Is Bayleef Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Trade-only mid-stage. If imported, Bayleef handles Wallace's gym and the Water trainers through Hoenn's late game. Sceptile does the same natively without the import cost.
Bayleef resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Bayleef has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Bayleef's defenses.
Flannery's team hits Bayleef's weaknesses hard.
Bayleef trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's team hits Bayleef's weaknesses hard.
Bayleef has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Bayleef has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Bayleef trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Bayleef trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Bayleef has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Bayleef's weaknesses hard.
Bayleef trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Trade
Bayleef cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 16.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5GrassRazor LeafPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 25
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- After Flannery
- TM06PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 85%PP 10Fiery Path
- LV 31NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Norman
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 123
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- After Wallace
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Meteor Falls
- LV 55GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Bayleef in Ruby & Sapphire
Trade a Chikorita in and level it to 16 for Bayleef. The grass starter line has no wild form in Hoenn and has to begin somewhere else.
How to Obtain Bayleef in RS
- Step 1Obtain ChikoritaCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Gift · Littleroot Town · Gift from Professor Birch (complete Hoenn Pokédex), then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Gift · New Bark Town. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Gift · New Bark Town · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Gift · New Bark Town · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Gift · Route 101 · Post-Elite Four. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sun & MoonNot TradeableAppears in Sun & Moon via Walking · Route 2 · Island Scan; Friday. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl via Walking · Grassland Cave · After National Dex obtained. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Bayleef ✓
- Step 3Evolve into Meganium
How to Get Shiny Bayleef in Ruby & Sapphire
Bayleef grows in no Hoenn field, so raise the Chikorita line in another game and trade a shiny across. See every game where Shiny Bayleef can be hunted
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Bayleef Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Bayleef
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bayleef View Rayquaza builds →Overheat 2x133-157%KO Fly 2x101-118%KO Ice Beam 2x91-107%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bayleef View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x153-180%KO Aerial Ace 2x48-56% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bayleef View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x106-125%KO Fire Blast 2x61-71% Ice Beam 2x49-57% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bayleef View Salamence builds →Fly 2x92-109%KO Fire Blast 2x87-103%KO | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Muk Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bayleef View Muk builds →Sludge Bomb 2x95-112%KO Fire Blast 2x58-68% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bayleef View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x77-91% Wing Attack 2x52-62% Leech Life 2x12-15% | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter | ||
 Tropius Grass | C | |
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bayleef View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x124-146%KO Sludge Bomb 2x53-63% | ||
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bayleef View Ninjask builds →Aerial Ace 2x56-66% Leech Life 2x21-24% | ||
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 35 partners from the Grass and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Counter, Flail and 5 more.
RS Bayleef Best Moveset
Middle-stage Grass improving toward Meganium. AbilityOvergrow for emergency Grass boosts. MoveReflect and MoveLight Screen exist at stats heading toward competitive thresholds. One evolution away.
Best Build
Bayleef best EVs are HP and Attack
Screens Setter Moveset
- Leech Seed
- Giga Drain
- Reflect
- Hidden Power Grass
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Bayleef picks up Ancient Power and Counter only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Solar Beam and Giga Drain 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
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Bayleef Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Bayleef isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Obtain one in Emerald, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
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
Winds & Waves
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