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No.001· Kanto, GEN I· Starter
Seed Pokémon

Bulbasaur

GrassPoison
Japaneseフシギダネfushigidane
Chinese (Simplified):妙蛙种子miào wā zhǒng ziKorean:이상해씨isanghaessi9 languages
HEIGHT0.7 m
WEIGHT6.9 kg
CATCH045 / 255
ABILITIESOvergrow · Chlorophyll*

Evolution

3 forms · linear chain
BulbasaurBulbasaurNo.001at Lv. 16IvysaurIvysaurNo.002at Lv. 32VenusaurVenusaurNo.003

Base stats

Total318
HP045
ATTACK049
DEFENSE049
SP. ATK065
SP. DEF065
SPEED045
Natures →Stat rankings →

Weaknesses and type matchups

Bulbasaur is weak to Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic moves.

×2
FIREICEFLYINGPSYCHIC
×½
WATERELECTRICFIGHTINGFAIRY
×¼
GRASS
×1
NORMALPOISONGROUNDBUGROCKGHOSTDRAGONDARKSTEEL
Full type chart →

Pokédex entry

16 versions

There is a plant seed on its back right from the day this Pokémon is born. The seed slowly grows larger.

Bulbasaur in Japanese, Chinese, Korean and other languages

9 languages
Japanese
フシギダネfushigidane
Chinese (Simplified)
妙蛙种子miào wā zhǒng zi
Korean
이상해씨isanghaessi
Chinese (Traditional)
妙蛙種子miào wā zhǒng zi
French
Bulbizarre
German
Bisasam
Spanish
Bulbasaur
Italian
Bulbasaur
English
Bulbasaur
All 1,025 Pokémon names in 9 languages

What Bulbasaur’s name means

strange in 4 languages

3 languages build the name from strange + seed.

  1. Japanese

    フシギダネfushigidane

    不思議fushigistrange

    種taneseed

  2. Korean

    이상해씨isanghaessi

    이상해isanghaestrange

    씨ssiseed

  3. German

    Bisasam

    bizarrstrange

    Samenseed

In the other languages

  1. English

    Bulbasaur

    bulb

    saurosGreeklizard

  2. Chinese

    妙蛙种子妙蛙種子miào wā zhǒng zi

    妙miàowonderful

    蛙wāfrog

    种子種子zhǒngziseed

  3. French

    Bulbizarre

    bulbebulb

    bizarrestrange

Spanish and Italian use the English name. Pokémon names are never officially explained. These are the readings most widely agreed on.

Where to find Bulbasaur

11 games

Legends: Z-A

  • Hyperspace Lumiose In the overworld Lv. 13-52
  • Hyperspace Lumiose Alpha Pokémon Lv. 22-61
  • Wild Zone 20 In the overworld Lv. 53-54
  • Wild Zone 20 Alpha Pokémon Lv. 62-63
  • Pokémon Research Lab Gift Lv. 5

Every Pokémon in Legends: Z-A →Route map →

Moves Bulbasaur learns

48 moves