Is Bulbasaur Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Pal Park import from a GBA game. Sinnoh already has Roserade and Torterra covering Grass, so Bulbasaur doesn't fill a gap the local roster leaves open.
Bulbasaur has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Gardenia's typing presses Bulbasaur's defenses.
Bulbasaur trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Bulbasaur has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Fantina's team hits Bulbasaur's weaknesses hard.
Bulbasaur trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Bulbasaur trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Bulbasaur trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Aaron's team hits Bulbasaur's weaknesses hard.
Bulbasaur has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Flint's team hits Bulbasaur's weaknesses hard.
Lucian's team hits Bulbasaur's weaknesses hard.
Mars's team hits Bulbasaur's weaknesses hard.
Jupiter's team hits Bulbasaur's weaknesses hard.
Saturn's team hits Bulbasaur's weaknesses hard.
Bulbasaur trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Trade
Bulbasaur 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.
Recommended Moves
- LV 19GrassRazor LeafPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 25
- After Gardenia
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Lost Tower
- LV 27NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Fantina
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 209
- LV 37GrassSeed BombPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Galactic HQ B2F in Veilstone City
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Bulbasaur in Diamond & Pearl
No wild Bulbasaur lives in Sinnoh. Diamond and Pearl have no Kanto starters to catch, so the only way in is migrating one through Pal Park from a Gen 3 game or trading for it.
How to Obtain Bulbasaur in DP
- Step 1Bulbasaur ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEAvailableCatch in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Gift · Pallet Town · Gift from Professor Oak (post-Red), then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Gift · Pallet Town · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Gift · Cerulean City · Requires high Pikachu friendship. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenNot TradeableAppears in FireRed & LeafGreen via Gift · Pallet Town · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom X & YNot TradeableAppears in X & Y via Gift · Lumiose City · Gift from Professor Sycamore. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Ultra Sun & Ultra 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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee via Gift · Cerulean City · 30 Pokémon caught. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Ivysaur
- Step 3Evolve into Venusaur
How to Get Shiny Bulbasaur in Diamond & Pearl
Bulbasaur cannot be found anywhere in Diamond or Pearl, so a shiny one has to be raised in HeartGold or SoulSilver and sent over through Pal Park. See every game where Shiny Bulbasaur can be hunted
Bulbasaur Weakness
Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic moves hit Bulbasaur for super-effective damage. 4 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 |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Bulbasaur Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Bulbasaur
 Heatran FireSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodStark Mountain Interact Encounter | ||
 Azelf Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodLake Valor Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Azelf builds →Future Sight 2x194-229%KO Fire Blast 2x129-152%KO | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x194-229%KO Aerial Ace 2x69-82% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x188-221%KO | ||
 Mesprit Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Mesprit builds →Future Sight 2x168-198%KO Ice Beam 2x89-105%KO | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Jynx builds →Dream Eater 2x151-177%KO Ice Beam 2x145-170%KO | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Ninetales builds →Overheat 2x159-187%KO Dream Eater 2x76-89% | ||
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Honchkrow builds →Fly 2x180-212%KO Dream Eater 2x93-110%KO | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x154-181%KO Fly 2x118-139%KO | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Staraptor builds →Brave Bird 2x231-273%KO | ||
 Mr. Mime Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Mr. Mime builds →Dream Eater 2x135-159%KO Aerial Ace 2x36-43% | ||
 Cresselia Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Cresselia builds →Future Sight 2x127-150%KO Ice Beam 2x67-79% | ||
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 decent 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
Breeding
Breed Bulbasaur easily with 45 breeding partners from the Grass and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Amnesia, Charm, Curse and 9 more to offspring.
DP Bulbasaur Best Moveset
45 Speed means going last against almost everything in a meta that punishes slow Pokemon harder than ever. MoveSleep Powder is the only move slot worth mentioning, and even that requires surviving a hit first. Evolve it.
Best Build
Bulbasaur best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk
Special Tank Moveset
- Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb
- Energy Ball
- Solar Beam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Bulbasaur picks up Amnesia and Charm only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Leaf Storm and Solar Beam while Normal and Fighting coverage 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
26 of 28 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
For some time after its birth, it grows by gaining nourishment from the seed on its back.
Bulbasaur Diamond & Pearl Guide
Bulbasaur isn't catchable in Diamond & Pearl. Obtain it as a gift in HeartGold or SoulSilver, then trade it to Diamond & Pearl.
In Diamond & Pearl, Bulbasaur has 318 BST and evolves into Ivysaur. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
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 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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