Squirtle (Pokémon)


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Squirtle (Japanese: ゼニガメ Zenigame) is a  introduced in Generation I.

It evolves into starting at level 16, which evolves into  starting at level 36.

Along with and, Squirtle is one of three starter Pokémon of Kanto available at the beginning of Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, FireRed, and LeafGreen.

Biology
Squirtle is a small Pokémon that resembles a light blue turtle. While it typically walks on its two short legs, it has been shown to run on all fours in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. It has large eyes and a slightly hooked upper lip. Each of its hands and feet has three pointed digits. The end of its long tail curls inward. Its body is encased by a tough shell that forms and hardens after birth. This shell is brown on the top, pale yellow on the bottom, and has a thick white ridge between the two halves.

Squirtle's shell is a useful tool. It can withdraw into the shell for protection or for sleeping, and its grooved, rounded shape helps to reduce water resistance when this Pokémon swims. Squirtle can spray foamy water from its mouth with great accuracy. In the past, was its signature move. Squirtle is scarce in the wild, although it can be found The anime has shown that it can be found living on secluded islands with other members of its evolutionary line.

Gary's Squirtle
Squirtle was mentioned in Pokémon - I Choose You!, as one of the three starter Pokémon new Trainers in Pallet Town can choose from. Ash dreamed of owning one, and it was his first choice for his starter Pokémon. However, when he arrived at 's lab, he realized it was too late, as another Trainer who started the same day had already taken it. It was shown battling and defeating Samurai's.

It wasn't until The Ties that Bind that it was revealed that the Trainer who took Squirtle was none other than Gary Oak, Ash's rival. By then, it had already evolved into a.

Squirtle was seen in a flashback during I Choose You!, which is set in a different continuity from the main series. Professor Oak revealed to Ash that it had already been collected.

Ash's Squirtle
Squirtle physically debuted in Here Comes the Squirtle Squad. The Squirtle Squad were a gang of rogue Squirtle who were deserted by their Trainers. Ash befriended and their leader, while the rest of them became a firefighting group. Squirtle stayed with Ash until The Fire-ring Squad!, when it returned to the Squirtle Squad. However, it briefly reappeared in the, to assist Ash with his final battle against.

Squirtle Squad
The Squirtle Squad were a gang of rogue Squirtle who were deserted by their Trainers, who appeared in Here Comes the Squirtle Squad. Ash befriended and captured their leader, while the rest of them became a firefighting group.

May's Squirtle
received her own Squirtle from in The Right Place and the Right Mime. May's Squirtle was very young and timid but was used in several contests. Squirtle was later revealed to have evolved into prior to Staging a Heroes Welcome.

Team Go-Getters
The main character in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate! special is a Squirtle that claims that he used to be human. He joins Team Go-Getters in their rescue work. While he can't use, he is happy to use because it looks pretty.

Tierno's Squirtle
A Squirtle appeared in Summer of Discovery!, under the ownership of. Tierno's Squirtle had evolved into Wartortle by the time off Good Friends, Great Training! and then into Blastoise by Tag Team Battle Inspiration!

Other
Multiple wild Squirtle appeared in Beach Blank-Out Blastoise.

In Journey to the Starting Line!, a set of the three Kanto starter Pokémon in which a boy named was supposed to choose from as his starting Pokémon were scared off by Ash's Tauros. ,, , and Gilbert had to split up and find the three missing Pokémon. Squirtle was the second one found. The Tiny Turtle Pokémon was stuck in a tree that was hanging over a cliff. Ash's Bulbasaur managed to catch the Squirtle before it could fall off the cliff.

Another Squirtle was seen with Professor Oak in A Six Pack Attack! along with a and. Professor Oak showed off yet another Squirtle along with a Bulbasaur and Charmander during the Kanto Fair.

Minor appearances
Two Squirtle appeared in Battle Aboard the St. Anne. One was under the ownership of a while the other was under the ownership of an unnamed.

In The Ultimate Test, a Squirtle was one of the Pokémon owned by the Pokémon League entrance exam instructor.

A Squirtle appeared in Pokémon Fashion Flash as one of the Pokémon seen on Scissor Street.

A Squirtle appeared in The Breeding Center Secret.

A Trainer's Squirtle appeared in Friends to the End, during the closing ceremonies of the Indigo Plateau Conference.

A Squirtle appeared in 's fantasy in Bye Bye Psyduck.

A starter Pokémon Squirtle appeared in a flashback in Don't Touch That 'dile.

A Squirtle appeared in a fantasy in A Better Pill to Swallow.

A Trainer's Squirtle appeared in Dueling Heroes as one of the Pokémon participating in the Whirl Cup.

A Squirtle was used by one of the students of the Pokémon Trainers' School in Gonna Rule The School!.

A Squirtle appeared in Borrowing on Bad Faith!.

A Squirtle appeared in Sticking With Who You Know!, where it fell in love with a due to the effect of Professor Kodama's machine.

A Squirtle appeared in Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade as one of the Pokémon watching 's concert.

A Squirtle appeared in The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion! alongside Bulbasaur and Charmander, when Professor Oak showed off the Kanto starters during the Kanto Fair.

A Squirtle appeared in Loading the Dex! as a silhouette that brought up.

A Trainer's Squirtle appeared in A Shocking Grocery Run!.

A Trainer's Squirtle appeared in I Choose You!.

A wild Squirtle appeared in Alola, Kanto!.

Four Trainers' Squirtle appeared in The Power of Us.

Blue's Squirtle
chose Squirtle as his starter Pokémon in File 1: Red. He later used it to battle 's and won with ease. Sometime before Red went to the Pokémon Tower in File 2: Cubone, Squirtle evolved into. It was shown later as a in File 4: Charizard, when it battled against Red's fully evolved.

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
Ash's Squirtle has been featured in the manga The Electric Tale of Pikachu. It first appears in the chapter You Gotta Have Friends. Squirtle's capture is not shown in the manga, it is simply stated when it appears from its Poké Ball that " has been busy since the last comic".

Ash's Pikachu also meets an abandoned Squirtle in the chapter Pikachu's Excellent Adventure. This Squirtle, along with other Pokémon, helps Pikachu find the Hidden Village after he is separated from Ash and friends.

In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga
Squirtle is a supporting character in the Magical Pokémon Journey manga. He first appears in the chapter Christmas Wishes. Squirtle admires Almond and refers to him as his "big brother".

Squirtle also has five sisters which appear in The Five Sisters of Squirtle. Two of his sisters are also Squirtle, twins named Kamee and Kameao.



In the Pokémon Adventures manga
stole a Squirtle from, which she nicknamed Blasty. He has since evolved into and then  more quickly than the others, possibly due to her innate talent in evolving Pokémon, as acknowledged by the Masked Man. Blasty is never shown in his Squirtle form, (save the contents page of the third volume and a picture Professor Oak had of Green stealing him from his lab). His first appearance, as a Wartortle, is in Wartortle Wars, returning as a Blastoise in Zap, Zap, Zapdos.

A Squirtle appeared as a silhouette when talks about  in The Jynx Jinx.

In They Have a Flare for a Li'l Kanga-Napping, Professor Sycamore has a Squirtle with him.

In Pokémon Newspaper Strip
Misty has a Squirtle in the Pokémon Newspaper Strip.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
was revealed to have a Squirtle when he was coming up with three grand schemes.

In the Pokémon Zensho manga
's starter Pokémon was a Squirtle he received from his grandfather, Professor Oak.

Super Smash Bros. Melee
is seen on the stage Pokéfloats and is the first Pokéfloat to appear. Play begins on its head and arms until it slowly leaves off the bottom of the screen. After traveling through all the Pokéfloats, the screen will be empty for a few seconds before Squirtle pops up and the cycle begins again.

Trophy information
''Retreating into its shell and spitting water at its foes is Squirtle's trademark response to danger. It's one of the three Pokémon that Trainers can receive from Professor Oak in Pokémon Red and Blue. Squirtle evolves into Wartortle and then Blastoise, ramping up its water powers with each evolution.''

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
is a playable Pokémon used by the. It can use to recover from falls as well as, in which case it retreats to its shell and shoots water from the back of it propelling him forwards. It also uses to push enemies with a stream of water. Squirtle is a lightweight and uses various attacks using its shell and moves to combat its foes. It uses in the Pokémon Trainer's Final Smash,.

Trophy Information
"A Tiny Turtle Pokémon. In times of danger, it pulls its arms and legs inside its shell to protect from enemy attacks. When it conceals its neck, it also shoots a powerful stream of water from its mouth. Its shell not only protects its body, but also reduces water friction when in the water. When leveled up, it evolves into Wartortle."

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U
Squirtle returns as a trophy in both versions of the game.

Trophy information
NA: ''At the start of their Pokémon adventures, many aspiring trainers visit Professor Oak to choose one of three starter Pokémon. Squirtle's always a popular choice, what with it being so gosh-darn adorable. When it's in danger, though, it withdraws into its shell and spits a high-pressure burst of water—a bit less adorable.''

PAL: ''At the start of their Pokémon adventures, many aspiring trainers visit Professor Oak to choose one of three starter Pokémon. Squirtle's always a popular choice, what with him being so flipping adorable. When it's in danger, though, it withdraws into its shell and spits a high-pressure burst of water, which isn't quite so adorable.''

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Squirtle appears once again as a playable Pokemon fighter used by the Pokemon Trainer.

A Squirtle will appear in .

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Trivia

 * released a one-dollar coin featuring Squirtle as part of a commemorative promotion for the Pokémon franchise, with Squirtle on one side and the nation's coat of arms on the other.
 * As a species, Squirtle has been trained most frequently of all the Kanto starter Pokémon by major anime Trainers, with, , , and each owning one.

Origin
Squirtle appears to be based on s. Much like Wartortle, its tail is a reference to Japanese legends of the  (蓑亀), a turtle which lived for 10,000 years and grew a tail made of seaweed.

Name origin
Squirtle is a combination of squirt (to spray and small child) and turtle.

Zenigame is a combination of 銭 zeni (money) and 亀 kame (tortoise/turtle). It literally means 銭亀 baby pond turtle. According to 's television program PokéQuiz, "'Zeni' is an old-fashioned word for money. Squirtle's shells look like old coins, so that's how they got their name!"

Related articles

 * Ash's Squirtle
 * Gary's Squirtle
 * May's Squirtle
 * Tierno's Squirtle
 * Squirtle Squad
 * Blasty
 * Squirtle (MPJ)
 * Team Go-Getters
 * Pokémon Trainer (Super Smash Bros.)