#0001 · Seed Pokémon
Bulbasaur
Base Stats
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Health Record
Bulbasaur
- National No.
- #0001
- Category
- Seed Pokémon
- Height
- 0.7 m 2.3 ft
- Weight
- 6.9 kg 15.2 lb
- Abilities
- OvergrowChlorophyll hidden
- Debut
- Gen I · Kanto · 1996
- Japanese name
- フシギダネ
Bulbasaur is the Grass/Poison-type Seed Pokemon that holds Pokedex number 001, making it the official first entry in the National Pokedex. It carries a seed planted on its back at birth; that seed sprouts and grows as Bulbasaur gains experience, eventually blooming in its final form, Venusaur.
Choosable as a starter in Pokemon Red and Blue, Bulbasaur appeals to trainers who want a straightforward early-game advantage, since Grass and Poison typing covers the first two gym leaders in Kanto. Its hidden ability, Chlorophyll, doubles Speed in harsh sunlight, making it useful in competitive sun-team strategies. Bulbasaur has appeared in the TCG since the original Base Set and continues to feature in newer expansions. Plush toys and figures of all three stages of its line are common collector items.
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Did You Know?
- Bulbasaur is listed as number 001 in the National Pokedex, the first of all Pokemon by that ordering.
- Its seed sprouts on its back and the bud grows larger as it evolves through Ivysaur into Venusaur.
- Bulbasaur appeared in the very first episode of the Pokemon anime broadcast in Japan on April 1, 1997.
- The hidden ability Chlorophyll doubles Bulbasaur's Speed stat when the weather is harsh sunlight.
- Bulbasaur cards appeared in the original 1996 Base Set of the Pokemon Trading Card Game.