Edition
Bulbasaur official artwork
#001Kanto · GEN I

Bulbasaur

No dex entry data available.

Height
0.7 m
Weight
6.9 kg
Catch Rate
45
Base EXP
64
Abilities
Overgrow · Chlorophyll (H)
Egg Groups
Monster · Plant
Genus
Seed Pokémon
Growth
Medium Slow

Catch rate, size and breeding are current species data.

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BASE STATS

Combat Profile

Fill On Scroll · Tier-Coded
HP
45
ATK
49
DEF
49
SPA
65
SPD
65
SPE
45
318
Base Stat Total
Below Average
EV Yield
+1 SPA
ATTACKS

Move Pool

TYPECAT
1Growl10040
1Tackle4010035
3Vine Whip4510025
6Growth10020
9Leech Seed9010
12Razor Leaf559525
15Poison Powder7535
15Sleep Powder7515
18Seed Bomb8010015
21Take Down908520
24Sweet Scent10020
27Synthesis1005
30Worry Seed10010
33Power Whip1208510
36Solar Beam12010010
TRAITS

Abilities

  • Strengthens Grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

  • Hidden

    Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

DEFENSE

Type Matchups

Gen 9 chart

Weak ×2
FireFlyingIcePsychic
Resist ×½
ElectricFairyFightingWater
Resist ×¼
Grass
Immune ×0
TRAINING

Breeding & Growth

Growth rateMedium Slow
Base friendship70
Gender87.5 % ♂ · 12.5 % ♀
Egg cycles20 (~5140 steps)
EVOLUTION

Family Tree

Evolution methods are current, not edition-scoped.

Lv 16Lv 32
Current Pokémon
WILD DATA

Encounters

Not found in the wild — gift, trade or evolution only.

ARCHIVE

Sprite Museum

Bulbasaur — RED / BLUE FRONT sprite
GEN I–II
RED / BLUE
Front1996 · 99

Every era of Bulbasaur, from 1996 pixels to 3D-era GIFs. Pick a tile or scrub the timeline.

LOCATIONS · FRLG

Where to catch Bulbasaur

FRLG snapshot below. Overview follows the edition dock.

Every wild location of Bulbasaur in FireRed/LeafGreen. Rates are the max encounter slots (PokéAPI):

LOCATIONLEVELRATE
Pallet TownLv 5100%

Other games? Find every location per route and version in the interactive maps.

MATCHUPS

Weaknesses & resistances

Defensive profile of Bulbasaur (Grass, Poison), calculated from the gen 3 type chart:

WEAK TO

Fire (×2), Ice (×2), Flying (×2), Psychic (×2)

RESISTS

Water, Electric, Grass, Fighting

IMMUNE TO

Q&A

Fire (×2), Ice (×2), Flying (×2), Psychic (×2). Resists Water, Electric, Grass, Fighting. Calculated from the gen 3 type chart (FireRed/LeafGreen).

Bulbasaur evolves into Ivysaur starting at level 16. Ivysaur evolves into Venusaur starting at level 32.

Locations: Pallet Town (100 %, Lv 5). That's all. Bulbasaur is limited to these spots in FR/LG. See the interactive maps for the full area view.

Our take: Yes. Bulbasaur nearly solos the first two gyms (Rock, Water) and brings Sleep Powder, the best catching tool of the early game. Assessment based on stats, matchups and learnset.