Bulbasaur Info

Bulbasaur フシギダネ Fushigidane #001
Art by Ken Sugimori from FireRed and LeafGreen
Types Grass Poison Grass Grass Grass Grass Grass	Species Seed Pokémon
Abilities Overgrow Chlorophyll Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #001 Johto #231* Hoenn #203* Sinnoh #— Unova #— Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R-001 Almia R— Oblivia R-014 Oblivia (past) N-004 Not in any regional Browser
Height 2'04" Imperial 0.7m Metric 2'04"/0.7m 0.0m	Weight 15.2lbs Imperial 6.9kg Metric 15.2lbs/6.9kg 0.0kg
Dex color Green	Footprint
Body style	Catch rate 45 5.9%
Gender ratio Genderless Unknown 87.5% male, 12.5% female
Breeding Monster and Grass groups 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 1 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 64 Battle Exp.: 641*

PhysiologyBulbasaur is a quadruped, reptilian creature that somewhat resembles a toad or a young dinosaur with a spotted blue-green hide. It has three white toes or claws growing out of its four legs, and its eyes are a bright red. The most notable feature of this Pokémon is the onion-like bulb on its back, which grows from a seed planted on its back by its mother at birth. Unlike the parasitic tochukaso mushrooms growing on the back of Paras, which eventually take over its body as it evolves into Parasect, Bulbasaur's bulb shares a symbiotic relationship that is beneficial for both. This allows Bulbasaur to get an enhanced boost of energy from the sun during the day and the bulb to remain growing and strong at night. The bulb also contains many seeds from which it draws nutrients.
Though they usually walk on four legs, a Bulbasaur can rise up on its hind legs. When it evolves into Ivysaur, the bulb becomes a larger flower bud, making it nearly impossible for one to rise on its hind legs.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Bulbasaur have a variety of Grass-type abilities granted to it by the bulb growing on its back. Powders, scents, petals, and seeds can come from the very tip of the bulb, and vines and leaves can come from the base. By manipulating these into moves like Leech Seed, Vine Whip, Razor Leaf, Petal Dance, Seed Bomb, and Sweet Scent, Bulbasaur have quite an arsenal at their disposal.
The bulb can absorb sunlight, allowing Bulbasaur to restore health with Synthesis or fire off a powerful SolarBeam.

Behavior

Most Bulbasaur are domesticated Pokémon, raised by breeders to be distributed as starter Pokémon in the Kanto region. Due to this, they are regarded as mostly well-behaved Pokémon. In fact, some consider them the easiest Pokémon to start with as well as the fact that they have a type advantage over the first two Gym Leaders in Kanto.
Bulbasaur tend to have a strong loyalty to their friends and Trainers. In The Mystery Menace, for example, a Bulbasaur was abandoned by its Trainer in the sewers of Trovitopolis and remained there for decades yet was still happy to see him when finally brought out from the sewer by Ash and his friends.
It is shown in Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden that once annually in Kanto, large groups of Bulbasaur gather in a hidden garden to become Ivysaur. It is unknown whether or not this is the case in other regions.
Bulbasaur can sometimes be found lying in the sun during the day to photosynthesize energy when food is scarce.
When a baby Pokémon, such as Togepi or a newly hatched Bulbasaur, is crying and all other methods of calming down the baby fail, Bulbasaur may use its vines to perform its Bulba-by, where it rocks the baby back and forth in the air and sings to it. This has only been recorded once by humans, making it seem that some people do not even believe that this behavior is real.

Habitat

Grassland Pokémon

Bulbasaur are scarce in the wild. Sometimes they can be found in secret places such as gardens, plains near large sources of fresh water, or hiding in the forest in hollow logs, but overall, they are found far more often in the ownership of Trainers. It is native to Kanto.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Much like most Pokémon, Bulbasaur appears to be an omnivore. However, in times of scarcity, it does not need to eat much food, since the bulb on its back can store energy from the sun.

In the anime

Bulbasaur in the anime

Major appearances

Ash's Bulbasaur

Ash's Bulbasaur first debuted in Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village as one of the Pokémon in the Hidden Village. Though initially wary of Ash, the two eventually warmed up to one another, and Bulbasaur challenged him to a battle. Using Pikachu, Ash won the battle, and Bulbasaur was captured. Unlike Charmander and Squirtle, which were captured in the two episodes following that of Bulbasaur, Bulbasaur remained in Ash's party until Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!, when Ash sent him to Professor Oak's lab to work as an ambassador between otherwise argumentative groups of Pokémon.

May's Bulbasaur

Much later on, when Ash was traveling in the Hoenn region, his companion May captured her own Bulbasaur after being separated from the group in Grass Hysteria. It remained with her throughout the rest of her journey in Hoenn, helping her to compete in the regional Grand Festival. When she traveled to Kanto to continue her journey with Ash in The Right Place and the Right Mime, May, too, left her Bulbasaur at Professor Oak's lab to learn from Ash's while she and Ash's group traveled throughout the Battle Frontier in Kanto. May retrieved it during her travels in Johto, where it evolved all the way into a Venusaur.

Other

A Bulbasaur that used to belong to the Mayor of Trovitopolis appeared in The Mystery Menace. In his childhood, the mayor abandoned his Bulbasaur and sent it into the sewers when it wouldn't evolve into Ivysaur. Aided by Misty and Tracey, Ash found the abandoned Bulbasaur while searching for his own, which had gone missing. After defeating the arrogant mayor and his personal SWAT team, Ash and company left the Bulbasaur, which had grown rather large in its time in the sewers, with Nurse Joy.
In Journey to the Starting Line, Gilbert, the son of the mayor of Pallet Town, was supposed to start his journey as a Pokémon Trainer with one of the three Kanto starter Pokémon, but they were scared off by Ash's Tauros. Professor Oak, Tracey, Delia, and Gilbert set out to find them. The Bulbasaur was the last one to be found and it was stuck in a tree that was surrounded by a group of Primeape. In the end, Bulbasaur was the one that Gilbert decided to start with.

Minor appearances

Bulbasaur was mentioned in the first episode of the anime, Pokémon - I Choose You!, as one of the three starter Pokémon new trainers in Pallet Town can choose from. Ash dreamed of owning one, and it was his second choice of a starter, after Squirtle. However, when he arrived at Oak's lab, it was too late, as an unnamed Trainer who started the same day had already taken it.
A Bulbasaur was used by one of the students of the Pokémon Trainer's School in Gonna Rule The School!.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry EP010 Bulbasaur Ash's Pokédex Bulbasaur, it bears the seed of a plant on its back from birth. The seed slowly develops. Researchers are unsure whether to classify Bulbasaur as a plant or animal. Bulbasaur are extremely calm and are difficult to capture in the wild. This concludes the entries from the original series.

In the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Ash's Bulbasaur appears in the manga The Electric Tale of Pikachu. It first appears in the eighth chapter, You Gotta Have Friends. Bulbasaur's capture is not shown; it is simply stated when it first appears from its Poké Ball that "Ash has been busy since the last comic".
In I'm Your Venusaur, Ash and Misty travel to a town inhabited by many Bulbasaur, Ivysaur and Venusaur. There is a local legend that a giant Venusaur saved the townsfolk in battle.

In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga

Main article: Bulbasaur (MPJ)

In Magical Pokémon Journey, Pistachio's Bulbasaur has a crush on him and is extremely jealous whenever she sees him talking to other females.

Bulbasaur as it appears in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In the Red, Green & Blue chapter, Red receives a Bulbasaur from Professor Oak in Bulbasaur, Come Home! after helping capture all the Pokémon he accidentally set free. Bulbasaur, now named Saur, has since evolved into Ivysaur, and then to Venusaur. It has also been shown in the manga that Bulbasaur has the ability to suck in large amounts of air through its bulb, as seen in That Awful Arbok! where it sucked up the mist in Pokémon Tower as well as the Gastly that made it.

In the TCG

Main article: Bulbasaur (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Melee and Brawl

Bulbasaur only appears as a random trophy.

Melee trophy information

Bulbasaur is a cute Pokémon born with a large seed firmly affixed to its back; the seed grows in size as the Pokémon does. Along with Squirtle and Charmander, Bulbasaur is one of the three Pokémon available at the beginning of Pokémon Red and Blue. It evolves into Ivysaur.

Brawl trophy information

"A Seed Pokémon. From birth, Bulbasaur carries a large plant seed on its back. It uses the nutrients from the seed to grow bigger and bigger. Extended exposure to the sun will cause its body and seed to grow in size. Some say that once, when the seed was much lighter, Bulbasaur was able to get around on two legs. Bulbasaur evolves into Ivysaur."

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I. Generation I Red Blue A strange seed was planted on its back at birth. The plant sprouts and grows with this Pokémon. Yellow It can go for days without eating a single morsel. In the bulb on its back, it stores energy. Stadium The bulb-like pouch on its back grows larger as it ages. The pouch is filled with numerous seeds. Generation II Gold The seed on its back is filled with nutrients. The seed grows steadily larger as its body grows. Silver It carries a seed on its back right from birth. As it grows older, the seed also grows larger. Crystal While it is young, it uses the nutrients that are stored in the seeds on its back in order to grow. Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald Bulbasaur can be seen napping in bright sunlight. There is a seed on its back. By soaking up the sun's rays, the seed grows progressively larger. Ruby Sapphire {{{rsdex}}} Ruby {{{rubydex}}} Sapphire {{{sapphiredex}}} Emerald {{{emeralddex}}} FireRed LeafGreen {{{frlgdex}}} FireRed There is a plant seed on its back right from the day this Pokémon is born. The seed slowly grows larger. LeafGreen A strange seed was planted on its back at birth. The plant sprouts and grows with this Pokémon. Generation IV Diamond Pearl {{{dpdex}}} Diamond Pearl Platinum For some time after its birth, it grows by gaining nourishment from the seed on its back. Diamond {{{diamonddex}}} Pearl {{{pearldex}}} Platinum {{{platinumdex}}} HeartGold SoulSilver {{{hgssdex}}} HeartGold The seed on its back is filled with nutrients. The seed grows steadily larger as its body grows. SoulSilver It carries a seed on its back right from birth. As it grows older, the seed also grows larger. Generation V Black White For some time after its birth, it grows by gaining nourishment from the seed on its back. Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}} ??? No Pokédex data is available.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I. Generation I Red Blue One Starter Pokémon from Professor Oak in Pallet Town Blue (Japan) One Starter Pokémon from Professor Oak in Pallet Town Yellow One Received from a girl in Cerulean City if Pikachu's happiness is high enough Generation II Gold Silver None Time Capsule Crystal None Time Capsule Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald None Trade FireRed LeafGreen One Starter Pokémon from Professor Oak in Pallet Town Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade Generation IV Diamond Pearl None Pal Park, Trade Platinum None Pal Park, Trade HeartGold SoulSilver One Reward from Professor Oak after defeating Red Pal Park Field Generation V Black White None Dream World event

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Snap	River Cave (Ditto in disguise)
Pokémon Stadium	Gym Leader Castle
Pokémon Channel	Bus Stop
Pokémon Pinball	Pallet Town Viridian City
Pokémon Trozei!	Phobos Train Endless level 16 Trozei Battle Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team	Starter Pokémon Joyous Tower (1F-5F)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Starter Pokémon Mystifying Forest (B1-B13) Mystery Jungle (B1-B29)
Pokémon Ranger	Lyra Forest Kisara Plains
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs	Dolce Island Hinder Cape Forest Temple
Pokémon Rumble	Silent Forest
Pokémon Rumble Blast	Forest: Everspring Valley
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure	Meadow Zone

Pokémon Global Link promotions

Event	Location	Year	Level
Global Link Bulbasaur	Japanese PGL	2010	10
Global Link Bulbasaur	Korean PGL	2011	10

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	Bitter Berry (100%)
Yellow*
Stadium*		Normal Box (100%)*	Gorgeous Box (100%)*

Stats

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 45	105 - 152	200 - 294
Attack: 49	48 - 111	92 - 216
Defense: 49	48 - 111	92 - 216
Sp.Atk: 65	63 - 128	121 - 251
Sp.Def: 65	63 - 128	121 - 251
Speed: 45	45 - 106	85 - 207
Total: 318 Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature. This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 65.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 2/3 ★★☆	Power 2/3 ★★☆
Skill 3/4 ★★★☆	Stamina 3/4 ★★★☆
Jump 3/3 ★★★	Total 13/17 ★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
Weak to Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water ½× Grass ¼× Electric ½× Psychic 2× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Resistant against Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water ½× Grass ¼× Electric ½× Psychic 2× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Unaffected by Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water ½× Grass ¼× Electric ½× Psychic 2× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Damaged normally by Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water ½× Grass ¼× Electric ½× Psychic 2× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None
Notes: In Generation I, the effectiveness of Grass-type moves is ¼×, and the effectiveness of Bug-type moves is 4×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: I - II - III - IV
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Start	Tackle	Normal	Physical	50	100%	35
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
19	Razor Leaf	Grass	Physical	55	95%	25
21	Sweet Scent	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
25	Growth	Normal	Status	—	—%	40
27	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
31	Worry Seed	Grass	Status	—	100%	10
33	Synthesis	Grass	Status	—	—%	5
37	Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100%	15
A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Bulbasaur obtained at level 1 in Generation V Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Bulbasaur Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Bulbasaur Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: I - II - III - IV
TM		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
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Bulbasaur Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Bulbasaur Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: II - III - IV
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	—	—%	20
	Charm	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
	Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—%	10
	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100%	10
	GrassWhistle	Grass	Status	—	55%	15
	Ingrain	Grass	Status	—	—%	20
	Leaf Storm	Grass	Special	140	90%	5
	Magical Leaf	Grass	Special	60	—%	20
	Nature Power	Normal	Status	—	—%	20
	Petal Dance	Grass	Special	120	100%	10
	Power Whip	Grass	Physical	120	85%	10
	Skull Bash	Normal	Physical	100	100%	15
	Sludge*	Poison	Special	65	100%	20
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Bulbasaur in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Bulbasaur in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Bulbasaur Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Bulbasaur Click on the generation numbers at the top to see egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: II - III - IV
Game		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
B	W	Grass Pledge	Grass	Special	50	100%	10
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Bulbasaur can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Bulbasaur cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Bulbasaur Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Bulbasaur Click on the generation numbers at the top to see move tutor moves from other generations

Anime-only moves

Move	Type	Episode
Whirlwind	Normal	The Ninja Poké-Showdown

TCG-only moves

Move	Set	Cost
Scratch	McDonald's Pokémon-e Minimum Pack
Bite	POP Series 2
Present	DPt-P Promotional cards

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball Acquisition: Catch	Pokémon Pinball RS N/A Not available	Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 12.5% Friend Area: Beau Plains Phrases 51%-100% HP I'm going to make a big flower bloom! 26%-50% HP I'm down to about half my HP now. 1%-25% HP I'm about to keel over... Level up I did it! My level went up! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP Let's try to do our best, <name>! 26%-50% HP This is getting a bit hard... 1%-25% HP Urgh... Can't keep this up... <name>, help... Level up Yes! I leveled up!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: F
Pokémon Ranger Group: Grass Poké Assist: ( Grass ) Field move: (Cross ×1) Loops: 3 Min. exp.: 12 Max. exp.: 22 Browser entry Bulbasaur extends its vines to attack and prevent capture.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Normal Poké Assist: None Field move: None Browser entry This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move: Grass ( Grass ) Past ( Normal ) (Cut ×1) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry It attacks by shooting seeds.
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Bulbasaur is the Attraction Chief of Bulbasaur's Daring Dash in the Meadow Zone. So, even though it is forbidden, he may allow you to play on it.

Evolution

Unevolved Bulbasaur Grass Poison

Level 16 →

First evolution Ivysaur Grass Poison

Level 32 →

Second evolution Venusaur Grass Poison

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White				Back

For other sprites and images, please see Bulbasaur images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Other sprites

FireRed/LeafGreen back sprites		HeartGold/SoulSilver back sprites

Trivia

$1 coins from Niue

• Niue released a one-dollar coin featuring Bulbasaur as part of a commemorative promotion for the Pokémon franchise, with Bulbasaur on one side and the nation's coat of arms on the other.
• Bulbasaur's evolution family is the only starter Pokémon evolution family to have each member appear at least once in the Super Smash Bros. series.
• Bulbasaur is the first Pokémon in the National Pokédex order. By default, this also makes it the first Grass-type, Poison-type, dual-type Pokémon, unevolved Pokémon, and starter Pokémon in National Pokédex order.
  • Since in Generation I, the Bug-type was super-effective against Poison-type Pokémon, Bulbasaur was also the first Pokémon in National Pokédex order with a double weakness (to Bug). Due to Generation II's changes to type effectiveness, this "honor" has since been taken by Charizard, which has a double weakness to Rock-type moves.
• Bulbasaur and its evolutions share the same species name as Sunkern. They both are known as the Seed Pokémon.
• Bulbasaur's number in the National Pokédex and the Fiore Browser are the same: 001.
• Along with Charmander and Squirtle, Bulbasaur is the only starter Pokémon which is found in more than one regional Pokédex, being found in both Kanto's and Johto's.
• Bulbasaur is the only dual-typed unevolved starter Pokémon, with Grass and Poison, in its basic form.
• Though Bulbasaur have no gender differences in the games, May's Bulbasaur has little hearts on its head while Ash's does not, and has been confirmed female after its evolution.
  • It is also one of the three Pokémon that appeared in the anime with a heart-shaped spot, the others being Spinda and Wooper.
• Bulbasaur is the only Pokémon that can learn Petal Dance by breeding. However, its final form learns it by leveling up.
• Aside from Pikachu, Bulbasaur was on Ash's team for the longest continuous period of time.
• In Generation IV, there exists a glitch Pokémon (invisible shiny Bulbasaur) that has the same cry as Bulbasaur.
• Due to the censor that prevents Pokémon with offensive nicknames being traded on the GTS, an English language Bulbasaur cannot be traded on the GTS without a nickname in Pokémon Black and White.

Origin

Bulbasaur appears to be based primarily on some form of reptile, specifically mammal-like reptiles known as Dicynodonts from the Permian period. Along with visible ears and no genuine metamorphosis stage (evolution aside), Bulbasaur appears to have more in common with mammals than amphibians like frogs and toads, which metamorphose from one definite creature into another as they mature as opposed to just growing into a larger adult version of itself the way that Bulbasaur does.
The bulb on its back seems to resemble that of a lily or onion.

Name origin

Bulbasaur is a portmanteau of the words bulb (a rounded underground storage organ present in some plants, notably those of the lily family) and the Greek saur (lizard).
Fushigidane literally means "isn't it strange?", and is also a pun on 不思議種 "fushigidane", which means mysterious bulb.

In other languages

Language Name Name Origin German Bisasam From Bisamratte and Samen. French Bulbizarre From bulbe and bizarre. Korean 이상해씨 Isanghaesshi Translates to "Strange seed". Chinese (Mandarin) 妙蛙種子 / 妙蛙种子 Miàowāzhǒngzǐ Literally "Wonderful frog seed". Chinese (Cantonese) 奇異種子 Gēiyihjungjí Literally "Bizarre seed". May also be from 奇異果 gēiyihgwó.

Related articles

• Ash's Bulbasaur
• May's Bulbasaur
• Bulbasaur
• Saur

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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