Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#001 Bulbasaur
GrassPoison
- SpeciesSeed Pokémon
- Japanese nameFushigidane
- PronunciationBUL-BUH-SORE
- Height2′ 4″ 0.71 m
- Weight15.0 lb 6.75 kg
- Gender♂ 87.5% · ♀ 12.5%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
“Bulb” comes from a bulb of a plant and “saur” meaning “lizard”. “Lizard with a bulb”
Evolution
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | A strange seed was planted on its back at birth. The plant sprouts and grows with this POKEMON. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | It can go for days without a single morsel. In the bulb on its back, it stores energy. |
| Stadium | The bulb-like pouch on its back grows larger as it ages. The pouch is filled with numerous seeds. |
| GoldStadium 2 | The seed on its back is filled with nutrients. The seed grows steadily larger as its body grows. |
| Silver | It carries a seed on its back right from birth. As it grows older, the seed also grows larger. |
| Crystal | While it is young, it uses the nutrients that are stored in the seeds on its back in order to grow. |
Where to find Bulbasaur
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Pallet Town | NA | One |
| Red | NA | One | |
| Yellow | Cerulean City | NA | One |
| Gold | Must Trade from Red, Blue, or Yellow | Trade | None |
| Silver | Trade | None | |
| Crystal | Trade | None |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ||||||||||
| G/S | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×2
- Water×0.5
- Electric×0.5
- Grass×0.25
- Ice×2
- Fighting×0.5
- Poison×1
- Ground×1
- ×2
- Psychic×2
- BugG/S/C ×1R/B/Y × 4
- Rock×1
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×1
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 4 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 5 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 5 : 4 (125%).
- This Pokémon has less weaknesses in GSC than RBY, and in RBY it has a 4x weakness to BUG. Better defense ratio in GSC.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fire1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Water1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Grass1st: Bad 2nd: Good
- Ice1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fighting1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Poison1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
- Ground1st: Good 2nd: Bad
- 1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Psychic1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Bug1st (GSC): Bad 2nd (GSC): Normal 1st (RBY): Bad 2nd (RBY): Good
- Rock1st: Good 2nd: Bad
- Ghost1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Dragon1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Dark1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Steel1st: Bad 2nd: No Effect
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 4 advantages and 12 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 1:3 (~33.33%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 5 advantages and 10 disadvantages out of 30 types. Offensive ratio 1:2 (50%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| Yellow | R/B | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Start | Start | Tackle | Normal | Physical |
| Start | Start | 4 | Growl | Normal | Status |
| Start | 7 | 7 | Leech Seed | Grass | Special |
| 13 | 13 | 10 | Vine Whip | Grass | Special |
| 20 | 20 | 15 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status |
| 41 | 41 | 15 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status |
| 27 | 27 | 20 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Special |
| — | — | 25 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status |
| 34 | 34 | 32 | Growth | Normal | Status |
| — | — | 39 | Synthesis | Grass | Status |
| 48 | 48 | 46 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
None.
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM02Headbutt
- TM03Curse
- TM06Toxic
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM12Sweet Scent
- TM13Snore
- TM17Protect
- TM19Giga Drain
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM22Solarbeam
- TM27Return
- TM31Mud-Slap
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM40Defense Curl
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- TM49Fury Cutter
- HM01Cut
- HM05Flash
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM03Swords Dance
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Body Slam
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM20Rage
- TM21Mega Drain
- TM22Solarbeam
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM33Reflect
- TM34Bide
- TM44Rest
- TM50Substitute
- HM01Cut
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Plant Pokémon group 1 Monster Pokémon group 11 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Bellsprout Family
- Bulbasaur Family
- Chikorita Family
- Exeggcute Family
- Hoppip Family
- Oddish Family
- Paras Family
- Sunkern Family
- Tangela
- Charmander Family
- Cubone Family
- Kangaskhan
- Lapras
- Larvitar Family
- Lickitung
- Mareep Family
- Nidoran♂ Family
- Nidoran♀
- Rhyhorn Family
- Slowpoke Family
- Snorlax
- Squirtle Family
- Totodile Family
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Razor Wind | Teach RBY TM02 (Razor Wind) to RBY Butterfree or Venomoth, then transfer to GSC. If male, breed with a female from the Paras Family. Then breed male offspring with Razor Wind to female from the Bulbasaur Family. |
| Safeguard | Mate with a male from the Chikorita Family. |
| Petal Dance | Mate with a male from the Oddish Family, or Sunflora |
| Light Screen | Mate with a male from the Chikorita Family or Mareep Family. |
| Skull Bash | Mate with a male from the Squirtle Family. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 45 | 263-293 | 35/4522.70% | 32/4224.20% |
| Attack | 49 | 166-196 | 35/4921.19% | 34/4518.41% |
| Defense | 49 | 166-196 | 38/5525.82% | 33/4422.70% |
| Speed | 45 | 158-188 | 36/4721.19% | 33/4218.41% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 65 | 198-228 | 23/4648.01% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 65 | 198-228 | 22/4144.05% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 65 | 198-228 | — | 16/2944.05% |
| Total | 318 G/S/C 253 R/B/Y |
1149-1329 951-1101 |
59/8719.80% | 50/6513.57% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
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