The Essentials on Blastoise
- Type
- Water
- Weaknesses
- ×2 Electric, Grass Table
- Resistances
- ×½ Fire, Water, Ice, Steel
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View- Special Forms
- Mega Blastoise (Blastoisinite) · Gigantamax Details
- Stats
- Total 530 · top stat: Special Defense (105) Detail
- In Current Games
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A: No. 156 in the Lumiose Pokédex
- Scarlet and Violet: No. 172 in the Blueberry Pokédex
- Pokémon Champions: playable, with Mega Blastoise
- Pokémon GO: available, Shiny, Shadow, Gigantamax
- Other Names
- Tortank in French · カメックス, Kamex in Japanese · Turtok in German All Languages
Overview
Blastoise is a Water-type Pokémon, No. 9 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 1. Category: Shellfish Pokémon. Height: 1.6 m, weight: 85.5 kg.
Blastoise evolves from Wartortle and does not evolve further.
Ability: Torrent. Hidden Ability: Rain Dish. Blastoise is weak to Electric and Grass-type moves (×2 damage).
Generation
Generation 1
Red / Blue / Yellow
National No.
#009
National Pokédex
Category
Shellfish Pokémon
Status
Standard
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
79
255
Attack
83
255
Defense
100
255
Special Attack
85
255
Special Defense
105
255
Speed
78
255
Total
530
Min HP (Lv. 100)
268
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
362
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Water). See the type chart
Weak (×2) — 2 types
Electric
×2
Grass
×2
Normal (×1) — 12 types
Normal
×1
Fighting
×1
Poison
×1
Ground
×1
Flying
×1
Psychic
×1
Bug
×1
Rock
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 4 types
Fire
×½
Water
×½
Ice
×½
Steel
×½
Abilities
Ability 1
Powers up Water-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low.
The Pokémon gradually regains HP in rain.
Blastoise Evolution
Blastoise Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Water
Mega Blastoise
Water
Mega Evolution
Item: Blastoisinite
Gigantamax
Water
Gigantamax
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Blastoise Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
—
Flash Cannon
Steel
Spec.
100%
80
10
1
Aqua Jet
Water
Phys.
100%
40
20
1
Fake Out
Normal
Phys.
100%
40
10
1
Tackle
Normal
Phys.
100%
40
35
1
Tail Whip
Normal
Stat
100%
—
30
1
Water Gun
Water
Spec.
100%
40
25
1
Withdraw
Water
Stat
—
—
40
9
Rapid Spin
Normal
Phys.
100%
50
40
12
Bite
Dark
Phys.
100%
60
25
13
Bubble
Water
Spec.
100%
40
30
15
Water Pulse
Water
Spec.
100%
60
20
20
Protect
Normal
Stat
—
—
10
25
Rain Dance
Water
Stat
—
—
5
30
Aqua Tail
Water
Phys.
90%
90
10
33
Bubble Beam
Water
Spec.
100%
65
20
35
Shell Smash
Normal
Stat
—
—
15
42
Iron Defense
Steel
Stat
—
—
15
49
Hydro Pump
Water
Spec.
80%
110
5
54
Headbutt
Normal
Phys.
100%
70
15
56
Wave Crash
Water
Phys.
100%
120
10
56
Skull Bash
Normal
Phys.
100%
130
10
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Monster · Water 1
Gender
♂ 87.5 / ♀ 12.5%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Special Defense
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Blastoise
Available in 4 games, 4 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Shield
Sword
Scarlet
Violet
Generation VIII
Shield 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Isle of Armor
Sword 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Isle of Armor
Generation IX
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Terarium / Area Zero
(1)
Blueberry Academy (Terarium)
Violet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Terarium / Area Zero
(1)
Blueberry Academy (Terarium)
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
Sword
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Shield
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Scarlet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Violet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
Blastoise in Pokémon GO
- 2,466Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 1,409Perfect CP in Raids
- 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Red
“A brutal POKéMON with pressurized water jets on its shell. They are used for high speed tackles.”
Blue
“A brutal POKéMON with pressurized water jets on its shell. They are used for high speed tackles.”
Yellow
“Once it takes aim at its enemy, it blasts out water with even more force than a fire hose.”
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.”
Crystal
“It firmly plants its feet on the ground before shooting water from the jets on its back.”
Ruby
“BLASTOISE has water spouts that protrude from its shell. The water spouts are very accurate. They can shoot bullets of water with enough accuracy to strike empty cans from a distance of over 160 feet.”
Sapphire
“BLASTOISE has water spouts that protrude from its shell. The water spouts are very accurate. They can shoot bullets of water with enough accuracy to strike empty cans from a distance of over 160 feet.”
Emerald
“The waterspouts that protrude from its shell are highly accurate. Their bullets of water can precisely nail tin cans from a distance of over 160 feet.”
FireRed
“It crushes its foe under its heavy body to cause fainting. In a pinch, it will withdraw inside its shell.”
LeafGreen
“The pressurized water jets on this brutal POKéMON’s shell are used for high- speed tackles.”
Diamond
“The jets of water it spouts from the rocket cannons on its shell can punch through thick steel.”
Pearl
“The jets of water it spouts from the rocket cannons on its shell can punch through thick steel.”
Platinum
“The jets of water it spouts from the rocket cannons on its shell can punch through thick steel.”
HeartGold
“It deliberately makes itself heavy so it can withstand the recoil of the water jets it fires.”
SoulSilver
“The rocket cannons on its shell fire jets of water capable of punching holes through thick steel.”
Black
“The jets of water it spouts from the rocket cannons on its shell can punch through thick steel.”
White
“The jets of water it spouts from the rocket cannons on its shell can punch through thick steel.”
Black 2
“The jets of water it spouts from the rocket cannons on its shell can punch through thick steel.”
White 2
“The jets of water it spouts from the rocket cannons on its shell can punch through thick steel.”
X
“It crushes its foe under its heavy body to cause fainting. In a pinch, it will withdraw inside its shell.”
Y
“The pressurized water jets on this brutal Pokémon’s shell are used for high-speed tackles.”
Omega Ruby
“Blastoise has water spouts that protrude from its shell. The water spouts are very accurate. They can shoot bullets of water with enough accuracy to strike empty cans from a distance of over 160 feet.”
Alpha Sapphire
“Blastoise has water spouts that protrude from its shell. The water spouts are very accurate. They can shoot bullets of water with enough accuracy to strike empty cans from a distance of over 160 feet.”
Let’s Go, Pikachu!
“Once it takes aim at its enemy, it blasts out water with even more force than a fire hose.”
Let’s Go, Eevee!
“Once it takes aim at its enemy, it blasts out water with even more force than a fire hose.”
Sword
“It crushes its foe under its heavy body to cause fainting. In a pinch, it will withdraw inside its shell.”
Shield
“The rocket cannons on its shell fire jets of water capable of punching holes through thick steel.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Tortank
🇬🇧 English
Blastoise
🇯🇵 漢字
カメックス
🇯🇵 Kana
カメックス
🇯🇵 Romaji
Kamex
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Turtok
🇪🇸 Español
Blastoise
🇮🇹 Italiano
Blastoise
🇰🇷 한국어
거북왕
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
水箭龟
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
水箭龜
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Carapace
🇬🇧 EN
Shellfish Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
こうらポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Panzertier-Pokémon
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Origins and Trivia
Name origin: Blastoise combines “blast” and “tortoise”. In Japanese, Kamex comes from kame (“turtle”) and “max”. In French, it is called Tortank, a mix of “tortue” (turtle) and “tank”.
Inspiration: The two water cannons coming out of its shell make it a real battle tank. Its Gigantamax form, introduced in Sword and Shield, looks more like a warship.
Did you know?: Final evolution of the Water starter of Pokémon Red and Blue, it appears on the cover of Pokémon Blue. It received a Mega Evolution, Mega Blastoise, in X and Y.
Frequently asked questions about Blastoise
What type is Blastoise?
Blastoise is a Water-type Pokémon.
Can Blastoise still evolve?
Blastoise is the final stage of its evolutionary line: coming from Wartortle, it does not evolve further.
What are Blastoise's weaknesses?
Blastoise is weak to Electric and Grass-type moves (×2 damage).
What is Blastoise's Hidden Ability?
Blastoise's Hidden Ability is Rain Dish. Its regular Ability is Torrent.
How to Mega Evolve Blastoise?
Blastoise can Mega Evolve in battle if it holds the matching Mega Stone. For Mega Blastoise, the required Mega Stone is Blastoisinite. In Pokémon Champions: in the shop for 2,000 VP.
Is Blastoise available in Pokémon Champions?
Yes, Blastoise is playable in Pokémon Champions, as is Mega Blastoise. In our Champions · Doubles tier list, Blastoise is ranked tier C (No. 43).
Can you get a Shiny Blastoise in Pokémon GO?
Yes, Shiny Blastoise is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry
