Blastoise

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Info
Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
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Blastoise is a Water type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1. It is known as the Shellfish Pokémon.

Blastoise has a Mega Evolution, available from X & Y onwards.

Pokédex data

National №	009
Type	Water
Species	Shellfish Pokémon
Height	5′03″ (1.6 m)
Weight	188.5 lbs (85.5 kg)
Abilities	1. Torrent Rain Dish (hidden ability)
Local №	009 (Red/Blue/Yellow) 234 (Gold/Silver/Crystal) 009 (FireRed/LeafGreen) 239 (HeartGold/SoulSilver) 088 (X/Y — Central Kalos) 009 (Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee)

Training

EV yield	3 Special Defense
Catch rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	70 (normal)
Base Exp.	239
Growth Rate	Medium Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups	Monster, Water 1
Gender	87.5% male, 12.5% female
Egg cycles	20 (4,884–5,140 steps)

Base stats

HP	79	268	362
Attack	83	153	291
Defense	100	184	328
Sp. Atk	85	157	295
Sp. Def	105	193	339
Speed	78	144	280
Total	530	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Blastoise.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	½	½	2	2	½

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
							½

Additional artwork

Pokédex data

National №	009
Type	Water
Species	Shellfish Pokémon
Height	5′03″ (1.6 m)
Weight	222.9 lbs (101.1 kg)
Abilities	1. Mega Launcher
Local №	009 (Red/Blue/Yellow) 234 (Gold/Silver/Crystal) 009 (FireRed/LeafGreen) 239 (HeartGold/SoulSilver) 088 (X/Y — Central Kalos) 009 (Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee)

Training

EV yield	3 Special Defense
Catch rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	70 (normal)
Base Exp.	284
Growth Rate	Medium Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups	Monster, Water 1
Gender	87.5% male, 12.5% female
Egg cycles	20 (4,884–5,140 steps)

Base stats

HP	79	268	362
Attack	103	189	335
Defense	120	220	372
Sp. Atk	135	247	405
Sp. Def	115	211	361
Speed	78	144	280
Total	630	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Blastoise.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	½	½	2	2	½

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
							½

Evolution chart

#007
Squirtle
Water

(Level 16)

#008
Wartortle
Water

(Level 36)

#009
Blastoise
Water

Blastoise changes

In Generation 1, Blastoise has a base Special stat of 85.
In Generations 1-4, Blastoise has a base experience yield of 210.

Pokédex entries

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Diamond Pearl Platinum	The jets of water it spouts from the rocket cannons on its shell can punch through thick steel.
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.
Black White Black 2 White 2	The jets of water it spouts from the rocket cannons on its shell can punch through thick steel.
X	It crushes its foe under its heavy body to cause fainting. In a pinch, it will withdraw inside its shell.
Y	The pressurized water jets on this brutal Pokémon’s shell are used for high-speed tackles.
Omega Ruby Alpha 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.

Moves learned by Blastoise

In other generations
1
2
3
4
5
6

Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee

Moves learnt by level up

Blastoise learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Flash Cannon	Steel	80	100
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
1	Water Gun	Water	40	100
1	Withdraw	Water	—	—
4	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
7	Water Gun	Water	40	100
10	Withdraw	Water	—	—
13	Bubble	Water	40	100
17	Bite	Dark	60	100
21	Rapid Spin	Normal	20	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
29	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
33	Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
40	Skull Bash	Normal	130	100
47	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
54	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
60	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80

Egg moves

Blastoise learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Blastoise egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Jet	Water	40	100
Aqua Ring	Water	—	—
Aura Sphere	Fighting	80	∞
Brine	Water	65	100
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	85	100
Fake Out	Normal	40	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Foresight	Normal	—	—
Haze	Ice	—	—
Mirror Coat	Psychic	—	100
Mist	Ice	—	—
Mud Sport	Ground	—	—
Muddy Water	Water	90	85
Refresh	Normal	—	—
Water Spout	Water	150	100
Yawn	Normal	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Blastoise can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	85	100
Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
Hydro Cannon	Water	150	90
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Liquidation	Water	85	100
Outrage	Dragon	120	100
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Snore	Normal	50	100
Water Pledge	Water	80	100
Water Pulse	Water	60	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by TM

Blastoise is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Work Up	Normal	—	—
5	Roar	Normal	—	—
6	Toxic	Poison	—	90
7	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
55	Scald	Water	80	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
74	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Dragon Tail	Dragon	60	90
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
91	Flash Cannon	Steel	80	100
94	Surf	Water	90	100
97	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
98	Waterfall	Water	80	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Blastoise can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Bide	Normal	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Bubble Beam	Water	65	100	Generation 1 — TM
Fissure	Ground	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Rage	Normal	20	100	Generation 1 — TM
Reflect	Psychic	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Submission	Fighting	80	80	Generation 1 — TM
Take Down	Normal	90	85	Generation 1 — TM
Curse	Ghost	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Confusion	Psychic	50	100	Generation 2 — Breeding
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Counter	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Dynamic Punch	Fighting	100	50	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Avalanche	Ice	60	100	Generation 4 — TM
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Whirlpool	Water	35	85	Generation 4 — HM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Rollout	Rock	30	90	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 6 — TM
Power-Up Punch	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Dive	Water	80	100	Generation 6 — HM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

Moves learnt by level up

Blastoise learns the following moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Aqua Jet	Water	40	100
1	Bubble	Water	40	100
1	Fake Out	Normal	40	100
1	Flash Cannon	Steel	80	100
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
1	Withdraw	Water	—	—
5	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
9	Bubble	Water	40	100
14	Withdraw	Water	—	—
20	Water Gun	Water	40	100
27	Bite	Dark	60	100
33	Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
44	Protect	Normal	—	—
54	Headbutt	Normal	70	100
65	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
75	Skull Bash	Normal	130	100

Moves learnt by TM

Blastoise is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Headbutt	Normal	70	100
5	Rest	Psychic	—	—
7	Protect	Normal	—	—
8	Substitute	Normal	—	—
9	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
10	Dig	Ground	80	100
12	Facade	Normal	70	100
13	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
15	Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100
17	Dragon Tail	Dragon	60	90
19	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
20	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
22	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
25	Waterfall	Water	80	100
27	Toxic	Poison	—	90
29	Scald	Water	80	100
34	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	85	100
35	Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
39	Outrage	Dragon	120	100
41	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
47	Surf	Water	90	100
48	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
51	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
54	Flash Cannon	Steel	80	100
55	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100

In other generations
1
2
3
4
5
6

Blastoise sprites

Type	Generation 1	Generation 2	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7
Normal							—
Shiny	—						—

See all Blastoise sprites

Where to find Blastoise

Red Blue Yellow	Evolve Squirtle/Wartortle
Gold Silver Crystal	Trade/migrate from another game
Ruby Sapphire	Trade/migrate from another game
FireRed LeafGreen	Evolve Squirtle/Wartortle
Emerald	Trade/migrate from another game
Diamond Pearl Platinum	Trade/migrate from another game
HeartGold SoulSilver	Evolve Squirtle/Wartortle
Black White Black 2 White 2	Trade/migrate from another game
X Y	Evolve Squirtle/Wartortle
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Trade/migrate from another game
Sun Moon	Trade/migrate from another game
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	Evolve Squirtle/Wartortle

Answers to Blastoise questions

Other languages

English	Blastoise
Japanese	カメックス (Kamex)
German	Turtok
French	Tortank

Name origin

blast: an explosion
tortoise: large reptile with a protective shell