I always evolve mine because 1. It's exciting and 2. I see it as a "natural" pokemon process.

A squirtle clan would be cool, lol. I should copyright my name though, as those who use it before I get to don't even stay active past 5 minutes and I'm stuck with a boring name. 

Hey,
so I read a little around the forums already but I am new here and thought I'd introduce myself and make my first post. My name is Sterling. I love Pokémon and have been looking for a pokémon game to fill my time (no worries, I read it's being developed and I'm patient but thought I'd hang around anyways ). My favorite pokémon is squirtle. I guess I'll get back to exploring the forums now and I look forward to getting to know you all.