Pokémon/Pokédex/Bulbasaur

Bulbasaur as depicted by Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Blue Version era artwork. In this art it can be seen spitting a seed.

Description

Bulbasaur resembles a quadruped with a plant bulb on its back.

Basic Statistics

• National Index: 1
• Johto Index: 226
• Hoenn Index: 203
• Stage: Basic
• Height: 0.7 meters / 2'4" feet
• Weight: 6.9 kilograms / 15 pounds
• Gender Distribution: 87.5% Male
• Ability: Overgrow
• Type: Grass/Poison
• Species: Seed
• Egg Group: Monster/Plant
• Hatch Steps: 5120
• Catch Rate: 45
• Base Experience: 64
• Max Experience: 1059860

	HP	Attack	Defense	Speed	Special Attack	Special Defense
Base Stats (RB/Y)	45	49	49	45	65
Base Stats (GS/C)	45	49	49	45	65	65
Base Stats (RS/FL/E)	45	49	49	45	65	65
Base Stats (DP/PT/HGSS)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Base Stats (BW/B2W2)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Base Stats (XY/ORAS)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Base Stats (SM/USUM)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Base Stats (Sword/Shield/BDSP)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Max Stats (RB/Y)	293	196	196	188	228
Max Stats (GS/C)	293	196	196	188	228	228
Max Stats (RS/FL/E)	294	216	216	207	251	251
Max Stats (DP/PT/HGSS)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Max Stats (B/W/B2W2)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Max Stats (X/Y/ORAS)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Max Stats (SM/USUM)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Max Stats (Sword/Shield/BDSP)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Effort Points (Sword/Shield/BDSP)	–	–	–	–	–	–

Type Matching

Moves that deal 200% of their damage to Bulbasaur: fire, ice, flying, psychic
Moves that deal 50% of their damage to Bulbasaur: water, electric, fighting, fairy
Moves that deal 25% of their damage to Bulbasaur: grass

How to Evolve

Bulbasaur evolves into Ivysaur at level 16.

Moveset

Level	Red / Blue	Yellow	Gold / Silver	Crystal	Ruby / Sapphire Emerald XD / Colosseum	Fire Red / Leaf Green
Start	Tackle Growl	Tackle Growl	Tackle	Tackle	Tackle	Tackle
4	-	-	Growl	Growl	Growl	Growl
7	Leech Seed	Leech Seed	Leech Seed	Leech Seed	Leech Seed	Leech Seed
10	-	-	Vine Whip	Vine Whip	Vine Whip	Vine Whip
13	Vine Whip	Vine Whip	-	-	-	-
15	-	-	Poisonpowder Sleep Powder	Poisonpowder Sleep Powder	Poisonpowder Sleep Powder	Poisonpowder Sleep Powder
20	Poisonpowder	Poisonpowder	Razor Leaf	Razor Leaf	Razor Leaf	Razor Leaf
25	-	-	Sweet Scent	Razor Leaf	Sweet Scent	Sweet Scent
27	Razor Leaf	Razor Leaf	-	-	-	-
32	-	-	Growth	Growth	Growth	Growth
34	Growth	Growth	-	-	-	-
39	-	-	Synthesis	Synthesis	Synthesis	Synthesis
41	Sleep Powder	Sleep Powder	-	-	-	-
46	-	-	Solarbeam	Solarbeam	Solarbeam	Solarbeam
48	Solarbeam	Solarbeam	-	-	-	-

TM/HM

• RB/Y/GS/C/RS/FL: Cut, Double Team, Solarbeam, Rest, Toxic
• GS/C/RS/FL: Attract, Flash, Frustration, Giga Drain, Hidden Power, Protect, Return, Sunny Day
• RB/Y: Bide, Body Slam, Double-Edge, Mega Drain, Mimic, Rage, Reflect, Substitute, Swords Dance, Take Down
• GS/C: Curse, Defense Curl, Endure, Fury Cutter, Headbutt, Mud-Slap, Sleep Talk, Snore, Swagger, Sweet Scent
• RS/FL: Bullet Seed, Facade, Rock Smash, Secret Power, Sludge Bomb, Strength

Breeding

• GS/C/RS/FL: Light Screen, Petal Dance, Safeguard, Skull Bash
• GS/C: Razor Wind
• RS/FL: Charm, Curse, Grasswhistle, Magical Leaf

Trading Cards

• Base Set #44 - Bulbasaur
• Gym Challenge #39 - Bulbasaur
• Expedition #94 - Bulbasaur
• Expedition #95 - Bulbasaur
• EX Team Aqua vs Team Magma #39 - Bulbasaur
• EX FireRed and LeafGreen #54 - Bulbasaur
• EX FireRed and LeafGreen #55 - Bulbasaur

Name

Bulbasaur is a portmanteau of the word Bulb and the suffix -saur.

• A bulb is a part of a plant that stores food. Fittingly a bulb is featured on the back of every Bulbasaur.
• -saur is a suffix used to refer to reptiles, especially extinct dinosaurs (Which itself contains the suffix).

Basic: Bulbasaur

Stage 1: Ivysaur

Stage 2: Venusaur