Bulbasaur (Base Set 44)

Bulbasaur LV.13 フシギダネ Fushigidane

Base Set print Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Bulbasaur Type Grass HP 40 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Base Set Rarity English card no. 44/102 Japanese expansion Expansion Pack Japanese rarity Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards Expansion Base Set 2 Rarity English card no. 67/130 TCG GB1 set Evolution TCG GB1 ID B01 TCG GB2 set Team Rocket's Ambition TCG GB2 ID H01 Expansion Legendary Collection Rarity English card no. 68/110 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Bulbasaur.

Bulbasaur (Japanese: フシギダネ Fushigidane) is a Grass-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Base Set.

Card text

Leech Seed やどりぎのタネ 20

Unless all damage from this attack is prevented, you may remove one damage counter from Bulbasaur.

Pokédex data

Bulbasaur - Seed Pokémon

No.

001

Height

2'4" (0.7 m)

Weight

15 lbs. (6.9 kg)

Pokédex entry

A strange seed was planted on its back at birth. Thus, a plant sprouted and now grows with this Pokémon.

生れたときから背中に植物のタネがあって少しづつ大きく育つ。

Release information

In Japan, this card was reprinted with artwork by Yuuki Tanaka, one of five winning entries of the CoroCoro Pokémon Snap Best Photo Contest held in Spring 1999. This version is extremely rare and the exact number in existence is unknown. This card was reprinted in the Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection reprint sets, which were only released outside of Japan.

Gallery

Base Set print Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita	Pokémon Snap Best Photo Contest print Photo. Yuuki Tanaka	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

• Early English prints of the card mistakenly list the weight as length.
• The Japanese "Snap" print has a camera graphic where an expansion symbol would usually be.
• The text on the bottom right of the "Snap" print reads: "Best Photo Contest Winners Prize Card".

Origin

Leech Seed is a move in the Pokémon games that Bulbasaur can learn. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is slightly reworded. The Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.

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