Editing Squirtle

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:''For fighter info, see [[Squirtle (SSBB)]] and [[Pokémon Trainer (SSBB)]].''

 

|name         = Squirtle

|image       = [[Image:SquirtleArtwork.png|Squirtle|250px]]

|caption     = [[File:PokemonSymbol.png|50px]]

Official artwork of Squirtle from ''{{s|bulbapedia|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions}}''.  

|universe     = ''[[Pokémon (universe)|Pokémon]]''

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

|games       = ''[[Brawl]]''

|lastappearance= ''{{s|bulbapedia|Pokémon Art Academy}}'' (2014)  

|console     = Game Boy

|species     = Squirtle

|homeworld   = Kanto

|gender       = Varies

|voiceactor  = Michele Knotz

|japanactor   = Rikako Aikawa

|interwiki   = bulbapedia

|interwikiname= Bulbapedia

|interwikipage= Squirtle (Pokémon)

REMEMBER: Nintendo's official stance is that Squirtle, like all Pokémon in this context, has no gender. Be sure to use "it" instead of "he".

'''Squirtle''', known as '''Zenigame''' in Japan ({{ja|ゼニガメ}}, ''Zenigame''), is a fictional creature in the ''[[Pokémon (universe)|Pokémon]]'' media franchise. It is a playable character in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', with [[Pokémon Trainer]].

[[File:SquirtleArtworkRG.png|thumb|left|Squirtle's original artwork from ''Pokémon Red and Green''.]]

Squirtle is a small blue bipedal turtle-like creature. In ''[[Pokémon Red and Blue|Pokémon Red, Green and Blue]]'', its remake ''[[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen]]'', ''Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver'' and in ''[[Pokémon X and Y]]'', Squirtle is one of the three Kanto starter Pokémon that the player can choose. It evolves into Wartortle at level 16 onwards and into Blastoise at level 36 onwards.

When it hatches, its shell is soft, and forms and hardens over time until it becomes resilient enough that prodding fingers will bounce off it. The shell is a great protective measure, and the Pokémon withdraws into its shell when in danger. The shell, in addition to protection, also has a rounded shape with grooves on its surface, which helps minimize resistance in water and enables it to swim at high speeds. When threatened, it withdraws into its shell and squirts out water with vigorous force. To hunt it shoots water at its prey while underwater.

REMEMBER: Nintendo's official stance is that Squirtle, like all Pokémon in this context, has no gender. Be sure to use "it" instead of "he".

:''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.''

:* Pokémon Red & Blue, 9/98

Squirtle appears as a playable character and is one of [[Pokémon Trainer]]'s three Pokémon, the other two Pokémon being [[Charizard]] and [[Ivysaur]]. Squirtle can be switched into or out of battle through the down special move by the Pokémon Trainer, which operates similarly to the {{SSBB|Zelda}}-{{SSBB|Sheik}} [[Transform|transformation]].

===Trophy Info===

:''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.

{{trophy games|console1=GB|game1=''Pokémon Red/Blue''|console2=GBA|game2=''Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen''}}

*Out of the {{SSBB|Pokémon Trainer}}'s Pokémon, Squirtle is the only one to lack a [[meteor smash]].

**Similarly, [[Charizard]] is the only Pokémon (of the Pokémon Trainer's Pokémon) not able to [[crawl]].

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