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Ash's Bulbasaur (Japanese: サトシのフシギダネ Satoshi's Fushigidane) was the fourth Pokémon caught by Ash during his travels through Kanto, and the first of the original starter Pokémon that Ash acquired. He is voiced by 林原めぐみ Megumi Hayashibara in the Japanese version. His English voice actresses are Tara Jayne (4Kids dub; up until Advanced Challenge) and Michelle Knotz (Pokémon USA/TAJ Productions dub).
He 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 helps defend the Hidden Village from an attack by Team Rocket, Melanie encourages him to join Ash, explaining that his growth is being stunted by staying too long in the village. Although Bulbasaur intially appeared to distrust Ash- in "Island of Giant Pokemon", he alone assumed that Ash had abandoned him and the others, his views on trainers presumably coloured by all the abandoned Pokemon in the Hidden Village-, over time he grew to trust his new trainer.
Bulbasaur is extremely stubborn, surly, and eager to battle. He had the opportunity to evolve, but refused to do so despite facing a mass of Ivysaur as well as a Venusaur who were angry at him for ruining the Bulbasaur evolutionary festival. This allowed him to learn the powerful SolarBeam technique earlier than if he had evolved. He has the heart of a fighter and he never gives up in a battle. He has the determination to keep fighting even if the odds are against him, defeating such varied opponents as an Exeggutor, a Venonat, and a Scyther despite the type disadvantages.
Bulbasaur is the only member of Ash's original team, save for Pikachu, to remain in his care. He stayed with him until midway in the Johto adventures, when he was sent back to Professor Oak's to keep the Pokémon there from quarreling with each other. Bulbasaur later returned during the Advanced Generation saga to meet May's Bulbasaur and fall in love with it and as well to battle Brandon at the Battle Pyramid, where it defeated Brandon's Dusclops and Solrock (Although, admittedly, the Dusclops had already been weakened by Charizard and the Solrock took Bulbasaur down with it).
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For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Bulbasaur.
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