Bulbasaur

#1 (Kanto)

#2 Ivysaur ›

Pokémon type

Grass

Poison

Bulbasaur weaknesses

Bulbasaur is weak to Flying, Fire, Psychic and Ice-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Bulbasaur is resistant to Fighting, Water, Electric and Fairy-type moves, and doubly resistant to Grass-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Bulbasaur

The best moves for Bulbasaur are Vine Whip and Power Whip when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. This combination also deals the most damage per turn in Trainer Battles.

Attacking

Vine Whip

14.4DPS

Power Whip

43.2DPS

Defending

Vine Whip

14.4DPS

Power Whip

43.2DPS

Trainer Battles

Vine Whip

4EPT

Power Whip

2.16DPE

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Evolution calculator »

Evolution

There are 4 Pokémon in the Bulbasaur family, including 1 Mega Pokémon. Bulbasaur evolves into Ivysaur for 25 Candy, then into Venusaur for 100 Candy.

Evolving Mega Venusaur costs 200 Mega Energy the first time, and 40 Mega Energy every time after.

Game images

Bulbasaur, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

View 3 different costumes for Bulbasaur »

Events

PokéXciting! Singapore

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In person

12th Sep

Ultra Unlock: 10th Anniversary Edition

21st Jul

The Road of Legends

6th Jul

Spark's Caretaking Quest

2nd Jun

Pokémon Pokopia Celebration Event

10th Mar

Pokémon 30th Anniversary

3rd Mar

Road to Kalos

23rd Feb

Car Free Day in Jakarta

Pokémon GO at Techfest 2025

In person

22nd Dec 2025

Summary

Bulbasaur is a Grass & Poison Pokémon. It is weak to Flying, Fire, Psychic and Ice moves. Bulbasaur's best moveset is Vine Whip & Power Whip and it has a Max CP of 1,260. Bulbasaur evolves into Ivysaur.

About

"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."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Vine Whip	6	10	14.4
Tackle	5	10	10

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Power Whip	90	2	2.16
Sludge Bomb	85	2	2.04
Seed Bomb	55	3	2
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Vine Whip	5	2	3	4
Tackle	3	1	3	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Power Whip	90	50	2.16
Sludge Bomb	80	50	1.92
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Seed Bomb	55	40	1.65
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Power Whip 43.2 DPS	7.7	100%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	7.5	97%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Seed Bomb 33 DPS	7	90%
Tackle 10 DPS	Power Whip 43.2 DPS	6.9	89%
Tackle 10 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	6.7	86%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	6.6	85%
Tackle 10 DPS	Seed Bomb 33 DPS	6.2	80%
Tackle 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	5.5	71%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.2	67%
Tackle 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.9	51%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Power Whip 43.2 DPS	2	100%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	1.9	97%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Seed Bomb 33 DPS	1.8	91%
Tackle 10 DPS	Power Whip 43.2 DPS	1.8	89%
Tackle 10 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	1.7	86%
Tackle 10 DPS	Seed Bomb 33 DPS	1.6	81%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.3	66%
Tackle 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.1	55%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1	51%
Tackle 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.8	41%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Vine Whip 4 EPT	Power Whip 2.16 DPE	14	11.6	100%
Vine Whip 4 EPT	Sludge Bomb 1.92 DPE	14	10.7	92%
Vine Whip 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.4	90%
Vine Whip 4 EPT	Seed Bomb 1.65 DPE	10	9.6	82%
Tackle 3 EPT	Power Whip 2.16 DPE	17	9.5	81%
Tackle 3 EPT	Sludge Bomb 1.92 DPE	17	8.8	75%
Tackle 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	8.6	74%
Tackle 3 EPT	Seed Bomb 1.65 DPE	14	8	68%
Vine Whip 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	3.6	31%
Tackle 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	3.4	29%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Bulbasaur?

Bulbasaur is weak to Flying, Fire, Psychic and Ice moves.

The best counter to Bulbasaur is Deoxys (Attack Forme) with Zen Headbutt and Psycho Boost, followed by Mega Mewtwo Y, Mega Rayquaza and Mega Mewtwo X.

The top Bulbasaur counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Zen Headbutt Psycho Boost	100%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Psystrike	93%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Psystrike	92%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Future Sight+	92%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Future Sight+	92%
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Poison Jab Psycho Boost	91%
Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash Dragon Ascent	91%
Mega Mewtwo X	Confusion Psystrike	90%
Mega Mewtwo X	Psycho Cut Psystrike	89%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Psychic	88%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		118
Defense		111
Stamina		128

Max HP

Level 40

113

Size

Height	0.7 m
Weight	6.9 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	477
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	637
Level 30 Max wild	955
Level 40	1,115
Level 50	1,260

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	796
Level 35 (wild)	1,035

Costumes

Bulbasaur costumes

Bulbasaur (Fall 2019)

Can't evolve.

Bulbasaur (Fall 2019) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO

Bulbasaur (Party Hat)

Can't evolve.

Bulbasaur (Party Hat) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO

Bulbasaur (Pikachu Visor)

Can't evolve.

Bulbasaur (Pikachu Visor) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO