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{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
trainername=May|
pokemonname=Venusaur|
jtrainername=ハルカ|
jpokemonname=フシギバナ|
tmtrainername=Haruka|
tmpokemonname=Fushigibana|
image=[[Image:May_Venusaur.jpg|235px]] |
caption=May and Venusaur in the [[Wallace Cup]] |
gender=Female |
location=[[Forbidden Forest]] |
prevonum=001 |
epnum=AG073 |
epname=Grass Hysteria|
current=with May |
evolution=2|
firststagename=Bulbasaur|
secondstagename=Ivysaur|
numeps1=an unknown number of|
numeps2=an unknown number of|
firstevoep=DP078|
firstevoname=''Prior to'' DP078|
prevonum=001|
evo1num=002|
evo2num=003|
secondevoep=DP078|
secondevoname=''Prior to'' DP078|
java1=[[Miyako Itō]]|
enva1=[[Tara Jayne]]|
java2=Not shown|
enva2=Not shown|
java3=Unknown|
enva3=Has not yet appeared|
}}

'''May's Venusaur''' (Japanese: '''ハルカのフシギバナ''' ''Haruka's Fushigibana'') was the fourth [[Pokémon]] caught by {{an|May}} during her travels through [[Hoenn]]. She was captured as a {{p|Bulbasaur}} along the way to [[Fortree City]] in a place known as the [[Forbidden Forest]].  As a Bulbasaur, she is voiced by 伊東みやこ ''[[Miyako Itō]]'' in the Japanese version, and by [[Tara Jayne]] in English.

Bulbasaur was captured in ''[[AG073|Grass Hysteria]]'', although she had been featured in the series opening, ''[[Challenger!!]]'', for a short while before that. May was kidnapped by a hungry {{p|Skarmory}} and ended up lost in a place called the Forbidden Forest, a preserve for {{type2|Grass}} Pokémon. There, she met a clumsy Bulbasaur trying to pick flowers. Bulbasaur warmed up to May after she saved the little Grass-type from a fall. The other Grass-type Pokémon acted very hostile, though, and repeatedly tried to attack May. However, Bulbasaur explained to {{p|Venusaur}}, the ruler of the Forbidden Forest, that May was a friend. Before May had to leave, Bulbasaur decided to stay with her.

As a Bulbasaur, she was distinctive from [[Ash's Bulbasaur]] in two ways. One, she had a gentler personality and a pair of heart-shaped spots on her forehead. She is fond of flowers, and once was almost carried away when she jumped into the back of a moving flower truck. Her second main distinction from Ash's was her knowledge of the move {{m|Petal Dance}} as opposed to Ash's Bulbasaur's use of the technique {{m|Solarbeam}}.

She became friends with Ash's Bulbasaur when Ash brought it to Hoenn temporarily in ''[[AG074|Hokey Pokéballs!]]'', and further bonded with it in ''[[AG133|The Right Place at the Right Mime]]'', when May decided to leave her at [[Professor Oak]]'s ranch. Eventually, after journeying to Johto, May got Bulbasaur back from Oak, and during her time away from Ash, she evolved twice into {{p|Ivysaur}} and {{p|Venusaur}}. 

==Moves used==
[[Image:bulbasaur_vinewhip.jpg|175px|left|thumb|Bulbasaur using Vine Whip]]
* {{m|Tackle}}
* {{m|Vine Whip}}
* {{m|Razor Leaf}}
* {{m|Petal Dance}}
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==Trivia==
* May capturing her Bulbasaur in a preserved location for Grass-type Pokémon may be a reference to Ash's Bulbasaur who was captured in the Hidden Village in Kanto.
*Like Ash from [[Kanto]] has {{AP|Sceptile}}, a fully-evolved [[starter Pokémon]] from [[Generation III]], May from [[Hoenn]] has Venusaur, the fully-evolved Grass starter from [[Generation I]]. 
*The [[List of Pokémon with gender differences|seed in her flower]] identifies Venusaur as a female.
*Like [[Vincent's Meganium]] is to the ''[[Legend of Thunder]]'' cast, May's Venusaur is the only starter Pokémon owned by a member of the main cast that is seen in its final form and unevolved form, but never in its middle form.
* Some fans believe that she may have [[VineShipping|fallen in love]] with Ash's Bulbasaur during their time together. Whether this is the case or not, it is unknown how their bond will be affected now that May's Venusaur is of a different evolutionary level and size. 

==Related articles==
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