Ash's Squirtle/Manga/The Electric Tale of Pikachu

Ash owns a Squirtle in the series The Electric Tale of Pikachu. It first appears in the chapter You Gotta Have Friends, though its capture is not shown, it is merely stated that "Ash has been busy since the last comic". Squirtle is first seen when a lonely Ash decides to play with his other Pokémon while Pikachu is off playing another group of Pikachu. Squirtle gets into a fight with while Ash is attacked by his other two Pokémon.

Squirtle was used in the second round of the 88th Pokémon League tournament and helped win the second round. In the fifth round, Squirtle was used to battle Ritchie's. The two fought hard but the match ended in a tie when Happy was knocked out and Squirtle was put to sleep.

In The Orange Islands, Squirtle was used to drive away a group of wild that were terrorizing a wild.

Squirtle appeared again in You Bet Your Wife where Ash decided to use it in a dance competition in his Gym battle against Rudy. Squirtle simply retreated into its shell and rolled around to dance. Later, it was used to battle Rudy's in the third round of their three-on-three battle. Despite Starmie having powerful attacks and the ability to latch onto Squirtle tightly, Squirtle managed to turn the battle around by tossing Starmie off with Hydro Pump and finishing it off with Skull Bash, winning the match for Ash in the process.

In Ash vs. Gary, Squirtle was used to send a Poké Ball flying towards a that Ash and Gary were competing to capture. Squirtle's Hydro Pump proved successful, allowing Ash to capture the Slowpoke first. 