Bulbasaur in Pokémon GO

Type	Grass / Poison
Pokédex number	#1
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	118 / 111 / 128
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	1,115 / 1,260 / 1,275
Max HP, level 50	120
Buddy distance	3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Height / weight	0.7 m / 6.9 kg

Bulbasaur evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Bulbasaur evolves into Ivysaur for 25 Bulbasaur Candy.

Family: Bulbasaur · Ivysaur · Venusaur

Bulbasaur CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	477	442	73	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	637	590	85	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	796	737	95	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	955	885	104	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	1,035	959	108
40	1,115	1,033	113
45	1,186	1,099	116
50	1,260	1,167	120
51	1,275	1,181	120	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Bulbasaur best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Bulbasaur at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Bulbasaur gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Vine Whip	Power Whip	8.3
Vine Whip	Sludge Bomb	8.0
Vine Whip	Seed Bomb	7.5
Tackle	Power Whip	6.9
Tackle	Sludge Bomb	6.7

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Tackle	Normal	5	5	0.5 s	10.0
Vine Whip	Grass	6	5	0.5 s	12.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Power Whip	Grass	90	50	2.5 s	36.0	same type, ×1.2
Seed Bomb	Grass	55	33	2 s	27.5	same type, ×1.2
Sludge Bomb	Poison	85	50	2.5 s	34.0	same type, ×1.2

Bulbasaur weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Grass / Poison. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Fire	×1.6
Flying	×1.6
Ice	×1.6
Psychic	×1.6
Grass	×0.39
Electric	×0.625
Fairy	×0.625
Fighting	×0.625
Water	×0.625

Bulbasaur CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 1,115 · HP 113

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.