No. 0002 · Generation I · Seed Pokémon
フシギソウFushigisou · From fushigi (strange, mysterious) and sō (grass); also a pun on 'Fushigi sō' – 'It seems strange'
The Seed Pokémon · Grass/Poison type · first seen in Pokémon Red & Green (1996)
01Overview
Meet Ivysaur
Everything you need to know about the Seed Pokémon — the creature behind the number.
Meet Ivysaur, the Seed Pokémon in full bud. It is the Grass- and Poison-type middle stage of the Bulbasaur family and the holder of National Pokédex #0002, arriving when Bulbasaur reaches level 16 and sticking around until level 32. For a great many players, that first flash of light was their very first taste of evolution.
The difference is all on its back. Bulbasaur's tidy bulb has swollen into a fat pink bud on a short brown trunk, cradled by leafy fronds like a miniature palm tree. It is heavy work: once the bulb grows large, Ivysaur can no longer rear up on its hind legs, so its legs and body have grown thick and sturdy to carry the load. Underneath it is the same frog-like quadruped, with mottled blue-green skin, pointed ears, narrow red eyes and three claws on each foot.
“There is a plant bulb on its back. When it absorbs nutrients, the bulb is said to blossom into a large flower.”
Pokédex · Pokémon Red (Japan), Green (Japan), FireRed, X & Legends: Z-A · 1996
Ivysaur lives by the sun. Sunlight makes it stronger and feeds the bud, and as the big day approaches it spends more and more time stretched out in bright patches of light. It is a creature of the grasslands, and it can sit so still while it photosynthesises that researchers cannot agree whether it is awake or dozing. Sunshine matters so much that, in the anime, a whole crowd of Ivysaur and Bulbasaur once climbed an unfinished Gym tower in Vermilion City just to bask in the light they needed to evolve.
Then comes the tell-tale sign. The bud begins to swell and a sweet scent wafts from it – a fragrant early warning that the great flower is about to open and that Venusaur is not far off. In that sense Ivysaur is the family's in-between stage in every way: no longer a seedling, not yet in bloom, and soaking up every ray it can get.
Many Trainers first met one across the battlefield: choose Squirtle in the original games and your rival's Bulbasaur comes back as an Ivysaur on the S.S. Anne and in Pokémon Tower. Fans have a soft spot for it as the awkward teenager of the line, but it has had its time in the spotlight too, fighting alongside Squirtle and Charizard as part of the Pokémon Trainer's team in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Ultimate.
How big is Ivysaur?
At 1.0 m (3′03″) Ivysaur stands about as tall as a four-year-old child, and at 13.0 kg (28.7 lb) it weighs about the same as a cocker spaniel – almost double Bulbasaur, which says a lot about that bud.
Evolution
02In the Pokédex's words
Ivysaur's Pokédex entries
15 different entries across 44 games, from 1996 to 2023. Here is how the Pokédex has described Ivysaur over the years, in the order the games came out.
Generation I
There is a plant bulb on its back. When it absorbs nutrients, the bulb is said to blossom into a large flower.
Kanto Pokédex
When the bulb on its back grows large, it appears to lose the ability to stand on its hind legs.
Kanto Pokédex
The bulb on its back grows by drawing energy. It gives off an aroma when it is ready to bloom.
Kanto Pokédex
The bud on its back apparently draws energy from its body. The bud is said to open into a large flower when fully grown.
Kanto Pokédex
Generation II
Exposure to sunlight adds to its strength. Sunlight also makes the bud on its back grow larger.
Johto Pokédex
If the bud on its back starts to smell sweet, it is evidence that the large flower will soon bloom.
Johto Pokédex
The bulb on its back grows as it absorbs nutrients. The bulb gives off a pleasant aroma when it blooms.
Johto Pokédex
Generation III
There is a bud on this Pokémon's back. To support its weight, Ivysaur's legs and trunk grow thick and strong. If it starts spending more time lying in the sunlight, it's a sign that the bud will bloom into a large flower soon.
Hoenn Pokédex
To support its bulb, Ivysaur's legs grow sturdy. If it spends more time lying in the sunlight, the bud will soon bloom into a large flower.
Hoenn Pokédex
Ivysaur's powerful vines can be used to lasso a Post and cross a gap.
Capture Styler (Pokémon Ranger series)
Generation IV
When the bud on its back starts swelling, a sweet aroma wafts to indicate the flower's coming bloom.
Sinnoh Pokédex
It attacks by shooting seeds.
Capture Styler (Pokémon Ranger series)
Generation VII
The bud on its back grows by drawing energy. It gives off an aroma when it is ready to bloom.
Let's Go Pokédex
Generation IX
It sits still and basks in sunny spots, undergoing photosynthesis. Researchers are divided on whether it is awake or asleep while this happens.
The more sunlight Ivysaur bathes in, the more strength wells up within it, allowing the bud on its back to grow larger.
Rotom Phone (Scarlet & Violet)
03Stats, moves & where to find it
Ivysaur in the video games
Base stat total 405 · 24 core-series games · 27 spin-offs · every move it learns, generation by generation.
Base stats
Base stats have never changed: 60/62/63/80/80/60, a total of 405. In Generation I Ivysaur had a single Special stat of 80; when Gold and Silver split Special into Sp. Atk and Sp. Def, both were set to 80. Base friendship was 70 in Generations II–VII and has been 50 since Generation VIII. Base experience yield was 141 in Generations I–IV and has been 142 since Generation V; it reaches level 100 at 1,059,860 Exp. (Medium Slow). Pokéathlon stats in HeartGold and SoulSilver: Speed 2, Power 2 (max 3), Technique 4 (max 5), Stamina 4 (max 5), Jump 3.
Abilities
- Overgrowsince Gen III
Powers up Ivysaur's Grass-type moves when its HP is low (a third or less). - ChlorophyllHidden abilitysince Gen V
Doubles Ivysaur's Speed while the sunlight is harsh.
Type matchups
How hard each attacking type hits a Grass/Poison Pokémon.
Generation I: Bug-type moves were 4× effective, because Bug was then super effective against Poison; from Generation II onwards Bug is neutral (2× against Grass, ½× against Poison). The Fairy resistance applies from Generation VI, when the Fairy type was introduced.
Training & breeding
- Catch rate
- 45
- Base friendship
- 50
- Base experience
- 142
- Growth rate
- Medium Slow
- EV yield
- 1 Sp. Atk, 1 Sp. Def
- Egg groups
- Monster, Grass
- Egg cycles
- 20
- Colour
- Green
- Gender ratio
- 87.5% male
- Body shape
- quadruped
Where to find Ivysaur
| Game | Year | How to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Red & Green | 1996 | Evolve Bulbasaur (Lv. 16)Pick Squirtle and your rival takes Bulbasaur, which he uses as an Ivysaur on the S.S. Anne and in Pokémon Tower. |
| Blue (Japan) | 1996 | Evolve Bulbasaur |
| Red & Blue | 1998 | Evolve Bulbasaur, your first partner from Professor OakChoose Squirtle and your rival Blue battles you with an Ivysaur on the S.S. Anne and in Pokémon Tower before it becomes Venusaur. |
| Yellow | 1998 | Evolve the Bulbasaur gifted in Cerulean City |
| Gold & Silver | 1999 | Not in the wild – trade from Red, Blue or Yellow via the Time CapsuleAn Ivysaur traded across from Red or Blue arrives holding a Bitter Berry. |
| Crystal | 2000 | Time Capsule trade |
| Ruby & Sapphire | 2002 | Trade (from FireRed/LeafGreen) |
| FireRed & LeafGreen | 2004 | Evolve Bulbasaur, your first partner from Professor OakYour rival again fields an Ivysaur on the S.S. Anne and in Pokémon Tower if you chose Squirtle. |
| Emerald | 2004 | Trade |
| Diamond & Pearl | 2006 | Not obtainable in Sinnoh – migrate it from a GBA game via Pal Park (Field area) |
| Platinum | 2008 | Pal Park migration only |
| HeartGold & SoulSilver | 2009 | Evolve the Bulbasaur Professor Oak gives you after you defeat Red |
| Black & White | 2010 | Not found in Unova – Poké Transfer only |
| Black 2 & White 2 | 2012 | Poké Transfer |
| X & Y | 2013 | Friend Safari (Grass-type safari); or evolve the Bulbasaur from Professor Sycamore |
| Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire | 2014 | Trade |
| Sun & Moon | 2016 | Not obtainable in Alola – transfer only |
| Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon | 2017 | Evolve a Bulbasaur found with Island Scan |
| Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee! | 2018 | Evolve Bulbasaur (wild in Viridian Forest, or the Cerulean City gift) |
| Sword & Shield | 2019 | Max Raid Battles via Wild Area News; evolve Bulbasaur; trade (Version 1.2.0+)Pokémon Day raids (27 February – 1 March 2020) brought Ivysaur to Galar before The Isle of Armor did; it returned on 4–6 June 2021. The Crown Tundra adds it to Dynamax Adventures in the Max Lair. |
| Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl | 2021 | Evolve a Bulbasaur from the Grand Underground (after obtaining the National Pokédex) |
| Legends: Arceus | 2022 | Unobtainable |
| Scarlet & Violet | 2022 | Evolve Bulbasaur in The Indigo Disk's Terarium (2023); trade from Version 3.0.0 |
| Legends: Z-A | 2025 | Evolve Bulbasaur (Mable's gift or a wild one)Mega Dimension DLC: wild in Hyperspace Lumiose's 3★ and 4★ Grass- and Poison-type wild zones. |
Sprites through the ages
Spin-offs & cameos
Super Smash Bros.
Ivysaur is the Bulbasaur family's Smash Bros. headliner. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) made it one third of the Pokémon Trainer's team, sandwiched between Squirtle's speed and Charizard's power: Bullet Seed sprays upwards, Razor Leaf sends leaves spinning across the stage, Vine Whip doubles as a tether to snag the ledge, and its part in the Trainer's Triple Finish Final Smash is a Solar Beam. Brawl kept the Trainer on his toes – each Pokémon tired the longer it stayed out, and Ivysaur took extra knockback from Fire attacks – while the Subspace Emissary has the Trainer catch it in trophy form in The Ruins. After a trophy-only spell in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, it returned in Ultimate (2018) with no stamina to manage, faster air speed and an aimable Vine Whip that no longer leaves it helpless; the Trainer can now be female, too. In Palutena's Guidance, Pit mistakes it for Bulbasaur or Venusaur before Viridi sets him straight – 'Cute and deadly!' Grab it and you grab its bulb, even from the front. With Venusaur popping up on stages and as a Poké Ball Pokémon, and Bulbasaur as a trophy, it is the only first partner family whose every member has appeared in Smash.
Pokémon GO
Ivysaur has been in Pokémon GO since launch day on 6 July 2016. It takes 25 Bulbasaur Candy to evolve one and 100 more to reach Venusaur, and as a buddy it finds Candy every 3 km. Shiny Ivysaur arrived on 25 March 2018 with Bulbasaur's Community Day, when evolving a Shiny Bulbasaur unlocked it – and Trainers who went all the way to Venusaur that day got the exclusive Frenzy Plant. Shadow Ivysaur followed with Team GO Rocket's arrival on 22 July 2019 (a Shiny Shadow became possible on 3 March 2026), and Dynamax Ivysaur has been obtainable since 10 September 2024. It has battled in raids since late 2017, including the Evolution Event Raid Day on 7 December 2019. It also has a wardrobe: a party hat for GO's 9th Anniversary Party (1–6 July 2025) and a Pikachu visor, earned by evolving a visor-wearing Bulbasaur during Pokémon GO Fest 2026: Global. Its family's Mega form, Mega Venusaur, has starred in raids since Mega Evolution arrived on 27 August 2020.
No catching this one in the wild: you earn Ivysaur by evolving a Bulbasaur you've already caught on the table.
Gets its own Stadium Pokédex entry, and an Ivysaur raised on a Game Boy cartridge can step into the 3D arena via the Transfer Pak.
Its Pokédex page shows the Gold or the Silver entry depending on which cartridge you have plugged in.
Wild Ivysaur lurk deep in Western Cave (B19F–B27F); recruit one and it settles in Beau Plains, cheering 'My level went up! The bud is getting bigger, too!'
Fiore Browser #002 lives in Lyra Forest and Kisara Plain; once befriended, its powerful vines lasso Posts so your Ranger can cross gaps.
Recruitable in Mystifying Forest and the sprawling Mystery Jungle.
Ivysaur's big break: one third of the Pokémon Trainer's team, with Bullet Seed, Razor Leaf, a ledge-grabbing Vine Whip and Solar Beam in the Triple Finish Final Smash.
Same haunts as Explorers of Time and Darkness, plus the long climb of Sky Peak.
Shoots seeds at Rangers on Hinder Cape and in the Forest Temple; once it is on your side, it can Cut through obstacles in the field.
Rides into battle in the Model Train Room's 'All Aboard!' stage.
Waiting in the very first stage of the Blade-and-Shield Path.
Benched as a fighter, but its trophy remembers how many players first saw evolution when Bulbasaur became Ivysaur.
Found on Rainbow Park Stage 59 and Blau Salon Stage 436; its Vitality Drain skill hits harder or softer depending on the opponent's remaining HP.
Guards the entrance of the Old-Growth Woods in the Origin Hideaway.
Complete its Connection Orb mission – escorting it to open a locked door at Sunny Spot Hill – and it joins you, declaring 'Large bulbs inspire happiness!'
In since launch day: 25 Candy turns Bulbasaur into Ivysaur, and it has since gone Shiny, Shadow and Dynamax – and even worn a party hat.
Cube-shaped Ivysaur roam Miasma Moor on Tumblecube Island, and a Bulbasaur in your team can grow into one.
Back in the fight with no stamina to worry about, more speed in the air and a Vine Whip that no longer leaves it helpless.
Pops up in the tutorial and across a string of Seas – Charizard, Gengar, Castform, Mimikyu, Mewtwo and, naturally, Bulbasaur Sea.
Hatch a Bulbasaur from an Egg for your own player character and it can evolve into Ivysaur.
In the Switch remake, Ivysaur is reached by evolving a Bulbasaur.
Every Venusaur player passes through Ivysaur mid-match; the Sunshine Style Holowear (Season 3 Premium Battle Pass, November 2021) dresses all three stages.
A Dozing-type ingredient gatherer of Honey, Snoozy Tomatoes and Soft Potatoes, with sleep styles like Sunbathing, Sturdy, Vines-Out and Atop-Belly.
Pokopia Pokédex #002, a Grow specialist that likes a bright home – a field of flowers or a bench with greenery – plus sour flavours and anything cute, soft, colourful or full of nature.
Moves
In Red and Green, Ivysaur was very much the patient middle child. It knew the same nine moves as Bulbasaur but learned each one a little later – Razor Leaf at 30 rather than 27, SolarBeam at a lofty 54 – so trainers who evolved early had a wait on their hands. Gold and Silver added Sweet Scent and Synthesis, and Diamond and Pearl beefed it up with Take Down, Double-Edge and Worry Seed, though Seed Bomb stayed stubbornly out of reach unless it came from a tutor or was learned by a still-unevolved Bulbasaur.
Sword and Shield pressed fast-forward: Vine Whip and Growth became part of Ivysaur's starting kit, Seed Bomb finally landed at level 20 and Solar Beam caps everything off at 50. Scarlet and Violet swap Double-Edge for a meaty Power Whip and slip Roar into its TM list, while Legends: Z-A works in Magical Leaf, Amnesia and Sludge Wave. And for collectors, an Ivysaur evolved from one of Generation V's event Bulbasaur keeps Frenzy Plant – a move no ordinary Ivysaur can touch.
Signature moves
The vines come out early and stay out: a level-13 move in Red and Blue, it is part of Ivysaur's starting kit in Let's Go, Sword and Shield, and Scarlet and Violet.
The one attack in every Ivysaur level-up list ever made, from Red and Green to Legends: Z-A. It has crept forward from level 30 in Red and Blue to level 12 today.
A double helping of dust: ever since Gold and Silver, Sleep Powder has arrived at exactly the same level as Poison Powder, so Ivysaur can pick between a snooze and a sting.
The late bloomer. From Diamond and Pearl to Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon only Bulbasaur learned it by levelling up, so Ivysaur needed a tutor or an early lesson. Sword and Shield finally made it a level-20 move.
A vine with real heft: an Egg Move since HeartGold and SoulSilver and a TR in Sword and Shield, it became Ivysaur's level-45 move in Scarlet and Violet, taking Double-Edge's old slot.
The grand finale of every Ivysaur level-up list, arriving anywhere from level 44 (Diamond and Pearl to Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon) to level 56 – where, in Let's Go, it hits for 200 power.
Proof that the bud is finding its voice: Ivysaur can learn Roar by TM in Scarlet and Violet and in Legends: Z-A, a trick its little Bulbasaur self can't manage.
Complete learnsets
Generation I · Red, Green, Blue & Yellow10 level-up · 15 TM/HM
Ivysaur only turns up by evolving Bulbasaur at level 16 – and in Red and Blue, picking Squirtle means your rival's Bulbasaur grows into one too. It learns the same moves as Bulbasaur, but from PoisonPowder onwards each one arrives a few levels later (SolarBeam at 54 rather than 48).
By level-up
| RGBY | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95 | 35 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 7 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 13 | Vine Whip | Grass | Special | 35 | 100 | 10 |
| 22 | PoisonPowder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 30 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Special | 55 | 95 | 25 |
| 38 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 46 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 54 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM03 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM08 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| TM09 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| TM10 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| TM20 | Rage | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| TM21 | Mega Drain | Grass | Special | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| TM22 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM31 | Mimic | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM33 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM34 | Bide | Normal | Physical | — | — | 10 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM50 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Defense Curl | Gen II (TM) |
| Flash | Gen II (TM) |
| Headbutt | Gen II (TM) |
| Light Screen | Gen II (breeding) |
| Petal Dance | Gen II (breeding) |
| Razor Wind | Gen II (breeding) |
| Skull Bash | Gen II (breeding) |
Generation II · Gold, Silver & Crystal13 level-up · 23 TM/HM · 6 egg · 1 event
No Ivysaur lives in Gold, Silver or Crystal – it has to come over from Red, Blue or Yellow through the Time Capsule. Evolve a Bulbasaur from the Pokémon Center Mystery Egg or New York City Pokémon Center events and your Ivysaur keeps AncientPower.
By level-up
| GSC | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95 | 35 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 4 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 7 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 10 | Vine Whip | Grass | Special | 35 | 100 | 10 |
| 15 | PoisonPowder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 15 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 22 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Special | 55 | 95 | 25 |
| 29 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 38 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 47 | Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 56 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM02 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| TM03 | Curse | ??? | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Varies | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM12 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM13 | Snore | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM19 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| TM20 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM22 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM31 | Mud-Slap | Ground | Physical | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM34 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 |
| TM35 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM40 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM49 | Fury Cutter | Bug | Physical | 10 | 95 | 20 |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
| HM05 | Flash | Normal | Status | — | 70 | 20 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charm | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | No Pokémon in these games can pass it down |
| Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos |
| Petal Dance | Grass | Special | 70 | 100 | 20 | Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom, Sunflora |
| Razor Wind | Normal | Physical | 80 | 75 | 10 | Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr (chain breeding: the father must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 | Lapras, Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium |
| Skull Bash | Normal | Physical | 100 | 100 | 15 | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise |
Event moves
| Move | Event |
|---|---|
| AncientPower | Evolve a Bulbasaur from the Pokémon Center Mystery Egg or New York City Pokémon Center events |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AncientPower | Rock | Physical | 60 | 100 | 5 | Bulbasaur |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Bide | Gen I (TM) |
| Body Slam | Gen I (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen I (TM) |
| Mega Drain | Gen I (TM) |
| Mimic | Gen I (TM) |
| Rage | Gen I (TM) |
| Reflect | Gen I (TM) |
| Substitute | Gen I (TM) |
| Swords Dance | Gen I (TM) |
| Take Down | Gen I (TM) |
Generation III · Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed & LeafGreen13 level-up · 19 TM/HM · 8 egg · 12 tutor
Evolve a Bulbasaur in FireRed or LeafGreen to get one; Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald can only receive Ivysaur by trade. Tutor moves come from FireRed and LeafGreen, Emerald and Pokémon XD.
By level-up
| RSE/FRLG | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95 | 35 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 4 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 7 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 10 | Vine Whip | Grass | Special | 35 | 100 | 10 |
| 15 | PoisonPowder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 15 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 22 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Special | 55 | 95 | 25 |
| 29 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 38 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 47 | Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 56 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM09 | Bullet Seed | Grass | Special | 10 | 100 | 30 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Varies | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM19 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM22 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Physical | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM43 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| HM05 | Flash | Normal | Status | — | 70 | 20 |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 20 | 100 | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charm | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Shroomish, Breloom (chain breeding: the father must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Curse | ??? | Status | — | — | 10 | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking |
| GrassWhistle | Grass | Status | — | 55 | 15 | Roselia |
| Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos |
| Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 | — | 20 | Bellossom, Roselia, Tropius |
| Petal Dance | Grass | Special | 70 | 100 | 20 | Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom, Sunflora, Roselia |
| Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 | Lapras, Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium |
| Skull Bash | Normal | Physical | 100 | 100 | 15 | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Emerald |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Emerald |
| Fury Cutter | Bug | Physical | 10 | 95 | 20 | Emerald |
| Mimic | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | Physical | 20 | 100 | 10 | Emerald |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Emerald |
| Snore | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | Emerald |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 | Emerald, XD |
| Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | FRLG, Emerald |
Generation IV · Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver16 level-up · 28 TM/HM · 14 egg · 9 tutor
In HeartGold and SoulSilver you can evolve the Bulbasaur Professor Oak hands over after you beat Red, while Diamond, Pearl and Platinum have no Ivysaur of their own. In Diamond and Pearl only Bulbasaur learns Seed Bomb, so it has to be taught before evolving.
By level-up
| DPPt/HGSS | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95 | 35 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 3 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 7 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 9 | Vine Whip | Grass | Physical | 35 | 100 | 15 |
| 13 | PoisonPowder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 13 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 15 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 20 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 | 95 | 25 |
| 23 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 28 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 31 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 36 | Worry Seed | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 39 | Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 44 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM09 | Bullet Seed | Grass | Physical | 10 | 100 | 30 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM19 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM22 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM43 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM53 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM58 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM70 | Flash | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM75 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM78 | Captivate | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM83 | Natural Gift | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM86 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Snorlax |
| Charm | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Shroomish, Breloom (chain breeding: the father must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Curse | ??? | Status | — | — | 10 | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking, Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra |
| GrassWhistle | Grass | Status | — | 55 | 15 | Sunkern, Sunflora, Roselia, Snover, Abomasnow |
| Ingrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 20 | Tangela, Tangrowth, Sunkern, Sunflora, Roselia, Cacnea, Cacturne, Carnivine and 2 more |
| Leaf Storm | Grass | Special | 140 | 90 | 5 | Victreebel, Exeggutor, Bellossom, Sunflora, Grovyle, Sceptile, Shiftry, Tropius and 3 more |
| Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos |
| Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 | — | 20 | Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Bellossom, Roselia, Roserade, Tropius, Cherubi and 1 more |
| Nature Power | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo, Seedot, Nuzleaf |
| Petal Dance | Grass | Special | 90 | 100 | 20 | Venusaur, Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Meganium, Sunflora, Roselia, Cherrim |
| Power Whip | Grass | Physical | 120 | 85 | 10 | Lickitung, Lickilicky, Tangela, Tangrowth, Carnivine |
| Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 | Lapras, Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium |
| Skull Bash | Normal | Physical | 100 | 100 | 15 | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise |
| Sludge | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 | Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert (chain breeding: the father must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fury Cutter | Bug | Physical | 10 | 95 | 20 | Pt, HGSS |
| Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 | HGSS |
| Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 | Pt, HGSS |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 | Pt, HGSS |
| Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | Pt, HGSS |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 | Pt, HGSS |
| String Shot | Bug | Status | — | 95 | 40 | HGSS |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | Pt, HGSS |
| Worry Seed | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 | HGSS |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | Bulbasaur · Diamond & Pearl |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Body Slam | Gen III (tutor) |
| Defense Curl | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mimic | Gen III (tutor) |
Generation V · Black, White, Black 2 & White 216 level-up · 26 TM/HM · 14 egg · 9 tutor · 4 event
Ivysaur reaches Black, White, Black 2 and White 2 through Poké Transfer only. Evolve a Bulbasaur from the Sticker Promotional or Korean event Eggs and your Ivysaur keeps Frenzy Plant – a move it could never learn otherwise.
By level-up
| BW/B2W2 | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 50 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 3 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 7 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 9 | Vine Whip | Grass | Physical | 35 | 100 | 15 |
| 13 | PoisonPowder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 13 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 15 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 20 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 | 95 | 25 |
| 23 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 28 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 31 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 36 | Worry Seed | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 39 | Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 44 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM09 | Venoshock | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM16 | Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM20 | Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM22 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM49 | Echoed Voice | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| TM53 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM70 | Flash | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM75 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM86 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM94 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Snorlax |
| Charm | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Cottonee |
| Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking, Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra, Ferroseed, Ferrothorn |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Shieldon, Bastiodon |
| Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 | Oddish, Gloom, Tangela, Tangrowth, Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff, Sunkern and 14 more |
| GrassWhistle | Grass | Status | — | 55 | 15 | Sunkern, Sunflora, Roselia, Snover, Abomasnow |
| Ingrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 20 | Tangela, Tangrowth, Sunkern, Sunflora, Roselia, Cacnea, Cacturne, Carnivine and 7 more |
| Leaf Storm | Grass | Special | 140 | 90 | 5 | Victreebel, Exeggutor, Bellossom, Sunflora, Grovyle, Sceptile, Shiftry, Tropius and 6 more |
| Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 | — | 20 | Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Bellossom, Roselia, Roserade, Tropius, Cherubi and 1 more |
| Nature Power | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo, Seedot, Nuzleaf |
| Petal Dance | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | Venusaur, Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom, Meganium, Sunflora, Roselia and 2 more |
| Power Whip | Grass | Physical | 120 | 85 | 10 | Lickitung, Lickilicky, Tangela, Tangrowth, Carnivine, Ferrothorn |
| Skull Bash | Normal | Physical | 100 | 100 | 15 | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise |
| Sludge | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 | Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert (chain breeding: the father must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bind | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 | B2W2 |
| Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 | B2W2 |
| Grass Pledge | Grass | Special | 50 | 100 | 10 | BW, B2W2 |
| Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 | B2W2 |
| Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | B2W2 |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | B2W2 |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 | B2W2 |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | B2W2 |
| Worry Seed | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 | B2W2 |
Event moves
| Move | Event |
|---|---|
| False Swipe | Evolve a Sticker Promotional Egg or Korean Egg Bulbasaur |
| Block | Evolve a Sticker Promotional Egg or Korean Egg Bulbasaur |
| Frenzy Plant | Evolve a Sticker Promotional Egg or Korean Egg Bulbasaur |
| Weather Ball | Evolve a Sticker Promotional Egg or Korean Egg Bulbasaur |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | Bulbasaur · Black & White |
| False Swipe | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 40 | Bulbasaur |
| Block | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | Bulbasaur |
| Frenzy Plant | Grass | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | Bulbasaur |
| Weather Ball | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 10 | Bulbasaur |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Body Slam | Gen III (tutor) |
| Bullet Seed | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM) |
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Defense Curl | Gen III (tutor) |
| Fury Cutter | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Headbutt | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Mimic | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM) |
| Secret Power | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM) |
| String Shot | Gen IV (tutor) |
Generation VI · X, Y, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire16 level-up · 31 TM/HM · 15 egg · 8 tutor · 1 event
Wild Ivysaur live in Grass-type Friend Safaris in X and Y, while Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire get it only by trade. In X and Y, Seed Bomb has to be learned as a Bulbasaur; the Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire tutors teach it to Ivysaur directly.
By level-up
| XY/ORAS | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 50 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 3 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 7 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 9 | Vine Whip | Grass | Physical | 45 | 100 | 25 |
| 13 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 13 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 15 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 20 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 | 95 | 25 |
| 23 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 28 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 31 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 36 | Worry Seed | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 39 | Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 44 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 | |
| TM09 | Venoshock | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 | |
| TM16 | Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM20 | Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 | |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM22 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM49 | Echoed Voice | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM53 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM70 | Flash | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM75 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| TM86 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 | |
| TM88 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM94 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | XY |
| TM94 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | ORAS |
| TM96 | Nature Power | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| TM100 | Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 | |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | ORAS |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Snorlax |
| Charm | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Cottonee, Tyrunt, Tyrantrum |
| Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking, Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra, Ferroseed, Ferrothorn and 4 more |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Shieldon, Bastiodon |
| Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 | Oddish, Gloom, Paras, Parasect, Tangela, Tangrowth, Hoppip, Skiploom and 17 more |
| Grass Whistle | Grass | Status | — | 55 | 15 | Sunkern, Sunflora, Roselia, Snover, Abomasnow |
| Grassy Terrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 10 | Oddish, Gloom, Tangela, Tangrowth, Roserade |
| Ingrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 20 | Tangela, Tangrowth, Sunkern, Sunflora, Roselia, Cacnea, Cacturne, Carnivine and 9 more |
| Leaf Storm | Grass | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 | Victreebel, Exeggutor, Bellossom, Sunflora, Grovyle, Sceptile, Shiftry, Tropius and 6 more |
| Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 | — | 20 | Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Bellossom, Roselia, Roserade, Tropius, Cherubi and 1 more |
| Nature Power | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo, Seedot, Nuzleaf, Amaura, Aurorus |
| Petal Dance | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | Venusaur, Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Meganium, Sunflora, Roselia, Cherrim and 1 more |
| Power Whip | Grass | Physical | 120 | 85 | 10 | Lickitung, Lickilicky, Tangela, Tangrowth, Carnivine, Ferrothorn |
| Skull Bash | Normal | Physical | 130 | 100 | 10 | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Avalugg |
| Sludge | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 | Mudkip (chain breeding: the father must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bind | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 | ORAS |
| Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 | ORAS |
| Grass Pledge | Grass | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | XY, ORAS |
| Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 | ORAS |
| Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | ORAS |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | ORAS |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | ORAS |
| Worry Seed | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 | ORAS |
Event moves
| Move | Event |
|---|---|
| Celebrate | Evolve the 2016 World Championships Bulbasaur |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celebrate | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Bulbasaur |
| Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | Bulbasaur |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Block | Gen V (event Bulbasaur) |
| Body Slam | Gen III (tutor) |
| Bullet Seed | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM) |
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Defense Curl | Gen III (tutor) |
| False Swipe | Gen V (event Bulbasaur) |
| Frenzy Plant | Gen V (event Bulbasaur) |
| Fury Cutter | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Headbutt | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Mimic | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM) |
| String Shot | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Weather Ball | Gen V (event Bulbasaur) |
Generation VII · Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon16 level-up · 26 TM/HM · 15 egg · 8 tutor
Sun and Moon have no Ivysaur of their own, but in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon you can evolve a Bulbasaur found through Island Scan. The Ultra games' tutors also teach Seed Bomb, which in Sun and Moon only Bulbasaur can learn.
By level-up
| SM/USUM | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 3 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 7 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 9 | Vine Whip | Grass | Physical | 45 | 100 | 25 |
| 13 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 13 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 15 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 20 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 | 95 | 25 |
| 23 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 28 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 31 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 36 | Worry Seed | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 39 | Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 44 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Work Up | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM09 | Venoshock | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM16 | Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM20 | Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM22 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM49 | Echoed Voice | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| TM53 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM75 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM86 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| TM88 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM96 | Nature Power | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM100 | Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Snorlax |
| Charm | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Cottonee, Tyrunt, Tyrantrum |
| Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking, Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra, Ferroseed, Ferrothorn and 4 more |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Shieldon, Bastiodon, Turtonator |
| Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 | Oddish, Gloom, Paras, Parasect, Tangela, Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff and 19 more |
| Grass Whistle | Grass | Status | — | 55 | 15 | Sunkern, Sunflora, Roselia, Snover, Abomasnow |
| Grassy Terrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 10 | Oddish, Gloom, Tangela, Tangrowth, Roserade, Comfey |
| Ingrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 20 | Tangela, Sunkern, Sunflora, Roselia, Cacnea, Cacturne, Carnivine, Snover and 13 more |
| Leaf Storm | Grass | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 | Victreebel, Exeggutor, Exeggutor (Alolan), Bellossom, Sunflora, Grovyle, Sceptile, Shiftry and 7 more |
| Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 | — | 20 | Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Bellossom, Roselia, Tropius, Roserade, Cherubi and 2 more |
| Nature Power | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo, Seedot, Nuzleaf, Amaura, Aurorus |
| Petal Dance | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | Venusaur, Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom, Meganium, Sunflora, Roselia and 3 more |
| Power Whip | Grass | Physical | 120 | 85 | 10 | Lickitung, Tangela, Carnivine, Lickilicky, Tangrowth, Ferrothorn |
| Skull Bash | Normal | Physical | 130 | 100 | 10 | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Avalugg |
| Sludge | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 | Mudkip (chain breeding: the father must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bind | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 | USUM |
| Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 | USUM |
| Grass Pledge | Grass | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | SM, USUM |
| Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 | USUM |
| Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | USUM |
| Worry Seed | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 | USUM |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | Bulbasaur · Sun & Moon |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Bide | Gen I (TM) |
| Block | Gen V (event Bulbasaur) |
| Body Slam | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Bullet Seed | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM) |
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Celebrate | Gen VI (event Bulbasaur) |
| Cut | Gen I (TM), Gen II (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Defense Curl | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| False Swipe | Gen V (event Bulbasaur) |
| Flash | Gen II (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Frenzy Plant | Gen V (event Bulbasaur) |
| Fury Cutter | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Headbutt | Gen II (TM), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Mega Drain | Gen I (TM) |
| Mimic | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM) |
| Rage | Gen I (TM) |
| Razor Wind | Gen II (breeding) |
| Reflect | Gen I (TM) |
| Rock Smash | Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM/HM) |
| Secret Power | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Strength | Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| String Shot | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Weather Ball | Gen V (event Bulbasaur) |
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! · Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee!13 level-up · 12 TM/HM
Evolve a Bulbasaur from Viridian Forest or the Cerulean City gift to get one. There's no breeding or move tutoring here, but Ivysaur learns Solar Beam at level 56 – and in these games it hits for a whopping 200 power.
By level-up
| LGPE | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Vine Whip | Grass | Physical | 45 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 5 | Vine Whip | Grass | Physical | 45 | 100 | 25 |
| 9 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 14 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 14 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 22 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 31 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 | 95 | 25 |
| 39 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 48 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 56 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 200 | 100 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| TM05 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM06 | Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM07 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM08 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM09 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM12 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM27 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM39 | Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM45 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 200 | 100 | 10 |
| TM52 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM53 | Mega Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 |
Generation VIII · Sword & Shield, Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl15 level-up · 58 TM/HM · 18 egg · 2 tutor
In Sword and Shield, Ivysaur appears in special Wild Area News raids and The Crown Tundra's Max Lair, or you can evolve an event Bulbasaur from Pokémon HOME; in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, simply evolve a Bulbasaur. It can't be found in Legends: Arceus.
By level-up
| SwSh/BDSP | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Vine Whip | Grass | Physical | 45 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 9 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 12 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 | 95 | 25 |
| 15 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 15 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 20 | Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 25 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 30 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 35 | Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 40 | Worry Seed | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 45 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 50 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM10 | Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 | — | 20 | SwSh |
| TM11 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TM17 | Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | SwSh |
| TM19 | Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 | SwSh |
| TM21 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TM24 | Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM25 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TM28 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TM29 | Charm | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 | SwSh |
| TM31 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM34 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 | SwSh |
| TM39 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | SwSh |
| TM41 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | SwSh |
| TM46 | Weather Ball | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TM50 | Bullet Seed | Grass | Physical | 25 | 100 | 30 | SwSh |
| TM74 | Venoshock | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TM76 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM88 | Grassy Terrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TM94 | False Swipe | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 40 | SwSh |
| TR00 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | SwSh |
| TR01 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TR17 | Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | SwSh |
| TR20 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TR22 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TR26 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TR27 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TR59 | Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TR65 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TR71 | Leaf Storm | Grass | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 | SwSh |
| TR72 | Power Whip | Grass | Physical | 120 | 85 | 10 | SwSh |
| TR77 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 | SwSh |
| TR85 | Work Up | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | SwSh |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM09 | Bullet Seed | Grass | Physical | 25 | 100 | 30 | BDSP |
| TM10 | Work Up | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | BDSP |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 | BDSP |
| TM16 | Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | BDSP |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | BDSP |
| TM19 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM20 | Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 | BDSP |
| TM22 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | BDSP |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | BDSP |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | BDSP |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM53 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM54 | False Swipe | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 40 | BDSP |
| TM58 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | BDSP |
| TM70 | Flash | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | BDSP |
| TM75 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | BDSP |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | BDSP |
| TM86 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 | BDSP |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | BDSP |
| TM93 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 | BDSP |
| TM96 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM98 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | BDSP |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 | Slowpoke, Slowpoke (Galarian), Slowbro, Slowbro (Galarian), Slowking, Slowking (Galarian), Ferroseed, Ferrothorn and 5 more |
| Ingrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 20 | Tangela, Tangrowth, Roselia, Roserade, Snover, Abomasnow, Maractus, Foongus and 9 more |
| Nature Power | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo, Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry |
| Petal Dance | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | Venusaur, Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom, Roselia, Roserade, Cherrim and 2 more |
| Skull Bash | Normal | Physical | 130 | 100 | 10 | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Avalugg |
| Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 | Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom, Roselia and 4 more |
| Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking, Snorlax, Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert |
| Charm | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Shroomish, Breloom (chain breeding: the father must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking, Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra |
| Grassy Terrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 10 | Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom, Tangela, Tangrowth, Roserade |
| Ingrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 20 | Tangela, Tangrowth, Sunkern, Sunflora, Roselia, Roserade, Cacnea, Cacturne and 3 more |
| Leaf Storm | Grass | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 | Victreebel, Exeggutor, Sunflora, Treecko, Grovyle, Sceptile, Tropius, Turtwig and 2 more |
| Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 | — | 20 | Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Roselia, Roserade, Tropius, Cherubi, Cherrim |
| Nature Power | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo, Seedot, Nuzleaf and 1 more |
| Petal Dance | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | Venusaur, Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom, Meganium, Sunflora, Roselia and 2 more |
| Power Whip | Grass | Physical | 120 | 85 | 10 | Lickitung, Lickilicky, Tangela, Tangrowth, Carnivine |
| Skull Bash | Normal | Physical | 130 | 100 | 10 | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise |
| Sludge | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 | Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert (chain breeding: the father must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass Pledge | Grass | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| Grassy Glide | Grass | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | Expansion Pass |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Bide | Gen I (TM); can't be used in Sword and Shield |
| Bind | Gen V (tutor), Gen VI (tutor), Gen VII (tutor) |
| Block | Gen V (event Bulbasaur) |
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM); can't be used in Sword and Shield |
| Celebrate | Gen VI (event Bulbasaur) |
| Confide | Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Cut | Gen I (TM), Gen II (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Defense Curl | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Double Team | Gen I (TM), Gen II (TM), Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Echoed Voice | Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Flash | Gen II (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM); can't be used in Sword and Shield |
| Frenzy Plant | Gen V (event Bulbasaur) |
| Frustration | Gen II (TM), Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM); can't be used in Sword and Shield |
| Fury Cutter | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Grass Whistle | Gen III (breeding), Gen IV (breeding), Gen V (breeding), Gen VI (breeding), Gen VII (breeding); can't be used in Sword and Shield |
| Headbutt | Gen II (TM), Gen IV (tutor), Gen VII (TM) |
| Hidden Power | Gen II (TM), Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM); can't be used in Sword and Shield |
| Knock Off | Gen IV (tutor), Gen V (tutor), Gen VI (tutor), Gen VII (tutor) |
| Mega Drain | Gen I (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Mimic | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM); can't be used in Sword and Shield |
| Outrage | Gen VII (TM) |
| Rage | Gen I (TM); can't be used in Sword and Shield |
| Razor Wind | Gen II (breeding); can't be used in Sword and Shield |
| Reflect | Gen I (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Return | Gen II (TM), Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM); can't be used in Sword and Shield |
| Rock Smash | Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM/HM) |
| Secret Power | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen VI (TM); can't be used in Sword and Shield |
| Sludge | Gen IV (breeding), Gen V (breeding), Gen VI (breeding), Gen VII (breeding) |
| Strength | Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| String Shot | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Swagger | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
Generation IX · Scarlet & Violet15 level-up · 35 TM/HM · 4 egg
Ivysaur arrives in Scarlet and Violet by trade or by evolving a Bulbasaur from the Blueberry Academy Terarium in The Indigo Disk. Power Whip replaces Double-Edge at level 45, and it can learn Roar – a TM that Bulbasaur can't use.
By level-up
| SV | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Vine Whip | Grass | Physical | 45 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 9 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 12 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 | 95 | 25 |
| 15 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 15 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 20 | Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 25 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 30 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 35 | Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 40 | Worry Seed | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 45 | Power Whip | Grass | Physical | 120 | 85 | 10 |
| 50 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM001 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| TM002 | Charm | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM007 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM013 | Acid Spray | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| TM020 | Trailblaze | Grass | Physical | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| TM025 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM033 | Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| TM045 | Venoshock | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| TM047 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM049 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM056 | Bullet Seed | Grass | Physical | 25 | 100 | 30 |
| TM057 | False Swipe | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 40 |
| TM066 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| TM070 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM071 | Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM081 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM085 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM088 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM103 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM111 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| TM119 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM130 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM137 | Grassy Terrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM146 | Grass Pledge | Grass | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM148 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM159 | Leaf Storm | Grass | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 |
| TM168 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM171 | Tera Blast | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM172 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM175 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM181 | Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| TM193 | Weather Ball | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| TM194 | Grassy Glide | Grass | Physical | 55 | 100 | 20 |
| TM204 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| TM224 | Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 | Slowpoke, Slowpoke (Galarian), Slowbro, Slowbro (Galarian), Slowking, Slowking (Galarian), Turtwig, Grotle and 9 more |
| Ingrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 20 | Sunflora, Cacnea, Cacturne, Snover, Abomasnow, Foongus, Amoonguss, Phantump and 3 more |
| Petal Dance | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | Venusaur, Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom, Meganium, Sunflora, Comfey and 1 more |
| Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 | Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom, Slowking (Galarian), Shroomish, Breloom, Foongus and 2 more |
Pokémon Legends: Z-A · Legends: Z-A15 level-up · 22 TM/HM
Evolve a Bulbasaur from Mable at the Pokémon Research Lab or from Wild Zone 20, or meet wild Ivysaur in the Mega Dimension's 3★ and 4★ Grass- and Poison-type wild zones in Hyperspace Lumiose. Legends: Z-A swaps PP for cooldowns, so some numbers differ from the main series.
By level-up
| Learn | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | — | — |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| 3 | Vine Whip | Grass | Physical | 45 | — | — |
| 6 | Growth | Grass | Status | — | — | — |
| 9 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — | — | — |
| 12 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 | — | — |
| 15 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status | — | — | — |
| 15 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | — | — |
| 25 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | — | — |
| 30 | Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 | — | — |
| 35 | Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | — |
| 40 | Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | — | — |
| 42 | Sludge Wave | Poison | Special | 95 | — | — |
| 45 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | — | — |
| 55 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | — | — |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM005 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| TM007 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | — | — |
| TM016 | Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | — |
| TM017 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| TM026 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 90 | — | — |
| TM030 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| TM033 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | — | — |
| TM035 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| TM040 | Bullet Seed | Grass | Physical | 15 | — | — |
| TM042 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | — | — |
| TM051 | Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| TM053 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | — | — |
| TM056 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | — | — |
| TM064 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | — | — |
| TM085 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| TM103 | Work Up | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| TM109 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | — | — |
| TM112 | Acid Spray | Poison | Special | 40 | — | — |
| TM115 | Trailblaze | Grass | Physical | 40 | — | — |
| TM122 | False Swipe | Normal | Physical | 40 | — | — |
| TM128 | Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 35 | — | — |
| TM151 | Petal Dance | Grass | Special | 40 | — | — |
04On screen
Ivysaur in the anime
Debut EP047A Chansey Operation · First major role EP051Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden · Its appearances on screen, and 7 other trainers who raised one.
Ivysaur has had an unusual anime career for one of the very first Pokémon. Ash never owned one – his Bulbasaur famously said no to evolution – so the Seed Pokémon's middle stage has done most of its blooming in other people's hands. It slipped into the series as a patient at a Pokémon clinic (EP047) before its big night in Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden (EP051), where a garden full of wild Bulbasaur evolved together under a roaring Venusaur. Two decades later Pokémon Journeys staged a sequel, as a mass outbreak of Ivysaur climbed a Vermilion City building site to soak up the sun and burst into Venusaur (JN003).
Its Trainers are a wonderfully mixed bunch. Shauna's first partner grew into a Showcase star that carried her to the Master Class semi-finals; Assunta's knocked Ash's rival Ritchie out of the Indigo Plateau Conference; Crystal's helped Gary guard a revived Aerodactyl on Sayda Island; and Jimmy, Jeremy and even James – for one disastrous exam – have all had an Ivysaur at their side. Between them they show off everything the species is about: sturdy vines, a bulb that drinks in sunlight and a Solar Beam that is always ready to go off.
Other trainers’ Ivysaur
First seen: XY039Summer of Discovery!
Evolved: XY090Tag Team Battle Inspiration!
Shauna's first partner from Professor Sycamore spent its Bulbasaur days at the Pokémon Summer Camp and on the Showcase stage, where its bouquet-topped bulb helped win her first Princess Key (XY060). By the time she caught up with Serena in Anistar City it had quietly grown into an Ivysaur, and it showed off its new strength in a Tag Battle, cancelling Pikachu's Electro Ball with Energy Ball and diving in to save Serena's Eevee from a Thunderbolt before the girls stopped the match to go and train (XY090). At the Anistar Showcase it was the fastest Pokémon to load a basket of Berries in the quiz round, then hoisted Shauna into the air on its vines through Flabébé's sparkling Fairy Wind – though Serena took the Princess Key (XY091). In the Gloire City Master Class it carried her all the way to the semi-finals, where a vine-whipped Fairy Wind tornado and a Solar Beam meeting Flabébé's Moonblast came up just short against Serena (XY112–XY113). It later helped Lumiose City's citizens escape Team Flare's giant vines (XY132) and closed the series with a Solar Beam that burst against Braixen's Flamethrower in a shower of sparkles over the crowd (XY138).
- XY090Tag Team Battle Inspiration! · vs Pikachu and Blastoise Interrupted
- XY091A Performance Pop Quiz! · vs Showcase rivals Lost
- XY112Master Class Is in Session! · vs Showcase rivals Won
- XY113Performing a Pathway to the Future! · vs Showcase rivals Lost
First seen: EP080Friends to the End
Assunta is the Trainer who ended Ritchie's Indigo Plateau Conference – the same Ritchie who had just knocked Ash out of the tournament. Their sixth-round Full Battle came down to one Pokémon each, and Ivysaur was her closer: it charged in and flipped Sparky off its feet with Vine Whip, saw a Thunder Shock go wide, then hammered the little Pikachu with Solar Beam and finished it with Tackle. The win put Assunta into the semi-finals, and Ritchie – Ash's friend and rival – bowed out in the Top 8.
- EP080Friends to the End · vs Sparky (Pikachu) Won
First seen: HS15Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl!
On Sayda Island, where Gary now works as a Fossil Pokémon researcher, Crystal helps look after an Aerodactyl revived by Gary and her sister Dora. When Butch and Cassidy swooped in to steal it, her Ivysaur tackled Cassidy's Houndour, whipped Butch's Hitmontop and, with Gary's Umbreon at its side, fired a Solar Beam that helped Aerodactyl send the pair blasting off. Its Razor Leaf simply bounced off their metal helicopter in the rematch, leaving Gary's Dodrio to wreck it – and Tracey thanked Crystal with a sketch of her Ivysaur.
- HS15Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl! · vs Hitmontop and Houndour Won
First seen: AG092Judgment Day!
Jimmy, a Trainer still waiting for his first win, was studying to be a referee at the Pokémon Battle Judge school on Bomba Island when Ash's group arrived after boarding the wrong boat. His Ivysaur joined him after helping itself to his sandwich in a forest (a rice ball in the Japanese version) and now earns its keep carrying boxes around the school. When Team Rocket's mecha locked it, Wartortle and Charmeleon in Poké Ball-shaped cages, Wartortle evolved into Blastoise to break them all free, and Ivysaur's Razor Leaf joined Flamethrower and Hydro Pump to blast the trio away. Encouraged by Professor Serena, Jimmy set off to restart his journey as a Trainer.
- AG092Judgment Day! · vs Team Rocket's mecha Won
First seen: AG151Weekend Warrior
Evolved: AG151Weekend Warrior
Jeremy traded Pokémon training for a rock band and then an office job, but never let go of his dream of entering a Contest. A flashback to his younger days shows his partner as an Ivysaur; by the time he finally entered the Silver Town Contest it was a mighty Venusaur, which threw Razor Leaf, Vine Whip and two Frenzy Plants at May's Combusken in the final. Combusken edged it as the clock ran out, so May took the Silver Ribbon and Jeremy finished runner-up. Venusaur turns up again watching the Kanto Grand Festival on television with Jeremy's family – though, his son admits, it usually just sleeps (AG181).
- AG151Weekend Warrior · vs Combusken Lost
First seen: EP056The Ultimate Test
Jessie and James go undercover as students to sit the Pokémon League entrance exam, and the battle round hands James a belt holding a Pikachu, an Ivysaur and a Charizard – a sly mirror of Ash, whose belt contains Arbok, Weezing and Meowth. When the instructor's Graveler sends Pikachu flying, James panics and throws out Ivysaur and Charizard together, and is expelled on the spot for using two Pokémon at once. The trio later try to turn the borrowed Pokémon on the instructor, ordering Ivysaur to use Vine Whip, but one firm 'turn around' sends all three straight back at Team Rocket.
- EP056The Ultimate Test · vs Graveler Interrupted
First seen: AG073Grass Hysteria!
Evolved: DP078Pruning a Passel of Pals!
May's Bulbasaur – the gentle child of the Forbidden Forest's guardian Venusaur – is the anime's great Ivysaur that never was. May left it at Professor Oak's Laboratory to learn from Ash's Bulbasaur (AG133), and when it next appeared, at the Wallace Cup in Sinnoh, it had evolved twice behind the scenes into a powerful Venusaur (DP078). Its Ivysaur stage happened somewhere between those episodes and has never been shown.
Ash & Ivysaur
Ash has never owned an Ivysaur. His Bulbasaur came closest – its bulb began to glow in Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden (EP051) – but it refused to evolve, and Ash backed its choice.
Featured episodes
- EP047A Chansey OperationIvysaur's first appearance in the anime: it is one of the injured Pokémon being treated at the clinic.
- EP051Bulbasaur's Mysterious GardenIn the Mysterious Garden, where wild Bulbasaur are said to gather every year to evolve, a Venusaur roars from a giant glowing tree and the crowd of Bulbasaur becomes a crowd of Ivysaur – all except Ash's Bulbasaur. When Team Rocket vacuum up the new Ivysaur, Bulbasaur's first Solar Beam bursts their bag and balloon, and the freed Ivysaur help whip the trio away.
- M02Pokémon the Movie 2000: The Power of OneAn Ivysaur is among the Pokémon that sense something is wrong when Lawrence III throws nature off balance.
- DP162Playing the Performance Encore!A Coordinator's Ivysaur competes alongside a Togetic in the Battle Stage of the Daybreak Contest. No Ivysaur would appear in a TV episode again for 261 episodes.
- M20Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!While Ash phones his mum from a Pokémon Center, Pikachu entertains itself by pulling faces at a Trainer's Ivysaur.
- SM044A Dream Encounter!An Ivysaur stars in a promotional video for Aether Paradise, where it lives and is studied; the same Ivysaur pops up again in Deceiving Appearances! (SM046) and Don't Ignore the Small Stufful! (SM096).
- JN003Ivysaur's Mysterious Tower!A mass outbreak of Ivysaur and Bulbasaur brings Vermilion City's traffic to a standstill as they march to a Gym building site that was once a sunny grassland. Ash and Goh follow them up the scaffolding, where the Ivysaur bask in the sun and release Sweet Scent; when Team Rocket's Rocket Prize Master interrupts, the Ivysaur fire a combined Solar Beam to help Pikachu. Then they evolve into Venusaur, whose pollen sets flowers blooming all over the city – and the young Bulbasaur become Ivysaur in turn.
- JN046Getting More Than You Battled For!The Vermilion City Ivysaur return in a flashback.
- HZ085The Pokémon Paradise of Laqua!Two Ivysaur are among the Pokémon living in Laqua, the legendary paradise the Rising Volt Tacklers spent so long searching for.
More appearances
- M07Destiny Deoxys Several Ivysaur appear in the film's opening sequence.
- JN136This Could be the Start of Something Big! A Trainer's Ivysaur makes a brief appearance.
- HZ090Eyes to the Skies Once Again (Part One) A student's Ivysaur appears.
Beyond the main series
Anime gallery
Anime trivia
- Ivysaur's anime debut is a blink-and-you'll-miss-it role as a patient in A Chansey Operation (EP047), four episodes before its starring turn in Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden (EP051).
- Ash has never owned an Ivysaur: his Bulbasaur dug in its heels at the very festival where every other Bulbasaur became one (EP051).
- In The Ultimate Test (EP056) the League exam hands Ash Team Rocket's species and James a Pikachu, an Ivysaur and a Charizard – a mirror of Ash's own team that would have been perfect had his Bulbasaur not refused to evolve five episodes earlier.
- The Mayor of Trovitopolis in The Mystery Menace (EP102) abandoned his childhood Bulbasaur in the sewers because it would not evolve into Ivysaur fast enough – and it grew into a giant instead.
- Jimmy's team in Judgment Day! (AG092) is a full set of Kanto first partners in their middle stages – Ivysaur, Charmeleon and Wartortle – until Wartortle evolves into Blastoise to rescue the other two.
- When Shauna's Ivysaur appeared in Tag Team Battle Inspiration! (XY090), it was the first Ivysaur in a TV episode for 261 episodes, since Playing the Performance Encore! (DP162).
- May's Venusaur is the only first partner species owned by a main character to evolve twice off-screen – which is why her Ivysaur was never seen.
- The dub title Ivysaur's Mysterious Tower! (JN003) nods to Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden – both episodes stage a mass evolution of the Bulbasaur line – and JN003 is also the first time a mass outbreak appears in the anime.
“The Seed Pokémon, Ivysaur, Bulbasaur's evolved form. The bulb on its back absorbs nourishment and blooms into a large flower.”
Ash's Pokédex (Dexter) · EP051
05On the big screen
Ivysaur in the movies
4 films featuring Ivysaur.
Ivysaur has never had a starring role at the cinema: it is the franchise's great background artist. It made its film debut in The Power of One (1999), as one of the Pokémon that sense the trouble Lawrence III has stirred up, then joined the crowds in the opening of Destiny Deoxys (2004) and the all-species parade at the start of Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice (2012). Its best scene is a little one in I Choose You! (2017), where a Trainer's Ivysaur ends up on the receiving end of Pikachu's pulled faces in a Pokémon Center. None of the Pikachu shorts or TV specials feature it, and it sat out Detective Pikachu and the CGI remake Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution, while its evolution Venusaur got the bigger parts.
Pokémon the Movie 2000: The Power of One
M02 · 1999
A wild Ivysaur
Ivysaur's film debut is a walk-on part in a world that's going wrong. When the collector Lawrence III starts capturing the legendary birds and the weather spins out of control, Pokémon everywhere can feel the disturbance, and an Ivysaur is among the crowd of Pokémon that sense it.
M07 · 2004
Several wild Ivysaur (intro); two Venusaur
Strength in numbers: several Ivysaur turn up in the film's opening sequence, with a pair of Venusaur for company. It's a brief cameo before the story heads off with Deoxys and Rayquaza.
Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice
M15 · 2012
Cameo in the all-species intro
The opening sequence parades every species discovered before Generation VI (Genesect excepted), so Ivysaur gets its moment in the line-up alongside Bulbasaur and Venusaur.
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
M20 · 2017
A Trainer's Ivysaur
Ivysaur's funniest film moment so far is a tiny one. While Ash is busy on the phone to his mum at a Pokémon Center, Pikachu comes nose to nose with a Trainer's Ivysaur and starts pulling faces at it.
06Trading Card Game · every card
Ivysaur in the Pokémon TCG
35 cards since 1999, oldest first. Tap any card to see it full size.
Ivysaur has spent almost thirty years as the TCG's dependable middle child. It was in Japan's very first set, the Expansion Pack of October 1996, and reached English players in Base Set in January 1999: a 60 HP Stage 1 drawn by Ken Sugimori, with Vine Whip and a Poisonpowder to make opponents queasy. The pattern stuck. Ivysaur's attacks come straight from the plant on its back: sleep powders, poison seeds, leech seeds, sweet scents and plenty of Razor Leaf. It has never had an ex, EX, GX or V card, but it has some lovely oddities. Erika's Ivysaur has a Relaxing Scent that halves all damage. Dark Ivysaur began as a Japanese magazine card with a Game Boy symbol and became a BattleZone prize. The Supreme Victors card's Evolutionary Pollen sends the opponent to sleep as Ivysaur evolves. Its HP has nearly doubled along the way, from 60 to 110, and the Shining Legends card needs four Energy to retreat. That bulb is getting heavy.
The art has blossomed too. Sugimori's clean official style set the tone, Mitsuhiro Arita painted Japan's Intro Pack Ivysaur, and the Southern Islands card spreads one riverside scene across three cards with Togepi and Raticate. The e-Card and EX years brought new hands: Miki Tanaka, Atsuko Nishida, Hisao Nakamura, and Sumiyoshi Kizuki, whose Crystal Guardians Ivysaur joins up with a Bulbasaur. Later sets gave Ivysaur whole scenes. zig placed it by a lured PokéStop in Pokémon GO, Yoriyuki Ikegami painted the 151 Illustration Rare, and mashu made it the centrepiece of a Mega Evolution panorama between Bulbasaur and Mega Venusaur ex. Pokémon TCG Pocket keeps the garden growing: Kanako Eo's 2009 Supreme Victors art got a second life in Crimson Blaze, and Ryuta Fuse painted a Shiny Ivysaur for Celestial Guardians.
Cards to know
- Base Set 30/102 — Ken Sugimori's original Ivysaur, armed with Vine Whip and a Poisonpowder that left opponents feeling green. It is also one of the cards in the Game Boy TCG.
- Gym Challenge 41/132 (Erika's Ivysaur) — Erika's calming perfume made into a card: its Relaxing Scent halves the damage from every attack, yours included.
- Best of Game 6 (Dark Ivysaur) — A Japanese magazine bonus card with a Game Boy symbol that reached English players as a BattleZone prize. Its Fury Strikes makes your opponent choose where the damage lands.
- Southern Islands 5/18 — A movie tie-in with no rarity symbol. Keiko Fukuyama's riverside scene runs across Togepi, Ivysaur and Raticate.
- Pokémon GO 002/078 — zig puts Ivysaur by a PokéStop with a Lure Module running, with Spinarak, Numel and Bidoof in the scene.
- Mega Evolution 134/132 — mashu's Illustration Rare is the middle panel of a three-card panorama: Bulbasaur, then Ivysaur, then Mega Venusaur ex.
Every English-language card
Promo cards
Japan-exclusive cards
Other regional releases
Pokémon TCG Pocket
Digital card games
- Pokémon Trading Card Game (Game Boy Color): Ivysaur (Base Set 30 art, Ken Sugimori), card B02, from the Evolution booster pack; one copy is in the Bulbasaur & Friends Deck, the starter deck Dr. Mason offers you (an Auto Deck Machine version also exists). Sprite: TCG1 B02 Ivysaur.png (64×48).
- Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan only): Ivysaur (Intro Pack Bulbasaur Deck art, Mitsuhiro Arita), card A02, Uncommon, in the Beginning Pokémon pack. Sprite: TCG2 A02 Ivysaur.png (64×48).
- Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan only): Ivysaur (Base Set 30 art, Ken Sugimori), card D01, in the Psychic Battle pack. Sprite: TCG2 D01 Ivysaur.png (64×48).
- Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan only): Dark Ivysaur (Shin-ichi Yoshida), card H02, Uncommon, in the Team Rocket's Ambition pack. Sprite: TCG2 H02 Dark Ivysaur.png (64×48).
- Pokémon TCG Live: Ivysaur (Mega Evolution 002/132) is in the Mega Venusaur ex deck (3 copies); no digital-exclusive Ivysaur cards.
The artists behind the cards
- Ken Sugimori — 3 artworks (Base Set 30, Erika's Ivysaur in Gym Challenge, POP Series 2)
- Kanako Eo — 1 (Supreme Victors 62), reused for TCG Pocket's Crimson Blaze
- Kurata So — 1 TCG Pocket original (Genetic Apex), also in Deluxe Pack: ex
- One artwork each: Mitsuhiro Arita (Intro Pack Bulbasaur Deck), Keiko Fukuyama, Shin-ichi Yoshida (Dark Ivysaur), Miki Tanaka, Kyoko Umemoto, Atsuko Nishida, Midori Harada, Sumiyoshi Kizuki, Hisao Nakamura, Kagemaru Himeno, sui, Kouki Saitou, zig, Atsuya Uki (Mainland China only), Yuu Nishida, Yoriyuki Ikegami, Narumi Sato, Takumi Wada, mashu; TCG Pocket's Shiny Ivysaur by Ryuta Fuse
07On the page & beyond
Ivysaur in manga, books & other media
From the earliest manga to story books and songs.
In print, Ivysaur's finest hour belongs to Saur, Red's partner in Pokémon Adventures. Saur evolves at the gates of Celadon City in 1997 and spends a busy stretch of the story as an Ivysaur, losing a Gym battle to Erika, unmasking a hypnotised Kadabra posing as Professor Oak and cutting Lt. Surge's power lines with Razor Leaf, before evolving again in the middle of a battle with the fused legendary birds. In The Electric Tale of Pikachu, a wild Ivysaur talks a doubtful Bulbasaur into climbing a giant tree in search of its guardian Venusaur, and Bill says it was watching his own Ivysaur evolve that made him a researcher.
After that come smaller parts: Battle Frontier rentals, a Platinum chapter named after it, and a place in the decks of two Trading Card Game manga heroes. On the bookshelf you can learn to draw it or fold one out of paper. It's in the Day 1 verse of the English Pokérap, gets a pun in James's character song Lucky Lucky, and in 2026 it was one of the faces of the Pokémon x Natural History Museum range in London.
Manga
Books
Other media
More from the page
08Did you know?
Ivysaur trivia
Name origins, design secrets and the facts that make Ivysaur such a fan favourite.
What’s in a name?
Ivysaur's English name twines together 'ivy', the climbing plant that creeps up walls and tree trunks, and '-saur', the lizard suffix from Ancient Greek that turns up in so many dinosaur names. There is a sly hint of 'poison ivy' in there too – a neat nod to its Grass/Poison typing. In Japanese it is Fushigisou, built from fushigi (strange, mysterious) and sō (grass), and, just like Bulbasaur's Fushigidane, it doubles as an everyday phrase: 'Fushigi sō' – 'It seems strange'. The family's Japanese names grow up with it, from seed (tane) to grass (sō) to flower (bana).
Design origins
Ivysaur has a surprising claim to fame: it came first. Designed by Ken Sugimori, it was one of the original monsters drawn up for the Capsule Monsters pitch that grew into Pokémon – before Bulbasaur, before Venusaur, and before evolution was even part of the plan. Venusaur followed, and Atsuko Nishida then worked backwards from Venusaur to create Bulbasaur, so the middle of the family is really its root. Like the rest of the line it is a frog at heart: its short legs, stout body and ear-like bumps recall the chunky horned frogs (Ceratophrys) of South America. The bud on its back resembles a Rafflesia, the giant flower of South-East Asian rainforests, while the leaves cradling it look like the fronds of a palm tree.
Names around the world
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | フシギソウ Fushigisou | From fushigi (strange, mysterious) and sō (grass), plus a pun on 'Fushigi sō' ('It seems strange') |
| French | Herbizarre | From herbe (grass) and bizarre; it also sounds like 'air bizarre' ('strange look') |
| German | Bisaknosp | From bizarr (bizarre), Saurier (saurian) and Knospe (bud) |
| Spanish | Ivysaur | Same as the English name |
| Italian | Ivysaur | Same as the English name |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Ivysaur | Same as the English name (the anime dub pronounces it 'Ivyssauro') |
| Korean | 이상해풀 Isanghepul | From isanghada (to be strange) and pul (grass) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 妙蛙草 Miàowācǎo | From miào (wonderful), wā (frog) and cǎo (grass) |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 妙蛙草 Miuhwāchóu | From miuh (wonderful), wā (frog) and chóu (grass); pre-Gen VII media used 奇異草 Kèihyihchóu ('strange grass') |
| Russian | Айвизавр Ayvizavr | Transcription of the English name |
| Thai | ฟุชิกิโซ Fuchikiso | Transcription of the Japanese name |
| Hindi | आइवीसॉर Āivīsŏr | Transcription of the English name |
| Hebrew | אייביזור Ayviyzor | Transcription of the English name |
| Bulgarian | Айвизор Ayvizor | Transcription of the English name |
| Lithuanian | Avizauras | From the English name |
Did you know?
- Ivysaur was the first member of its family to be created: Ken Sugimori designed it for the original Capsule Monsters pitch, before Bulbasaur, Venusaur or even the idea of evolution existed.
- That makes the line a design puzzle – Ivysaur came first, then Venusaur, and Atsuko Nishida worked backwards from Venusaur to create Bulbasaur.
- It is the only middle stage of a Kanto first partner to evolve at level 32; Charmeleon and Wartortle wait until level 36.
- Of all the second-stage Grass/Poison Pokémon, Ivysaur is the only one that reaches its final form without an evolution stone.
- Its family is the only Poison-type line among all the first partner Pokémon.
- It shares the Seed Pokémon category with Bulbasaur, Venusaur and Sunkern.
- Its number is 002 in both the National Pokédex and Pokémon Ranger's Fiore Browser.
- In Super Smash Bros., Ivysaur is the only member of the Pokémon Trainer's team that doesn't know an HM move – Squirtle has Waterfall, and Charizard has Rock Smash and Fly.
- Grab Ivysaur in Smash and your fighter takes hold of its bulb rather than its body – even when grabbing from the front.
- Ivysaur has never been shown losing a battle on-screen in any animated Pokémon production.
- Sword and Shield's Pokémon Day raids (27 February – 1 March 2020) let Trainers catch Ivysaur months before The Isle of Armor brought its family to Galar.
- Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! reuse Yellow's Pokédex entry but change one word: Yellow's 'bulb' becomes a 'bud'.
- Pokémon Stadium 2 shows Ivysaur's Gold entry when Red, Silver or Crystal is plugged in, and its Silver entry with Blue, Gold or Yellow.
- In Black and White, an Ivysaur without a nickname couldn't be traded on the Global Trade System – its English name was caught by the game's word filter.
- KFC's 1998 Pokémon promotion included an Ivysaur Squirter toy and an Ivysaur trading card.
- Its very first trading card, Base Set 30/102, was illustrated by Ken Sugimori, the Pokémon's own designer.
- Level one up in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Team and it cheers: 'My level went up! The bud is getting bigger, too!'
- The Brazilian Portuguese anime dub says 'Ivyssauro', even though written material keeps the English spelling.
09Quizzes, archive & further reading
More Ivysaur
Test yourself
Professor Oak's Kanto Quiz: BeginnerProfessor Oak has a few questions before you set foot in the tall grass. How well do you know the region where it all began?Take the quiz →
Who's That Pokémon? Kanto: BeginnerIt's the classic challenge! Can you name these original 151 Pokémon from their silhouettes alone?Take the quiz →
Indigo League Anime: IntermediateGrab your cap and set off on Ash's very first adventure. How much do you remember from the Indigo League days?Take the quiz →
Pokémon Horizons Anime: BeginnerAll aboard for a brand-new adventure! See how well you know Liko, Roy and the crew of Pokémon Horizons: The Series.Take the quiz →
Pokémon Movies: IntermediateFrom a mysterious island showdown to a city where people and Pokémon live side by side, how well do you know Pokémon on the big screen?Take the quiz →
Pokémon TCG: IntermediateShuffle up and draw! From the very first booster packs to the digital age, how well do you know the Pokémon Trading Card Game?Take the quiz →From the archive: Gengar’s Online Pokédex
Before this page, Pokémon Dungeon was home to Gengar’s Online Pokédex, the classic fan Pokédex for Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver & Crystal by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter). Its Ivysaur entry is preserved in full, with its original art, moves and locations.
Further reading
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