Blastoise

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Blastoise
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National Pokédex
Wartortle - Blastoise (#009) - Caterpie
Johto Pokédex
Wartortle - Blastoise (#234) - Articuno
Japanese name Kamex
Evolves from Wartortle
Evolves into None
Generation First
Species Shellfish Pokémon
Type Water
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)
Weight 188.5 lb (85.5 kg)
Ability Torrent

Blastoise (カメックス Kamekkusu?, Kamex in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. Blastoise are famous for evolving from one of the three species of Pokémon the player can choose at the start of their adventure in Pokémon Red and Blue. The purpose of Blastoise is to battle both wild Pokémon, untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.[2]

Blastoise’s name is a combination of blast and tortoise, though it is pronounced [ˈblæs.tɔjz]. Its Japanese name, Kamex, is a play on the word turtle (亀 kame?) and the English word extra. Also a blastoid is an ancient sea dwelling echinoderm with a protective shell.

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[edit] Biological characteristics

Blastoise is a very large, blue, bipedal tortoise that can extend cannon-like spouts from the top of its shell with a jaw similar to that of the snapping turtle. The cannons are used to fire blasts of pressurized water at foes, and can spray with enough force to pierce concrete walls and thick steel. They are also highly accurate, allowing Blastoise to hit small targets at distances of over 160 feet. However, Blastoise is unable to aim at short distances[3] as this handicap was shown in the battle between Ash's Charizard and Gary's Blastoise. They can pump out enough water to fill 3 Olympic swimming pools within one minute. In order to withstand the recoil of its fire, Blastoise positions its feet and plants itself with its considerable weight, which it has cultivated for this purpose. The ferocity of its attacks has caused Blastoise to be described as “brutal”, and even its normal attacks, like waterjet-assisted tackles and crushing heavyweight body slams, are completely devastating, even though the creature is reasonably lightweight and fast compared to the "real" heavyweighters of Pokémon. When it does feel threatened by something, it withdraws into its shell for protection. Blastoise is a Pokémon that is very strong, no matter what, and will sacrifice its life to save a trainer. From its appearance, Game Freak created Blastoise to be a special tribute to Nintendo's famous Super Mario bros villain Bowser (Nintendo) & the Koopa[citation needed].

[edit] Role

[edit] Video games

Blastoise is often seen as the definitive Water type Pokémon, but is generally less popular than Venusaur or Charizard game-wise, probably because of the abundance of Water-types. In FireRed and LeafGreen, Blastoise is also capable of learning Hydro Cannon, an extremely powerful attack that is essentially a Water-type counterpart to Hyper Beam, from the Cape Brink move tutor. Like Hyper Beam, Hydro Cannon has a very high attack power, but requires skipping one turn of battle after its use. Blastoise is one of only 4 Pokémon[1] which may know the powerful Water-type move. Like all pure Water types, Blastoise has only two weaknesses, Electric and Grass. Fortunately for trainers, Blastoise can learn moves to cover those weaknesses.

Blastoise can be obtained only by evolving Wartortle. Wartortle only evolves from Squirtle. Because none of the evolutionary family are found in the wild, they are prized for their rarity, and popular for breeding and trading.

Blastoise has minor cameos in the Super Smash Bros. series, first appearing in Super Smash Bros. as a Pokémon which may emerge from thrown Pokéballs to blast the opponent with Hydro Pump, then reprising that role in Super Smash Bros. Melee while also appearing as a trophy.

Blastoise is also the leader of a Bronze-level rescue team named Team Hydro in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon. His team includes Swampert and Feraligatr, making his team the toughest of all rescue forces found in Makuhita's Dojo. In the game, he forms a temporary rescue team with Octillery and Golem to save Alakazam's team from Magma Cavern, but fails shortly after. Later, he teams up with Charizard from Alakazam's team to explore the Western Cave, but the pair is soundly beaten by Mewtwo after Blastoise accidentally woke the Genetic Pokémon up.

[edit] Pokémon anime

Blastoise was first seen on the Island of Giant Pokémon, although it later turned out to be a robot. The first real Blastoise was seen in “Beach Blank-Out Blastoise”, ruling over a group of Squirtle and Wartortle. It had mysteriously fallen asleep and would not awaken, and Ash Ketchum endeavored to find out why.

Blastoise was finally revealed as the evolved form of Gary Oak’s starter Pokémon during the Johto League Silver Conference championships. Despite its type disadvantage, Ash's Charizard was able to defeat it.

Blastoise are also owned by Cissy, a member of the Orange Crew; and Brock’s mother Lola, who turned the Pewter City Pokémon Gym into a Water Gym until Brock defeated her and restored the Rock Gym (in Pokémon Chronicles). Another Blastoise (who was cloned by Mewtwo) was featured in the first movie, Mewtwo Strikes Back, along with a "real" Blastoise owned by a trainer by the name of Neesha invited to Mewtwo's castle whom she nicknamed Shellshocker. In Hoenn, a Blastoise was seen in the Verdanturf Town Pokémon Contest, and Ash and friends watched a Wartortle evolve on an island just off the coast near Lilycove City. In the Johto saga A Blastoise enters a sumo contest but is eventually defeated by a Feraligatr. Later on in Hoenn, an Officer Jenny mentions that "this looks like a job for my Blastoise", but a Nurse Joy warns her that it might put out the flame Team Rocket stole.

Blastoise was also seen in the squirtle fire fighter squad on numerous occasions.

[edit] Pokémon manga

An evolved starter Pokémon, Blastoise has always been popular in toy form.
An evolved starter Pokémon, Blastoise has always been popular in toy form.
Blastoise in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Blastoise in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Blastoise is the fully-evolved form of the Squirtle that Green stole from Professor Oak in the Pokémon Adventures manga. As Green is terrified of bird Pokémon, she has no Pokémon that Fly, and must use other methods to engage in aerial combat (and for aerial transport). One of these methods involves Blastoise propelling itself upward by aiming a Hydro Pump attack from the cannons on its back toward the ground.

[edit] Pokémon Trading Card Game

Blastoise comes close to Charizard as one of the most prolific Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, making appearances in the Base Set (included in Base Set 2), Team Rocket (as Dark Blastoise twice, one of which was included in the Legendary Collection), Expedition (three times), Pokémon *VS (as Clair’s Blastoise, a basic Pokémon), The 7th Movie Half Deck (as Shota’s Blastoise, a basic Pokémon), EX FireRed & LeafGreen (as Blastoise EX), the POP3 promo set, and EX Crystal Guardians (as both Blastoise and the Fighting/Steel-type Blastoise δ). Its first appearance in the Base Set was a staple in Water-themed decks, because it has an extremely strong Pokémon Power, Rain Dance (which probably inspired the GB game technique in the second generation.). Rain Dance allows the player to attach as much Water energy as desired to his/her Water Pokémon during his/her turn. (Normally, players are restricted to attaching more than one Energy card per turn.) Blastoise EX has a similar Poké-Power, Energy Rain, which allows the player to attach Water energy to any of his/her Pokémon, but does 10 damage for each Water energy attached.

[edit] References

Notes
  1. ^ Pokémon Franchise Approaches 150 Million Games Sold. PR Newswire. Retrieved on 2006-02-28.
  2. ^ Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire Review (page 1) Ign.com. URL Accessed June 1, 2006.
  3. ^ "Pokémon episode summary: 272, Can't beat the Heat"
Publications
  • Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
  • Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
  • Nintendo Power. Super Smash Bros. Melee Official Nintendo Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., 2001. ISBN 1-930206-19-4
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed Version & Pokémon LeafGreen Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
  • Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
Manga volumes
  • Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. Pokémon Adventures, Volume 3: Saffron City Siege. VIZ Media LLC, August 5 2001. ISBN 1-56931-560-4
  • Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. Pokémon Adventures, Volume 5: The Yellow Caballero: Making Waves. VIZ Media LLC, April 2002. ISBN 1-59116-027-8
  • Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. Pokémon Adventures, Volume 7: The Yellow Caballero: The Pokémon Elite. VIZ Media LLC, January 2003. ISBN 1-56931-851-4

[edit] External links

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