Bulbasaur
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Pokémon Details
#001 Bulbasaur | ||||||||||||
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Evolved from: - | Evolves into: Ivysaur (at level 16) | |||||||||||
Locations: In Blue/Red, your are able to receive Bulbasaur in the very beginning from Professor Oak. If you have picked Charmander or Squirtle as your first Pokémon, you can only receive Bulbasaur through trade or by beating Pokémon Stadium's Gym Leader mode. In Yellow, you can get a free Bulbasaur in Cerulean City. | ||||||||||||
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Tips: Since it's one of the three starting Pokemon in Blue/Red, Bulbasaur is the first Pokemon many gamers will ever get to use. While it could be argued that Squirtle is much better right off the bat, Bulbasaur also has its advantages. It's a dual type Grass/Poison Pokemon and hence can be very strong against Water, Ground and Rock Pokemon -- plus it defends well against Grass types. Sadly, many of the advantages Bulbasaur has are eroded by even more weaknesses. ...which leads us to what types you should use when fighting Bulbasaur: The fact that it's a dual type leaves Bulbasaur open to all kinds of attacks. Fire, Ice, Flying, Bug, and Psychic Pokemon all perform exceptionally well against Bulbasaur and its evolutions. While the damage dealt by moves like Psychic isn't quite as high as when using it against a pure Poison type, it usually does the trick and knocks out Bulbasaur in one blow. The same holds true for Fire, Ice and Flying techniques. Just don't use Water, Electric, Grass or Fighting Pokemon against it and you can't lose. | ||||||||||||
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Offense Grass Attacks Advantage: Water, Ground, Rock Disadvantage: Fire, Grass, Poison, Flying, Bug, Dragon Poison Attacks | Defense Advantage: Water, Electric, Grass, Fighting Disadvantage: Fire, Ice, Flying, Bug, Psychic | |||||||||||
Origin: Bulbasaur = bulb and dinosaur. Bulbasaur is named Fushigidane in Japan, which translates to "strange seed". |