Editing Squirtle

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|name = Squirtle

|image = [[File:SquirtleArtwork.png|250px]]

|caption = [[File:PokemonSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert-dark]]<br>Official artwork of Squirtle from [[bulbapedia:Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|''Pokémon FireRed'' and ''LeafGreen Versions'']].

|universe = {{uv|Pokémon}}

|firstgame = [[bulbapedia:Pokémon Red and Green Versions|''Pokémon Red'' and ''Green Versions'']] (1996)  {{Flag|Japan}}

|games = ''[[Brawl]]''<br>''[[Ultimate]]''

|lastappearance = [[bulbapedia:Pokémon Scarlet and Violet|''Pokémon Scarlet'' and ''Violet'']] (2023, via update)

|console = Game Boy

|species = Squirtle

|homeworld = {{s|bulbapedia|Kanto}}

|gender = Varies

|artist = Atsuko Nishida

|englishactor = Michele Knotz

|japanactor = Rikako Aikawa

|interwiki = bulbapedia

|interwikiname = Bulbapedia

|interwikipage = Squirtle (Pokémon)

REMINDER: Our Manual of Style states that all Pokémon are to use gender-neutral pronouns.

'''Squirtle''' ({{ja|ゼニガメ|Zenigame}}, ''Zenigame'') is the Tiny Turtle Pokémon from the {{uv|Pokémon}} series. It debuted in the series' [[bulbapedia:Generation I|first generation]] as {{s|bulbapedia|Kanto}}'s first stage [[bulbapedia:Water (type)|Water-type]] {{s|bulbapedia|starter Pokémon}}, and is present as a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' (via [[Pokémon Trainer]]).

==Origin==

[[File:SquirtleArtworkRG.png|thumb|left|Official artwork of Squirtle from ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Green Versions''.]]

Squirtle is a small, blue, bipedal turtle-like creature, and is categorized within the Pokédex at #007 as the "Tiny Turtle Pokémon". Squirtle is the {{s|bulbapedia|Kanto}} region's Water-type {{s|bulbapedia|starter Pokémon}}. However, unlike in [[bulbapedia:Pokémon Red and Green Versions|''Pokémon Red'', ''Green'']], and [[bulbapedia:Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|''Blue'']], Squirtle is obtainable alongside its fellow Kanto starters {{s|bulbapedia|Bulbasaur}} and {{s|bulbapedia|Charmander}} under special conditions in ''{{s|bulbapedia|Pokémon Yellow Version}}'', and relatively early on in [[bulbapedia:Pokémon X and Y|''Pokémon X'' and ''Y'']]. It evolves into {{s|bulbapedia|Wartortle}} at level 16 onward, and into [[Blastoise]] at level 36 onward.

When a Squirtle hatches, its shell is soft, but forms and hardens over time until it becomes resilient enough that prodding fingers will bounce off it. When threatened, Squirtle withdraws into its shell and squirts out water with vigorous force. In addition to its defensive potential, Squirtle's shell has a rounded shape with grooves on its surface, which help minimize resistance in water and enable it to swim at high speeds. To hunt, it shoots water at its prey while underwater.

 

The ''Pokémon'' anime features a gang of Squirtles called the {{s|bulbapedia|Squirtle Squad}}, who were all abandoned by their original Trainers and caused mischief as a result. They are identifiable by the round sunglasses they wear, with the leader wearing triangular shades. After the {{iw|bulbapedia|Team Rocket trio}} caused a forest fire, {{iw|bulbapedia|Ash Ketchum|anime}} rescued the leader of the Squirtle Squad and assisted the gang in putting out the flames. The Squirtle Squad became a heroic band of firefighters because of this, and the leader decided to join Ash's journey, becoming [[bulbapedia:Ash's Squirtle|a reliable member of his original team]].

REMINDER: Our Manual of Style states that all Pokémon are to use gender-neutral pronouns.

|desc=Retreating into its shell and spitting water at its foes is Squirtle's trademark response to danger. It's one of the three Pokémon that trainers can receive from Professor Oak in Pokémon Red and Blue. Squirtle evolves into Wartortle and then Blastoise, ramping up its water powers with each evolution.

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According to Masahiro Sakurai, Squirtle wasn't originally chosen to be part of the Pokémon Trainer's team, as he had considered adding [[Blastoise]] to the game as a playable character and as part of the Pokémon Trainer's team of Pokémon (alongside Charizard and Ivysaur), but Squirtle was chosen instead after some reconsideration as Sakurai thought that having balance with the sizes and stages of evolution would be more appealing.<ref>https://sourcegaming.info/2016/04/29/duflupdate/</ref>

 

===Trophy===

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|image=Squirtle - Brawl Trophy.png

|desc=A Tiny Turtle Pokémon. In times of danger, it pulls its arms and legs inside its shell to protect itself from enemy attacks. When it conceals its neck, it also shoots a powerful stream of water from its mouth. Its shell not only protects its body, it also reduces water friction when it's in the water. When it levels up, it evolves into Wartortle.

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Squirtle, along with Ivysaur, did not return as a playable character in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''. However, Squirtle does appear as a collectable trophy in both versions of ''Super Smash Bros. 4''.

In {{forwiiu}}, the Squirtle trophy is part of the ''Pokémon Classics'' {{h1|Trophy Box|Pokémon Classics}}.

|name=Squirtle

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|desc-ntsc=At the start of their Pokémon adventures, many aspiring trainers visit Professor Oak to choose one of three starter Pokémon. Squirtle's always a popular choice, what with it being so gosh-darn adorable. When it's in danger, though, it withdraws into its shell and spits a high-pressure burst of water—a bit less adorable.

|desc-pal=At the start of their Pokémon adventures, many aspiring trainers visit Professor Oak to choose one of three starter Pokémon. Squirtle's always a popular choice, what with him being so flipping adorable. When it's in danger, though, it withdraws into its shell and spits a high-pressure burst of water, which isn't quite so adorable.

|gamelist-ntsc={{Trophy games|console1=GB|game1=Pokémon Red & Pokémon Blue|release1=09/1998|console2=GBA|game2=Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen|release2=09/2004}}

|gamelist-pal={{Trophy games|console1=GB|game1=Pokémon Red/Blue|release1=10/1999|console2=GBA|game2=Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen|release2=10/2004}}

 

==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==

Squirtle returns as a playable character as part of {{SSBU|Pokémon Trainer}}, alongside {{SSBU|Ivysaur}} and {{SSBU|Charizard}}, in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''. Like Ivysaur and Charizard, it is no longer subject to [[Pokémon Change#Stamina|stamina]], and thus remains effective throughout a fight. Unlike ''Brawl'', Pokémon Trainer is an unlockable character instead of a starter character.

 

Squirtle was previously considered the strongest party member of the Pokémon Trainer's team in Brawl, due to a combination of its quick mobility overall, fast attacks, and excellent aerial game, which made it a potentially viable contender in competitive play. Possibly as a result, Squirtle has received a mix of buffs and nerfs, but was nerfed overall. Unlike the other party Pokémon, Squirtle's moveset has been reworked into newer, different attacks, with many of its standard attacks being altered.

 

 

*Squirtle is the first playable {{s|bulbapedia|starter Pokémon}} of a region's starter trio, as well as the only first staged starter Pokémon.

**It and [[Pichu]] are also the only playable Pokémon to be in the first stage of their respective evolutionary lines.

*Squirtle and [[Ivysaur]] are the only Pokémon to have more than two Special Moves derived from one type.

*The Squirtle balloon in [[Poké Floats]] is, in actuality, Squirtle's 3D model from ''{{s|bulbapedia|Pokémon Stadium}}''.

*Squirtle is the only one of the [[Pokémon Trainer]]'s Pokémon to lack a [[meteor smash]].

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