Saur

Red's Ivysaur redirects here. For the Ivysaur used by Pokémon Trainer in the Super Smash Bros. series, see Pokémon Trainer (Super Smash Bros.).

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Saur フッシー Fusshi

Red's Venusaur As a Mega Venusaur

Debuts in Bulbasaur, Come Home! Caught at Viridian Gym Evolves in Wartortle Wars The Winged Legends Gender Male Ability Overgrow Nature Gentle Current location With Red

→ → This Pokémon spent 13 chapters as Bulbasaur and 17 chapters as Ivysaur.

Saur (Japanese: フッシー Fusshi) is a Venusaur that Red owns in Pokémon Adventures and his second overall. He received him from Professor Oak. As of ...Now You Don't, he is level 82.

History

Red, Green & Blue arc

As a Bulbasaur

Saur first appeared as a Bulbasaur in Bulbasaur, Come Home! inside Professor Oak's Lab. Red went to Professor Oak's Laboratory in hopes that the professor would teach him how to be a great Pokémon Trainer, and found a dark, empty laboratory. In one of the Poké Balls on an empty table was Saur. Professor Oak soon entered and startled Red, causing him to accidentally release all of Professor Oak's Pokémon from his lab. Red was ordered to retrieve Oak's Pokémon, and Saur was the last one to be found, in the closed Viridian Gym. Saur was scared, but Red used calming words to gain his trust, which caught Oak's interest, as in the past the Bulbasaur was disobedient to the level of using Tackle on him. Disaster struck as a wild Machoke appeared and attacked them, When all bets were off, Red took a wild guess and presumed that with the giant seed on Saur's back being its key trait, exposing him to rays of sunlight would be worth an attempt, and opened the curtains on the window, allowing him to use Solar Beam and defeat the bulky Pokémon in a flash. After the battle, Professor Oak saw the bonding occurring between Saur and Red, as well as the fact that Saur had learned how to use Solar Beam, and allowed Red to keep him, along with a Pokédex.

In Onix Is On!, Saur was used alongside Poli and Pika to help Red in his Gym battle to win the Boulder Badge. Saur was shown being used to defeat an opponent's Sandshrew. Saur was later used in Suddenly Starmie to fight against Misty's Starmie in order to win the Cascade Badge. Saur attacks with a Vine Whip attack but Starmie shrugs it off and defeats him with Bubble Beam.

As an Ivysaur

He evolved into Ivysaur in Wartortle Wars at the gates of Celadon City, when he battled an attacking Primeape. Green, distracting Red with fake applause for this evolution, sold Red a bunch of fake items that did nothing but hinder him. Red proceeded to give chase on Green to get his money back, while Green used the opportunity to steal Red's two Badges. However, a chain of events unfolded in the Rocket Hideout, that left Red (disguised as a Team Rocket Grunt) and Green allied. Saur's Vine Whip was used to try to capture the Mew that appeared before them. After they managed to save Mew from being caught by the Rockets.

In A Tale of Ninetales, Saur is accidentally traded to Blue alongside Poli and Pika. During the three days that Blue has them he trains them vigorously. They later traded back, while keeping the serious attitude that Blue installed in them.

In Meanwhile…Vileplume!, Saur is used in Red’s Gym battle against Erika in his fight to save Eevee. Red commands Saur to use Vine Whip and reel Tangela in, but Tangela tosses Saur away with little effort and defeats him.

In Kalling Kadabra, Red returns to Professor Oak's lab in order to find a way into Saffron City. The professor starts attacking and in response Red releases Saur to restrain Professor Oak with Vine Whip, but Professor Oak surprises them by exhibiting signs of Psychic power, and attacking Saur with a Psybeam. Recognizing the handiwork of a Psychic-type Pokémon, Red orders a Leech Seed from Saur, and as the "Professor's" energy is drained away it reveals itself as a Kadabra, which had been using its illusionary Hypnosis powers on Sabrina's command. As the Gym Leader herself appears, she graces Red with a warning before teleporting away. Before she teleports, Saur uses Razor Leaf, but it goes right through Sabrina without doing anything to her. Saur was later used to battle against Lt. Surge and Zapdos in Zap! Zap! Zapdos!. Saur's attempts to fight back with Razor Leaf seem hopeless until Red has Saur redirect the leaves it scattered from its Razor Leaf at Lt. Surge and Zapdos. The attack not only severs the wires directing Zapdos's electric power away from Surge, but also ruptures the Gym Leader's insulated suit, giving him a crippling dose of Zapdos's electricity that promptly knocks him out cold.

In The Winged Legends, Saur, Blue's Charizard, and Blasty battle against the merged version of Zapdos, Moltres, and Articuno. During the attack Saur evolves into Venusaur, which tips the scales of the battle towards the three starters' favor, and eventually defeats Sabrina, and also separates the conjoined Legendary Pokémon.

In A Charizard...and a Champion, Saur is Red's first Pokémon used in Red's battle against Blue and his Charizard in the Pokémon League. Blue orders a Fire Spin that Saur barely dodges, but as Charizard lunges in for a follow-up attack Saur surprises it with a burst of Poison Powder. Red follows with a Razor Leaf that Blue is forced to assist his addled Charizard in dodging, before switching for Snor to continue. Saur is later sent back out against Charizard. Following Poli and Pika, he was able to defeat Charizard by using the thundercloud created by his teammates in conjunction with his Vine Whip acting as a lightning rod.

Yellow arc

Saur was seen in Red's battle against Bruno in Can You Diglett?, battling against his Onix. Saur used his vines to cover the ground, ready to defend against Onix. The moment Onix came up, Saur used all his vines to push Onix back. Suddenly, Onix's tail comes up from behind Red and smashes into him and Saur, sending them underground. Underground, there are several holes that Onix could come through. When Onix appears, it starts to charge at Saur. Saur braces himself, but the attack stops at the last moment as Bruno stops the battle.

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

Red and Saur

Saur was seen in Forretress of Solitude, being used in Red's test to become Viridian City's Gym Leader. Saur first goes up against a Pineco, which he swiftly knocks out, as well as his next two opponents, a Forretress and another Pineco. However, the fourth opponent, another Forretress, resorts to its Spikes and puts up a fair fight against Saur. Red commands Saur to use Sweet Scent, then promptly switches it out for Snor.

In The Last Battle XIV, Saur is used in the final battle against the Masked Man. After the fight was over, he was taken to Mt. Silver to train with Gold.

FireRed & LeafGreen arc

In the Sevii Islands, Saur learned the move exclusive to the Grass-type starter families, Frenzy Plant, after training on Ultima's Jump Path, Catch Path, and Battle Path courses. Afterwards, the two boys' inability to perfect their respective move's accuracy would come to haunt them in the battle against Sird, Carr, and Orm. When Deoxys appeared, Saur nearly died shielding Red from the fearsome Pokémon's Psycho Boost attack.

Saur still managed to gather the strength to fight and participated in the battle on Trainer Tower in Meet Deoxys, and Deoxys, and Deoxys, and... against Deoxys' clones. Saur then agreed to be traded to Blue again to allow Red to Fly on Charizard and defeat the evil leader. After Giovanni's defeat, Saur was traded back to his original owner, but the two soon found themselves petrified by Sird with the four other Pokédex Holders and their Pokémon.

Emerald arc

In The Final Battle VIII, the Kanto Pokédex Holders, Silver, and their Pokémon are freed from their petrified states by the power of Jirachi's wish-granting abilities. Together alongside the ten Kanto, Johto, and Hoenn Pokédex holders, Saur is used to battle against Guile Hideout's fake Kyogre. Together with Crystal's Megaree and Emerald's Sceptile, Saur attacks with Frenzy Plant to destroy the fake Kyogre.

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc

In PAORAS11, Saur is used alongside Blasty to battle against Maxie and Archie in order to retrieve the stolen Red and Blue Orbs they took from Bill. Here, it is revealed that Saur and Blasty have gained the ability to Mega Evolve into Mega Venusaur and Mega Blastoise, respectively. Maxie and Archie counter by having their Camerupt and Sharpedo Mega Evolve as well. Eventually, Saur and Blasty succeed in defeating Camerupt and Sharpedo, but the battle is interrupted by the arrival of Groudon and Kyogre. Maxie and Archie use the orbs to turn Groudon and Kyogre into their Primal forms. With its new power, Groudon proceeds to easily defeat Red and Green by creating a sink hole to bury them under.

In PAORAS21, Saur helped to assist in stopping the meteoroid.

Personality and characteristics

Prior to joining Red's team, Saur was a timid Pokémon due to never seeing anyone other than Professor Oak and would attack when startled. Upon leaving the lab, Saur quickly develops a close bond with Red and gets over his shyness. The two of them share a close bond and can even formulate plans without the use of words, as shown in their battle against Lt. Surge and Zapdos.

Moves used

Using Razor Leaf as a Bulbasaur Using Razor Leaf	Move First Used In Tackle Bulbasaur, Come Home! Vine Whip † Bulbasaur, Come Home! Solar Beam Bulbasaur, Come Home! Sleep Powder Wanted: Pikachu! Leech Seed Gyarados Splashes In! Razor Leaf ...But Fearow Itself! Cut What a Dragonite Poison Powder A Charizard...and a Champion Sweet Scent Victim of Venusaur Frenzy Plant † Double Dealing with Deoxys
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

In the games

In the Kanto-based games (excluding Pokémon Yellow), Professor Oak gives the player the option to choose Bulbasaur as their starter Pokémon.

Pokémon Red and Blue	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Types: Grass Poison Bulbasaur Lv.5 Tackle Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --	Types: Grass Poison Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Bulbasaur♂/♀ Lv.5 Tackle Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --	Types: Grass Poison Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Bulbasaur♂/♀ Lv.5 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Trivia

• Although Red seemed excited when Saur first evolved into Ivysaur, the levels given for the Pokémon in the first volume show that he should have reached his evolution stage long ago, which would only indicate that Red was using his Pokédex to stop the evolution before, as that is the only way to stop a Pokémon from evolving in the series. Likewise, the second volume lists Saur as a level 38 Ivysaur, which is 6 levels higher than what would have been needed to evolve to his final stage.
• Red from the games also uses a Venusaur in Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Versions. It reappears in Pokémon Sun and Moon inside the Battle Tree.
  • Red also has a Bulbasaur in Pokémon Generations.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	フッシー Fusshi	From フシギダネ Fushigidane (Bulbasaur) or フシギ～ Fushigi- (common prefix among Bulbasaur's evolution line)
English, Spanish	Saur	From Bulbasaur or ~saur (common suffix among Bulbasaur's evolution line)
French	Flori	From Florizarre (Venusaur)
German	Bisa*	From Bisasam (Bulbasaur) or Bisa- (common prefix among Bulbasaur's evolution line)
Korean	잇상 Issang	From 이상해씨 Isanghessi (Bulbasaur) or 이상～ Isang- (common prefix among Bulbasaur's evolution line)
Chinese (Mandarin)	妙蛙 Miàowā	From 妙蛙種子 Miàowāzhǒngzǐ (Bulbasaur) or 妙蛙～ Miàowā- (common prefix among Bulbasaur's evolution line)
Chinese (Cantonese)	奇異 Keiyi	From 奇異種子 Keiyizhungjí (Bulbasaur) or 奇異～ Keiyi- (common prefix among Bulbasaur's evolution line)
Brazilian Portuguese	Bulba	From Bulbasaur
Vietnamese	Fusshi	Transliteration of his Japanese name

Related articles

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

Red's Pokémon
On hand:	Poli	Saur	Pika	Snor	Gyara	Aero
In storage: Nidorino  Diglett  Vee  Sandshrew  Traded away: Scyther  Charizard  Golduck  Machamp  Pidgeot  Porygon  Krabby  Given away: Mewtwo  Status unknown: Bellsprout  Fearow  Nidoqueen  Nidoking (multiple)  Victreebel (multiple)  Weepinbell (multiple)  Bellsprout (multiple)  Exeggcute (multiple)  Parasect (multiple)  Butterfree  Temporary: Blasty  Articuno  Organism No. 2  Chuchu

Blue's Pokémon
In rotation:	Scizor	Charizard	Golduck	Machamp	Porygon2	Rhyperior
	Pumpkaboo
At the Viridian Gym:	Pidgeot	Ninetales	Exeggutor	Alakazam	Arcanine	Unknown
Traded away:	Poli	Saur	Pika	Gyara
Given away:	Lapras
Status unknown:	Venomoth
Temporary:	Golbat	Zapdos

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