Squirtle (SSBB)


 * For information about Squirtle in regards to Pokémon Trainer, see Pokémon Trainer (SSBB), Ivysaur (SSBB), and Charizard (SSBB).

Squirtle (, Zenigame), stylized as SQUIRTLE in Europe, is a playable fighter in Super Smash Bros. Brawl in a sense; it is one of three Pokémon that are played through, the other two being and. Squirtle originated from the original Pokémon games for Game Boy as one of the initial Pokémon the player can start out with at the beginning of the adventure.

Unlike a majority of the characters, Squirtle has five different voice actors, which depend on the region and language. The voice actors respectively are as follows:
 * In English: Michele Knotz
 * In French: Virginie Demians
 * In German: Klaus Münster
 * In Japanese: Rikako Aikawa
 * In Korean: Shin Yong-woo

Attributes
Squirtle is the most lightweight of the three Pokémon at Pokémon Trainer's disposal. Its light weight allows Squirtle to have fast air speed and fast attacks, which makes up for its somewhat slow dash speed. However, its light weight makes it easier to KO, as it is tied for the second lightest character in the game with. Squirtle's small size (the smallest in the game along with ) makes it difficult to hit, but it also causes most attacks to have poor reach, causing it to have very poor matchups against superior ranged characters or with disjointed attacks like or. Possibly Squirtle's greatest strength is its excellent air game. Its aerials are quick and decently powerful, inflicting good amounts of damage; it also has one of the fastest air speeds and a quick and high jump. Squirtle is one of few fighters that can wall cling and crawl (the 2nd lowest crawl in the game, which can duck under many attacks such as Blaster and Wizard's Foot). Its unique dash pivot also allows it to shellshift, giving much more versatility to its otherwise mediocre ground game.

Squirtle's neutral special is Water Gun, which can be used to hamper horizontal recoveries and doubles as a decent attack which can be used to impede an enemy's approach. Its side special, Withdraw, increases Squirtle's ground speed and offers protection against most attacks, other than grabs. However, speed and direction of Withdraw can be changed if hit with a strong attack, possibly causing Squirtle to slide off the edge, KOing itself if it goes off too far. Waterfall, Squirtle's up special, has a large, disjointed hitbox, making it hard to interrupt. It can also rack up damage throughout the attack and scores multiple hits, which makes it a very useful attack. Like all of Pokémon Trainer's Pokémon, Squirtle can use its down special change places with the next Pokémon at the Trainer's disposal (in Squirtle's case, ). However, this can be punishable and is mandatory, due to the "Stamina" mechanic (outside of the Adventure Mode) and respawning as the next one in the cycle.

Squirtle's up smash has a large area and can KO at 80-100%. Its down-aerial does multiple hits and has high horizontal knockback on the last hit, but it also has short range, little damage, and massive ending lag. Its forward smash has armor during the frames Squirtle is in its shell. However, like its down smash, it does little damage, has massive ending lag, and covers a short distance. Squirtle has decent throws (including the second strongest down throw in the game in terms of knockback, after 's), but Squirtle itself is vulnerable to grab release combos by several characters, dash regrabs by many characters, and even infinite by, due to its very poor air release animation.

Victory poses
''Note: The Pokémon Trainer says "Good job, Squirtle!" in all three victory poses.''

Role in The Subspace Emissary


When introduced, 's only Pokémon is Squirtle, and thus, it is his main Pokémon for much of the story until and  are later found in the ruins. Despite this, Squirtle only appears in the very first cutscene Pokémon Trainer is introduced in. Stamina doesn't apply in Adventure Mode as it does in normal play.

Stickers
All three of Pokémon Trainer's Pokémon share the same trophy base.

If the player wishes to power up Squirtle specifically, [Tail] and [Water] will supply the greatest power boosts. The remaining relevant attacks are spread between [Body]/[Spin], [Leg] and [Head].

If the player wishes to balance between the three, the major attacks Squirtle shares with Charizard are [Tail] and [Body] attacks, and shares [Leg] and [Spin] attacks with Ivysaur.

In Classic Mode, Pokémon Trainer can appear as an opponent or ally in Stage 3 along with, , and on Pokémon Stadium 2 or Spear Pillar (with the latter available if it has been unlocked). Pokémon Trainer can also appear as an opponent in Stage 11, but only if he hasn't appeared in Stage 3.

All-Star Mode
In All-Star Mode, Pokémon Trainer is fought in Stage 18 alongside, , and on Pokémon Stadium 2 or Spear Pillar (with the latter available if it has been unlocked). Uniquely, the player must KO Pokémon Trainer three times to progress.

Event Matches
Note: Squirtle is only featured in one event that does not include the Pokémon Trainer.

Solo Events

 * Event 8: Go! Triple Finish!: The player controls Pikachu, who must defeat Squirtle,, and on Pokémon Stadium.

Trophy
Squirtle's trophy is obtained by clearing with the Pokémon Trainer and delivering the final hit to  with Squirtle.

Trivia

 * Surprisingly, Squirtle actually carries crates and barrels faster than the larger and.
 * The Brawl Guide erroneously states that Squirtle is heavier than Ivysaur, categorizing Ivysaur as a lightweight and Squirtle as a light-middleweight, when it is actually the other way around.
 * Squirtle is one of the few characters in Brawl to not have a meteor smash.
 * Squirtle is one of the four characters who can KO with all of their throws in Sudden Death.
 * Along with, and , Squirtle is one of the only characters to not be seen in trophy form during The Subspace Emissary. While Ivysaur and Charizard are both turned into trophies before their capture, and Pokémon Trainer is turned into a trophy by Tabuu's Off Waves, Squirtle is never actually turned into a trophy by means of ambush, a Dark Cannon, etc.
 * Coincidentally, all four of these characters have names beginning with the letter 'S' and have blue color schemes by default.
 * Curiously, Squirtle's visible outer body parts are larger, by volume, than its shell.
 * During Pokémon Trainer's victory pose with Squirtle, it can be seen to be much larger than it should be according to its information in the Pokémon games, in which Squirtle is only 1'8" while Red is 4'11".
 * Squirtle is the only playable Pokémon in Brawl that is not an evolved form of another Pokémon.
 * Squirtle is the only playable Pokémon in Brawl that doesn't have a trophy of any other Pokémon of its evolution line. Charizard has Charmander, Ivysaur has Bulbasaur, has Igglybuff,  has Riolu, and  has Pichu.