Squirtle - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Squirtle can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

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.

Squirtle artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Squirtle learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
3	Water Gun	Water	40	100
6	Withdraw	Water	—	—
9	Rapid Spin	Normal	50	100
12	Bite	Dark	60	100
15	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
18	Protect	Normal	—	—
21	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
24	Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
27	Shell Smash	Normal	—	—
30	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
33	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
36	Skull Bash	Normal	130	100

Egg moves

Squirtle learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Jet	Water	40	100
Aqua Ring	Water	—	—
Fake Out	Normal	40	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Haze	Ice	—	—
Life Dew	Water	—	—
Mirror Coat	Psychic	—	100
Mist	Ice	—	—
Water Spout	Water	150	100
Yawn	Normal	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Squirtle can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Flip Turn	Water		60	100

Moves learnt by TM

Squirtle is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
00	Mega Punch	Normal	80	85
01	Mega Kick	Normal	120	75
04	Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
15	Dig	Ground	80	100
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
27	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
35	Hail	Ice	—	—
36	Whirlpool	Water	35	85
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
41	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
43	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
45	Dive	Water	80	100
46	Weather Ball	Normal	50	100
48	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
55	Brine	Water	65	100
59	Fling	Dark	—	100
76	Round	Normal	60	100
94	False Swipe	Normal	40	100

Moves learnt by TR

Squirtle is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
03	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
04	Surf	Water	90	100
05	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
06	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
16	Waterfall	Water	80	100
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
31	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
45	Muddy Water	Water	90	85
46	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
52	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
56	Aura Sphere	Fighting	80	∞
62	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	85	100
69	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
84	Scald	Water	80	100
85	Work Up	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Squirtle learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
3	Water Gun	Water	40	100
6	Withdraw	Water	—	—
9	Rapid Spin	Normal	50	100
12	Bite	Dark	60	100
15	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
18	Protect	Normal	—	—
21	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
24	Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
27	Shell Smash	Normal	—	—
30	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
33	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
36	Skull Bash	Normal	130	100

Egg moves

Squirtle learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Jet	Water	40	100
Aqua Ring	Water	—	—
Aura Sphere	Fighting	80	∞
Fake Out	Normal	40	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Haze	Ice	—	—
Life Dew	Water	—	—
Mirror Coat	Psychic	—	100
Mist	Ice	—	—
Muddy Water	Water	90	85
Water Spout	Water	150	100
Yawn	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Squirtle is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Work Up	Normal	—	—
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
28	Dig	Ground	80	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
49	Scald	Water	80	100
54	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
55	Brine	Water	65	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
59	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	85	100
74	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
95	Surf	Water	90	100
96	Strength	Normal	80	100
98	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
99	Waterfall	Water	80	100

Moves learnt by level up

Squirtle does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Squirtle egg move parents

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Squirtle

Squirtle's egg groups: Monster, Water 1

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

You will need to breed a female Squirtle with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Squirtle with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Aqua Jet

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Golduck Seel Dewgong Kabuto Kabutops Surskit Masquerain Empoleon Bibarel Buizel Floatzel
Breeding	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Marill Azumarill Surskit Masquerain Corphish Crawdaunt
Evolution	Empoleon

Aqua Ring

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Seel Dewgong Marill Azumarill Corsola Mantine Milotic Gorebyss
Breeding	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Corsola Wingull Pelipper Spheal Sealeo Walrein Clamperl Huntail Gorebyss Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Buizel Floatzel

Aura Sphere

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise

Fake Out

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Lombre Ludicolo
Breeding	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Seel Dewgong Delibird

Flail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Snorlax Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Corsola Lotad Lombre Ludicolo Feebas Milotic Relicanth
Breeding	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Horsea Seadra Kabuto Kabutops Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Remoraid Octillery Kingdra Lotad Lombre Ludicolo Piplup Prinplup Empoleon

Haze

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

Life Dew

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Lapras Corsola Milotic
Breeding	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise

Mirror Coat

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

Mist

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Lapras Wooper Quagsire Lotad Lombre Ludicolo Wingull Pelipper Surskit Masquerain Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Snover Abomasnow
Breeding	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Poliwag Poliwhirl Poliwrath Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Politoed Corsola Wingull Pelipper Feebas Milotic Shellos Gastrodon Snover Abomasnow

Muddy Water

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Wooper Quagsire Marshtomp Swampert Shellos Gastrodon
Breeding	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Lickitung Horsea Seadra Omanyte Omastar Marill Azumarill Kingdra Clamperl Huntail Gorebyss Relicanth Lickilicky

Water Spout

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Remoraid Octillery

Yawn

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Slowpoke Slowbro Snorlax Wooper Quagsire Slowking Kingdra Relicanth Bidoof Bibarel
Breeding	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Psyduck Golduck Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Spheal Sealeo Walrein Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Shellos Gastrodon