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[Tev]

Originally Posted by Token

By the time you get the Old Rod, you're in Vermilion City, and most people get the Squirtle there for their Water type.

I think you're thinking about Yellow where you start out with Pikachu and then the game just hands you the three starters throughout the course f the game. This is Blue and he picked Charmander. The only way he's getting Squirtle now is by trading for it.