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'''Gary's Blastoise''' (Japanese: '''シゲルのカメックス''' ''Shigeru's Kamex'') was the [[starter Pokémon|first Pokémon]] that [[Gary Oak]] obtained at the beginning of his travels in [[Kanto]], given to him by {{an|Professor Oak}}.

[[File:Gary Squirtle.png|thumb|left|220px|As a {{p|Squirtle}}, in a flashback{{tt|*|Not known to be Gary's until The Ties That Bind}}]]

Gary received Squirtle in ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'' as a [[starter Pokémon]] from {{an|Professor Oak}}. He did not tell {{Ash}} which of the three starter Pokémon he chose, but bragged that it was the best one.

Finally, in ''[[EP269|The Ties That Bind]]'', the fully evolved Blastoise was revealed to Ash when Gary sent it out to battle {{AP|Heracross}}. In Gary's [[Full Battle]] against {{Ash}} in ''[[EP270|Can't Beat the Heat!]]'', its {{m|Hydro Pump}} managed to blast through the rocky terrain and [[Fainting|defeat]] Ash's {{AP|Heracross}} in a single hit. It then stalemated his {{AP|Muk}}, completely nullifying Muk's {{m|Sludge Bomb}} with its {{m|Rapid Spin}}, but unable to gain much purchase with its {{m|Skull Bash}}. After Muk smothered Blastoise with its body, Blastoise used Hydro Pump to blast Muk off and injure it. Ash pulled Muk for the type-advantaged {{AP|Bayleef}}, but Blastoise overcame her as well, deflecting {{m|Razor Leaf}} with Rapid Spin, then using its {{m|Bite}} attack on her leaf and knocking her out by throwing her aside.

In [[JN134]], Blastoise was the first Pokémon used by Gary in the battle against {{an|Mew}} alongside Goh's Cinderace, [[Danika]]'s {{p|Azumarill}}, [[Quillon]]'s {{p|Weavile}}, and [[Horace]]'s {{p|Gardevoir}}. Despite doing their best, the Pokémon were defeated, forcing Gary to recall Blastoise.

| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' A combination of Water Pulse and Blaze Kick, Blastoise fires Water Pulse with its cannons while Cinderace kicks it with Blaze Kick, sending it shooting towards the opponent, hitting them with balls of swirling water and fire.

Blastoise made a brief appearance as a {{p|Squirtle}} in a flashback in ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'', which is set in a timeline separate from the main series. Like in the main series, Squirtle was chosen by Gary to be his starter Pokémon.

[[File:Gary Blastoise JNM.png|thumb|150px|Blastoise and Gary in {{ma|Pokémon Journeys: The Series}}]]

Blastoise appeared alongside Gary in ''[[JNM20|Advice to Goh!]]''.

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{{anmov|water|Water Pulse|JNM20|Advice to Goh!}}

About two years before Gary was revealed to own it, [[Talent Showdown]], one of the [[Pokémon anime novelization series|book adaptations of the anime]], depicted a Blastoise under his ownership. However, due to his starter Pokémon not being confirmed at the time of the book's release, {{p|Charizard}} and {{p|Venusaur}} were under his ownership as well.

* {{Ash}} originally wanted {{p|Squirtle}} as his [[starter Pokémon]], while Gary was the one who took it.

* Unlike in the games, instead of the rival (Gary/{{ga|Blue}}) having the starter Pokémon with the type advantage, [[Ash's Pikachu]] has the type advantage.

* In the English dub, Brock and {{an|Misty}} seemed to be aware that Gary's starter Pokémon was Squirtle, as when Blastoise is shown for the first time, Misty says, "Brock, could that be...?", to which Brock replies, "The same Squirtle that Gary originally received from {{an|Professor Oak}}? Yeah, that's the one." This exchange did not occur in the original Japanese version of the episode.

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