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==In the anime==

Bulbasaur joined Ash in Johto, where it first met {{AP|Heracross}} in ''[[EP119|A Sappy Ending]]''. This began the recurring joke of Heracross wanting to suck the pollen from Bulbasaur's bulb. In ''[[EP126|The Chikorita Rescue]]'', Bulbasaur was used to battle against a {{AP|Chikorita}} that Ash had an interest in catching. It was recalled after being hurt by the small Grass-type Pokémon and was congratulated by Ash for its effort. Bulbasaur was used in ''[[EP136|Chikorita's Big Upset]]'', where Ash ordered it to find Chikorita. It would again be irritated by Heracross, who after getting deployed by Ash against Team Rocket, wasted no time in trying to suck the pollen out of Bulbasaur's bulb. Bulbasaur scolded its teammate and hit Heracross with its vines.

[[File:Ash Squirtle Bulbasaur.png|thumb|220px|Bulbasaur saying goodbye to Squirtle]]

In ''[[EP166|Two Hits and a Miss]]'', the Fighting Dojo Master {{OBP|Kenzo|EP166}} was impressed with Ash and Bulbasaur after Bulbasaur's swift defeat of a runaway Tauros, to the point that he contemplated making Ash his successor as master of the Dojo despite his current lack of Fighting Pokémon as Bulbasaur had all the skills of a Fighting-type. Bulbasaur was then used against [[Chigusa]]'s {{p|Hitmontop}} to determine whether Ash or Chigusa would be the successor, but Ash still rejected the offer and instead offered Chigusa some training pointers for the future.  

In ''[[HS04|Showdown at the Oak Corral]]'', Bulbasaur was one of the first to realize something was amiss. It later defeated [[Butch]]'s Hitmontop and used a Solar Beam on him and [[Cassidy]] to send them blasting off again.

=====Hoenn=====

[[File:Professor Oak Laboratory Bellsprout Weepinbell Victreebel.png|thumb|left|250px|Bulbasaur keeping the peace]]

[[File:Ash Bulbasaur illusion Venusaur.png|thumb|220px|Bulbasaur terrified of a giant illusionary Venusaur]]

Unlike its closest friend, the boisterous and immature {{AP|Squirtle}}, Bulbasaur was cautious bordering on cynical of all Trainers when it joined Ash's team, going so far as to physically attack {{an|Misty}} when it thought she was trying to take an Oddish away. In ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]'', it alone assumed that Ash had abandoned them. Its views on Trainers were presumably colored by all the abandoned Pokémon in the [[Hidden Village]]. Over time, Bulbasaur grew to trust its new Trainer but retained a stubborn, surly, and eager-to-battle demeanor. For example, in ''[[EP051|Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden]]'', it dodged Ash's call to return and insisted on finishing the battle. This hard personality was briefly softened during a visit to a garden full of exotic plants run by [[Florinda Showers]], where Bulbasaur developed a certain affection for her {{p|Gloom}}, but nothing apparently came of it. It also made fast friends with {{an|May}}'s recently caught female {{TP|May|Bulbasaur}} in ''[[AG074|Hokey Poké Balls]]'', who would [[AG133|later]] stay at Professor Oak's lab for some time.

Although Bulbasaur is one of Ash's most mature Pokémon, it has succumbed to fits of immaturity when Squirtle is involved. This is seen multiple times in disagreements or quarrels between the two. In ''[[PK02|Christmas Night]]'', after Squirtle accidentally eats Bulbasaur's Bulbasaur-shaped cookie, despite being apologetic, Bulbasaur still chases and attacks Squirtle. In ''[[PK03|Kanga Games]]'', Pikachu, Togepi, and a baby Kangaskhan ride past Bulbasaur and Squirtle on a sled. Eager to join in, Bulbasaur flips Squirtle onto its back and uses Squirtle as an involuntary makeshift sled.

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* {{Animespecies|Bulbasaur}}

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