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Wartortle
Turtle Pokémon
It cleverly controls its furry ears and tail to maintain its balance while swimming.
Details
Height1.0 m
Weight22.5 kg
Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀
Catch rate45
Base friendship70
Growth ratemedium slow
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
59
Attack
63
Defense
80
Sp. Atk
65
Sp. Def
80
Speed
58
Total
405
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Shell Smash
- Item
- Eviolite
- Nature
- Modest
- EVs
- 176 HP / 252 SpA / 80 Spe
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Wartortle can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
25 sprites & renders for Wartortle.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bubble | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 9 | Rapid Spin | Normal | Physical | 50 | 100 | 40 |
| 15 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 15 | Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 20 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 24 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 25 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 30 | Aqua Tail | Water | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| 31 | Withdraw | Water | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 33 | Bubble Beam | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 35 | Shell Smash | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 39 | Skull Bash | Normal | Physical | 130 | 100 | 10 |
| 40 | Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 46 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 47 | Hydro Pump | Water | Special | 110 | 80 | 5 |
| 50 | Wave Crash | Water | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Wartortle can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
