 120 | 80 | 5 | A high volume of water is blasted at the foe under great pressure. |
| Class | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flail | | Physical | - | 100 | 15 | A desperate attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has. |
| Foresight | | Status | - | - | 40 | Completely negates the foe’s efforts to heighten its ability to evade. |
| Haze |  | Status | - | - | 30 | Eliminates all stat changes among all Pokémon engaged in battle. |
| Mirror Coat |  | Special | - | 100 | 20 | A retaliation move that pays back the foe’s special attack double. |
| Mist | | Status | - | - | 30 | The ally party is protected by a mist that prevents stat reductions. |
| Mud Sport |  | Status | - | - | 15 | Weakens ELECTRIC- type attacks while the user is in the battle. |
| Refresh | | Status | - | - | 20 | A self-healing move that cures the user of a poisoning, burn, or paralysis. |
| Yawn | | Status | - | - | 10 | A huge yawn lulls the foe into falling asleep on the next turn. |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HM03 | Surf | | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 | A big wave crashes down on the foe. Can also be used for crossing water. |
| HM04 | Strength | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | The foe is slugged at maximum power. Can also be used to move boulders. |
| HM06 | Rock Smash |  | Physical | 20 | 100 | 15 | An attack that may also cut DEFENSE. It can also smash cracked boulders. |
| HM07 | Waterfall | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | A powerful charge attack. It can also be used to climb a waterfall. |
| HM08 | Dive | | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 | The user dives underwater on the first turn and strikes next turn. |
| TM01 | Focus Punch | | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 | An attack that is executed last. The user flinches if hit beforehand. |
| TM03 | Water Pulse | | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 | An attack with a pulsing blast of water. It may also confuse the foe. |
| TM06 | Toxic |  | Status | - | 85 | 10 | A move that badly poisons the foe. Its poison damage worsens every turn. |
| TM07 | Hail | | Status | - | - | 10 | A hailstorm lasting five turns damages all Pokémon except the ICE-type. |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | | Special | 1 | 100 | 15 | An attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the user. |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | | Special | 95 | 100 | 10 | The foe is struck with an icy beam. It may freeze the foe solid. |
| TM14 | Blizzard | | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 | The foe is blasted with a blizzard. It may freeze the foe solid. |
| TM17 | Protect | | Status | - | - | 10 | Enables the user to evade all attacks. It may fail if used in succession. |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | | Status | - | - | 5 | A heavy rain falls for five turns, powering up WATER- type moves. |
| TM21 | Frustration | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | This attack move grows more powerful the less the user likes its TRAINER. |
| TM23 | Iron Tail |  | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | An attack with a steel-hard tail. It may lower the foe’s DEFENSE stat. |
| TM27 | Return | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | This attack move grows more powerful the more the user likes its TRAINER. |
| TM28 | Dig | | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 | An attack that hits on the 2nd turn. Can also be used to exit dungeons. |
| TM31 | Brick Break | | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | An attack that also breaks any barrier like LIGHT SCREEN and REFLECT. |
| TM32 | Double Team | | Status | - | - | 15 | The user creates illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. |
| TM42 | Facade | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | An attack that is boosted if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed. |
| TM43 | Secret Power | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | An attack that may have an additional effect that varies with the terrain. |
| TM44 | Rest | | Status | - | - | 5 | The user sleeps for two turns to fully restore HP and heal any status problem. |
| TM45 | Attract | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | If it is the other gender, the foe is made infatuated and unlikely to attack. |
| Class | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | The user drops its full body on the foe. It may leave the foe paralyzed. |
| Counter | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | A retaliation move that counters any physical hit with double the damage. |
| Double-Edge | | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | A reckless, life- risking tackle that also hurts the user a little. |
| Mega Kick | | Physical | 120 | 75 | 5 | The foe is attacked by a kick fired with muscle-packed power. |
| Mega Punch | | Physical | 80 | 85 | 20 | The foe is slugged by a punch thrown with muscle-packed power. |
| Mimic | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user copies the move last used by the foe for the rest of the battle. |
| Seismic Toss | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | A gravity-fed throw that causes damage matching the user’s level. |
| Substitute | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user creates a decoy using one- quarter of its full HP. |
Torrent
Ups WATER moves in a pinch.
Strengthens Water moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.