Editing Squirtle (section)

==Appearances==
The first video game appearance of Squirtle was in [[Pokémon Red and Blue|''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'']], alongside the other two starters [[Charmander]] and [[Bulbasaur]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newell |first=Joey Carr, Cade Davie, Adam |date=2023-12-02 |title=All Pokémon Starters by Generation |url=https://dotesports.com/pokemon/news/all-pokemon-starters-by-generation |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=Dot Esports |language=en-US}}</ref> It since went on to appear in various games following this, such as ''[[Pokémon X and Y]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sahdev |first=Ishaan |date=2013-09-04 |title=You'll Get Bulbasaur, Charmander And Squirtle In Pokémon X And Pokémon Y |url=https://www.siliconera.com/youll-get-bulbasaur-charmander-and-squirtle-in-pokemon-x-and-pokemon-y/ |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=Siliconera |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227010203/https://www.siliconera.com/youll-get-bulbasaur-charmander-and-squirtle-in-pokemon-x-and-pokemon-y/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cryer |first=Hirun |date=2023-05-24 |title=How to Get Squirtle in Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee |url=https://www.vg247.com/how-to-get-squirtle-in-pokemon-lets-go-pikachu-and-eevee |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=VG247 |language=en |archive-date=2024-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416160758/https://www.vg247.com/how-to-get-squirtle-in-pokemon-lets-go-pikachu-and-eevee |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Pokémon Sword and Shield]],''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Franey |first=Joel |date=2020-06-17 |title=Pokemon Sword and Shield Isle of Armor DLC: Where to Get Bulbasaur and Squirtle |url=https://www.vg247.com/pokemon-sword-and-shield-isle-of-armor-dlc-where-to-get-bulbasaur-and-squirtle |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=VG247 |language=en |archive-date=2023-04-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410131555/https://www.vg247.com/pokemon-sword-and-shield-isle-of-armor-dlc-where-to-get-bulbasaur-and-squirtle |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''[[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seong |first=Renri |date=2023-12-30 |title=Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: How to Get Squirtle, Wartortle, and Blastoise (Indigo Disk) |url=https://gamerant.com/pokemon-scarlet-violet-how-to-get-squirtle-location-indigo-disk-wartortle-blastoise/ |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=Game Rant |language=en |archive-date=2024-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105220646/https://gamerant.com/pokemon-scarlet-violet-how-to-get-squirtle-location-indigo-disk-wartortle-blastoise/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Outside of the main series, Squirtle appears in a wide variety of spin-offs, such as ''[[Pokémon Snap]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-20 |title=24 years ago, Pokemon Snap gave Charmander, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur unique trading cards – and they just sold for more than the price of my house |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/rare-variants-original-starter-pokemon-174921116.html |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416155704/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/rare-variants-original-starter-pokemon-174921116.html |url-status=live }}</ref> the ''[[Pokémon Stadium]]'' series,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cardaro |first=Brett |date=2023-04-06 |title=Pokémon Stadium's Switch Online Port Is Missing the Game's Most Important Feature |url=https://www.cbr.com/pokemon-stadium-feature-missing-transfer-nintendo-switch-online/ |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> the ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon]]'' series,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dahlberg |first=Hannah (Tyler) |date=2022-10-01 |title=Every Pokemon Game For The Nintendo Wii, Ranked |url=https://gamerant.com/best-pokemon-game-nintendo-wii-metacritic/ |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=Game Rant |language=en |archive-date=2023-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208150808/http://gamerant.com/best-pokemon-game-nintendo-wii-metacritic/ |url-status=live }}</ref> the ''[[Pokémon Rumble]]'' series,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-11-18 |title=Review: Pokémon Rumble (WiiWare) |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/11/pokemon_rumble |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=Nintendo Life |language=en-GB |archive-date=2022-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930062349/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/11/pokemon_rumble |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Pokémon Café Mix]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kwak |first=Abigail |date=2022-10-01 |title=10 Best Pokemon Designs In Pokemon Cafe Remix |url=https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-cafe-remix-best-pokemon-designs-look-style/ |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=TheGamer |language=en |archive-date=2024-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416155723/https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-cafe-remix-best-pokemon-designs-look-style/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Pokémon Masters EX]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Phillip Martinez |date=2020-04-27 |title='Pokémon Masters' Egg Feature Finally Arrives |url=https://www.newsweek.com/pokemon-masters-egg-feature-update-bulbasaur-charmander-squirtle-1500371 |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=Newsweek |language=en |archive-date=2023-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401115727/https://www.newsweek.com/pokemon-masters-egg-feature-update-bulbasaur-charmander-squirtle-1500371 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Pokémon Go]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/pokemon-go-prepare-squirtle-spotlight-hour/|title=Pokemon Go: How To Prepare For Squirtle Spotlight Hour|date=July 5, 2021|website=ScreenRant|access-date=July 11, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127084309/https://screenrant.com/pokemon-go-prepare-squirtle-spotlight-hour/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Pokkén Tournament]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/1/11/16878218/pokken-tournament-battle-pack-dlc-characters-trailer-release-date|title=Pokkén Tournament DX DLC adds a fan-favorite sad guy and familiar legendaries|first=Allegra|last=Frank|date=January 11, 2018|website=Polygon|access-date=July 11, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127084309/https://www.polygon.com/2018/1/11/16878218/pokken-tournament-battle-pack-dlc-characters-trailer-release-date|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[New Pokémon Snap]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/new-pokemon-snap-behaviors-find-guide-hardest/|title=New Pokémon Snap: 10 Behaviors That Are Super Hard To Find|date=June 25, 2021|website=ScreenRant|access-date=July 11, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127084308/https://screenrant.com/new-pokemon-snap-behaviors-find-guide-hardest/|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Pokémon UNITE]],''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/085997/pokemon-unite-guide-tips-release-date-everything-we-know/|title=Pokemon Unite - Everything we know about the upcoming mobile MOBA|first=Dann|last=Sullivan|website=www.pocketgamer.com|date=12 March 2021|access-date=11 July 2021|archive-date=1 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801195529/https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/085997/pokemon-unite-guide-tips-release-date-everything-we-know/|url-status=live}}</ref> among others. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', Squirtle is a playable character under the command of the [[List of Pokémon characters#Protagonists|Pokémon Trainer]],<ref name="Dojo">{{cite web |url=http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/characters/pokemon_trainer.html |title=Pokémon Trainer |work=Smash Bros. DOJO!! |publisher=Smashbros.com |access-date=2008-02-03 |archive-date=2013-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705015350/http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/characters/pokemon_trainer.html |url-status=live }}</ref> alongside [[Ivysaur]] and [[Charizard]] which must be switched between in order to avoid fatiguing the Pokémon.<ref name="Dojo" /> Squirtle returns as a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' for the [[Nintendo Switch]], once again playable with Ivysaur and Charizard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/super-smash-bros-every-pokemon-fighter-ranked/|title=Super Smash Bros.: Every Pokémon Fighter, Ranked|date=June 25, 2021|website=ScreenRant|last=Mourtzanakis|first=Harry|language=en|access-date=July 11, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127084308/https://screenrant.com/super-smash-bros-every-pokemon-fighter-ranked/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the [[Pokémon (anime)|animated series]], [[Ash Ketchum]], [[Brock (Pokémon)|Brock]], and [[Misty (Pokémon)|Misty]] encounter a gang of five Squirtle known as the Squirtle Squad in his debut episode "Here Comes the Squirtle Squad!". They first appear as delinquents, but their interactions with Ash and Co. result in them becoming honorary firefighters of their town.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Liu |first=Stephanie |date=2023-02-03 |title=Squirtle Squad Will Return in Pokemon Anime |url=https://www.siliconera.com/squirtle-squad-will-return-in-pokemon-anime/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=Siliconera |language=en-US}}</ref> The squad's leader eventually decides to join Ash and his friends journey throughout the Kanto region.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Andreou |first1=Katherine |last2= Dakin |first2=Glenn |title=Pokémon Timelines: A Journey Through the Animated Series |date=2024 |publisher=[[DK (publisher)|DK]] |isbn=978-0-2416-8653-9 |page=40}}</ref> Ash's second female companion, [[May (Pokémon)|May]], also owned a Squirtle.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Greenall |first=Jonathon |date=2023-07-10 |title=Pokémon's Weirdest Episode (And Why It Should Make More Like It) |url=https://www.cbr.com/pokemon-weird-episode-why-there-should-be-more/ |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=CBR |language=en |archive-date=2023-08-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805010627/https://www.cbr.com/pokemon-weird-episode-why-there-should-be-more/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Green (Pokémon)|Green]], the original female protagonist in ''[[Pokémon Adventures]]'', stole a Squirtle from [[Professor Oak]]'s laboratory. It was not seen until Chapter fifteen, "Wartortle Wars", by which point it had evolved into a [[Wartortle]], nicknamed Turtley, which she used as a major member of her team.<ref>Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. ''Pokémon Adventures: Legendary Pokémon, Vol. 2''; Chapter 33, Chapter 15, "Wartortle Wars", (pg 7-20) VIZ Media LLC, December 6, 2001. {{ISBN|1-56931-508-6}}.</ref> Squirtle later appeared as background elements in the live action movie ''[[Pokémon Detective Pikachu|Detective Pikachu]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Detective Pikachu': First Look at Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/detective-pikachu-starter-pokemon/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127084943/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/detective-pikachu-starter-pokemon/ |archive-date=2022-11-27 |access-date=2021-07-22 |website=GAMING|date=14 November 2018 }}</ref>