In Gold & Silver, Bayleef isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Meganium to unlock its full potential. At 405 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.

What is Bayleef weak to?

In Gold & Silver, watch for Arcanine (Fire), Lapras (Ice), and Crobat (Poison) when using Bayleef. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

How do you evolve Bayleef?

In Gold & Silver, Chikorita evolves into Bayleef at level 16. Bayleef evolves into Meganium at level 32. Bayleef is a middle-stage evolution in the Chikorita line.

What role does Bayleef play in battle?

In Gold & Silver, Bayleef fills the balanced role. It's a special attacker with base 63 Sp. Atk. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

Should I use Bayleef?

In Gold & Silver, Bayleef does the job early-game if you need a Grass type on your team. Evolve it into Meganium before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Bayleef - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

60Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Bayleef's stats barely vary. 2 sit in respectable range with no real gaps. It's a blank slate for EV investment. Worth 2 Defense and Sp. Def stat exp, 1.06M XP medium-slow curve to max.

Base Stats

Above

HP60

Attack62

Defense80

Sp. Atk63

Sp. Def80

Speed60

Total405

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height1.2 m

Weight15.8 kg

Base XP142

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Overgrow

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

Leaf GuardHA

Protects against major status ailments during strong sunlight.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+1SpASpD+1Spe

Defense training target

Pokedex Entries

The scent of spices comes from around its neck. Somehow, sniffing it makes you want to fight.

Bayleef Weakness

Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug moves hit Bayleef for super-effective damage. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.

Bayleef Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-6

Gen II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Poison Flying Bug

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Bayleef in Gold & Silver (Best Counters)

In Gold & Silver, Jynx can KO Bayleef with Ice Beam (102-120%). Houndoom's Fire Blast also KOs at 119-140%.

Jynx IcePsychic	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Ice Beam Lovely Kiss PsychicSTAB Thief Damage vs Bayleef Ice Beam 2x 102-120%KO Psychic 51-60% Thief 23-27% View Jynx builds →
Scizor BugSteel	B
Recommended Build ItemMiracleberry Moves Swords Dance Baton Pass AgilitySetup Hidden Power Bug View Scizor builds →
Houndoom DarkFire	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Fire Blast CrunchSTAB PursuitSTAB Sunny Day Damage vs Bayleef Fire Blast 2x 119-140%KO Crunch 43-51% Pursuit 22-26% View Houndoom builds →
Dragonite DragonFlying	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Dynamic Punch Ice Beam Thunder Thunderbolt Damage vs Bayleef Ice Beam 2x 61-71% Thunder 18-21% Thunderbolt 15-18% View Dragonite builds →
Tentacruel WaterPoison	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves SurfSTAB Sludge Bomb SubstituteUtility Swords Dance Damage vs Bayleef Surf 19-22% Sludge Bomb 2x 67-79% View Tentacruel builds →

Gold & Silver Evolution

Bayleef is the middle stage between Chikorita and Meganium. It's a three-stage line with one more evolution to go. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. So far, HP got the biggest boost (+15 from Chikorita). The final form adds another 120 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#152Chikorita

Level 16

#153Bayleef

Level 32

#154Meganium

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Chikorita

Grass

Bayleef

Grass

Meganium

Grass

60+15

80+20

ATK

62+13

82+20

DEF

80+15

100+20

SP.ATK

63+14

83+20

SP.DEF

80+15

100+20

SPE

60+15

80+20

BST

318D-Tier

405D-Tier+87

525C-Tier+120

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Easy

Breed with Bayleef to get Chikorita eggs easily using 23 partners from the Plant and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Counter, Flail and 2 more.

Egg Groups

PlantMonster

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

5moves

Breed With (best first)

Gold & Silver Bayleef Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Support

Ability

Not in Gen 2

Item

Miracle Seed

Nature

Not in Gen 2

Support Moveset

Body Slam
Giga DrainSTAB
Leech SeedSTAB
ToxicUtility

Recommended Teammates

PikachuGood

TotodileGood

HeracrossGood

Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Bayleef picks up Ancient Power and Counter only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Solar Beam and Giga Drain while Normal and Bug coverage and more adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

D—10040Normal

Lv 1

Razor Leaf

A559525Grass

Lv 1

Reflect

C——20Psychic

Lv 1

Tackle

D3510035Normal

Lv 8

Razor Leaf

A559525Grass

Lv 12

Reflect

C——20Psychic

Lv 15

Poison Powder

——7535Poison

Lv 23

Synthesis

D——5Grass

Lv 31

Body Slam

S8510015Normal

Lv 39

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

Lv 47

Safeguard

D——25Normal

Lv 55

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM43

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

HM05

Flash

D—7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM49

Fury Cutter

—109520Bug

TM19

Giga Drain

S751005Grass

TM02

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM31

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM08

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

HM04

Strength

D8010015Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM12

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

TM06

Toxic

A—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Flail

D—10015Normal

Egg

Leech Seed

S—9010Grass

Egg

Vine Whip

—4510025Grass

Tutor Moves

Bayleef can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Bayleef in Gold & Silver

No wild encounters for Bayleef. The 2-stage line runs through Chikorita, which you can catch but it's a rare spawn from the locations below. Evolve at level 16 once you've got the levels.

How to Obtain Bayleef in Gold & Silver

Step 1Catch Chikorita
New Bark Town
SilverGift from NPC Lv.5 City
LimitedEarly
New Bark Town
GoldGift from NPC Lv.5 City
LimitedEarly
Train until Level 16
Step 2Bayleef ✓

Bayleef Guide

In Gold & Silver, Bayleef isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Meganium to unlock its full potential. At 405 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.
In Gold & Silver, watch for Arcanine (Fire), Lapras (Ice), and Crobat (Poison) when using Bayleef. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
In Gold & Silver, Chikorita evolves into Bayleef at level 16. Bayleef evolves into Meganium at level 32. Bayleef is a middle-stage evolution in the Chikorita line.
In Gold & Silver, Bayleef fills the balanced role. It's a special attacker with base 63 Sp. Atk. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In Gold & Silver, Bayleef does the job early-game if you need a Grass type on your team. Evolve it into Meganium before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Game Availability

Bayleef first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 17 games across 9 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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