Blastoise カメックス Kamex #009
Art by Ken Sugimori from FireRed and LeafGreen
Type Water Water Water Water Water Water	Species Shellfish Pokémon
Abilities Torrent Rain Dish Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #009 Johto #239* Hoenn #211* Sinnoh #— Unova #— Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R-078 Almia R-013 Oblivia R-294 Oblivia (past) N-214 Not in any regional Browser
Height 5'03" Imperial 1.6m Metric 5'03"/1.6m 0.0m	Weight 188.5lbs Imperial 85.5kg Metric 188.5lbs/85.5kg 0.0kg
Dex color Blue	Footprint
Body style	Catch rate 45 5.9%
Gender ratio Genderless Unknown 87.5% male, 12.5% female
Breeding Monster and Water 1 groups 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 3 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 239 Battle Exp.: 2391*
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Blastoise (Japanese: カメックス Kamex) is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves from Wartortle starting at level 36. It is the final form of Squirtle.

Blastoise is the version mascot of Pokémon Blue, appearing on the boxart.

Contents [hide] 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.2 Special abilities 1.3 Behavior 1.4 Habitat 1.5 Diet 2 In the anime 2.1 Major appearances 2.1.1 Gary's Blastoise 2.1.2 Cissy's Blastoise 2.1.3 Other 2.2 Minor appearances 2.3 Pokédex entries 3 In the manga 3.1 In the Pokémon Adventures manga 3.2 In the Pokémon Zensho manga 4 In the TCG 5 Other appearances 5.1 Super Smash Bros. Melee 5.1.1 Trophy information 6 Game data 6.1 NPC appearances 6.2 Pokédex entries 6.2.1 Alternate games 6.3 Game locations 6.3.1 In side games 6.4 Stats 6.4.1 Base stats 6.4.2 Pokéathlon stats 6.5 Type effectiveness 6.6 Learnset 6.6.1 By leveling up 6.6.2 By TM/HM 6.6.3 By breeding 6.6.4 By tutoring 6.7 Side game data 6.8 Evolution 6.9 Sprites 7 Trivia 7.1 Origin 7.1.1 Name origin 8 In other languages 9 Related articles 10 External links 11 Notes

Biology

Physiology

Blastoise is a large, bipedal, blue tortoise-like Pokémon with a tough brown shell and two powerful water cannons, which are like steel in appearance, that jut out of the top sides of its shell. The cannons can be withdrawn inside the shell, or rotated to point backwards; this enables Blastoise to commence jet assisted rams. Blastoise’s head sports triangular ears and is strong and sturdy in shape, allowing it to ram into foes in battle. Blastoise’s arms are thick and patterned with striations, possessing three claws on the hands. The white rim of the shell also encircles the arm. Unlike Wartortle and Squirtle, Blastoise’s tail is blue and stubby.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Blastoise can shoot water from its cannons with enough force to punch holes in steel, and enough accuracy to hit an empty can 160 feet away. Blastoise also has the ability to learn Ice-type moves like Ice Beam and Blizzard. Since Blastoise is a fully evolved Water-type Starter Pokémon, it can use Hyper Beam, Giga Impact and Hydro Cannon. It can spin very fast in its shell to knock enemies out of its path. Despite not having Steel as it's secondary type, it does however gain access to Steel-type moves such as Gyro Ball, and Flash Cannon, which helps it in battles against types that resist its Water-type moves.

Behavior

Despite their size, Blastoise are very gentle and calm Pokémon. They may be wary at first but can be very good allies in battle. They mainly take the role of leaders in large groups of Squirtle or Wartortle. They firmly plant their feet on the ground before shooting water from the jets on their back, deliberately making themselves heavy to withstand the recoil of their water jets. According to The Complete Pokémon Pocket Guide, it uses its heavy body as a crushing weight.

Habitat

Water's-edge Pokémon

Blastoise can be found living on island beaches near the ocean, but their preferred habitat seems to be freshwater ponds and lakes. This Pokémon is most likely to be found in Kanto.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Blastoise in the anime

Major appearances

Gary's Blastoise

Gary has a Blastoise that he originally received as a Squirtle from Professor Oak.

Cissy's Blastoise

Cissy used a Blastoise against Ash and his Lapras in a Wave Race for the Coral-Eye Badge during Fit to be Tide.

Other

In Beach Blank-Out Blastoise a Blastoise that was ruling over an island of Squirtle and Wartortle had a Jigglypuff stuck in one its cannons and its song made everyone fall asleep.

Neesha, a Trainer who went to New Island in Mewtwo Strikes Back, had a Blastoise named "Shellshocker". It fought with Mewtwo's cloned Blastoise and lost. It was taken away from her by one of Mewtwo's special Poké Balls but was liberated by Ash along with the other confiscated Pokémon. Along with Ash's Charizard and another trainer's Venusaur, they were the only taken away Pokémon not to be cloned: this could be because Mewtwo didn't need more than one copy of each Pokémon and it already had their clones.

In The Pokémon Water War, Captain Aiden had a team of Blastoise, Wartortle, and Squirtle that were used to extinguish fires.

Jimmy's Wartortle evolved into Blastoise in Judgment Day!.

Lola has a Blastoise which she used to rescue Flint's Golem after the latter was beaten in a battle.

Sid has a Blastoise in Destiny Deoxys.

In Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part Two, Kellyn had three Blastoise use Rain Dance in order to douse a forest fire that was caused by J's Salamence.

Minor appearances

Blastoise first appeared as a giant mechanical Pokémon in Island of the Giant Pokémon.

In The Ghost of Maiden's Peak, a Gastly created an illusion of Blastoise in order to frighten Ash's Squirtle. Gastly subsequently combined this Blastoise with an illusionary Venusaur to create a Venustoise, which terrified both Squirtle and Bulbasaur out of battling.

The first time a real Blastoise appeared in was in Primeape Goes Bananas. It was in Ash's flashback in an advertisement for the contest in which he won his special hat.

During One Trick Phony!, Team Rocket used a Blastoise against Ash's Pikachu in an elaborate plan to capture it.

A Coordinator used a Blastoise in the Verdanturf Contest.

A Blastoise is used by one of the students of Pokémon Summer Academy in the first leg of the Pokémon Triathlon in One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Pokédex Entry EP060 Blastoise Ash's Pokédex Blastoise, the Shellfish Pokémon. The evolved form of Wartortle. Blastoise's strength lies in its power, rather than its speed. Its shell is like armor and the attacks from the hydro cannons on its back are virtually unstoppable. Original series entries continue below.

Episode Pokémon Pokédex Entry EP248 Blastoise Ash's Pokédex Blastoise, the Shellfish Pokémon. Blastoise uses the Hydropumps on its back to fire out extremely powerful blasts. This concludes the entries from the original series.

Episode Pokémon Pokédex Entry AG092 Blastoise May's Pokédex Blastoise, the Shellfish Pokémon. Blastoise is the final evolved form of Squirtle. It can launch powerful blasts of water from its water spouts. This concludes the entries from the Advanced Generation series.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Main article: Blasty

In Pokémon Adventures, one of Green's main Pokémon is a Blastoise, evolved from the Squirtle she stole from Professor Oak.

In the Pokémon Zensho manga

In Pokémon Zensho, Shigeru's Squirtle eventually evolved into a Blastoise that fought Satoshi's Charizard for the title of Champion of the Pokémon League.

In the TCG

Main article: Blastoise (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Melee

When released from a Poké Ball, Blastoise will use Hydro Pump in one direction. Each Pump moves Blastoise backwards slightly making it a danger to those fighting behind it as well. Blastoise's trophy also refers to Blastoise as the 'Definitive Water Type'.

Trophy information

Blastoise is the next evolutionary step after Wartortle. The thick jets of water they shoot from the cannons on their backs are strong enough to cut through steel plating. When in danger, they hide inside their armored shells. Blastoise is so popular among trainers that it's considered the definitive Water-type.

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blastoise is the leader of Team Hydro, a Bronze Rank rescue team. It joins a new team to designed to rescue Team A.C.T. from Magma Cavern but fails to reach them. Blastoise appears to go exploring a lot as it discovers Western Cave and Meteor Cave. It reaches the end of Western Cave with Charizard of Team A.C.T., but both are defeated by Mewtwo. Blastoise is quick to anger, a feature that Charizard exploits to boost morale.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I. Generation I Red Blue A brutal Pokémon with pressurized water jets on its shell. They are used for high speed tackles. Yellow Once it takes aim at its enemy, it blasts out water with even more force than a fire hose. Generation II Gold It deliberately makes itself heavy so it can withstand the recoil of the water jets it fires. Silver The rocket cannons on its shell fire jets of water capable of punching holes through thick steel. Crystal It firmly plants its feet on the ground before shooting water from the jets on its back. Generation III Ruby Sapphire Blastoise has water spouts that protrude from its shell. The water spouts are very accurate. They can shoot bullets of water with enough accuracy to strike empty cans from a distance of over 160 feet. Ruby {{{rubydex}}} Sapphire {{{sapphiredex}}} Emerald The waterspouts that protrude from its shell are highly accurate. Their bullets of water can precisely nail tin cans from a distance of over 160 feet. FireRed LeafGreen {{{frlgdex}}} FireRed It crushes its foe under its heavy body to cause fainting. In a pinch, it will withdraw inside its shell. LeafGreen The pressurized water jets on this brutal Pokémon's shell are used for high-speed tackles. Generation IV Diamond Pearl {{{dpdex}}} Diamond Pearl Platinum The jets of water it spouts from the rocket cannons on its shell can punch through thick steel. Diamond {{{diamonddex}}} Pearl {{{pearldex}}} Platinum {{{platinumdex}}} HeartGold SoulSilver {{{hgssdex}}} HeartGold It deliberately makes itself heavy so it can withstand the recoil of the water jets it fires. SoulSilver The rocket cannons on its shell fire jets of water capable of punching holes through thick steel. Generation V Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}} ??? No Pokédex data is available.

Alternate games

Pokémon Pinball, Pokémon Trading Card Game (Base Set, Base Set 2, Legendary Collection)

A brutal Pokémon with pressurized water jets on its shell. They are used for high speed tackles.

Pokémon Trading Card Game (Team Rocket)

An aggressive Pokémon that tackles anything it sees.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I. Generation I Red Blue None Evolve Wartortle Yellow None Evolve Wartortle Generation II Gold Silver None Time Capsule Crystal None Time Capsule Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald None Trade FireRed LeafGreen None Evolve Wartortle Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade Generation IV Diamond Pearl None Pal Park, Trade Platinum None Pal Park, Trade HeartGold SoulSilver None Evolve Wartortle Pal Park Pond Generation V Black White None PokéShifter or Dream World

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball	Evolve Wartortle
Pokémon Trozei!	Endless Level 73 Forever Level 23 Pair Trozei Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team	Western Cave (89F-98F)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Lake Afar (B1-B24)
Pokémon Ranger	Fall City
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Vien Forest
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs	Silver Falls
Pokémon Rumble	Bright Beach

Stats

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 79	139 - 186	268 - 362
Attack: 83	79 - 148	153 - 291
Defense: 100	94 - 167	184 - 328
Sp.Atk: 85	81 - 150	157 - 295
Sp.Def: 105	99 - 172	193 - 339
Speed: 78	74 - 143	144 - 280
Total: 530 Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature. This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 85.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 3/3 ★★★	Power 4/5 ★★★★☆
Skill 2/3 ★★☆	Stamina 4/5 ★★★★☆
Jump 2/3 ★★☆	Total 15/19 ★★★

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
Weak to Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Resistant against Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Unaffected by Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Damaged normally by Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: I - II - III - IV
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Start	Flash Cannon	Steel	Special	80	100%	10
Start	Tackle	Normal	Physical	50	100%	35
Start	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100%	30
Start	Bubble	Water	Special	20	100%	30
Start	Withdraw	Water	Status	—	—%	40
4	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100%	30
7	Bubble	Water	Special	20	100%	30
10	Withdraw	Water	Status	—	—%	40
13	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100%	25
16	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
20	Rapid Spin	Normal	Physical	20	100%	40
24	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
28	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100%	20
32	Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90%	10
39	Skull Bash	Normal	Physical	100	100%	15
46	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	—	—%	15
53	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—%	5
60	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	120	80%	5

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: I - II - III - IV
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
	TM07	Hail	Ice	Status	—	—%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15
	TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	95	100%	10
	TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	120	70%	5
	TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—%	5
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM23	Knock Down	Rock	Physical	50	100%	15
	TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10
	TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
	TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80%	10
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
	TM48	Canon	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
	TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70%	5
	TM55	Boiling Water	Water	Special	80	100%	15
	TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
	TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
	TM74	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	—	100%	5
	TM78	Smooth Over	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
	TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
	TM82	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	60	90%	10
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM91	Flash Cannon	Steel	Special	80	100%	10
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15
	HM03	Surf	Water	Special	95	100%	15
	HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15
	HM05	Waterfall	Water	Physical	80	100%	15
	HM06	Dive	Water	Physical	80	100%	10
ons

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: II - III - IV
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Aqua Jet	Water	Physical	40	100%	20
	Aqua Ring	Water	Status	—	—%	20
	Brine	Water	Special	65	10%	10
	Fake Out	Normal	Physical	40	100%	10
	Flail	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15
	Foresight	Normal	Status	—	100%	40
	Haze	Ice	Status	—	—%	30
	Mirror Coat	Psychic	Special	—	100%	20
	Mist	Ice	Status	—	—%	30
	Mud Sport	Ground	Status	—	—%	15
	Muddy Water	Water	Special	95	85%	10
	Refresh	Normal	Status	—	—%	20
	Water Spout*	Water	Special	150	100%	5
	Yawn	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Blastoise in Generation V Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Blastoise in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Blastoise Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Blastoise Click on the generation numbers at the top to see egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: II - III - IV
Game		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
B	W	Hydro Cannon	Water	Special	150	90%	5
B	W	Water Oath	Water	Special	50	100%	10
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Side game data

Pokémon Pinball Acquisition: Evolve	Pokémon Pinball RS N/A Not available	Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -33.9% Friend Area: Turtleshell Pond Phrases 51%-100% HP This thick shell isn't just for show! 26%-50% HP Not good. My HP's down to half... 1%-25% HP I'm done for... My shell is cracking... Level up Leveled up! I think my shell thickened! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP , my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP , my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP , my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up Leveled up! I think my shell thickened!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -12% IQ group: E
Pokémon Ranger Group: Water Poké Assist: ( Water ) Field move: (Soak ×3) Loops: 17 Min. exp.: 150 Max. exp.: 180 Browser entry Blastoise attacks by forcefully blasting streams of water.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Water Poké Assist: ( Water ) Field move: (Rain Dance ×-) Browser entry It attacks by blasting water from the cannons on its back.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move: Water ( Water ) Past ({{{2}}}"> ) (Soak ×3) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry It attacks by spitting bubbles that make Pokémon Slowed.
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Blastoise was guarding the Granite Zone but traveled to the Beach Zone to train himself! He performs best on Empoleon's Snow Slide.

Evolution

Unevolved Squirtle Water

Level 16 →

First evolution Wartortle Water

Level 36 →

Second evolution Blastoise Water