# Pokémon/Pokédex/Bulbasaur
## 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 | 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 | 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 |