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Squirtle

Squirtle (/ˈskwɜːrtəl/ ⓘ), known as Zenigame (Japanese: ゼニガメ) in Japan, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. It was designed by Atsuko Nishida. Its name was changed from Zenigame to Squirtle during the English localization of the series in order to make it "clever and descriptive." In animated appearances, Squirtle is…

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Designed by
Atsuko Nishida
First game
Pokémon Red and Blue (1996)
Species
Pokémon
Type
Water
Voiced by
Eric Stuart (English, 1998-2006) Michele Knotz (English, 2006-present) Rikako Aikawa (Japanese) Tomoe Hanba (May's, Japanese)

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Squirtle

Nodes71
Edges70
Triples116
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028169
Components1

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Squirtle

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related to Appearances · 55
Squirtle → Ash, Ash Ketchum, Ash's, Blue, Brawl, Brock, Bulbasaur, Chapter, Charizard, Charmander, Co, Detective Pikachu, Eevee, Green, Here Comes, In, In Super Smash Bros, It, Ivysaur, Johto
related to Design and characteristics · 34
Squirtle → American, Atsuko Nishida, Blastoise, Blue, Developed, Each Pokémon, English, Eric Stuart, Game Boy, Game Freak, Green, In, Japanese, Mega Evolved, Michelle Knotz, Nintendo, North America, Originally, Pocket Monsters Red, Pokédex
related to Promotion and reception · 17
Squirtle → According, Analysts, Brett Elston, Bulbasaur, Burger King, Charizard, Charmander, FIFA World Cup, GamesRadar, IGN, ITmedia, Japan's, Pikachu, Pokémon, Pokémon Trading Card Game, Since, Time
related to External links · 4
Squirtle → Bulbapedia, Pokemon, PokémonwikiSquirtle, Video
Designed by · 1
Squirtle → Atsuko Nishida
First game · 1
Squirtle → Pokémon Red and Blue (1996)
Species · 1
Squirtle → Pokémon
Type · 1
Squirtle → Water
Voiced by · 1
Squirtle → Eric Stuart (English, 1998-2006) Michele Knotz (English, 2006-present) Rikako Aikawa (Japanese) Tomoe Hanba (May's, Japanese)
is a · 1
Squirtle → playable character under the command of the Pokémon Trainer

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pokémon series games japanese squad game species red one first blue bulbasaur nintendo wartortle green appearance super smash bros zenigame

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SquirtleDesigned byAtsuko Nishida1.00infobox
SquirtleFirst gamePokémon Red and Blue (1996)1.00infobox
SquirtleSpeciesPokémon1.00infobox
SquirtleTypeWater1.00infobox
SquirtleVoiced byEric Stuart (English, 1998-2006) Michele Knotz (English, 2006-present) Rikako Aikawa (Japanese) Tomoe Hanba (May's, Japanese)1.00infobox
Squirtleis aplayable character under the command of the Pokémon Trainer0.90text
Squirtlerelated to AppearancesThe0.60section
Squirtlerelated to AppearancesPokémon Red0.60section
Squirtlerelated to AppearancesBlue0.60section
Squirtlerelated to AppearancesCharmander0.60section
Squirtlerelated to AppearancesBulbasaur0.60section
Squirtlerelated to AppearancesIt0.60section

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