At 405 BST, Ivysaur is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Venusaur before bringing it to any serious fight.

What is Ivysaur weak to?

In Crystal, Ivysaur's biggest threats include Charizard (Fire), Cloyster (Ice), and Dodrio (Flying), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Psychic-type attackers are also a problem.

How do you evolve Ivysaur?

In Crystal, Bulbasaur evolves into Ivysaur at level 16. Ivysaur evolves into Venusaur at level 32. Ivysaur is a middle-stage evolution in the Bulbasaur line.

What role does Ivysaur play in battle?

Ivysaur is a mixed attacker with base 62 Attack and 80 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often.

Should I use Ivysaur?

In Crystal, For a casual playthrough, Ivysaur works as a placeholder. Grass/Poison coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Venusaur . That's where the stats start mattering.

Ivysaur - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

Balanced

DTier

60Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

You won't find a real weakness in Ivysaur's stat line. It's well-rounded for the Seed Pokemon, and what it does with that depends on moveset and items. Yields 2 Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stat exp, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP60

Attack62

Defense63

Sp. Atk80

Sp. Def80

Speed60

Total405

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height1.0 m

Weight13.0 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.

ChlorophyllHA

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpD+1Spe

Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

The bulb on its back grows as it absorbs nutrients. The bulb gives off a pleasant aroma when it blooms.

Crystal

Ivysaur Weakness

Type-wise, Ivysaur takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. The Grass/Poison typing picks up 4 resistances to work with.

Ivysaur 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 Ivysaur in Crystal (Best Counters)

In Crystal, Jynx can KO Ivysaur with Ice Beam (102-120%). Alakazam threatens a KO with Psychic (117-138%). Houndoom's Fire Blast also KOs at 119-140%.

Jynx IcePsychic	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Ice Beam Lovely Kiss PsychicSTAB Thief Damage vs Ivysaur Ice Beam 2x 102-120%KO Psychic 2x 102-120%KO Thief 23-27% View Jynx builds →
Alakazam Psychic	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves PsychicSTAB RecoverRecovery Fire Punch Ice Punch Damage vs Ivysaur Psychic 2x 117-138%KO View Alakazam builds →
Houndoom DarkFire	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Fire Blast CrunchSTAB PursuitSTAB Sunny Day Damage vs Ivysaur 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 Ivysaur Ice Beam 2x 61-71% Thunder 18-21% Thunderbolt 15-18% View Dragonite builds →

Crystal Evolution

Ivysaur sits between Bulbasaur and Venusaur in this three-stage line. Not the final form yet. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. HP has grown the most so far (+15), but there's still another 120 stats to gain in the final evolution. 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 with Ivysaur to get Bulbasaur eggs easily using 23 partners from the Plant and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Light Screen, Petal Dance, Razor Wind 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)

Crystal Ivysaur Best Moveset

Best Build

Gen 2 build content has limited support (no abilities).

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Moves

The egg pool carries weight here. Light Screen and Petal Dance aren't available any other way for Ivysaur, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Solar Beam and Petal Dance for solid options.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

D—10040Normal

Lv 1

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

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

C—7515Grass

Lv 22

Razor Leaf

D559525Grass

Lv 29

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Lv 38

Growth

C——20Normal

Lv 47

Synthesis

D——5Grass

Lv 56

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

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

C751005Grass

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

B12010010Grass

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

B12010020Grass

Egg

Razor Wind

—807510Normal

Egg

Safeguard

D——25Normal

Egg

Skull Bash

—10010010Normal

Tutor Moves

Ivysaur can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Ivysaur in Crystal

Ivysaur isn't available in the wild in Crystal. Start by transferring Bulbasaur from Red, Yellow, or Brilliant Diamond. The evolution path from Bulbasaur to Ivysaur is covered in the steps below.

How to Obtain Ivysaur in Crystal

Step 1Obtain Bulbasaur
Also found in:
Red Yellow FireRed HeartGold X Ultra Sun
Train until Level 16
Step 2Ivysaur ✓

Ivysaur Guide

At 405 BST, Ivysaur is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Venusaur before bringing it to any serious fight.
In Crystal, Ivysaur's biggest threats include Charizard (Fire), Cloyster (Ice), and Dodrio (Flying), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Psychic-type attackers are also a problem.
In Crystal, Bulbasaur evolves into Ivysaur at level 16. Ivysaur evolves into Venusaur at level 32. Ivysaur is a middle-stage evolution in the Bulbasaur line.
Ivysaur is a mixed attacker with base 62 Attack and 80 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often.
In Crystal, For a casual playthrough, Ivysaur works as a placeholder. Grass/Poison coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Venusaur. That's where the stats start mattering.

Game Availability

Present since Red & Blue, Ivysaur appears in 21 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Ivysaur have the longest track record of availability in the series.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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