Is Bayleef Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Chikorita evolves at level 16. AbilityOvergrow boosts Grass at low HP. Bayleef handles Chuck's Fighting gym through Grass and contributes against Pryce with decent bulk. Meganium at 32 is where the Grass starter starts justifying the early grind.
Falkner's team hits Chikorita's weaknesses hard.
Bugsy's team hits Chikorita's weaknesses hard.
Bayleef has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Meganium has the type edge here and should clean up Chuck's team.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Meganium resists most of Pryce's coverage and hits back hard.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Meganium resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Meganium resists most of Misty's coverage and hits back hard.
Meganium has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Meganium has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Meganium has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Starter
Chikorita is available as a starter.
Recommended Moves
- LV 6GrassRazor LeafPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 25
- After Bugsy
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- LV 20GrassMagical LeafPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 34NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Prize for defeating Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Lake of Rage
- LV 45GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Chikorita to Bayleef
Chikorita evolves into Bayleef at Level 16. Your Chikorita should hit Level 16 before you reach Whitney, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 16)
- LV 16GrassRazor LeafPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 25
- After Bugsy
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- TM75NormalSwords DancePower —Accuracy 100%PP 30Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- LV 22GrassMagical LeafPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Prize for defeating Jasmine
- LV 40NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 54GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Bayleef to Meganium
Bayleef evolves into Meganium at Level 32. Your Bayleef should hit Level 32 before you reach Morty, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 32)
- LV 32GrassPetal DancePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 32GrassMagical LeafPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Pryce
- TUTORGrassFrenzy PlantPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Blackthorn City
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 46NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 66GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Bayleef in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Raise the Chikorita starter to level 16 and it becomes Bayleef. That is the whole story, since no Bayleef hides in any patch of Johto or Kanto grass.
Catch Chikorita at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Bayleef.
How to Obtain Bayleef in HGSS
- Step 2Bayleef ✓
- Step 3Evolve into Meganium
How to Get Shiny Bayleef in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Bayleef evolves from Chikorita, so breed that New Bark starter Masuda-style at 1 in 1,638 before it evolves. Compare Shiny Bayleef odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Bayleef Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Bayleef in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Bayleef Weakness
Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug moves hit Bayleef for super-effective damage. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Bayleef Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Bayleef
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bayleef View Butterfree builds →Gust 2x38-46% U-turn 2x42-52% | ||
 Oddish GrassPoison | C | |
 Chatot Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bayleef View Chatot builds →U-turn 2x35-42% Peck 2x29-35% | ||
 Spearow Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bayleef View Spearow builds →Aerial Ace 2x42-52% U-turn 2x35-42% | ||
 Zubat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bayleef View Zubat builds →Wing Attack 2x38-46% U-turn 2x29-35% | ||
 Slugma Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodViolet City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bayleef View Slugma builds →Ember 2x33-40% Smog 2x12-15% | ||
 Cyndaquil Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift | ||
 Ledyba Bug | C | |
 Hoppip Grass | C | |
 Numel FireGround | D | |
 Pidgey Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bayleef View Pidgey builds →U-turn 2x29-35% Gust 2x23-29% | ||
 Paras BugGrass | C | |
 Hoothoot Normal | D | |
Bayleef Evolutions
Bayleef is the middle stage between Chikorita and Meganium. It's a three-stage line with one more evolution to go. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. So far, HP got the biggest boost (+15 from Chikorita). The final form adds another 120 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Bayleef to get Chikorita eggs easily using 45 partners from the Grass and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Aromatherapy, Body Slam and 9 more.
HGSS Bayleef Best Moveset
Defensive stats improve to 80 Defense and 80 Sp. Def, absorbing hits from both sides. The moveset blocks more than it attacks at 62 Attack and 63 Sp. Atk. AbilityOvergrow provides emergency power. Evolve to Meganium.
Best Build
Bayleef best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Synthesis
- Leech Seed
- Swords Dance
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Bayleef picks up Ancient Power and Aromatherapy only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Leaf Storm and Solar Beam while Normal and Steel coverage and more adds 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
All 22 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
The scent of spices comes from around its neck. Somehow, sniffing it makes you want to fight.
A spicy aroma emanates from around its neck. The aroma acts as a stimulant to restore health.
Bayleef HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Bayleef does the job early-game if you need a Grass type on your team. Evolve it into Meganium before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Bayleef as a support. Splits damage between physical and special. Not the fastest,
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Jolly on Bayleef. +Speed is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the support role.
Game Availability
Bayleef first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 17 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
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 7Let's Go
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
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