Bulbasaur → Ivysaur → Venusaur
1-cost fighter · Grass / Poison · melee · #5 of 13 1-cost Pokémon in our tier list.
Synergies
Grass Grass types regenerate 4/8% of their max HP per second. Active at 2 / 3. Other Grass Pokémon: Oddish, Paras, Exeggcute.
Poison Poison types' attacks poison: 20/70/130 damage/s for 4s, and the target's healing is halved. Active at 2 / 3 / 5. Other Poison Pokémon: Weedle, Zubat, Nidoran♂, Oddish, Gastly, Ekans.
Abilities
In Kanto Tactics each star level has its own ability. It casts on its own when Energy is full (+10 Energy per attack, more when hit).
★ Bulbasaur: Leech SeedSeed
Plants a seed on its target: drains 24 HP per second for 4s and heals the most injured ally with it.
Grass · Special · 35 Energy (starts with 10)
★★ Ivysaur: Razor Leaf
In a line: 251 to each enemy.
Grass · Physical · 60 Energy (starts with 10)
★★★ Venusaur: Solar BeamLong charge
Absorbs light for a second (instantly in Sun), then fires a wide beam across the whole board. Power 560.
Grass · Special · 90 Energy
Stats
| Star | HP | Attack | Sp. Atk | Defense | Sp. Def | Atk speed | Crit | Range | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★ Bulbasaur | 1,345 | 77 | 63 | 65 | 68 | 0.76 | 6% | 1 | 35 |
| ★★ Ivysaur | 2,047 | 117 | 97 | 81 | 87 | 0.92 | 6% | 1 | 60 |
| ★★★ Venusaur | 4,213 | 238 | 203 | 103 | 112 | 1.09 | 6% | 1 | 90 |
Without items or synergies. A shiny copy (1 in 200 in the shop) has +10% HP, defenses and damage.
Best items
Bulbasaur as the carry of a full board, every 3-item combination of its class tested against the same field.
| Items | Win rate |
|---|---|
 Focus Sash Focus Sash Focus Sash | 95% |
 Shell Bell Focus Sash Focus Sash | 94% |
| Shell Bell Shell Bell Focus Sash | 94% |
 Quick Claw Focus Sash Focus Sash | 89% |
 Choice Specs Focus Sash Focus Sash | 88% |
Comps with Bulbasaur
Where you fight it in the campaign
These Campaign trainers can field it: Cerulean City · Rival Blue, Rock Tunnel · Hiker, Celadon Gym · Erika, Route 22 · Rival Blue, Champion · Blue.