Is Bulbasaur Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Trade-only from FireRed or LeafGreen. Hoenn already has Treecko, Breloom, and Ludicolo for Grass coverage without needing a second cartridge. AbilityOvergrow powers up Grass moves when HP gets low. Venusaur is solid if you import one, but the local Grass options are just as strong.
Bulbasaur resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Bulbasaur has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Bulbasaur's defenses.
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 Wallace'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.
Steven's team hits Bulbasaur's weaknesses hard.
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 15Rusturf Tunnel
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- After Flannery
- TM06PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 85%PP 10Fiery Path
- After Norman
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 123
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- LV 46GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Bulbasaur in Ruby & Sapphire
Bulbasaur is not catchable anywhere in Ruby or Sapphire. There is no wild spawn and no in-game gift, so the only way to get one is to trade it over from another game.
How to Obtain Bulbasaur in RS
- 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 Ruby & Sapphire
Choosing Bulbasaur as your Pallet Town starter in FireRed or LeafGreen is the only way in, so soft reset for a shiny and trade it back into Hoenn. 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 Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Latios builds →Psychic 2x152-179%KO Ice Beam 2x107-126%KO Fly 2x71-84% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing 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% | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x194-229%KO | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x188-221%KO | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x154-181%KO Fly 2x91-108%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% | ||
 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 | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Grumpig builds →Psychic 2x112-132%KO Bounce 2x51-60% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bulbasaur View Salamence builds →Fly 2x151-177%KO Fire Blast 2x116-137%KO | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter | ||
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.
RS Bulbasaur Best Moveset
Pre-evolution stats where the Grass boost from AbilityOvergrow rarely matters before fainting. MoveSleep Powder provides one free turn for the team. Venusaur is where the Grass support role starts functioning.
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 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 Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Bulbasaur isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Pick it as your starter in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
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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