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Bulbasaur is based on a {{wp|frog}}.<ref>[https://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/en/pikachu/ 好きなポケモンは? Bulbasaur entry (archived - Japanese text)]</ref><ref>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/creator-profile-the-creators-of-pikachu/ Creator Profile: The Creators of Pikachu]</ref> According to [[Ken Sugimori]] and [[Atsuko Nishida]], the latter designed Bulbasaur working backward from {{p|Venusaur}}, meaning Bulbasaur was the last of its evolutionary family to have been designed and was also directly based on Venusaur.<ref>[https://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/en/pikachu/ The Origin Story of Pikachu]</ref> | Bulbasaur is based on a {{wp|frog}}.<ref>[https://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/en/pikachu/ 好きなポケモンは? Bulbasaur entry (archived - Japanese text)]</ref><ref>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/creator-profile-the-creators-of-pikachu/ Creator Profile: The Creators of Pikachu]</ref> According to [[Ken Sugimori]] and [[Atsuko Nishida]], the latter designed Bulbasaur working backward from {{p|Venusaur}}, meaning Bulbasaur was the last of its evolutionary family to have been designed and was also directly based on Venusaur.<ref>[https://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/en/pikachu/ The Origin Story of Pikachu]</ref> | ||
The bulb on its back resembles a {{wp|lily}} or {{wp|onion}}. | The bulb on its back resembles a {{wp|Lilium|lily}} or {{wp|onion}}. | ||
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