Is Bulbasaur Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Trade from FireRed or LeafGreen. Emerald's endgame is Water-heavy between Juan's gym and Wallace's Champion team, and Bulbasaur's line handles both once it reaches Venusaur. AbilityOvergrow powers up Grass attacks in a pinch. Worth the import if your team lacks Grass coverage.
Bulbasaur resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Bulbasaur has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Bulbasaur trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Flannery's team hits Bulbasaur's weaknesses hard.
Bulbasaur trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's team hits Bulbasaur's weaknesses hard.
Bulbasaur trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Bulbasaur has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Bulbasaur trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Bulbasaur trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Bulbasaur has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Bulbasaur's weaknesses hard.
Bulbasaur trades roughly evenly with Wallace'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 20GrassRazor LeafPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 25
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Given by the Tunnel Man in Rusturf Tunnel
- After Flannery
- TM06PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 85%PP 10Fiery Path
- After Norman
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 123
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 46GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
How to Get Bulbasaur in Emerald
No wild Bulbasaur in Emerald. It is not part of the Hoenn dex, so trade or transfer one in from another game. Treecko fills the early grass-starter slot here instead.
How to Obtain Bulbasaur in E
- Step 1Bulbasaur ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Gift · Pallet Town · Starter Pokémon, 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 APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Gift · Pallet Town · Gift from Professor Oak (post-Red). 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 Emerald
Bulbasaur can't be caught anywhere in Hoenn, so trade one over from FireRed or LeafGreen, where Professor Oak offers it as a starter; soft-reset for the shiny before you accept it, then send it across. 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Bulbasaur Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Bulbasaur
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Latios builds →Psychic 2x152-179%KO Ice Beam 2x107-126%KO Fly 2x71-84% | ||
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Ho-Oh builds →Overheat 2x204-240%KO Fly 2x145-170%KO Psychic 2x88-104%KO | ||
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodBirth Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x266-313%KO Ice Beam 2x120-141%KO Aerial Ace 2x94-111%KO | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Latias builds →Psychic 2x132-155%KO Ice Beam 2x92-109%KO Fly 2x65-77% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Rayquaza builds →Overheat 2x177-209%KO Fly 2x165-194%KO Ice Beam 2x120-141%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x204-240%KO Aerial Ace 2x77-91% | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Lugia builds →Psychic 2x112-132%KO Fly 2x107-126%KO Ice Beam 2x79-93% | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x194-229%KO | ||
 Mew Psychic | B | |
Obtain MethodFaraway Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Mew builds →Psychic 2x121-143%KO Overheat 2x125-148%KO Ice Beam 2x85-100%KO Fly 2x77-91% | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Typhlosion builds →Overheat 2x202-238%KO Aerial Ace 2x58-68% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x188-221%KO | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x173-203%KO Fire Blast 2x80-95% Ice Beam 2x64-76% | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x154-181%KO Fly 2x91-108%KO | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Metagross builds →Psychic 2x116-137%KO Aerial Ace 2x86-101%KO | ||
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 35 breeding partners from the Grass and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Charm, Curse, Grass Whistle and 5 more to offspring.
E Bulbasaur Best Moveset
Pre-evolution Grass/Poison heading toward Venusaur. AbilityOvergrow boosts Grass moves below one-third HP. The moveset at this stage contributes nothing competitively. Two evolutions from a top-tier sleep and drain strategy.
Best Build
Bulbasaur best EVs are Sp. Def
Support Moveset
- Leech Seed
- Toxic
- Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Bulbasaur picks up Charm and Curse only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Solar Beam and Petal Dance while Normal and Fighting 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 19 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
BULBASAUR can be seen napping in bright sunlight. There is a seed on its back. By soaking up the sun’s rays, the seed grows progressively larger.
Bulbasaur Emerald Guide
Bulbasaur isn't catchable in Emerald. Pick it as your starter in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Emerald.
In Emerald, 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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