Bulbasaur

File:Bulbasaur.gif       Bulbasaur – Ivysaur (#2)
General
Name	Bulbasaur
Japanese name	Fushigidane
Number	1
Stage	Basic
Name pronunciation	$BULL-buh-sore$
Evolves to	Ivysaur (lv.16)
Video game base stats²
Hit points	45
Attack	49
Defense	49
Speed	45
Special attack³	65
Special defense³	65
Special4	65
Biological
Species	Seed
Types	Grass, Poison
Height	2'4" (0.71 m)
Weight	15.0 lb (6.75 kg)
Abilities	Overgrow
Signature Attacks	Vine Whip
Pokédex Color	Green
Shiny color	The part of Bulbasaur's body that is usually blueish turns green, and the bulb on its back darkens.
Gender distribution	87.5% male, 12.5% female

The Bulbasaur is a fictional species of Pokémon from the Pokémon series of video games. Bulbasaur is numbered 001 in the National Pokédex, making it the first Pokémon listed, and is a Basic Stage Pokémon (followed by Ivysaur at level 16 and then Venusaur at level 32).

Bulbasaur is a grass/poison Pokémon. It usually weighs around 6.9 kilograms (15.2 lbs) and has a height of 0.7 meters (2'4").

Bulbasaurs have "bulbs" on their back which grows steadily larger as the Bulbasaur mutures. This bulb contains a seed which uses photosynthesis to supply Bulbasaur with energy. Its bulb is also used to store the energy which the seed absorbs, which can be used when it is neccasary. It is assumed that when a Bulbasaur collects enough energy in its bulb, it will evolve into an Ivysaur.

A Bulbasaur is a starter option in Pokémon Red, Pokémon Blue, Pocket Monsters Green, and, more recently, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. A Bulbasaur can also be received as a gift in Pokémon Yellow. You can obtain a Bulbasaur in Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal by trading it from Red, Blue, Green or Yellow, or in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire via trading it from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.

Trivia

• The bulb on Bulbasaur's back was, according to its Pokédex entry in Red/Blue/LeafGreen, planted at birth. Throughout its evolutions, the bulb will eventually bloom into a large flower.
• Bulbasaur uses its bulb to store extra energy. This makes it possible for Bulbasaurs to survive for days without eating.
• Bulbasaur bulbs contain a nutritional seed which Bulbasaur can withdraw energy from in order to grow. The seed gets energy by soaking up the sun's rays (photosynthesis).

Pokédex data

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Naturally learnt attacks

These are attacks which are learnt naturally by Bulbasaur — that is, learnt without the use of a TM or HM (automatically learned once they reach a certain level).

The rows entitled with acronyms are used to identify at what level the Pokémon learns that attack in that game. For example, if the number "7" was in a row entitled RGB beside an attack named "Foobar", than that Pokémon would learn the attack "Foobar" at level seven in Pokémon Red, Blue, and Green.

Any attacks which are learned at "Catch" means that they already know that attack when they are caught. N/A means that that attack is not learnable in that game.

RGB stands for Red/Green/Blue, Y stands for Yellow, GSC stands for Gold, Silver, Crystal, RS stands for Ruby/Sapphire, FRLG stands for FireRed/LeafGreen, and GSC/FRLG stands for Gold/Silver/Crystal/FireRed/LeafGreen.

RGB	Y	GSC/FRLG	Attack learnt:	type
Catch	Catch	Catch	Tackle	Normal
Catch	Catch	4	Growl	No damage
7	Catch	7	Leech Seed	No damage
13	13	10	Vine Whip	Grass
20	20	15	Poisonpowder	No damage
41	41	15	Sleep Powder	No damage
27	27	20	Razor Leaf	Grass
N/A	N/A	25	Sweet Scent	No damage
34	34	32	Growth	No damage
N/A	N/A	39	Synthesis	No damage
48	48	46	Solarbeam	Grass

Learnable machine moves

The following moves can be taught to Bulbasaurs via the use of TMs or HM:

HMs

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1	Cut	Cut	Cut	Cut	Cut
4				Strength	Strength
5			Flash	Flash	Flash
6				Rock Smash	Rock Smash

TMs

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2			Headbutt
3	Swards Dance	Swords Dance	Curse
6	Toxic	Toxic	Toxic	Toxic	Toxic
8	Body Slam	Body Slam
9	Take Down	Take Down		Bullet Seed	Bullet Seed
10	Double Edge	Double Edge	Hidden Power	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
11			Sunny Day	Sunny Day	Sunny Day
12			Sweet Scent
13			Snore
17			Protect	Protect	Protect
19			Giga Drain	Giga Drain	Giga Drain
20	Rage	Rage	Endure
21	Mega Drain	Mega Drain	Frustration	Frustration	Frustration
22	Solarbeam	Solarbeam	Solarbeam	Solarbeam	Solarbeam
27			Return	Return	Return
31	Mimic	Mimic	Mud Slap
32	Double Team	Double Team	Double Team	Double Team	Double Team
33	Reflect	Reflect
34	Bide	Bide	Swagger
35			Sleep Talk
36				Sludge Bomb	Sludge Bomb
40			Defense Curl
42				Facade	Facade
36				Secret Power	Secret Power
44	Rest	Rest	Rest	Rest	Rest
45			Attract	Attract	Attract
49			Fury Cutter
50	Substitute	Substitute

Miscellaneous information

• Type: Grass,Poison
• Species: Seed Pokémon
• Color: Green
• Ability: Overgrow
• Gender distribution: 87.5% male, 12.5% female

Name in other languages

• Japanese: フシギダ�? (Fushigidane in Romaji) from the Japanese words Fushigi (strange) and Tane (seed)
• French: Bulbizarre
• German: Bisasam from the German words Bisamratte (muskrat) and Samen (seed)

Pokédex numbers

• National Pokédex: 001
• Johto: 226
• Hoenn: 203

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See also

• Pokémon.com Pokédex
• Legendary Pokémon data
• The Pokémon Database
• Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
• Psypokes Psydex data

External links

• Image from Turquoise Labs