Grotle (Pokémon)

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Grotle (Japanese: ハヤシガメ Hayashigame) is a introduced in Generation IV.
It evolves from starting at level 18 and evolves into starting at level 32.
==Biology==
Grotle is a quadrupedal turtle with light green skin and a large shell covering its back. The shell is composed of hardened soil and conforms to the shape of Grotle's body, extending from its forehead to the tip of its short tail. The shell appears sectioned and is yellow with three long, brown ridges atop it. Two bush-like trees are growing around the outermost ridges. Grotle's lower jaw is yellow and has triangular extensions on the cheeks, while its upper jaw has a hooked tip. Its feet are yellow and have three claws each.
Grotle can sense where pure water wells are and will carry other Pokémon on its back to these sources. Each Grotle has a secret place for getting clean spring water. It lives in forests but leaves during the day to allow more sunlight on its trees. Grotle has also been observed living near clean spring water. Berries grow on the trees, attracting some species of Pokémon. The berries it grows are said to be sweet and very delicious. In The Lonely Snover!, Grotle is seen to produce acorn-like nuts instead.
===Evolution===
Grotle evolves from and evolves into 
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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Grotle in the
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===Held items===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
====By a prior Evolution====
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
====Other sprites====
Platinum intro's sprite
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
====Ash's Grotle====
's Turtwig evolved into a Grotle in Aiding the Enemy!, which also marked the species' debut. In The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore!, Grotle evolved into a Torterra.
===Minor appearances===
A Grotle appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
A Grotle appeared in Eyes on the Goal!, under the ownership of the Shell Sage.
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl===
's Grotle first appeared in PDP29, where it evolved from a Turtwig.
===Pokémon Adventures===
In Ring Around the Roserade I, 's Turtwig, Tru, evolved into a Grotle. He became stronger and (slightly) faster in this new form, but was scarcely used for battles, as he would have been ineffective against Gardenia's Pokémon, though he still helped train for future Gym battles. Soon afterwards, Grotle became a alongside Chimler in Veilstone City fighting a legion of s, and his power and endurance grew tremendously.
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
's Turtwig evolved into a Grotle off-screen and later into Torterra.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Grotle is the heaviest of the second-stage first partner Pokémon, at 213.8 lbs. (97.0 kg), being heavier than many other fully evolved first partner Pokémon.
* Grotle is the only second-stage Sinnoh first partner Pokémon to evolve at level 32. and both evolve at level 36.
* When Grotle evolves into , all of its stats increase by 20 points.
===Origin===
Grotle seems to be based on a , but it may also originate from a , most likely Akūpāra. It also shares characteristics with armored .
====Name origin====
Grotle may be a combination of , grow, and .
Hayashigame may be a combination of 林 hayashi (grove) and 亀 kame (turtle).
==In other languages==
==See also==
* Ash's Grotle
* Tru
* Paul's Grotle
* First partner Pokémon
==External links==
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