Wartortle (Pokémon)

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Wartortle カメール Kameil #008
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Water ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Turtle Pokémon
Ability Torrent Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #008 Johto #233 Hoenn #210 Sinnoh Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 0'0" Imperial 0.0 m Metric 0'0"/0.0 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 0.0 lbs. Imperial 0.0 kg Metric 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Unknown	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Monster and Water 1 groups 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 143 Battle Exp.: 1431*
External links {{Links/{{{generation}}}|pokefordex=wartortle|ndex=008|name=Wartortle }}

Wartortle (Japanese: カメール Kameil) is a Water-type Pokémon.

Wartortle comes with the Ability Torrent, which increases the power of Water-type attacks by 50% once the Pokémon has less than one-third of its maximum HP.

Wartortle evolves from Squirtle starting at Level 16, then evolves into Blastoise starting at Level 36.

Biology

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Red and Blue

Often hides in water to stalk unwary prey. For swimming fast, it moves its ears to maintain balance.

Pokémon Yellow

When tapped, this Pokémon will pull in its head, but its tail will still stick out a little bit.

Pokémon Stadium

The tail is covered with a rich fur. It stores air in the fur before taking extended dives underwater.

Pokémon Gold / Pokémon Stadium 2

It is recognized as a symbol of longevity. If its shell has algae on it, that Wartortle is very old.

Pokémon Silver

It cleverly controls its furry ears and tail to maintain its balance while swimming.

Pokémon Crystal

Its long, furry tail is a symbol of longevity, making it quite popular among older people.

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

Its tail is large and covered with a rich, thick fur. The tail becomes increasingly deeper in color as Wartortle ages. The scratches on its shell are evidence of this Pokémon's toughness as a battler.

Pokémon Emerald

Its large tail is covered with rich, thick fur that deepens in color with age. The scratches on its shell are evidence of this Pokémon's toughness in battle.

Pokémon FireRed

This Pokémon is very popular as a pet. Its fur-covered tail is a symbol of its longevity.

Pokémon LeafGreen

It often hides in water to stalk unwary prey. For fast swimming, it moves its ears to maintain balance.

Name origin

Wartortle's name is a combination of war, tortoise, and turtle. The kame in Kameil comes from the Japanese word for tortoise/turtle, 亀, and may be a combination of 亀+テール kame+"tail".

Its design appears to be a stylized turtle.

Obtaining

Game	Rarity	Location
Pokémon Red and Blue	None	Evolve Squirtle
Pokémon Yellow	None	Evolve Squirtle
Pokémon Gold and Silver	None
Pokémon Crystal	None
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	None
Pokémon Emerald	None
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Evolve Squirtle
Pokémon Colosseum	None
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 59		119 - 166	228 - 322
Attack: 63		61 - 126	117 - 247
Defense: 80		76 - 145	148 - 284
Sp. Atk: 65		63 - 128	121 - 251
Sp. Def: 80		76 - 145	148 - 284
Speed: 58		56 - 121	108 - 236
Total: 405	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature. This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 65.

Learnset

Wartortle is capable of learning the following moves (from its evolution onwards):
NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Level	Generation I	Generation II	Generation III
Previous	Tackle Tail Whip Bubble Water Gun	Tackle Tail Whip Bubble Withdraw Water Gun	Tackle Tail Whip Bubble Withdraw Water Gun
19		Bite	Bite
24	Bite
25		Rapid Spin	Rapid Spin
31	Withdraw	Protect	Protect
37		Rain Dance	Rain Dance
39	Skull Bash
45		Skull Bash	Skull Bash
47	Hydro Pump
53		Hydro Pump	Hydro Pump

By TM/HM

Number	Generation I	Generation II	Generation III
TM01	Mega Punch	Dynamicpunch	Focus Punch
TM02		Headbutt
TM03		Curse	Water Pulse
TM04		Rollout
TM05	Mega Kick
TM06	Toxic	Toxic	Toxic
TM07			Hail
TM08	Body Slam	Rock Smash
TM09	Take Down
TM10	Double-Edge	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
TM11	Bubblebeam
TM12	Water Gun
TM13	Ice Beam	Snore	Ice Beam
TM14	Blizzard	Blizzard	Blizzard
TM16		Icy Wind
TM17	Submission	Protect	Protect
TM18	Counter	Rain Dance	Rain Dance
TM19	Seismic Toss
TM20	Rage	Endure
TM21		Frustration	Frustration
TM23		Iron Tail	Iron Tail
TM27		Return	Return
TM28	Dig	Dig	Dig
TM31	Mimic	Mud-Slap	Brick Break
TM32	Double Team	Double Team	Double Team
TM33	Reflect	Ice Punch
TM34	Bide	Swagger
TM35		Sleep Talk
TM40	Skull Bash	Defense Curl
TM42			Facade
TM43			Secret Power
TM44	Rest	Rest	Rest
TM45		Attract	Attract
TM50	Substitute
HM03	Surf	Surf	Surf
HM04	Strength	Strength	Strength
HM06		Whirlpool	Rock Smash
HM07		Waterfall	Waterfall
HM08			Dive

By breeding

• Flail
• Foresight
• Haze
• Mirror Coat
• Mist
• Mud Sport
• Refresh
• Yawn

By tutoring

In Pokémon FireRed, Pokémon LeafGreen, and Pokémon Emerald:

• Body Slam
• Counter
• Double-Edge
• Mega Punch
• Mega Kick
• Mimic
• Seismic Toss
• Substitute

In Pokémon Emerald Only:

• Defense Curl
• Dynamicpunch
• Endure
• Ice Punch
• Icy Wind
• Mud-Slap
• Sleep Talk
• Snore
• Swagger
• Rollout

In the anime

Wartortle first appearance was during EP060.

Gary Oak had a Wartortle that he received as a Squirtle from Professor Oak; it eventually evolved into a Blastoise.

A Wartortle was owned by a teenager named Jimmy in AG092. The Wartortle evolved into a Blastoise to free itself and Jimmy's Ivysaur and Charmeleon from Team Rocket.

In the manga

In Pokémon Special, Blue had a Wartortle, which had evolved from a Squirtle she stole from Professor Oak. It has since evolved into Blastoise.

In the TCG

Four Wartortle cards have been released.

• Base Set: Wartortle
• Team Rocket: Dark Wartortle
• Expedition Base Set: Wartortle
• EX FireRed and LeafGreen: Wartortle

In other languages

• German: Schillok
• French: Carabaffe
• Korean: 어니부기 Eonibugi
• Chinese (Taiwan): 卡咪龟 Ka Me Gui
• Chinese (Hong Kong): 卡美龟 Ka Míi Gui

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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