009 Blastoise – The Shellfish Pokémon
Blastoise eating habits are similar to that of a Charmander in its great glut. They have no need for inner fuel; only for weight, to counterbalance the kickback of the awe-inspiring power of their water-spouts. The massive weight gain necessary for Blastoise evolution and maintenance is the largest factor leading to the principal killer of Blastoise: heart attacks. Blastoise seldom live more than a decade after evolution. Wartortle, of the very same clutch (observed and studied extensively by many consecutive Profs. of Kanto), live up to five hundred years past the day their clutch-mate evolved.
Tanks are modeled after Blastoise shells. Likewise, modern weapons of great power, though with considerably less accuracy, are modeled after the spouts protruding from those shells. The Pokémon themselves know more about the aim and powering of such weapons than, likely, we humans ever will. They can hit soda cans from nearly two hundred feet away. Perhaps, with the newer computer technologies, we can hope to match them someday.