Is Bulbasaur Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Bulbasaur comes as a gift in Cerulean City, arriving after your partner has already handled Brock and Misty. Grass/Poison is still useful from mid-game onward, putting in work against Giovanni's Ground-types. A welcome addition to the roster, just not the team anchor it was in Red and Blue.
Bulbasaur has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Ivysaur has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Ivysaur trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's typing presses Venusaur's defenses.
Koga's team hits Venusaur's weaknesses hard.
Venusaur trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Blaine's team hits Venusaur's weaknesses hard.
Venusaur has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Venusaur trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Venusaur resists most of Lorelei's coverage and hits back hard.
Venusaur has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Agatha's team hits Venusaur's weaknesses hard.
Venusaur trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Venusaur trades roughly evenly with Trace's team.
Catch Bulbasaur on Viridian Forest (walking, Lv 7, rare). Special.
Your Bulbasaur should hit Level 16 before you reach Misty, at typical leveling pace.
Your Ivysaur should hit Level 32 before you reach Erika, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Bulbasaur in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Bulbasaur appears at moderate rates across 4 spots in early-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
Where To Catch Bulbasaur in LGPE
Bulbasaur is your first catch on the way to Bulbasaur. You'll find gift and walking encounters from Lv. 7-12 across 4 total spots in the chain.
Bulbasaur Weakness
Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic moves hit Bulbasaur for super-effective damage. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Standard number of weaknesses for the Grass/Poison typing.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Fighting, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
What is Bulbasaur Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Bulbasaur
 Pidgeot Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Pidgeot builds →Sky Attack 2x248-293%KO Heat Wave 2x63-75% | ||
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Butterfree builds →Gust 2x55-68% Confusion 2x43-50% | ||
Pidgeot Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Pidgeot builds →Sky Attack 2x263-311%KO Heat Wave 2x66-79% | ||
 Fearow Normal | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Butterfree builds →Psybeam 2x54-64% Gust 2x54-64% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Fearow Normal | C | |
Pidgeot Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Pidgeot builds →Sky Attack 2x259-305%KO Heat Wave 2x63-76% | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Butterfree builds →Psybeam 2x54-63% Gust 2x52-62% | ||
Fearow Normal | C | |
Pidgeot Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Pidgeot builds →Sky Attack 2x261-308%KO Heat Wave 2x64-76% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Butterfree builds →Air Slash 2x92-109%KO Psybeam 2x53-62% | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Pallet Town Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Flareon builds →Flare Blitz 2x243-286%KO | ||
Fearow Normal | C | |
Pidgeot Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Pidgeot builds →Sky Attack 2x271-320%KO Heat Wave 2x65-76% | ||
Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Charizard builds →Heat Wave 2x135-160%KO Wing Attack 2x87-103%KO | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Pallet Town Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Flareon builds →Flare Blitz 2x243-286%KO | ||
Fearow Normal | C | |
Pidgeot Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Pidgeot builds →Sky Attack 2x271-320%KO Heat Wave 2x65-76% | ||
 Dodrio Normal | C | |
Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Farfetch'd Normal | D | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Farfetch'd builds →Sky Attack 2x293-345%KO | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Pallet Town Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Flareon builds →Flare Blitz 2x239-281%KO | ||
Hypno Psychic | C | |
Pidgeot Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Pidgeot builds →Sky Attack 2x264-311%KO Heat Wave 2x63-74% | ||
Fearow Normal | C | |
Farfetch'd Normal | D | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Farfetch'd builds →Sky Attack 2x302-355%KO | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Pallet Town Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Flareon builds →Flare Blitz 2x246-290%KO | ||
Hypno Psychic | C | |
Pidgeot Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Pidgeot builds →Sky Attack 2x273-323%KO Heat Wave 2x65-77% | ||
Fearow Normal | C | |
Farfetch'd Normal | D | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Farfetch'd builds →Sky Attack 2x301-355%KO | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Pallet Town Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Flareon builds →Flare Blitz 2x247-291%KO | ||
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter | ||
Hypno Psychic | C | |
Pidgeot Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Pidgeot builds →Sky Attack 2x273-322%KO Heat Wave 2x64-76% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemBerryjuice NatureHardy Moves View Onix builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemEviolite NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Staryu builds →Rapid Spin7-9% Scald7-9% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityArenatrap ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Diglett builds →Earthquake26-30% Rock Slide19-23% | ||
Bulbasaur Evolutions
Three stages ahead. Bulbasaur grows into Ivysaur, then pushes on to Venusaur. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, average hatch time with a small 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
LGPE Bulbasaur Best Moveset
65 Sp. Atk on a Grass/Poison pre-evolution. Without abilities or held items, the moveset depends entirely on raw stats, and these can't compete. Evolve to Venusaur where Mega access and real bulk make Grass/Poison TermStab viable.
Best Build
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee uses different battle mechanics.
Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.
Moves List
Level-up moves are just the starting point for Bulbasaur. TMs unlock Normal and Dragon coverage and turn a straightforward STAB kit around Solar Beam and Sludge Bomb into something with actual range.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It can go for days without eating a single morsel. In the bulb on its back, it stores energy.
Bulbasaur Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Guide
For Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, 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.
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
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves