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Bulbasaur, a Grass and Poison type Pokémon, official artwork

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Bulbasaur: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Bulbasaur is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Sp. Atk (65) and Sp. Def (65), with a base stat total of 318. Competitively it is a Little Cup Pokémon.

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What is Bulbasaur weak to?

How much damage Bulbasaur takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toFireFlyingIcePsychic
0.5×ResistsElectricFairyFightingWater
0.25×ResistsGrass

Bulbasaur takes super-effective damage from Fire, Flying, Ice, Psychic. It resists Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Water, Grass.

Best moveset for Bulbasaur

Bulbasaur has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Leaf StormGrass130
  • Double-EdgeNormal120
  • Sludge BombPoison90
  • Knock OffDark65

Best nature for Bulbasaur

Modest. Bulbasaur leans special (65 Sp. Atk vs 49 Attack) and isn't winning speed ties, so Modest (+Sp. Atk, −Attack) maximises damage.

Abilities

  • OvergrowAt 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5x with Grass attacks.
  • ChlorophyllIf Sunny Day is active, this Pokemon's Speed is doubled.

Evolution line

Bulbasaur
Ivysaur
Venusaur
Full learnset (48 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Leaf StormGrass13090%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Petal DanceGrass120100%Special
Power WhipGrass12085%Physical
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
Sludge BombPoison90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Grass PledgeGrass80100%Special
Seed BombGrass80100%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Giga DrainGrass75100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
VenoshockPoison65100%Special
Magical LeafGrass60-Special
Grassy GlideGrass55100%Physical
Razor LeafGrass5595%Physical
TrailblazeGrass50100%Physical
Weather BallNormal50100%Special
Vine WhipGrass45100%Physical
Acid SprayPoison40100%Special
False SwipeNormal40100%Physical
TackleNormal40100%Physical
Bullet SeedGrass25100%Physical
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
CharmFairy-100%Status
CurseGhost--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Grassy TerrainGrass--Status
GrowlNormal-100%Status
GrowthNormal--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
IngrainGrass--Status
Leech SeedGrass-90%Status
Poison PowderPoison-75%Status
ProtectNormal--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Sleep PowderGrass-75%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
Sweet ScentNormal-100%Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
SynthesisGrass--Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
Worry SeedGrass-100%Status