Missingno. (#000) – Bulbasaur – Ivysaur (#2)
General
Name (Japanese), Number	Bulbasaur (Fushigidane), 1
Name Pronunciation	bulb - ah - sore
Stage	Basic
Evolves from	(none)
Evolves to	Ivysaur
Video game base stats²
Hit points	45
Attack	49
Defense	49
Speed	45
Special attack³	65
Special defense³	65
Special4	65
Biological
Species	Seed Pokémon
Types	,
Height	2'4" (0.71 m)
Weight	15.0 lb (6.75 kg)
Ability	Overgrow
Signature Attacks	Vine Whip, Razor Leaf, Solar Beam
Pokédex Color	Green
Shiny color	The part of Bulbasaur's body that is usually blueish turns green, and the bulb on its back darkens.
Gender distribution	87.5% male, 12.5% female
Note: The original Pokémon Red and Blue games have a glitch that leads to an unofficial Pokemon named Missingno., which is considered #000 because of its stats in those games. ² Stats for trading card versions may vary. ³ Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal 4 Pokémon Red/Blue/Yellow

Bulbasaur (Japanese: Fushigidane (フシギダネ Fushigidane), German: Bisasam, French Bulbizarre, Korean Isanghaessa) is a fictional character from the Pokémon franchise. Bulbasaur is a reptillain creature with a large bulb on its back; the bulb grows with the Pokémon and contains energy that the Pokémon can use up when necessary, similar to a camel storing fat in its hump.

Name origin

• Bulbasaur is probably a portmanteau of bulb and sauros (lizard from Greek).

• Fushigidane probably is a portmanteau of ふしぎ (fushigi - mystery) and たね (tane - seed).

Availability

Bulbasaur appears as one of the starter Pokémon in Pokémon Red and Blue and their enhanced remakes, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. It appears as a gift Pokémon in Pokémon Yellow. Bulbasaur does not appear in Gold, Silver, Crystal, Ruby, or Sapphire.

Bulbasaur also appears in the Nintendo 64 games Hey You, Pikachu! and Pokémon Snap.

Anime Appearances

Various Bulbasaurs have been seen in the anime, however, only two are major characters. The first of which is one of Ash Ketchum's team members, and the second being one of May's team members.

Ash's Bulbasaur is the Pokémon that Ash has had for the longest outside of Pikachu. Like many other Pokémon in the anime, Bulbasaur's gender is unknown, but is implied to be male. Bulbasaur typically has a calm attitude, rarely being provoked. This was in contrast to its teammate Squirtle, which tended to do things without thinking things through.

Before joining Ash's team, Bulbasaur used to take care of abandoned Pokémon with a girl named Melanie. It was unclear whether Bulbasaur was itself abandoned, but it was established that Melanie was not its trainer, enabling Ash to catch it after a battle. Originally, Bulbasur was pessimistic about Ash's loyalties to his team. When Bulbasaur, Pikachu, Squirtle, and Charmander are separated from Ash and company, Bulbasaur was often the one that insisted on Ash having abandoned them, with Charmander and Pikachu providing more optimistic outlooks. However, after that episode, Bulbasaur's loyalties have started to improve, and ironically, Bulbasaur was one of Ash's most loyal Pokémon while Charmeleon (and later, Charizard) frequently disobeyed him.

Bulbasaur would remain on Ash's active roster for much of Pocket Monsters, leaving it in Professor Oak's lab after Pokémon there started fighting among themselves. Bulbasaur was the only Pokémon able to break up these fights, and these fights would often resume if Bulbasaur leaves the lab. After leaving Ash's active roster, Bulbasaur appeared as a main character in Housoukyoku, and made one brief appearance in Advanced Generation after May acquires a Bulbasaur of her own.

Like Pikachu, Bulbasaur had decided it would be best if it does not evolve. Although this decision was not accepted by other Bulbasaurs (and evolved forms therein), it has been a decision that others have come to accept. Bulbasaur has also shown traits not unlike those of Fighting-typed Pokémon in one episode, perhaps due to its calm nature.

Interestingly, Bulbasaur is the only member of Ash's team that has not defeated a single Pokémon in Ash's League tournaments, and it is the only one of Ash's Pocket Monsters team members (outside of Pikachu) to appear in Advanced Generation.

May befriended one, which now travels with her. Because of the heart-shaped marks on this Bulbasaur's forehead, This one is implied to be female. Like May's other pokemon, it is a contest pokemon. It also learns Petal Dance later on in the series.

External links

• Bulbasaur Pokédex Entry
• Azureheights.com Entry