Turtle Pokémon
14 Pokémon are based on or look like turtles and tortoises. They run from Squirtle (#0007) to Terapagos (#1024).
Turtle Pokémon facts
- Most turtle Pokémon are Water types (7 of 14), then Grass (4) and Rock (3).
- Generation 1 added the most (3 of 14).
- Heaviest: Torterra (310 kg). Lightest: Terapagos (6.5 kg).
- First partner Pokémon: Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Meganium, Turtwig, Grotle and 1 more.
- Legendary: Terapagos.
- Fossil Pokémon: Tirtouga and Carracosta.
All 14 Turtle Pokémon
Each Pokémon is here because its lore page on pokee.si says it is based on or inspired by turtles and tortoises, or looks like them. Game Freak does not always say what inspired a design, so some of these are well-supported readings, not official facts.
| # | Pokémon | Type | Why it counts | Gen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #0007 | Squirtle | Water | A baby turtle with a light-blue body. | 1 |
| #0008 | Wartortle | Water | A stylised turtle with a fluffy tail from Japanese folklore. | 1 |
| #0009 | Blastoise | Water | A turtle crossed with a tank. | 1 |
| #0154 | Meganium | Grass | Its face and shape resemble a Galápagos tortoise. | 2 |
| #0324 | Torkoal | Fire | Modelled on a tortoise, possibly the red-footed tortoise. | 3 |
| #0387 | Turtwig | Grass | Modelled on a land turtle, maybe an Asian box turtle. | 4 |
| #0388 | Grotle | Grass | Looks like a snapping turtle, with armoured dinosaur touches. | 4 |
| #0389 | Torterra | Grass/Ground | Modelled on a snapping turtle, with a spiked, bulky shell. | 4 |
| #0564 | Tirtouga | Water/Rock | Modelled on a prehistoric sea turtle like Archelon. | 5 |
| #0565 | Carracosta | Water/Rock | Shares Tirtouga's prehistoric sea turtle basis. | 5 |
| #0776 | Turtonator | Fire/Dragon | Maybe modelled on the mata mata turtle and a land mine. | 7 |
| #0833 | Chewtle | Water | Modelled on the common snapping turtle. | 8 |
| #0834 | Drednaw | Water/Rock | Modelled on the common snapping turtle, with alligator snapper traits. | 8 |
| #1024 | Terapagos | Normal | Maybe a Galápagos green sea turtle or tortoise. | 9 |
Turtle Pokémon by type
A Pokémon with two types is counted once for each type.