Strong point: Defense — higher than 62% of species. This is not the final form yet — it evolves once more, so the numbers above describe this stage, not what it will end up as. On defense it has 2 weaknesses and 4 resistances.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value.
Defense and Sp. Def share first place here, so any nature that raises one of them will do. The list of natures shows what each one does.
Which nature to choose
Attack (63) and Sp. Atk (65) are nearly equal, so neither of these two stats can be lowered for free. The price has to be paid in defense — in the weaker one, because Defense does not stop anything here anyway. Evolution does not change it, so pick it for the final form, not for these numbers.
- Mild +SpA · −Def The boost goes into the stronger offensive stat and the drop into a defense that does not decide anything anyway.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 7
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Kanto | #008 | Red/Green (Japan) , Blue (Japan) , Red / Blue , Yellow , FireRed / LeafGreen , Let's Go Pikachu / Eevee |
|---|---|---|
| Johto | #233 | Gold / Silver , Crystal |
| Johto | #238 | HeartGold / SoulSilver |
| Kalos | #087 | X / Y |
| Isle of Armor | #072 | Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Isle of Armor |
| Blueberry Academy | #171 | Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Indigo Disk |
| Lumiose City | #155 | Legends: Z-A |
Abilities
- Torrent Strengthens water moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
- Rain Dish Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during rain.
Pokédex entry
Often hides in water to stalk unwary prey. For swimming fast, it moves its ears to maintain balance.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Wartortle takes when it is hit by a move of each type.
How it was drawn
1996–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Wartortle appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (15)
All Wartortle cards →Wartortle has 15 cards in 14 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 177 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (2)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Galar
Kalos
Moves (101)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (83 via TM/TR, 9 via Egg, 30 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bubble | Water | Special | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 | 100% | 25 |
| 1 | Withdraw | Water | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 9 | Rapid Spin | Normal | Physical | 50 | 100% | 40 |
| 12 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100% | 25 |
| 15 | Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 | 100% | 20 |
| 20 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 25 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 30 | Aqua Tail | Water | Physical | 90 | 90% | 10 |
| 33 | Bubble Beam | Water | Special | 65 | 100% | 20 |
| 35 | Shell Smash | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 40 | Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 45 | Hydro Pump | Water | Special | 110 | 80% | 5 |
| 46 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 15 |
| 50 | Skull Bash | Normal | Physical | 130 | 100% | 10 |
| 50 | Wave Crash | Water | Physical | 120 | 100% | 10 |