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Erika's Bulbasaur

Gym Challenge / #39/132

Erika's Bulbasaur

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Gym Challenge
Rarity (source)
Uncommon
Illustrator
Ken Sugimori
Source reference
gym2-39

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About the species

For Bulbasaur, growing up is an adventure for two. The seed it carries from birth develops alongside it. When it dozes in the sun, this plant reserve benefits from the light too. Its back thus tells a story of shared growth: the small Pokémon moves through life with a plant that accompanies it long before becoming a flower.

This account describes the species in the video games. It does not describe its Trainer’s history or that of this copy, and does not identify the depicted form or sex.

A detail worth noticing

Bulbasaur’s seed also acts as a food store. The Pokémon Shield entry explains that the young Pokémon draws on the nutrients it contains to grow. This detail gives a concrete function to that instantly recognisable silhouette.

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Card details

HP
50
Type (source)
Grass
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
1
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Fire x2

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Attacks

Sleep Seed

Cost: Grass

Damage: 10

The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.

Errand-Running

Cost: Grass · Grass

Flip a coin. If heads, you may search your deck for a Trainer card. Show it to your opponent and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.

Documented variants

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