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 Red & Blue, Ivysaur's biggest threats include Scyther (Bug), Charizard (Fire), and Cloyster (Ice), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Scyther is the most dangerous since Bug moves deal 4x damage. Flying and Psychic-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

How do you evolve Ivysaur?

In Red & Blue, 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 Special. 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 Red & Blue, 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 Special and Special 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

When the bulb on its back grows large, it appears to lose the ability to stand on its hind legs.

Ivysaur Weakness

Type-wise, Ivysaur takes extra damage from Bug, Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. Watch out for Bug attacks, those deal 4x damage. The Grass/Poison typing picks up 4 resistances to work with.

Ivysaur Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Bug
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Fighting
0.25x (Resist)	Grass

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-7

Gen I Type Chart

Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split

4xCritical

Bug

2xWeak

Fire Ice Flying Psychic

½xResist

Water Electric Fighting

¼xResist

Grass

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Water Ground Rock Grass Bug

How to Beat Ivysaur in Red & Blue (Best Counters)

In Red & Blue, Articuno threatens a KO with Blizzard (105-124%). Dragonite deals 77-91% with Hyper Beam.

Slowbro WaterPsychic	B
Recommended Build Moves AmnesiaUtility RestRecovery SurfSTAB Thunder Wave Damage vs Ivysaur Surf 23-26% View Slowbro builds →
Articuno IceFlying	B
Recommended Build Moves BlizzardSTAB AgilitySetup Hyper Beam Ice Beam Damage vs Ivysaur Blizzard 2x 105-124%KO Hyper Beam 52-62% Ice Beam 2x 87-102%KO View Articuno builds →
Dragonite DragonFlying	B
Recommended Build Moves Wrap Hyper Beam Blizzard AgilitySetup Damage vs Ivysaur Wrap 8-10% Hyper Beam 77-91% Blizzard 2x 74-87% View Dragonite builds →
Charizard FireFlying	B
Recommended Build Moves Earthquake Fire Blast Swords Dance Hyper Beam Damage vs Ivysaur Earthquake 34-41% Fire Blast 2x 118-139%KO Hyper Beam 52-61% View Charizard builds →
Pinsir Bug	B
Recommended Build Moves Swords Dance Hyper Beam Submission Bind Damage vs Ivysaur Hyper Beam 73-86% Submission 20-23% Bind 8-9% View Pinsir builds →

Red & Blue Evolution

This Grass/Poison-type links Bulbasaur to Venusaur. Ivysaur has 405 stats but sits in the Undiscovered egg group. 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 not available · Introduced in Gen 2

Red & Blue Ivysaur Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Support

Ability

Not in Gen 1

Item

Not in Gen 1

Nature

Not in Gen 1

Support Moveset

Razor LeafSTAB
Sleep PowderSTAB
Mega DrainSTAB
Leech SeedSTAB

Recommended Teammates

SquirtleGood

WartortleGood

BulbasaurGood

Moves

Most of Ivysaur's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Solar Beam and Razor Leaf, but Normal and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

D—10040Normal

Lv 1

Leech Seed

A—9010Grass

Lv 1

Tackle

D3510035Normal

Lv 7

Leech Seed

A—9010Grass

Lv 13

Vine Whip

D4510025Grass

Lv 22

Poison Powder

——7535Poison

Lv 30

Razor Leaf

S559525Grass

Lv 38

Growth

A——20Normal

Lv 46

Sleep Powder

A—7515Grass

Lv 54

Solar Beam

A12010010Grass

TM Moves

TM34

Bide+1

———10Normal

TM08

Body Slam

B8510015Normal

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM10

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM21

Mega Drain

A4010010Grass

TM31

Mimic

———10Normal

TM20

Rage

—2010020Normal

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM22

Solar Beam

A12010010Grass

TM50

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM03

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM09

Take Down

—908520Normal

TM06

Toxic

B—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Ivysaur doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Ivysaur can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Ivysaur in Red & Blue

Can't catch Ivysaur directly. Start with Bulbasaur but it's a rare spawn from the locations below, then evolve at level 16. The 2-stage line from Bulbasaur to Ivysaur is where the leveling time goes.

How to Obtain Ivysaur in Red & Blue

Step 1Catch Bulbasaur
Pallet Town
RedGift from NPC Lv.5 City
LimitedEarly
Starter choice
Pallet Town
BlueGift from NPC Lv.5 City
LimitedEarly
Starter choice
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 Red & Blue, Ivysaur's biggest threats include Scyther (Bug), Charizard (Fire), and Cloyster (Ice), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Scyther is the most dangerous since Bug moves deal 4x damage. Flying and Psychic-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
In Red & Blue, 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 Special. 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 Red & Blue, 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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