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== History == | == History == | ||
[[File:EP010.png|200px|left|thumb|Bulbasaur in | [[File:EP010.png|200px|left|thumb|Bulbasaur in its debut]] | ||
It was raised in the [[Hidden Village]] by [[Melanie]], who cared for sick, injured, and abandoned Pokémon. Bulbasaur acted as the village's bodyguard, but after Ash helped defend the Hidden Village from an attack by [[Team Rocket]], Melanie encouraged it to join Ash, explaining that its growth was being stunted by staying too long in the village. Although Bulbasaur initially appeared to distrust Ash, it agreed to join him. In ''[[EP017|Island of Giant Pokémon]]'', it alone assumed that Ash had abandoned | It was raised in the [[Hidden Village]] by [[Melanie]], who cared for sick, injured, and abandoned Pokémon. Bulbasaur acted as the village's bodyguard, but after Ash helped defend the Hidden Village from an attack by [[Team Rocket]], Melanie encouraged it to join Ash, explaining that its growth was being stunted by staying too long in the village. Although Bulbasaur initially appeared to distrust Ash, it agreed to join him. In ''[[EP017|Island of Giant Pokémon]]'', it alone assumed that Ash had abandoned it and the others. 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. | ||
Bulbasaur is extremely stubborn, surly, and eager to battle. It had the opportunity to [[Evolution|evolve]] after battling a powerful {{p|Rhyhorn}} with a very strong {{m|Take Down}} attack in ''[[EP051|Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden]]'', but refused to do so despite facing a mass of {{p|Ivysaur}} as well as a {{p|Venusaur}} who were angry at him for ruining the Bulbasaur evolutionary festival. This allowed it to learn the powerful {{m|SolarBeam}} technique earlier than if it had evolved. It has the heart of a fighter and it never gives up in a battle. It has the determination to keep fighting even if the odds are against him, defeating such varied opponents as an {{p|Exeggutor}}, a {{p|Venonat}}, a {{p|Beedrill}} and a {{p|Scyther}} despite the type disadvantages. On one occasion Bulbasaur, along with {{AP|Pikachu}}, was briefly lent to {{an|Misty}} to allow her to compete in the [[Princess Day]] Festival with a more balanced team, Bulbasaur single-handedly winning her first match by defeating a {{p|Kingler}}, {{p|Pinsir}}, {{p|Cubone}} and {{p|Raticate}} on his own. During a visit to a garden full of exotic plants run by [[Florinda Showers]], Bulbasaur developed a certain affection for her {{p|Gloom}}, but nothing apparently came of it. | Bulbasaur is extremely stubborn, surly, and eager to battle. It had the opportunity to [[Evolution|evolve]] after battling a powerful {{p|Rhyhorn}} with a very strong {{m|Take Down}} attack in ''[[EP051|Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden]]'', but refused to do so despite facing a mass of {{p|Ivysaur}} as well as a {{p|Venusaur}} who were angry at him for ruining the Bulbasaur evolutionary festival. This allowed it to learn the powerful {{m|SolarBeam}} technique earlier than if it had evolved. It has the heart of a fighter and it never gives up in a battle. It has the determination to keep fighting even if the odds are against him, defeating such varied opponents as an {{p|Exeggutor}}, a {{p|Venonat}}, a {{p|Beedrill}} and a {{p|Scyther}} despite the type disadvantages. On one occasion Bulbasaur, along with {{AP|Pikachu}}, was briefly lent to {{an|Misty}} to allow her to compete in the [[Princess Day]] Festival with a more balanced team, Bulbasaur single-handedly winning her first match by defeating a {{p|Kingler}}, {{p|Pinsir}}, {{p|Cubone}} and {{p|Raticate}} on his own. During a visit to a garden full of exotic plants run by [[Florinda Showers]], Bulbasaur developed a certain affection for her {{p|Gloom}}, but nothing apparently came of it. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* His gender was hinted at in the Japanese version of ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]''. In the subtitles, it refers to itself as おれ ''{{wp|Japanese pronouns|ore}}'', which is a pronoun normally used by males, which is also used by characters such as {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}} and [[James]] in the Japanese version. | * His gender was hinted at in the Japanese version of ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]''. In the subtitles, it refers to itself as おれ ''{{wp|Japanese pronouns|ore}}'', which is a pronoun normally used by males, which is also used by characters such as {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}} and [[James]] in the Japanese version. | ||
** In the dub of ''[[EP010|Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village]]'', it was implied by Ash that Bulbasaur is male. When Melanie asked Ash if Bulbasaur would make a good addition to his team, Ash said "Would ''he'' ever," implying that it is male. | ** In the dub of ''[[EP010|Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village]]'', it was implied by Ash that Bulbasaur is male. When Melanie asked Ash if Bulbasaur would make a good addition to his team, Ash said "Would ''he'' ever," implying that it is male. However, this was not merely accurate. | ||
* Bulbasaur is Ash's only Pokémon who refused to [[Evolution|evolve]] after the process began. | * Bulbasaur is Ash's only Pokémon who refused to [[Evolution|evolve]] after the process began. | ||
* Bulbasaur was Ash's first {{type2|Poison}} Pokémon. It was also his first {{type2|Grass}} Pokémon. | * Bulbasaur was Ash's first {{type2|Poison}} Pokémon. It was also his first {{type2|Grass}} Pokémon. | ||
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* Bulbasaur is the only one of Ash's Pokémon from Kanto and Johto (except Pikachu and Muk) to [[AG074|appear in Hoenn]]. | * Bulbasaur is the only one of Ash's Pokémon from Kanto and Johto (except Pikachu and Muk) to [[AG074|appear in Hoenn]]. | ||
** This also makes it the only Pokémon Ash owns that he actually transported to Hoenn from Professor Oak's. | ** This also makes it the only Pokémon Ash owns that he actually transported to Hoenn from Professor Oak's. | ||
* Despite being part Poison-type, Bulbasaur hasn't used any Poison | * Despite being part Poison-type, Bulbasaur hasn't used any {{type2|Poison}} [[move]]s. | ||
===Move-related trivia=== | ===Move-related trivia=== | ||