**To use Squirtle effectively in the current VGC format, leverage its Water type typing and build around its top-performing movesets.** Squirtle appears as a prominent choice in the current Pokémon Champions format, with usage data pulled from competitive teams, tournament results and Showdown-ready pastes tracked by MetaVGC. This page brings together its most common moveset, nature, ability, item, teammates and type weaknesses so you can judge where Squirtle fits in a VGC team.

The most common build highlights Torrent, Mystic Water and Quiet 32/2/0/32/0/0. Its frequent moves include Water Spout, Protect, Aqua Jet, Weather Ball, Shell Smash, and Helping Hand. Treat those choices as a data-backed starting point: they show what players are bringing, while EV spreads, Tera Type and the final move slot should still respond to your expected matchups.

Defensively, Squirtle has important weaknesses to electric 2x, grass 2x. That matters during teambuilding because a strong composition needs ways to cover those attacks without giving up offensive pressure. Partners such as Araquanid, Armarouge, Annihilape, Maushold, and Incineroar appear often because they can add positioning, type coverage, speed control or safer switches into common checks.

MetaVGC tracks recent teams using Squirtle. Open the Squirtle teams page to compare complete structures, copy Showdown pastes and see how players combine Squirtle with other Pokémon in the active format.