Blastoise Pokédex: Stats, Weaknesses, Evolution and Moves

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Blastoise

Shellfish Pokémon

WATER

It crushes its foe under its heavy body to cause fainting. In a pinch, it will withdraw inside its shell.

Blastoise Pokédex brings together the essential information for Blastoise, including its typing, weaknesses, base stats, abilities, evolution line, forms, Pokédex entries and appearances across Pokémon games. Blastoise is National Pokédex #9 and was introduced in Generation I. It is a Water-type Pokémon.

This Blastoise Pokédex covers Blastoise across the Pokémon series rather than focusing on one game. You can use it to check core stats, weaknesses, evolution, forms, moves, locations and game appearances, then follow the related guides for more detailed game-specific help. It crushes its foe under its heavy body to cause fainting. In a pinch, it will withdraw inside its shell.

Blastoise at a glance

Type: WATER
Weak to: ELECTRIC2×GRASS2×
Best base stat: Special Defense — 105
Abilities: Torrent, Rain Dish (Hidden)
Evolution: Final stage or no evolution data

Blastoise Pokédex overview

Blastoise has the Water typing, it belongs to Generation I, its Pokédex classification is the Shellfish Pokémon. It crushes its foe under its heavy body to cause fainting. In a pinch, it will withdraw inside its shell. The quick facts below bring together the key measurements and species details, while the rest of the Blastoise Pokédex breaks down its battle strengths, evolution, forms and appearances in more detail.

Blastoise quick facts

Height: 1.6 m
Weight: 85.5 kg
Generation: Generation I
Growth rate: Medium Slow
Capture rate: 45
Base happiness: 70

Blastoise Pokédex type and weaknesses

Blastoise is weak to Electric and Grass. It resists Fire, Water, Ice and Steel. These matchups come from Blastoise's typing, making this a quick way to check which attacking types are super effective against Blastoise and which types it can resist more comfortably.

Blastoise type effectiveness

Damage taken when Blastoise is hit by each type:

Weak to

ELECTRIC2×GRASS2×

Resists

FIRE½×WATER½×ICE½×STEEL½×

Based on Water typing. Abilities may modify these matchups.

Blastoise Pokédex stats

Blastoise has a base stat total of 530, with Special Defense as its highest listed base stat at 105. In the Blastoise Pokédex, base stats are useful for comparing natural strengths before a particular game layers on level, training, moves, abilities or battle formats. The bars below show the six standard stats side by side, making it easier to see where Blastoise is naturally strongest and where its lower base values sit.

Blastoise base stats

Hp79

Attack83

Defense100

Special Attack85

Special Defense105

Speed78

Total530

Blastoise Pokédex abilities

Blastoise can have Torrent and Rain Dish as its Hidden Ability. Abilities can significantly change how Blastoise functions in battle, so they are worth considering alongside its typing and base stats. Any Hidden Ability is identified separately below.

Blastoise abilities

Torrent

Strengthens Water moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Rain Dish Hidden

Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during rain.

Blastoise Pokédex evolution

Blastoise evolves from Wartortle. The evolution section shows the family together and includes evolution requirements where they apply, making it easy to see how each stage connects. Each Pokémon in the family can also be opened in its own Pokédex guide.

Blastoise evolution family

Squirtle

Level 16

Wartortle

Level 36

Blastoise

Blastoise evolution requirements

Evolves from

Wartortle

Level 36

Blastoise Pokédex forms and shiny appearance

Blastoise has 3 forms shown on this Blastoise Pokédex page. Alternate forms are grouped together so you can compare them in one place, while the artwork switcher lets you view the standard and shiny appearance when shiny artwork is available.

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Blastoise forms

Blastoise

WATER

Abilities: Torrent, Rain Dish
Base stat total: 530
Height: 1.6 m
Weight: 85.5 kg

Blastoise Pokédex game appearances

Blastoise appears in 20 Pokémon titles, including Black, Black 2, Blue, Crystal, Diamond and Emerald. Availability differs between games, so the list below separates each title and makes it easier to see where Blastoise appears without assuming the same method or location applies everywhere.

Blastoise game availability

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WhiteGame data

White 2Game data

YellowGame data

This uses imported PokéAPI encounter and game-index records. It does not guarantee current transfer, DLC or event availability.

Blastoise Pokédex moves

The Blastoise Pokédex lists 200 moves below. Use the filters to narrow the list by move name, learning method, type or category. Move availability can differ between games and generations, so check the relevant game details when planning a specific moveset.

Blastoise move explorer

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200 moves shown

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Method
—	Flash Cannon	STEEL	Special	80	100	10	Level Up
1	Aqua Jet	WATER	Physical	40	100	20	Level Up
1	Bubble	WATER	Special	40	100	30	Level Up
1	Fake Out	NORMAL	Physical	40	100	10	Level Up
1	Tackle	NORMAL	Physical	40	100	35	Level Up
1	Tail Whip	NORMAL	Status	—	100	30	Level Up
1	Water Gun	WATER	Special	40	100	25	Level Up
1	Withdraw	WATER	Status	—	—	40	Level Up
9	Rapid Spin	NORMAL	Physical	50	100	40	Level Up
12	Bite	DARK	Physical	60	100	25	Level Up
15	Water Pulse	WATER	Special	60	100	20	Level Up
20	Protect	NORMAL	Status	—	—	10	Level Up
25	Rain Dance	WATER	Status	—	—	5	Level Up
30	Aqua Tail	WATER	Physical	90	90	10	Level Up
33	Bubble Beam	WATER	Special	65	100	20	Level Up
35	Shell Smash	NORMAL	Status	—	—	15	Level Up
39	Skull Bash	NORMAL	Physical	130	100	10	Level Up
42	Iron Defense	STEEL	Status	—	—	15	Level Up
49	Hydro Pump	WATER	Special	110	80	5	Level Up
54	Headbutt	NORMAL	Physical	70	100	15	Level Up
56	Wave Crash	WATER	Physical	120	100	10	Level Up
—	Attract	NORMAL	Status	—	100	15	Machine
—	Aura Sphere	FIGHTING	Special	80	—	20	Machine
—	Avalanche	ICE	Physical	60	100	10	Machine
—	Bide	NORMAL	Physical	—	—	10	Machine
—	Blizzard	ICE	Special	110	70	5	Machine
—	Body Press	FIGHTING	Physical	80	100	10	Machine
—	Body Slam	NORMAL	Physical	85	100	15	Machine
—	Brick Break	FIGHTING	Physical	75	100	15	Machine
—	Brine	WATER	Special	65	100	10	Machine
—	Bubble Beam	WATER	Special	65	100	20	Machine
—	Bulldoze	GROUND	Physical	60	100	20	Machine
—	Captivate	NORMAL	Status	—	100	20	Machine
—	Chilling Water	WATER	Special	50	100	20	Machine
—	Confide	NORMAL	Status	—	—	20	Machine
—	Counter	FIGHTING	Physical	—	100	20	Machine
—	Crunch	DARK	Physical	80	100	15	Machine
—	Curse	GHOST	Status	—	—	10	Machine
—	Dark Pulse	DARK	Special	80	100	15	Machine
—	Defense Curl	NORMAL	Status	—	—	40	Machine
—	Dig	GROUND	Physical	80	100	10	Machine
—	Dive	WATER	Physical	80	100	10	Machine
—	Double Edge	NORMAL	Physical	120	100	15	Machine
—	Double Team	NORMAL	Status	—	—	15	Machine
—	Dragon Pulse	DRAGON	Special	85	100	10	Machine
—	Dragon Tail	DRAGON	Physical	60	90	10	Machine
—	Dynamic Punch	FIGHTING	Physical	100	50	5	Machine
—	Earthquake	GROUND	Physical	100	100	10	Machine
—	Endure	NORMAL	Status	—	—	10	Machine
—	Facade	NORMAL	Physical	70	100	20	Machine
—	False Swipe	NORMAL	Physical	40	100	40	Machine
—	Fissure	GROUND	Physical	—	30	5	Machine
—	Flash Cannon	STEEL	Special	80	100	10	Machine
—	Fling	DARK	Physical	—	100	10	Machine
—	Flip Turn	WATER	Physical	60	100	20	Machine
—	Focus Blast	FIGHTING	Special	120	70	5	Machine
—	Focus Punch	FIGHTING	Physical	150	100	20	Machine
—	Frustration	NORMAL	Physical	—	100	20	Machine
—	Giga Impact	NORMAL	Physical	150	90	5	Machine
—	Gyro Ball	STEEL	Physical	—	100	5	Machine
—	Hail	ICE	Status	—	—	10	Machine
—	Haze	ICE	Status	—	—	30	Machine
—	Headbutt	NORMAL	Physical	70	100	15	Machine
—	Helping Hand	NORMAL	Status	—	—	20	Machine
—	Hidden Power	NORMAL	Special	60	100	15	Machine
—	Hydro Cannon	WATER	Special	150	90	5	Machine
—	Hydro Pump	WATER	Special	110	80	5	Machine
—	Hyper Beam	NORMAL	Special	150	90	5	Machine
—	Ice Beam	ICE	Special	90	100	10	Machine
—	Ice Punch	ICE	Physical	75	100	15	Machine
—	Ice Spinner	ICE	Physical	80	100	15	Machine
—	Icy Wind	ICE	Special	55	95	15	Machine
—	Iron Defense	STEEL	Status	—	—	15	Machine
—	Iron Tail	STEEL	Physical	100	75	15	Machine
—	Liquidation	WATER	Physical	85	100	10	Machine
—	Mega Kick	NORMAL	Physical	120	75	5	Machine
—	Mega Punch	NORMAL	Physical	80	85	20	Machine
—	Mimic	NORMAL	Status	—	—	10	Machine
—	Mud Shot	GROUND	Special	55	95	15	Machine
—	Mud Slap	GROUND	Special	20	100	10	Machine
—	Muddy Water	WATER	Special	90	85	10	Machine
—	Natural Gift	NORMAL	Physical	—	100	15	Machine
—	Outrage	DRAGON	Physical	120	100	10	Machine
—	Power Up Punch	FIGHTING	Physical	40	100	20	Machine
—	Protect	NORMAL	Status	—	—	10	Machine
—	Rage	NORMAL	Physical	20	100	20	Machine
—	Rain Dance	WATER	Status	—	—	5	Machine
—	Reflect	PSYCHIC	Status	—	—	20	Machine
—	Rest	PSYCHIC	Status	—	—	5	Machine
—	Return	NORMAL	Physical	—	100	20	Machine
—	Roar	NORMAL	Status	—	—	20	Machine
—	Rock Climb	NORMAL	Physical	90	85	20	Machine
—	Rock Slide	ROCK	Physical	75	90	10	Machine
—	Rock Smash	FIGHTING	Physical	40	100	15	Machine
—	Rock Tomb	ROCK	Physical	60	95	15	Machine
—	Rollout	ROCK	Physical	30	90	20	Machine
—	Round	NORMAL	Special	60	100	15	Machine
—	Scald	WATER	Special	80	100	15	Machine
—	Scary ♀ace	NORMAL	Status	—	100	10	Machine
—	Secret Power	NORMAL	Physical	70	100	20	Machine
—	Seismic Toss	FIGHTING	Physical	—	100	20	Machine
—	Skull Bash	NORMAL	Physical	130	100	10	Machine
—	Sleep Talk	NORMAL	Status	—	—	10	Machine
—	Smack Down	ROCK	Physical	50	100	15	Machine
—	Snore	NORMAL	Special	50	100	15	Machine
—	Strength	NORMAL	Physical	80	100	15	Machine
—	Submission	FIGHTING	Physical	80	80	20	Machine
—	Substitute	NORMAL	Status	—	—	10	Machine
—	Surf	WATER	Special	90	100	15	Machine
—	Swagger	NORMAL	Status	—	85	15	Machine
—	Take Down	NORMAL	Physical	90	85	20	Machine
—	Tera Blast	NORMAL	Special	80	100	10	Machine
—	Toxic	POISON	Status	—	90	10	Machine
—	Water Gun	WATER	Special	40	100	25	Machine
—	Water Pledge	WATER	Special	80	100	10	Machine
—	Water Pulse	WATER	Special	60	100	20	Machine
—	Waterfall	WATER	Physical	80	100	15	Machine
—	Weather Ball	NORMAL	Special	50	100	10	Machine
—	Whirlpool	WATER	Special	35	85	15	Machine
—	Work Up	NORMAL	Status	—	—	30	Machine
—	Zen Headbutt	PSYCHIC	Physical	80	90	15	Machine
—	Aqua Jet	WATER	Physical	40	100	20	Egg
—	Aqua Ring	WATER	Status	—	—	20	Egg
—	Fake Out	NORMAL	Physical	40	100	10	Egg
—	Flail	NORMAL	Physical	—	100	15	Egg
—	Life Dew	WATER	Status	—	—	10	Egg
—	Mirror Coat	PSYCHIC	Special	—	100	20	Egg
—	Mist	ICE	Status	—	—	30	Egg
—	Water Spout	WATER	Special	150	100	5	Egg
—	Yawn	NORMAL	Status	—	—	10	Egg
—	Aqua Tail	WATER	Physical	90	90	10	Tutor
—	Body Slam	NORMAL	Physical	85	100	15	Tutor
—	Counter	FIGHTING	Physical	—	100	20	Tutor
—	Defense Curl	NORMAL	Status	—	—	40	Tutor
—	Dive	WATER	Physical	80	100	10	Tutor
—	Double Edge	NORMAL	Physical	120	100	15	Tutor
—	Dragon Pulse	DRAGON	Special	85	100	10	Tutor
—	Dynamic Punch	FIGHTING	Physical	100	50	5	Tutor
—	Endure	NORMAL	Status	—	—	10	Tutor
—	Flip Turn	WATER	Physical	60	100	20	Tutor
—	Focus Punch	FIGHTING	Physical	150	100	20	Tutor
—	Headbutt	NORMAL	Physical	70	100	15	Tutor
—	Hydro Cannon	WATER	Special	150	90	5	Tutor
—	Ice Beam	ICE	Special	90	100	10	Tutor
—	Ice Punch	ICE	Physical	75	100	15	Tutor
—	Icy Wind	ICE	Special	55	95	15	Tutor
—	Iron Defense	STEEL	Status	—	—	15	Tutor
—	Iron Tail	STEEL	Physical	100	75	15	Tutor
—	Liquidation	WATER	Physical	85	100	10	Tutor
—	Mega Kick	NORMAL	Physical	120	75	5	Tutor
—	Mega Punch	NORMAL	Physical	80	85	20	Tutor
—	Mimic	NORMAL	Status	—	—	10	Tutor
—	Mud Slap	GROUND	Special	20	100	10	Tutor
—	Outrage	DRAGON	Physical	120	100	10	Tutor
—	Rollout	ROCK	Physical	30	90	20	Tutor
—	Seismic Toss	FIGHTING	Physical	—	100	20	Tutor
—	Signal Beam	BUG	Special	75	100	15	Tutor
—	Sleep Talk	NORMAL	Status	—	—	10	Tutor
—	Snore	NORMAL	Special	50	100	15	Tutor
—	Substitute	NORMAL	Status	—	—	10	Tutor
—	Swagger	NORMAL	Status	—	85	15	Tutor
—	Terrain Pulse	NORMAL	Special	50	100	10	Tutor
—	Water Pledge	WATER	Special	80	100	10	Tutor
—	Water Pulse	WATER	Special	60	100	20	Tutor
—	Zen Headbutt	PSYCHIC	Physical	80	90	15	Tutor
—	Aqua Jet	WATER	Physical	40	100	20	Train
—	Aqua Ring	WATER	Status	—	—	20	Train
—	Aqua Tail	WATER	Physical	90	90	10	Train
—	Aura Sphere	FIGHTING	Special	80	—	20	Train
—	Avalanche	ICE	Physical	60	100	10	Train
—	Bite	DARK	Physical	60	100	25	Train
—	Blizzard	ICE	Special	110	70	5	Train
—	Body Press	FIGHTING	Physical	80	100	10	Train
—	Body Slam	NORMAL	Physical	85	100	15	Train
—	Brick Break	FIGHTING	Physical	75	100	15	Train
—	Bulldoze	GROUND	Physical	60	100	20	Train
—	Chilling Water	WATER	Special	50	100	20	Train
—	Crunch	DARK	Physical	80	100	15	Train
—	Dark Pulse	DARK	Special	80	100	15	Train
—	Dig	GROUND	Physical	80	100	10	Train
—	Dive	WATER	Physical	80	100	10	Train
—	Double Edge	NORMAL	Physical	120	100	15	Train
—	Dragon Pulse	DRAGON	Special	85	100	10	Train
—	Earthquake	GROUND	Physical	100	100	10	Train
—	Endure	NORMAL	Status	—	—	10	Train
—	Facade	NORMAL	Physical	70	100	20	Train
—	Fake Out	NORMAL	Physical	40	100	10	Train
—	Flail	NORMAL	Physical	—	100	15	Train
—	Flash Cannon	STEEL	Special	80	100	10	Train
—	Fling	DARK	Physical	—	100	10	Train
—	Flip Turn	WATER	Physical	60	100	20	Train
—	Focus Blast	FIGHTING	Special	120	70	5	Train
—	Focus Punch	FIGHTING	Physical	150	100	20	Train
—	Giga Impact	NORMAL	Physical	150	90	5	Train
—	Gyro Ball	STEEL	Physical	—	100	5	Train
—	Haze	ICE	Status	—	—	30	Train
—	Helping Hand	NORMAL	Status	—	—	20	Train
—	Hydro Cannon	WATER	Special	150	90	5	Train
—	Hydro Pump	WATER	Special	110	80	5	Train
—	Hyper Beam	NORMAL	Special	150	90	5	Train

Blastoise Pokédex entries

The Blastoise Pokédex entries below let you compare how Blastoise has been described across different Pokémon games. Pokédex wording often changes between versions, so reading the entries together is a useful way to see how its description has evolved across the series.

Blastoise Pokédex entries

GameEntry

Red

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

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 with stand the recoil of the water jets it fires.

Silver

The rocket cannons on its shell fire jets of water capable of punch ing holes through thick steel.

Crystal

It firmly plants its feet on the ground before shooting water from the jets on its back.

Ruby

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.

Sapphire

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

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.

Diamond