Bulbasaur is a Grass, Poison-type Pokémon from the Kanto region. It evolves into Ivysaur when fed 25 candies and its final evolution is Venusaur. Bulbasaur is a Starter Pokémon.
Pokédex description
Possible attacks
Fast attacks
Charged attacks
Evolution family
Bulbasaur is part of a three-member family.
Event Pokémon forms
These Event Bulbasaur forms cannot evolve.
Sprites | Release | |
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Halloween Bulbasaur was released at the start of Halloween 2019 on October 17th, 2019. Shiny form of Halloween Bulbasaur was released on the same day. | ||
Party hat Bulbasaur was released at the start of Pokémon Day 2020 on February 25th, 2020. Shiny form of party hat Bulbasaur was released on the same day. | ||
Visor Bulbasaur was released at the start of Pokémon GO Fest 2020 on July 25th, 2020. Shiny form of visor Bulbasaur was released on the same day. |
Availability
- Bulbasaur was released along with the game launch on July 6th, 2016.
- Shiny form of Bulbasaur was released at the start of the third Community Day on March 25th, 2018.
- Shadow form of Bulbasaur was released on July 22nd, 2019.
- Shiny form of Shadow Bulbasaur was released at the start of Battle Weekend on July 9th, 2022.
- Dynamax form of Bulbasaur was released at the start of GO Big on September 10th, 2024.
- Shiny form of Dynamax Bulbasaur was released on the same day.
Method | Maximum CP | Details |
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Wild |
955 1,035 (weather boosted) |
In wild since 2016 Jul 6
Increased spawns in: |
Eggs |
637 |
Increased chance/Previously in: |
Raid Battles |
637 796 (weather boosted) |
Tier 1 CP 3,656
Visit List of Raid Bosses changes for complete appearance |
Max Battles |
637 | 1-star Max Battle
Visit List of Power Spot Bosses for complete appearance |
Research tasks |
477 | Field Research: Power up Pokémon 3 times: Since 2021 Jun Collect MP from 3 Power Spots; Win a Max Battle: GO Big Send a Gift with a sticker: 8th Anniversary Party Catch 3 Pokémon: Adamant Time Spin 7 PokéStops or Gyms: 7th Anniversary Party Power up Pokémon 3 times: Pokémon World Championships 2022 Spin 6 PokéStops or Gyms: 6th Anniversary Catch 3 Grass-type Pokémon: Festival of Colors 2022 Catch 3 Bulbasaur: Community Day Classic: Back to Bulbasaur Catch 10 Pokémon: New Year's 2022 (party hat) Catch 5 Pokémon: 5th Anniversary Power up Pokémon 5 times: 2018 Apr - 2021 May Take a snapshot of a Grass-type Pokémon: 2021 Apr Catch 5 Pokémon: 2021 Feb Battle another Trainer: Throwback Challenge 2020: Kanto Win a Gym battle: 2018 Apr - 2020 Mar Evolve a Grass-type Pokémon: 2018 Jul Special Research/Timed Research: 8th Anniversary Party Timed Research - 1st part: Earn 8 hearts with your buddy (party hat) Rediscover Kanto - 1st part: Use 5 Berries to help catch Pokémon A Mega Moment - 1st part: Catch 3 Pokémon Bulbasaur Community Day Classic (3 encounters) Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto - Completing 1st part (Green version) |
GO Snapshot |
955 | Obtainable during: Community Day Classic: Back to Bulbasaur: 2022 Jan 22 |
Team GO Rocket |
251 414 (weather boosted) |
Rescuing from Grunts: 2023 Mar 25 - 2024 Jan 26 2022 Jan 24 - Apr 2 2020 Oct 12 - 2021 Feb 2 2019 Jul 22 - 2020 Feb 3 Rescuing from Leaders: Cliff: 2022 Jul 9 - Nov 13 |
GO Battle League |
637 | Obtainable starting from rank: 1 (Season 6) 1 (Season 4 Halloween Cup, fall) |
Gallery
Avatar Items
Stickers
Photobombs
Game assets
Trivia
- Halloween Bulbasaur wearing a costume is based on Shedinja.
- Bulbasaur is one of the four Starter Pokémon, the others being Charmander, Squirtle, and Pikachu.
References
- ↑ Celebrate the power of change with the Evolution Event!. Pokémon GO Live. Retrieved on 2019-12-04.