Blastoise | Pokémon guide

Pokémon's Blastoise is an absolute tank and a staple of many of our childhoods. The poster child for Pokémon Blue, this turtle has a lot going for it, so keep reading to learn all about its stats, movesets, evolutions, and more.

As well as being a fan favorite gen 1 Pokémon, Blastoise is also king of the sea, so make sure you check out our water Pokémon weakness guide to find out how to take it down. We've also got guides to the best Pokémon games out there, as well as how to play all the Pokémon games in order.

Here's everything in our Blastoise guide:

Here's the key information you need to know about Blastoise:

Blastoise's evolution

Blastoise is the final evolution of the gen one water starter. It starts as Squirtle, which evolves into Wartortle at level 16, before turning into Blastoise at level 36. Blastoise can also evolve into Mega Blastoise using a Mega Ring and a Blastoisinite, and it can become Gigantamax Blastoise if it has the Gigantamax Factor.

Blastoise's locations

Here are all the locations you can find Blastoise in each Pokémon game:

Gen 1 locations

Gen 2 locations

Gen 3 locations

Gen 4 locations

Gen 5 locations

Gen 6 locations

Gen 7 locations

Gen 8 locations

Gen 9 locations

Blastoise's base stats

Blastoise's base stats are as follows. As you level it up, these stats grow, turning your Blastoise into a battling behemoth.

• HP - 79
• Attack - 83
• Defense - 100
• Sp. Atk - 85
• Sp. Def - 105
• Speed - 78

Blastoise's type strengths and weaknesses

Alongside its defensive stats, Blastoise is only weak to two of the 18 types, and it's resistant to four of them, making it a great tank in battle.

Blastoise's moveset

In the latest generation of Pokémon games, Blastoise can learn the following moves:

Level up moves

Here are Blastoise's level-up moves in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet:

Here are Blastoise's level-up moves in Pokémon Legends: Z-A:

Learnable TMs

These are all of the TMs that Blastoise can use in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet:

These are all of the TMs that Blastoise can use in Pokémon Legends: Z-A:

Egg moves

That's it for our Blastoise breakdown. Check out our other Pokédex deep dives, like our guides on Charmander, Bulbasaur, and Weedle. We've also got plenty of freebies to claim in our Pokémon Go codes, Pokémon TCG Pocket codes, and Pokémon Unite codes guides.