Squirtle
Water
In HPL - Battle Connoisseur
Base stats
HP44
Atk48
Def65
SpA50
SpD64
Spe43
BST314
Abilities
- Primary
- Torrent
- Secondary
- —
- Hidden
- Rain Dish
Singles analysis
What this movepool and ability set qualify for under the Singles on National Dex role checks used by league synergy and the roster builder.
Base 43 Speed: slow pivot range (60 or under).
Hazard removal
- Rapid Spin (premium: +1 Spe)
- Rapid Spin
- Hazard removal
- Rapid Spin
Pivoting
- Pivot (U-turn / Volt Switch / Flip Turn / Parting Shot / Chilly Reception)
- Flip Turn
Recovery
- Rest (near-universal; pairs with Sleep Talk)
- Rest
Setup
- Offensive setup
- Shell Smash
- Defensive setup (Iron Defense / Curse)
- Iron Defense, Curse
Priority
- Priority
- Aqua Jet
- Fake Out (low value in singles)
- Fake Out
Status
- Toxic
- Yawn
- Status chance riders (minor)
- Scald
Anti-setup
- Haze / Clear Smog
- Haze
Stallbreak / utility
- Substitute (near-universal)
- Substitute
Screens
- Screens (near-universal movepool)
- Reflect
Moves — National Dex
109 of 109 moves
| Details | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Jet | Water | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 | Usually goes first. | |
| Aqua Ring | Water | Status | — | — | 20 | User recovers 1/16 max HP per turn. | |
| Aqua Tail | Water | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 | No additional effect. | |
| Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | A target of the opposite gender gets infatuated. | |
| Aura Sphere | Fighting | Special | 80 | — | 20 | This move does not check accuracy. | |
| Bide | Normal | Physical | — | — | 10 | Waits 2 turns; deals double the damage taken. | |
| Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | 30% chance to make the target flinch. | |
| Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 | 10% chance to freeze foe(s). Can't miss in Snow. | |
| Block | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | Prevents the target from switching out. | |
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | 30% chance to paralyze the target. | |
| Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | Destroys screens, unless the target is immune. | |
| Brine | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 | Power doubles if the target's HP is 50% or less. | |
| Bubble | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 | 10% chance to lower the foe(s) Speed by 1. | |
| Bubble Beam | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 | 10% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1. | |
| Captivate | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Lowers the foe(s) Sp. Atk by 2 if opposite gender. | |
| Celebrate | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | No competitive use. | |
| Chilling Water | Water | Special | 50 | 100 | 20 | 100% chance to lower the target's Attack by 1. | |
| Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Lowers the target's Sp. Atk by 1. | |
| Confusion | Psychic | Special | 50 | 100 | 25 | 10% chance to confuse the target. | |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | If hit by physical attack, returns double damage. | |
| Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 | Curses if Ghost, else -1 Spe, +1 Atk, +1 Def. | |
| Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Raises the user's Defense by 1. | |
| Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | Digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2. | |
| Dive | Water | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | Dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2. | |
| Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | Raises the user's evasiveness by 1. |