May's Wartortle

May's Wartortle ハルカのカメール Haruka's Kameil

May's Wartortle

Debuts in The Right Place and the Right Mime Caught at Professor Oak's Laboratory Evolves in Prior to Staging a Heroes' Welcome Gender Female Ability Unknown Current location In rotation

→ This Pokémon spent between 59 and 135 episodes as Squirtle.

Voice actor Japanese English As Squirtle Tomoe Hanba Eric Stuart (AG133-AG144) Michele Knotz (AG151-AG192) As Wartortle Katsuyuki Konishi Craig Blair

May's Wartortle (Japanese: ハルカのカメール Haruka's Kameil) was the first Pokémon that May obtained in the Kanto region, and her sixth overall. She received her from Professor Oak.

In animation

History

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

Squirtle joining May's team

After leaving her Beautifly and Skitty in Hoenn, May met up with Ash in Pallet Town, where one of Professor Oak's Squirtle took a liking to her. When she did not want to go in Professor Oak's Poké Ball, he allowed her to travel with May, so she went in her Poké Ball instead.

In On Cloud Arcanine, May used Squirtle in a battle against Drew to see which of them would get to catch an Arcanine. Due to still being young and inexperienced, Squirtle struggled to deal any lasting damage against Flygon and ended up in tears after being hit by a few Steel Wings.

May quickly introduced her to Pokémon Contests, where she adapted well. She was first used in the Battle Stage of the Saffron Contest in A Hurdle for Squirtle, where she defeated a Trainer's Crobat and Weepinbell to advance to the finals against Harley and his Ariados. Ariados gained a strong lead with String Shot and Spider Web to cover the stage and ensnare Squirtle. When all hope seemed lost, May had Squirtle use Ice Beam to freeze the webs and regain momentum. She rode the frozen webs and finished the battle with a powerful Tackle, which was her first major accomplishment on May's team.

Squirtle finishing her performance in the Silver Town Contest

In Weekend Warrior, May was still deciding which Pokémon to use in the upcoming Silver Town Pokémon Contest. She sent out Squirtle, but she was not very satisfied with how she came out of her Poké Ball as she needed Squirtle's entrance to be flashier. Squirtle took May's comments to heart and disappeared from her sight for a little while, only to return using accessories made out of flowers to look more appealing and impress her Trainer. May reassured Squirtle that she would always look cute in her eyes, and when the Silver Contest got underway, she used her in the Appeals Round. Squirtle began by using Ice Beam while spinning around and then proceeded to use Bubble, creating one large bubble surrounded by several smaller ones. After that, she jumped on the large bubble and used her Ice Beam to destroy the surrounding bubbles and used Ice Beam once more, this time aiming on the large bubble. The splash resulting from the explosion was frozen solid, creating several ice pillars, and Squirtle finished by posing atop one of them. The performance impressed the judges and placed May among the four Coordinators moving on to the Contest Battles.

Squirtle, May, and Meowth getting transported to the past

In Time Warp Heals All Wounds, Squirtle, May, and Team Rocket overheard Edna's tragic backstory and how she lost her husband, Jonathan, in the past. Squirtle later found Edna's lost locket, which emitted a mysterious light and enveloped the three. They soon realized they'd been transported back in time to when Edna's husband was about to make his departure. Working together, they delayed the train long enough for Edna to catch up to Jonathan and stop him from leaving. They then returned to the present and, due to their actions, found the couple living happily together.

In Harley Rides Again, Squirtle was used in the first round of the Wisteria Contest. Her performance started with using Rapid Spin to spin rapidly across the stage. She proceeded with a Bubble attack, making a spiral of bubbles while still spinning around. After that, she used her Ice Beam to destroy the bubbles and create a frozen fountain. She received positive reviews from all three judges, advancing May to the second round.

In What I Did for Love!, Squirtle was used in the appeal round of the Gardenia Town Pokémon Contest. She used Rapid Spin to create waves of dust, followed up with Bubble to create a tall pyramid before using Ice Beam to freeze the structure, ending with a strong appeal.

In Going for Choke!, Squirtle participated in the Mulberry Contest. She won a match against a Trainer's Skarmory by points and later went up against Jessie, who was borrowing Harley's Banette. Squirtle hid in her shell with Withdraw and Rapid Spin to avoid taking too much damage while bouncing around the stadium to find an opening to strike. When the timer ran out, both sides were tied, and they continued into sudden death. Squirtle ended up winning by freezing Banette and knocking it down with Tackle.

In Thinning the Hoard!, Squirtle was used in a two-on-two Contest Battle alongside May's Combusken against Drew's Absol and Flygon in the quarterfinals of the Kanto Grand Festival. Her various attacks were vital to May, the two most important aspects coming from Bubble to provide the water half of a Fire and Water combination attack and knocking Flygon out with a supereffective Ice Beam. After Squirtle defeated Flygon, Drew's Absol would defeat Squirtle in turn, leaving the battle to a one-on-one battle between Combusken and Absol.

Wartortle and May

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

In Staging a Heroes' Welcome!, Squirtle was revealed to have evolved into a Wartortle during May's travels through Johto. She was used in the Performance Stage of the Wallace Cup. Wartortle was sent out with a Foamy Seal and began by using Rapid Spin on the water field before finishing with her newly revealed Aqua Tail. The performance was good enough to advance May to the next round.

Personality and characteristics

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Squirtle's love for flowers

While she was a Squirtle, Wartortle demonstrated a personality that was distinct from Ash's Squirtle, as she was much younger and smaller, mainly because she was intended to be a first partner Pokémon. She was also relatively shy and was a bit of a crybaby. However, as time passed, she grew considerably as she started to cry less. As a Wartortle, she's shown a more boisterous attitude with no signs of the tears that defined her as a Squirtle. Much like May's Bulbasaur, Squirtle has a love for flowers and would often disappear to find some she could admire. Her love for flowers was also shown in Weekend Warrior, when she attempted to use flowers as an accessories for the Silver Town Pokémon Contest.

Squirtle took an instant liking to May, feeling safe with her when she got scared by Max and ran away from him in her debut episode. Also, upon witnessing May's courage and compassion during an attack from Team Rocket, Squirtle chose May to be her Trainer. Squirtle quickly adapted well to Pokémon Contests and showed a natural talent for them, with the result that May would usually use her for her Contest Appeals.

Appearance

As a Squirtle

Moves used

Using Rapid Spin Using Bubble as a Squirtle	Move First Used In Bubble Hooked on Onix Tackle On Cloud Arcanine Water Gun On Cloud Arcanine Ice Beam The Saffron Con Rapid Spin † On Olden Pond Withdraw Curbing the Crimson Tide! Aqua Tail † Staging a Heroes' Welcome!
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Moves improvised

Picture	First Used In	Moves Involved	Partnered With
	Channeling the Battle Zone!	Bubble and Sky Uppercut	May's Combusken
	Description: Squirtle uses Bubble to surround Combusken and then Combusken heads towards the opposing Pokémon while using Sky Uppercut. The combination was used during a two-on-two Contest Battle against Drew's Flygon and Absol in the Kanto Grand Festival.
	Channeling the Battle Zone!	Fire Spin and Bubble	May's Combusken
	Description: Combusken uses Fire Spin and Squirtle follows up with Bubble. The two moves fuse into a water and fire whirlwind surrounded by sparks which traps the opponents. It was inspired by Tucker's tactical fusion of Fire- and Water-type attacks. The combination was used during a two-on-two Contest Battle against Drew's Flygon and Absol in the Kanto Grand Festival.

In the games

In the spin-off games

Pokémon: Wobbuffet Fell Down!

Squirtle appears in Pokémon: Wobbuffet Fell Down!.

Trivia

• Wartortle is May's only Pokémon that is mid-way through her evolutionary line.
• Wartortle is the only Water-type first partner Pokémon owned by a main character to be confirmed female.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Squirtle and Wartortle.

May's Pokémon
In rotation:	Blaziken	Beautifly	Skitty	Venusaur	Munchlax	Wartortle
	Glaceon
Temporary:	Mudkip	Wurmple	Hitmonchan
Befriended:	Swablu

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