Bulbasaur (Base Set 44)

Bulbasaur LV.13
フシギダネ Fushigidane

Pokémon Snap Best Photo Contest print
Photo. Yuuki Tanaka

Evolution stage

Card name

HP

40

weakness ×2	resistance None	retreat cost

English expansion	Base Set
Rarity
English card no.	44/102
Japanese expansion	Expansion Pack
Japanese rarity

Japanese expansion	Unnumbered Promotional cards

Expansion	Base Set 2
Rarity
English card no.	67/130

TCG GB1 set	Evolution
TCG GB1 ID	B01
TCG GB2 set	Team Rocket's Ambition
TCG GB2 ID	H01

Expansion	Legendary Collection
Rarity
English card no.	68/110

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Bulbasaur.

Bulbasaur (Japanese: フシギダネ Fushigidane) is a Grass-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Base Set.

Card text

	Leech Seed やどりぎのタネ	20

Unless all damage from this attack is prevented, you may remove 1 damage counter from Bulbasaur.

Pokédex data

Bulbasaur - Seed Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
001	2'4" (0.7 m)	15 lbs. (6.9 kg)
Pokédex entry
A strange seed was planted on its back at birth. Thus, a plant sprouted and now grows with this Pokémon.
生れたときから背中に植物のタネがあって少しづつ大きく育つ。

Release information

This card was released in the English Base Set with an illuatration by Mitsuhiro Arita, first originating from the Japanese Expansion Pack. In Japan, this card was reprinted with artwork by Yuuki Tanaka, one of five winning entries of the CoroCoro Pokémon Snap Best Photo Contest held in Spring 1999. This print has a camera graphic where an expansion symbol normally would be and text on the bottom right reads: Best Photo Contest Winners Prize Card. This print is extremely rare and the exact number in existence is unknown. The Base Set print was reprinted in the English Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection expansions.

Gallery

Base Set print
Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita

Pokémon Snap Best Photo Contest print
Photo. Yuuki Tanaka

Trivia

Early English prints of the card mistakenly list the weight as length.

Origin

Leech Seed is a move in the Pokémon games that Bulbasaur can learn. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is slightly reworded. The Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.

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