Where to Find Squirtle in BDSP
Unfortunately for early Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl trainers, Squirtle can only be obtained in the Grand Underground. Players will also need to have the National Dex attachment for their Pokedex. To get the National Dex, players will need to defeat the Elite Four and the Champion Cynthia and see 150 Pokemon in the Sinnoh Pokedex.
Updated April 7, 2022, by Greysun Morales: Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl have been out for almost half a year now, but there’s no doubt that new players are still jumping in. With a Pokedex full of Sinnoh Pokemon, as well as old-school ones from Kanto and other regions, there are a lot of pocket monsters to catch. For those that are on the hunt for one of the original Water-type starters, this guide goes over where to find Squirtle in Pokemon BDSP. The guide has been updated to include more information on how to find Squirtle’s Grand Underground biome locations, as well as details on the stats of the evolutionary line, and best natures to go with.
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After getting the National Dex, go into the Grand Underground. However, players will need to travel to the underground from various locations around Sinnoh to reach the Squirtle-spawning zones. Here are all the locations in the Grand Underground where Squirtle can appear, as well as some locations where players should use the Explorer’s Kit:
Riverbank Cave - Ramanas Park, Twinleaf Town, Canalave City Still Water Cavern - Eterna City, Hearthome City, Veilstone City Fountainspring Cave - Battle Zone, Ramanas Park, Twinleaf Town, Canalave City
Since the Pokemon will appear in the overworld, players can run through the area to check if a Squirtle shows up. It’s pretty hard to find, but players can leave the biome and then return to keep checking if Squirtle appears.
Moves, Evolution, and Stats
Once Squirtle evolves into Blastoise at level 36, it can learn Iron Defense at level 42, Hydro Pump at 49, and Skull Bash at level 56. And being a Water-type, the evolutionary line for Squirtle takes a lot of damage from Electric-type moves but is resistant to Fire, Water, Ice, and Steel-type moves.
As for Squirtle’s, Wartortle’s, and Blastoise’s stats, their highest ones are defense and special defense, and they all are lacking in the speed department.
Best Natures
It’s really up to the player to decide what kind of nature they want Squirtle and the rest of the evolutionary line to have, but it might be best to go with something that increases its defense even further to take advantage. Relaxed nature increases defense and lowers the speed stat. However, trainers can also go with an Adamant nature, increasing attack and decreasing special attack. It all depends on what moves players are going to teach their Pokemon, and how ’tanky’ they want the Pokemon to be.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl are available for the Nintendo Switch.
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