Bayleef (Pokémon)

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Bayleef (Japanese: ベイリーフ Bayleaf) is a introduced in Generation II.
It evolves from starting at level 16 and evolves into starting at level 32.
==Biology==
Bayleef is a quadrupedal, pale-yellow that resembles a . It has a long neck, red eyes, a short, rounded snout, and a stubby tail. Each foot has a single, light gray nail. Sprouting from its forehead is a green leaf that curves back over its head and around its neck are a series of tightly curled leaves. Inside the leaves are small tree shoots. 
The aroma wafting from the leaves around its neck has a spicy scent and has various beneficial effects on those who inhale it. The fragrance has a combination of energizing, stimulating, and healing effects. Bayleef can be rarely found in . As mentioned in , any Pokémon sleeping near Bayleaf will feel invigorated.Sleep Style Dex
===Evolution===
Bayleef evolves from and evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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Bayleef in the
===Game locations===
In Pokémon Colosseum, only one Bayleef can be obtained per game without trading, regardless of location.
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===Held items===
===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Bayleef is available in Version 3.0.0+.
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
====By a prior Evolution====
====-only moves====
Move	Card
 	Bayleef (Chikorita Half Deck 24)
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
====Ash's Bayleef====
In Current Events, 's evolved into a Bayleef while protecting Ash from . Bayleef still had the same personality she had when she was still a Chikorita, but she soon mellowed out.
====Casey's Bayleef====
Bayleef debuted in The Bug Stops Here, where 's Chikorita evolved into one. It evolved again into a off-screen prior to the events of Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid.
====Other====
Horace's Chikorita was revealed to have evolved into a Bayleef in Battling in the Freezing Raid!. It was used in a Raid Battle against an , only to be defeated.
===Minor appearances===
A Bayleef appeared in a fantasy in The Right Place and the Right Mime.
A 's Bayleef appeared in Regaining the Home Advantage!.
Four Bayleef appeared in The Power of Us, with two under the ownership of two different Trainers (including an unnamed recurring woman), the third being , and the fourth appearing during a flashback.
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
's Bayleef only appeared on the scoreboard in One Half Of A Poké Ball.
===Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure===
A Bayleef appeared in JBA4.
===Pokémon Adventures===
In Lively Larvitar, 's Chikorita, nicknamed Megaree, evolves into a Bayleef while defending his against an attack from an old foe, an impish . He evolved with his fellow first partner Pokémon in the fight against in the Whirl Islands.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
 has a Bayleef that used to belong to , but was released by its former Trainer for being too weak. After joining Gold's team, it has been able to defeat strong opponents, such as Bugsy's Scyther.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Bayleef and its evolutionary relatives are the only evolutionary line of a first partner Pokémon to keep their Japanese voices in the English dub of the , due to having nearly identical names in English and Japanese.
* Bayleef's "necklace" is consistently described as having a spicy aroma, while real have a bitter and herbal taste, which is similar to .
===Origin===
Bayleef appears to be based on , specifically the . Its vegetable part may be based on the leaves of the , whose oil is used for healing and as a stimulant in .
In the Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo, Bayleef was instead a different design named Hanamogura (ハナモグラ). It is seemingly based on moles, which use the kanji meaning "earth dragon" (土竜 mogura), thus being a mole that blossoms into a dragon. The antennae from this design persist in 's final design.
====Name origin====
Bayleef and Bayleaf derive from , a herb used in cooking known for its pungent smell.
==In other languages==
==References==
==See also==
* Ash's Bayleef
* Casey's Bayleef
* Vincent's Bayleef
* Megaree
* Gold's Bayleef
* First partner Pokémon
==External links==
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