Blastoise

Blastoise official artwork
#0009

Blastoise

Shellfish Pokémon

WATER

It crushes its foe under its heavy body to cause fainting. In a pinch, it will withdraw inside its shell.

Blastoise is No. 0009 in the National Pokédex and is listed here as a Water-type Shellfish Pokémon. It crushes its foe under its heavy body to cause fainting. In a pinch, it will withdraw inside its shell. This page brings together its key game data, including typing, abilities, base stats, evolution details, forms, Pokédex entries and moves, so it can be used as a quick reference before building out a deeper guide.

Blastoise first belongs to Generation I. Blastoise does not have a longer evolution chain recorded in the current local data. Its strongest listed base stat is Special Defense, which helps show where it naturally fits when comparing Pokémon by role. Its abilities can include Torrent and Rain Dish, giving players useful options when comparing forms, movesets and team roles. The sections below are generated from the local Pokémon database and can be expanded later with matchup advice, best games to use it in, notable appearances and more detailed strategy notes.

Blastoise at a glance

Type
WATER
Weak to
ELECTRICGRASS
Best base stat
Special Defense — 105
Abilities
Torrent, Rain Dish (Hidden)
Evolution
Final stage or no evolution data
Height
1.6 m
Weight
85.5 kg
Generation
Generation I
Growth rate
Medium Slow
Capture rate
45
Base happiness
70

Base stats

Hp79
Attack83
Defense100
Special Attack85
Special Defense105
Speed78
Total530

Type effectiveness

Damage taken when Blastoise is hit by each type:

Weak to

ELECTRICGRASS

Resists

FIRE½×WATER½×ICE½×STEEL½×

Based on Water typing. Abilities may modify these matchups.

Evolution family

Selected game context

Pokémon Gold and Silver

Pokédex entries

GameEntry
Gold

It deliberately makes itself heavy so it can with­ stand the recoil of the water jets it fires.

Silver

The rocket cannons on its shell fire jets of water capable of punch­ ing holes through thick steel.

Level-up moves

LevelMoveTypePowerAccuracy
1BubbleWATER40100
1TackleNORMAL40100
1Tail WhipNORMAL100
1WithdrawWATER
13Water GunWATER40100
19BiteDARK60100
25Rapid SpinNORMAL50100
31ProtectNORMAL
42Rain DanceWATER
55Skull BashNORMAL130100
68Hydro PumpWATER11080