Squirtle - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Squirtle can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

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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Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Squirtle learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet 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	Wave Crash	Water	120	100

Egg moves

Squirtle learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. 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
Life Dew	Water	—	—
Mirror Coat	Psychic	—	100
Mist	Ice	—	—
Water Spout	Water	150	100
Yawn	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Squirtle is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
11	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
22	Chilling Water	Water	50	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
34	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
35	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
43	Fling	Dark	—	100
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
55	Dig	Ground	80	100
58	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
59	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
66	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
69	Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
104	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
110	Liquidation	Water	85	100
123	Surf	Water	90	100
124	Ice Spinner	Ice	80	100
130	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
135	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
142	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
143	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
145	Water Pledge	Water	80	100
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100
174	Haze	Ice	—	—
180	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
192	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
193	Weather Ball	Normal	50	100
196	Flip Turn	Water	60	100
204	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
208	Whirlpool	Water	35	85
209	Muddy Water	Water	90	85

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 Buizel Floatzel Alomomola Clauncher Clawitzer Popplio Brionne Primarina Quaxly Quaxwell Quaquaval
Breeding	Squirtle Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Totodile Marill Azumarill Surskit Masquerain Corphish Ducklett Sobble Drizzile Inteleon
Evolution	Empoleon
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Aqua Jet

Aqua Ring

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Seel Dewgong Marill Azumarill Milotic Ducklett Swanna Alomomola Dewpider Araquanid
Breeding	Squirtle Wingull Pelipper Piplup Buizel Floatzel Popplio Sobble Drizzile Inteleon Cramorant Eiscue (Ice Face)
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Aqua Ring

Fake Out

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Lombre Ludicolo
Breeding	Squirtle Seel Delibird Salandit
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Fake Out

Flail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Snorlax Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Lotad Lombre Feebas Milotic Clauncher Clawitzer Tadbulb Bellibolt
Breeding	Squirtle Horsea Chikorita
Reminder	Ludicolo
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Flail

Life Dew

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Lapras Milotic
Breeding	Squirtle Popplio
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Life Dew

Mirror Coat

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dewpider Araquanid
Breeding	Squirtle Mudkip Feebas Shellos Gastrodon Alomomola Bergmite Avalugg Hisuian Avalugg
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Mirror Coat

Mist

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Lapras Wooper Quagsire Lotad Lombre Wingull Pelipper Surskit Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Snover Abomasnow Eiscue (Ice Face)
Breeding	Squirtle Poliwag Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Paldean Wooper Feebas Shellos Gastrodon Alomomola Bergmite Avalugg Hisuian Avalugg Sobble Drizzile Inteleon Clodsire
Reminder	Ludicolo
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Mist

Water Spout

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Squirtle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Water Spout

Yawn

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Slowpoke Galarian Slowpoke Slowbro Galarian Slowbro Snorlax Wooper Paldean Wooper Quagsire Slowking Galarian Slowking Kingdra Clodsire
Breeding	Squirtle Psyduck Golduck Mudkip Piplup Shellos Gastrodon
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Yawn