#0001 · Seed Pokémon
Bulbasaur
Bulbasaur›
Ivysaur›
VenusaurCommunity tiers (you can vote in all four)
Classic
Rank #55 · 16 votes · median A
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Rank #153 · 18 votes · median A
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Endless
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Rank #108 · 8 votes · median D
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Tier history
Moved B → A 27 days ago
8 recorded changes · 18 votes
6 recorded changes · 8 votes
Game data
Abilities
- Overgrow
Boosts the power of the Pokémon’s Grass-type moves by 50% when its HP drops to ⅓ or less of its max.
- ChlorophyllHidden
Doubles the Pokémon’s Speed stat in harsh sunlight.
Turns the ground into Grassy Terrain for 5 turns when the Pokémon enters a battle. Pokémon on the ground have their Grass-type moves boosted by 30% and restore ¹⁄₁₆ of their max HP at the end of every turn.
Egg moves
- Giga DrainGrassSpecial75 pow · 100%
A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by ½ of the damage dealt by this move.
- Gunk ShotPoisonPhysical120 pow · 80%
The user shoots filthy garbage at the target to attack. This move has a 30% chance of poisoning the target.
- Earth PowerGroundSpecial90 pow · 100%
The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This move has a 10% chance of lowering the target’s Sp. Def stat.
- Sappy SeedGrassPhysical100 pow · 90%Rare egg move
The user grows a gigantic stalk that scatters seeds to attack the target. At the end of every turn, ⅛ of the target’s max HP gets absorbed by the user or any Pokémon that takes its place in battle.
Base stats
Bulbasaur · BST 318
Venusaur · BST 525
BST in this line: Bulbasaur 318 · Ivysaur 405 · Venusaur 525
Unlock costs
Candy needed for a cost-3 starter:
- Passive ability
- 35 🍬
- Cost reductions
- 20 / 50 🍬
- Same-species egg
- 25 🍬
- The price only drops once you have hatched enough Bulbasaur eggs: 22 🍬 after 20 hatches, 18 🍬 after 40 hatches, 12 🍬 after 80 hatches.
- Friendship needed per candy
- 75
Expensive starters ask for fewer candies, but earn them far more slowly: Bulbasaur needs 75 friendship per candy, while a cost-1 starter earns one every 25.