Squirtle
Template:Character Squirtle is a fictional creature in the Pokémon media franchise. It is major in Super Smash Bros. Brawl for being a playable character as part of Pokémon Trainer.
See Squirtle (SSBB) for fighter info.
Creature Description
Squirtle resembles a small blue bipedal turtle. Squirtle is also the first stage prevolution of Blastoise, with Wartortle as the evolutionary stage between them. In Pokémon Red & Blue and Pokemon Firered & Leafgreen, Squirtle is one of the three starters that the player can choose. In the anime, Squirtle was the first Pokémon that Ash Ketchum was going to pick for his team before he found out that it was taken. Later in the series, Ash caught a Squirtle from the Squirtle Squad.
In Super Smash Bros. Melee
Squirtle makes three minor appearances in this game.
As a stage element
A giant balloon of Squirtle (in actuality the 3D model of Squirtle used in Pokémon Stadium for Nintendo 64) is one of the many floating and bending "platforms" that comprise the Poké Floats stage. It is the first balloon in the stage and its head and arms are where the four fighters start off on at the beginning of the match.
As a trophy
Squirtle features as a collectible trophy, unlocked as one of the 100+ trophies that can be collected randomly during normal play, such as in the Trophy Lottery and throughout the various Single-player Regular Matches. It reads as follows:
He also makes a very brief cameo in the opening video.
- Squirtle
- (Input Trophy description here)
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl
As a playable character
- Main article: Squirtle (SSBB)
Squirtle is playable through the Down Special move by the Pokémon Trainer, which operates like the Zelda-Shiek transformation in Melee. Squirtle is the first of three playable Pokémon, the others being Ivysaur and Charizard in that order.
