Is Ivysaur Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Evolves from a traded Bulbasaur. Decent against Brawly and the water routes, but Hoenn's own Grass picks handle the same matchups without needing an import.
Bulbasaur resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Bulbasaur has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Ivysaur has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Ivysaur trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Ivysaur trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Venusaur trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Venusaur has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Venusaur resists most of Wallace's coverage and hits back hard.
Venusaur has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Venusaur trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Venusaur has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Venusaur trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Venusaur trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Ivysaur 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.
Your Ivysaur should hit Level 32 before you reach Winona, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Ivysaur in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
No wild encounters for Ivysaur in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Bring Bulbasaur over from Red & Blue, Yellow, or Legends: Z-A, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Ivysaur in ORAS
Step 1Obtain BulbasaurCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom X & YAvailableCatch in X & Y via Gift · Lumiose City · Gift from Professor Sycamore, 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 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 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 2Ivysaur ✓
Step 3Evolve into Venusaur
Ivysaur Weakness
Type-wise, Ivysaur takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. The Grass/Poison typing picks up 5 resistances to work with.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Fighting, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
What is Ivysaur Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Ivysaur
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x76-90% Fire Fang 2x56-66% Ice Fang 2x56-66% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Chatot Normal | C | |
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x115-135%KO Aerial Ace 2x43-51% | ||
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x109-128%KO Aerial Ace 2x41-49% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x117-138%KO Aerial Ace 2x45-53% | ||
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x108-128%KO Aerial Ace 2x40-48% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
 Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Latios builds →Psychic 2x116-137%KO Fly 2x67-80% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Latias builds →Psychic 2x99-117%KO Fly 2x62-74% | ||
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x116-137%KO Fire Fang 2x57-67% Ice Fang 2x57-67% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Latios builds →Psychic 2x116-138%KO Fly 2x68-80% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Latias builds →Psychic 2x100-118%KO Fly 2x62-74% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x148-175%KO | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 2x127-150%KO Aerial Ace 2x64-75% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x143-170%KO | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Latios builds →Psychic 2x114-134%KO Fly 2x66-78% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Latias builds →Psychic 2x98-115%KO Fly 2x61-72% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x145-170%KO | ||
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 2x124-146%KO Aerial Ace 2x62-74% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x140-166%KO | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Latios builds →Dream Eater 2x126-149%KO Ice Beam 2x76-90% Fly 2x67-79% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodScorched Slab Interact Encounter | ||
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x200-236%KO Ice Beam 2x86-101%KO Aerial Ace 2x70-82% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Latias builds →Dream Eater 2x109-129%KO Ice Beam 2x65-77% Fly 2x60-71% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x194-229%KO Psychic 2x26-30% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Blaziken can KO Ivysaur with Flare Blitz (296-348%). Kyurem threatens a KO with Ice Beam (134-159%). Talonflame's Flare Blitz also KOs at 160-189%.
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySpeed Boost ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 2x296-348%KO High Jump Kick80-94% | ||
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 2x134-159%KO | ||
 Talonflame Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGalewings ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x160-189%KO | ||
Ivysaur Evolutions
Ivysaur sits between Bulbasaur and Venusaur in this three-stage line. Not the final form yet. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners via two egg groups. HP has grown the most so far (+15), but there's still another 120 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Ivysaur to get Bulbasaur eggs easily using 59 partners from the Plant and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Charm, Curse and 12 more.
ORAS Ivysaur Best Moveset
80 Sp. Atk and 80 Sp. Def behind Grass/Poison dual TermStab. AbilityChlorophyll doubles Speed in sun. The moveset fires at mid-stage power but can't justify a team slot over anything fully evolved. Venusaur one evolution away.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Vine Whip
- Bullet Seed
- Sludge Bomb
- Protect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Amnesia and Charm aren't available any other way for Ivysaur, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Leaf Storm and Solar Beam for solid options.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
There is a bud on this Pokémon’s back. To support its weight, Ivysaur’s legs and trunk grow thick and strong. If it starts spending more time lying in the sunlight, it’s a sign that the bud will bloom into a large flower soon.
Ivysaur Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
At 405 BST, Ivysaur is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Venusaur before bringing it to any serious fight.
Ivysaur gets Chlorophyll and Overgrow. But Chlorophyll is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Chlorophyll is the hidden ability. It doubles Speed during strong sunlight. Worth hunting for if you want Ivysaur to compete at a higher level.
Ivysaur is a mixed attacker with base 62 Attack and 80 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Ivysaur appears in 21 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Ivysaur have the longest track record of availability in the series.
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 7LGPE
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