Blastoise

Blastoise (Kamex (&#12459;&#12513;&#12483;&#12463;&#12473; Kamekkusu) in Japanese) is a Stage 2 water-type Pokémon that evolves from Wartortle at level 36.

Name origin
Blastoise's name is a combination of "Blast" and "Tortoise." Its Japanese name, Kamekkusu, which includes the word Kameku ("Turtle"), will be translated soon.

Biology
Blastoise possesses spouts extending from the top of its shell; these are used to fire blasts of water at enemies, hard enough to pierce concrete walls and thick steel. Blastoise has been described as a brutal Pokémon.

Availability
In Pokémon Red/Blue, Yellow and Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal, Blastoise can be obtained by evolving Wartortle. In Pokémon Sapphire/Ruby, Blastoise cannot be obtained ingame, but can be traded from Leaf Green or Fire Red.

Pokédex definition
Ruby : "Blastoise has water spouts that protrude from its shell. The water spunts are very accurate.  They can shoots bullets of water with enough accuracy to strike empty cans from a distance of over 160 feet."

Sapphire : "Blastoise has water spouts that protrude from its shell. The water spunts are very accurate.  They can shoots bullets of water with enough accuracy to strike empty cans from a distance of over 160 feet.

Emerald :

Anime appearances
Blastoise was first seen on the Island of Giant Pokémon, although it later turned out to be a robot. Therefore, the first real Blastoise was seen in "Beach Blankout Blastoise". There, a Blastoise that ruled over a group of Squirtle and Wartortle mysteriously fell asleep, and Ash tried to find out why.

Blastoise appears as Gary Oak's first Pokémon (in the sense that it was given to him when it was a Squirtle as his starter Pokémon) during the Johto League championships.

A Blastoise is also owned by Sissy, one of the Orange Island Gym Leaders, and Brock's mother, who turned the Pewter City Gym into a Water Gym until Brock turned it back into a Rock Gym. Another Blastoise was cloned by Mewtwo.

In Hoenn, Blastoise was seen in the Verdanturf Town Pokémon Contest, and on an island just off Lilycove City.

Manga Appearances
Blastoise is the fully-evolved form of the Squirtle that Blue stole from Professor Oak in Pokémon Adventures. As Blue is terrified of bird Pokémon, she must use other methods of travel; one of these methods involves Blastoise propelling itself upward by aiming a Hydro Pump attack from the cannons on its back toward the ground.

In the Trading Card Game
Blastoise has had the following official cards in America:


 * Base Set
 * Team Rocket (as Dark Blastoise)
 * Expedition (two cards)
 * EX Firered and Leafgreen (as Blastoise EX)

Blastoise comes close to Charizard as one of the most prolific Pokemon in the Trading Card Game. His first appearance in the Base Set was a staple in all Water-themed decks because he had an extremely strong Pokemon Power, Rain Dance, which allowed the player to attach as much energy as he or she wanted out of his or her hand to his or her Pokemon in any turn. (Normally, you are restricted to attaching one Energy card, basic or special, per turn.)

If Blastoise made the Water-element a torrential force in the TCG, then Dark Blastoise made it a crushingly powerful one at that. Dark Blastoise's Hydro Cannon attack allowed for 70 damage per turn with four water energy attached, making up for his mere 70 HP.

What is interesting to note about Blastoise EX, aside from it being similar in structure to the original, is that even though it is an EX Pokemon, its Energy Rain Poke-Power has a slight catch to it compared to its original Rain Dance Pokemon Power ancestor; Each water energy card attached also does 10 damage to whoever receives the energy. This proves that the original Blastoise was considered overpowered by Nintendo.