Teaching it HM 03 - Surf is a no-brainer, but you might also want to consider adding non-Water moves like Blizzard and Dig to give it a wider range. Use Squirtle against Fire, Ground and Rock opponents for best effect, but it can even hold its own against Ice types as well (at least on the defensive side of things). It learns its last, and most powerful technique at level 42, so it's a good idea to wait with evolving it into Wartortle until the last possible moment. Its Attack stats are on-par with Bulbasaur and with the exception of Speed, it beats out its Fire and Grass/Poison counterparts on all counts. Tips: Squirtle is hands-down the best starting Pokemon in Blue/Red, mainly because of the abundance of Ground Pokemon in the games. LV 15 - Water Gun LV 22 - Bite LV 28 - Withdraw LV 01 - Tackle LV 01 - Tail Whip LV 08 - Bubble This Pokémon naturally learns the following techniques: There are no wild Squirtles in the three games.

In Pokemon Yellow, you can get a free Squirtle in Vermilion City. You can also win one in Pokemon Stadium's Gym Leader Castle. Locations: Squirtle is one of the three starting Pokemon choices in Red/Blue.

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