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* Bulbasaur's evolution family is the only starter Pokémon evolution family to have each member appear at least once in the Super Smash Bros. series. | * Bulbasaur's evolution family is the only starter Pokémon evolution family to have each member appear at least once in the Super Smash Bros. series. | ||
* Bulbasaur is the only unevolved dual type starter Pokémon. | * Bulbasaur is the only unevolved dual type starter Pokémon. | ||
* Bulbasaur and its evolutions share the same [[species]] name as {{p|Sunkern}}. They | * Bulbasaur and its evolutions share the same [[species]] name as {{p|Sunkern}}. They are all known as the Seed Pokémon. | ||
* Bulbasaur's number in the [[National Pokédex]] and the [[List of Pokémon by Fiore Browser number|Fiore Browser]] are the same: 001. | * Bulbasaur's number in the [[National Pokédex]] and the [[List of Pokémon by Fiore Browser number|Fiore Browser]] are the same: 001. | ||
* Due to [[List of censored words in Pokémon Black and White Versions|the censor]] that prevents Pokémon with offensive [[nickname]]s being traded on the [[GTS]], an English language Bulbasaur cannot be traded on the GTS without a nickname in {{game|Black and White|s}}. | * Due to [[List of censored words in Pokémon Black and White Versions|the censor]] that prevents Pokémon with offensive [[nickname]]s being traded on the [[GTS]], an English language Bulbasaur cannot be traded on the GTS without a nickname in {{game|Black and White|s}}. | ||
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The bulb on its back may resemble that of a {{wp|lily}} or {{wp|onion}}. | The bulb on its back may resemble that of a {{wp|lily}} or {{wp|onion}}. | ||
===Name origin=== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Bulbasaur is a portmanteau of the words ''{{wp|bulb}}'' (a rounded underground storage organ present in some plants, notably those of the lily family) and the Greek ''saur'' (lizard). | Bulbasaur is a portmanteau of the words ''{{wp|bulb}}'' (a rounded underground storage organ present in some plants, notably those of the lily family) and the Greek ''saur'' (lizard). | ||