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 Unknown* 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 obtained by May in Kanto, and her sixth overall. May received it from Professor Oak.

History

As a Squirtle

Advanced Generation series

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

May quickly introduced it to Pokémon Contests, where it adapted well. It was first used in the Battle Stage of the Saffron Contest, defeating Harley's Ariados, which was its first major accomplishment on May's team. It also managed to defeat Drew's Flygon in the Kanto Grand Festival with the help of May's Combusken, yet another of its many feats.

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

Diamond & Pearl series

It debuted as a Wartortle in Staging a Heroes' Welcome! where it was used in the Performance Stage of the Wallace Cup. Wartortle began by using Rapid Spin on the water field before finishing with its newly learned Aqua Tail. The performance was good enough to advance May to the next round.

Personality and characteristics

Wartortle and May in the Wallace Cup

May's Squirtle is distinct from Ash's Squirtle, as it is much younger and smaller, mainly because it was intended to be a starter Pokémon. Squirtle started out relatively shy and was a bit of a crybaby. It has considerably grown since its first appearance, crying less and competing in more Contests. As a Wartortle, it showed a more boisterous attitude with no signs of the tears that defined it as a Squirtle.

Moves used

Using Rapid Spin Using Withdraw 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. 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.

Trivia

• Wartortle is May's only Pokémon that is mid-way through its evolution line. All her other Pokémon are at their first or final stage, with all but Glaceon having evolved twice.

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	Hitmonchan
Befriended:	Swablu

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