Wartortle - Generation 3 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Wartortle can learn in Generation 3, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Ruby
Pokémon Sapphire
Pokémon FireRed
Pokémon LeafGreen
Pokémon Emerald

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Wartortle artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Ruby/Sapphire FireRed/LeafGreen Emerald

Moves learnt by level up

Wartortle learns the following moves in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bubble	Water	20	100
1	Tackle	Normal	35	95
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
4	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
7	Bubble	Water	20	100
10	Withdraw	Water	—	—
13	Water Gun	Water	40	100
19	Bite	Dark	60	100
25	Rapid Spin	Normal	20	100
31	Protect	Normal	—	—
37	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
45	Skull Bash	Normal	100	100
53	Hydro Pump	Water	120	80

Egg moves

Wartortle learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Flail	Normal	—	100
Foresight	Normal	—	100
Haze	Ice	—	—
Mirror Coat	Psychic	—	100
Mist	Ice	—	—
Mud Sport	Ground	—	—
Refresh	Normal	—	—
Yawn	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by HM

Wartortle is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water	95	100
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	20	100
07	Waterfall	Water	80	100
08	Dive	Water	60	100

Moves learnt by TM

Wartortle is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	60	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100

Moves learnt by level up

Wartortle learns the following moves in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bubble	Water	20	100
1	Tackle	Normal	35	95
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
4	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
7	Bubble	Water	20	100
10	Withdraw	Water	—	—
13	Water Gun	Water	40	100
19	Bite	Dark	60	100
25	Rapid Spin	Normal	20	100
31	Protect	Normal	—	—
37	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
45	Skull Bash	Normal	100	100
53	Hydro Pump	Water	120	80

Egg moves

Wartortle learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Flail	Normal	—	100
Foresight	Normal	—	100
Haze	Ice	—	—
Mirror Coat	Psychic	—	100
Mist	Ice	—	—
Mud Sport	Ground	—	—
Refresh	Normal	—	—
Yawn	Normal	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Wartortle can be taught these attacks in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85
Mimic	Normal	—	—
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100
Substitute	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by HM

Wartortle is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water	95	100
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	20	100
07	Waterfall	Water	80	100
08	Dive	Water	60	100

Moves learnt by TM

Wartortle is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	60	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100

Moves learnt by level up

Wartortle learns the following moves in Pokémon Emerald at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bubble	Water	20	100
1	Tackle	Normal	35	95
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
4	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
7	Bubble	Water	20	100
10	Withdraw	Water	—	—
13	Water Gun	Water	40	100
19	Bite	Dark	60	100
25	Rapid Spin	Normal	20	100
31	Protect	Normal	—	—
37	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
45	Skull Bash	Normal	100	100
53	Hydro Pump	Water	120	80

Egg moves

Wartortle learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Emerald. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Flail	Normal	—	100
Foresight	Normal	—	100
Haze	Ice	—	—
Mirror Coat	Psychic	—	100
Mist	Ice	—	—
Mud Sport	Ground	—	—
Refresh	Normal	—	—
Yawn	Normal	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Wartortle can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Emerald from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
DynamicPunch	Fighting	100	50
Endure	Normal	—	—
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85
Mimic	Normal	—	—
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Rollout	Rock	30	90
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Substitute	Normal	—	—
Swagger	Normal	—	90

Moves learnt by HM

Wartortle is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Emerald:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water	95	100
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	20	100
07	Waterfall	Water	80	100
08	Dive	Water	60	100

Moves learnt by TM

Wartortle is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Emerald:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	60	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100

Wartortle egg move parents

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Wartortle

Wartortle's egg groups: Monster, Water 1

The egg moves for Wartortle are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Wartortle with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Wartortle with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Flail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Feebas
Breeding	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Horsea Seadra Kabuto Kabutops Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Kingdra Lotad Lombre Ludicolo
Pre-evolution Level up	Milotic

Foresight

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert
Breeding	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Psyduck Golduck Lapras Surskit Masquerain

Haze

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Wooper Quagsire Surskit
Breeding	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Poliwag Poliwhirl Poliwrath Omanyte Omastar Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Politoed Remoraid Octillery Mantine
Pre-evolution Level up	Masquerain

Mirror Coat

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Corsola
Breeding	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Feebas Milotic

Mist

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Lapras Wooper Quagsire Lotad Wingull Pelipper Surskit
Breeding	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Poliwag Poliwhirl Poliwrath Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Politoed Corsola Wingull Pelipper
Pre-evolution Level up	Lombre Ludicolo Masquerain

Mud Sport

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Relicanth
Breeding	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Slowpoke Slowbro Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Wooper Quagsire Slowking Mantine Treecko Grovyle Sceptile Corphish Crawdaunt Feebas Milotic Clamperl Huntail Gorebyss

Refresh

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Lickitung Corsola Milotic
Breeding	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Psyduck Golduck Lapras Marill Azumarill Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Clamperl Huntail Gorebyss

Yawn

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Slowpoke Slowbro Snorlax Wooper Quagsire Slowking Relicanth
Breeding	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Spheal Sealeo Walrein