What does Bulbasaur evolve into?

Ivysaur at level 16 is the mid-stage. Push through to Venusaur at level 32 for the final form. 318 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

At what level does Bulbasaur evolve?

Level 16 gets you Ivysaur . Quick enough that Bulbasaur barely slows you down.

Should I use Bulbasaur?

For Crystal, you can run Bulbasaur through the first few routes without issues. 318 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Ivysaur as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Bulbasaur?

You can find Bulbasaur in Crystal. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

Bulbasaur - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

Balanced

DTier

45Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

An unusually even spread gives Bulbasaur flexibility. Sp. Atk barely edges ahead. But HP isn't far off. Tough to catch and follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve. Yields 1 Sp. Atk stat exp.

Base Stats

Avg

HP45

Attack49

Defense49

Sp. Atk65

Sp. Def65

Speed45

Total318

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.7 m

Weight6.9 kg

Base XP64

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.

ChlorophyllHA

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

While it is young, it uses the nutrients that are stored in the seeds on its back in order to grow.

Crystal

Bulbasaur Weakness

Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic moves hit Bulbasaur for super-effective damage. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Standard number of weaknesses for the Grass/Poison typing.

Bulbasaur Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Fighting
0.25x (Resist)	Grass

Type ChartVulnerable

4Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-3

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 Flying Psychic

½xResist

Water Electric Fighting

¼xResist

Grass

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Water Ground Rock Grass

How to Beat Bulbasaur in Crystal (Best Counters)

In Crystal, Jynx can KO Bulbasaur with Ice Beam (135-160%). Alakazam threatens a KO with Psychic (155-183%). Houndoom's Fire Blast also KOs at 159-187%.

Jynx IcePsychic	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Ice Beam Lovely Kiss PsychicSTAB Thief Damage vs Bulbasaur Ice Beam 2x 135-160%KO Psychic 2x 135-160%KO Thief 30-35% View Jynx builds →
Alakazam Psychic	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves PsychicSTAB RecoverRecovery Fire Punch Ice Punch Damage vs Bulbasaur Psychic 2x 155-183%KO View Alakazam builds →
Houndoom DarkFire	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Fire Blast CrunchSTAB PursuitSTAB Sunny Day Damage vs Bulbasaur Fire Blast 2x 159-187%KO Crunch 58-68% Pursuit 29-34% View Houndoom builds →
Dragonite DragonFlying	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Dynamic Punch Ice Beam Thunder Thunderbolt Damage vs Bulbasaur Ice Beam 2x 80-94% Thunder 24-29% Thunderbolt 20-23% View Dragonite builds →
Arcanine Fire	C
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Extreme Speed Fire Blast FlamethrowerSTAB Crunch Damage vs Bulbasaur Extreme Speed 48-56% Fire Blast 2x 147-173%KO Flamethrower 2x 120-142%KO Crunch 35-42% View Arcanine builds →

Crystal Evolution

Three stages ahead. Bulbasaur grows into Ivysaur, then pushes on to Venusaur. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. The evolved forms gain up to 207 total stats over Bulbasaur. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#001Bulbasaur

Level 16

#002Ivysaur

Level 32

#003Venusaur

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Bulbasaur

GrassPoison

Ivysaur

GrassPoison

Venusaur

GrassPoison

60+15

80+20

ATK

62+13

82+20

DEF

63+14

83+20

SP.ATK

80+15

100+20

SP.DEF

80+15

100+20

SPE

60+15

80+20

BST

318C-Tier

405D-Tier+87

525B-Tier+120

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Utility

Special

Mixed

Breeding

Easy

Breed Bulbasaur easily with 23 breeding partners from the Plant and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Light Screen, Petal Dance, Razor Wind and 2 more to offspring.

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)

Crystal Bulbasaur Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Support

Ability

Not in Gen 2

Item

Miracle Seed

Nature

Not in Gen 2

Support Moveset

Sleep PowderSTAB
Giga DrainSTAB
Swords Dance
Body Slam

Recommended Teammates

PikachuGood

BayleefGood

TotodileGood

Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Bulbasaur picks up Light Screen and Petal Dance only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Solar Beam and Petal Dance while Normal and Bug coverage adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

D3510035Normal

Lv 4

Growl

D—10040Normal

Lv 7

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Lv 10

Vine Whip

—4510025Grass

Lv 15

Poison Powder

——7535Poison

Lv 15

Sleep Powder

S—7515Grass

Lv 20

Razor Leaf

D559525Grass

Lv 25

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Lv 32

Growth

C——20Normal

Lv 39

Synthesis

D——5Grass

Lv 46

Solar Beam

A12010010Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM40

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

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

TM31

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

A12010010Grass

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM12

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

Egg

Petal Dance

C12010020Grass

Egg

Razor Wind

—807510Normal

Egg

Safeguard

D——25Normal

Egg

Skull Bash

—10010010Normal

Tutor Moves

Bulbasaur can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Bulbasaur in Crystal

Bulbasaur can't be caught in Crystal. Bring it over from Red, Yellow, or Brilliant Diamond instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Bulbasaur is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Red Yellow FireRed HeartGold X Ultra Sun

Bulbasaur Guide

Ivysaur at level 16 is the mid-stage. Push through to Venusaur at level 32 for the final form. 318 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 16 gets you Ivysaur. Quick enough that Bulbasaur barely slows you down.
For Crystal, you can run Bulbasaur through the first few routes without issues. 318 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Ivysaur as fast as you can.
You can find Bulbasaur in Crystal. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

Game Availability

One of the original 151, Bulbasaur has appeared in 21 games — nearly every mainline game. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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