How to Evolve Wartortle

Evolve Wartortle into Blastoise by raising it to level 36. No evolutionary stones, trading, or specific times of day are required. Gain experience through trainer battles, wild encounters, Rare Candies, or Exp. Candies. Once Wartortle reaches level 36, the evolution sequence triggers automatically.

Evolving Wartortle relies entirely on standard experience gain. You do not need to hunt for specific items or meet complex conditions.

• Target Evolution: Blastoise
• Method: Level up
• Requirement: Level 36 minimum
• Required Item: None
• Recommended Item: Lucky Egg (boosts Exp. yield)

If you accidentally cancel the evolution by pressing the B button, Wartortle will attempt to evolve again every time it levels up thereafter.

In the urban environment of Lumiose City in Pokémon Legends: Z-A, leveling Wartortle follows the modern experience mechanics. The Exp. Share is enabled by default, meaning Wartortle gains experience even when not actively battling.

To accelerate the process to level 36, focus on completing research tasks and engaging in trainer battles within the city districts. These activities yield higher experience payouts than standard wild encounters.

1. Keep Wartortle in your active party while exploring Lumiose City.
2. Use Exp. Candies obtained from side quests for immediate level boosts.
3. Ensure Wartortle levels up through a direct action or candy menu, as passive background leveling might delay the evolution prompt.

If you catch a Wartortle already above level 36, simply level it up one more time using a Rare Candy or through battle to trigger the evolution.

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet offer the fastest methods for reaching level 36 thanks to Tera Raid Battles. Farming these raids provides a massive influx of experience items.

Before grinding, equip Wartortle with a Lucky Egg. You receive this item from Jacq after defeating your fifth Gym Leader. This increases all experience gained from standard battles by 50%.

1. Open the Poké Portal and participate in 3-Star or 4-Star Tera Raids.
2. Collect the Exp. Candy M and Exp. Candy L rewards.
3. Open your bag and feed the candies to Wartortle until it reaches level 36.

Avoid relying entirely on the Let's Go auto-battle feature. While auto-battling near Casseroya Lake yields fast experience, a Pokémon cannot evolve from an auto-battle level up. You must complete the final level requirement in a standard turn-based battle or by using a candy.

Evolving Wartortle in Pokémon GO abandons traditional leveling entirely. Instead, you need a stockpile of specific candy.

You must collect 100 Squirtle Candies to evolve Wartortle into Blastoise. This requires catching multiple Squirtle or Wartortle in the wild, hatching them from eggs, or completing Field Research tasks.

1. Feed a Pinap Berry or Silver Pinap Berry to every Squirtle you encounter before throwing a Poké Ball to double the catch candy.
2. Set Wartortle as your Buddy Pokémon. You earn one candy for every 3 kilometers walked.
3. Wait for a Spotlight Hour featuring double transfer candy to transfer your duplicate Squirtle to Professor Willow.
4. Navigate to Wartortle's summary screen and tap the Evolve button once you have 100 candies.

Players frequently encounter situations where Wartortle surpasses level 36 but remains unevolved. This usually stems from a few specific mechanical blocks.

• The Let's Go Mechanic: In Scarlet and Violet, Pokémon do not evolve if they level up via the R-button auto-battle system. Send Wartortle into a normal battle and level it up there to fix this.
• Holding an Everstone: Check Wartortle's held item. If it is holding an Everstone, the evolution sequence is completely disabled. Remove the item and level up again.
• Fainting in Battle: If Wartortle gains enough experience to reach level 36 but faints during that exact battle, the evolution will not trigger. Revive it and reach level 37.

If you are playing a game with level caps tied to Gym Badges, Wartortle will still evolve at level 36. However, if it exceeds your current obedience cap, it will start ignoring your commands in battle.

In the competitive ZU tier, Wartortle actually carves out a distinct niche that Blastoise cannot replicate. This is entirely due to its compatibility with the Eviolite item, which boosts the Defense and Special Defense of not-fully-evolved Pokémon by 50%.

Wartortle operates as a surprisingly durable setup sweeper or utility pivot. With its Torrent or Rain Dish abilities, it leverages its enhanced bulk to survive hits that would otherwise knock it out.

• The Setup Sweeper: Wartortle utilizes Shell Smash to double its offensive stats and Speed. While this lowers its defenses, holding a White Herb immediately restores them, or keeping the Eviolite ensures it remains bulky even after the drop.
• Offensive Coverage: A special attacking set relies on Surf or Hydro Pump for STAB, paired with Ice Beam to hit Grass and Dragon types.
• Physical Variants: Physical sets take advantage of Liquidation and Ice Spinner, catching special walls off guard.
• Utility Role: Wartortle provides excellent hazard control with Rapid Spin and can erase opponent stat boosts using Haze.

To maximize Wartortle's effectiveness in ZU, pair it with strong wallbreakers or pivots. Vikavolt and Dodrio appreciate Wartortle's ability to clear entry hazards with Rapid Spin. Orthworm provides excellent defensive synergy, while Froslass and Falinks benefit from Wartortle punching holes in the opposing team.

Evolving into Blastoise grants immediate power and access to higher base stats, making it better for standard playthroughs. However, for dedicated ZU tier players, keeping Wartortle unevolved offers a highly specialized and effective toolkit.