Is Ivysaur Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Middle stage of a trade-only line. Ivysaur handles Water trainers through Hoenn's mid-game if you're building toward Venusaur. AbilityOvergrow activates below a third HP.
Ivysaur resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Ivysaur has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Ivysaur trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Flannery's team hits Ivysaur's weaknesses hard.
Ivysaur trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's team hits Ivysaur's weaknesses hard.
Ivysaur has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Ivysaur resists most of Wallace's coverage and hits back hard.
Ivysaur has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Ivysaur trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Ivysaur has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Ivysaur's weaknesses hard.
Ivysaur trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Trade
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.
Recommended Moves
- LV 15GrassSleep PowderPower —Accuracy 75%PP 15
- LV 22GrassRazor LeafPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 25
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf 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
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- LV 56GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Ivysaur in Ruby & Sapphire
The middle stage of the Bulbasaur line, Ivysaur also has no Hoenn home. Trade in a Bulbasaur and it becomes Ivysaur at level 16.
How to Obtain Ivysaur in RS
- Step 1Obtain BulbasaurCARTRIDGE 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 2Ivysaur ✓
- Step 3Evolve into Venusaur
How to Get Shiny Ivysaur in Ruby & Sapphire
A shiny Ivysaur only comes from evolving a shiny Bulbasaur raised in FireRed or LeafGreen, so grow it up a stage and trade it across. See every game where Shiny Ivysaur can be hunted
Ivysaur Weakness
Type-wise, Ivysaur takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. The Grass/Poison typing picks up 4 resistances to work with.
| 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 Ivysaur Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Ivysaur
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Latios builds →Psychic 2x114-135%KO Ice Beam 2x79-94% Fly 2x53-63% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Latias builds →Psychic 2x99-117%KO Ice Beam 2x70-82% Fly 2x48-56% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Rayquaza builds →Overheat 2x133-157%KO Fly 2x121-143%KO Ice Beam 2x91-107%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x153-180%KO Aerial Ace 2x58-68% | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x146-172%KO | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x142-167%KO | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x116-136%KO Fly 2x69-81% | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x128-151%KO Fire Blast 2x61-71% Ice Beam 2x49-57% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
 Metagross SteelPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Metagross builds →Psychic 2x88-104%KO Aerial Ace 2x63-75% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Salamence builds →Fly 2x111-131%KO Fire Blast 2x87-103%KO | ||
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ivysaur View Grumpig builds →Psychic 2x84-99% Bounce 2x37-44% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Ivysaur Evolutions
Ivysaur sits between Bulbasaur and Venusaur in this three-stage line. Not the final form yet. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool 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 35 partners from the Grass and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Charm, Curse, Grass Whistle and 5 more.
RS Ivysaur Best Moveset
Middle-stage Grass improving toward Venusaur. MoveSleep Powder and MoveSludge Bomb exist at moderate power with AbilityOvergrow for emergency Grass boosts. One evolution from competitive stats.
Best Build
Ivysaur best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Giga Drain
- Sleep Powder
- Leech Seed
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Charm and Curse aren't available any other way for Ivysaur, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Solar Beam and Petal Dance 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
All 19 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor 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 Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Ivysaur isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Obtain one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Ivysaur appears in 21 games spanning 9 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 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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