Ditto finds and helps recover Squirtle from dehydration in Pokémon Pokopia.
This encounter occurs after Ditto meets Professor Tangrowth and begins helping restore the damaged environment. Squirtle's condition establishes the game's focus on caring for Pokémon and repairing habitats rather than simply collecting them for battles.
Squirtle is one of the original starter Pokémon from the Kanto region, alongside Bulbasaur and Charmander. That familiar identity fits Pokopia's Kanto setting, but the game's story gives Squirtle a practical survival problem within its post-apocalyptic world. Helping it recover also leads into the wider task of restoring habitats so Pokémon populations can return.