Bulbasaur - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Bulbasaur can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Bulbasaur artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Bulbasaur learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
3	Vine Whip	Grass	45	100
6	Growth	Normal	—	—
9	Leech Seed	Grass	—	90
12	Razor Leaf	Grass	55	95
15	Poison Powder	Poison	—	75
15	Sleep Powder	Grass	—	75
18	Seed Bomb	Grass	80	100
21	Take Down	Normal	90	85
24	Sweet Scent	Normal	—	100
27	Synthesis	Grass	—	—
30	Worry Seed	Grass	—	100
33	Power Whip	Grass	120	85
36	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100

Egg moves

Bulbasaur learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Ingrain	Grass	—	—
Petal Dance	Grass	120	100
Toxic	Poison	—	90

Moves learnt by TM

Bulbasaur is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
02	Charm	Fairy	—	100
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
13	Acid Spray	Poison	40	100
20	Trailblaze	Grass	50	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
33	Magical Leaf	Grass	60	∞
45	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
56	Bullet Seed	Grass	25	100
57	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
66	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
71	Seed Bomb	Grass	80	100
81	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
88	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
111	Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
119	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
130	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
137	Grassy Terrain	Grass	—	—
146	Grass Pledge	Grass	80	100
148	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
159	Leaf Storm	Grass	130	90
168	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100
175	Toxic	Poison	—	90
181	Knock Off	Dark	65	100
193	Weather Ball	Normal	50	100
194	Grassy Glide	Grass	55	100
204	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
224	Curse	Ghost	—	—

Bulbasaur egg move parents

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Bulbasaur

Bulbasaur's egg groups: Grass, Monster

The egg moves for Bulbasaur are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Bulbasaur with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Bulbasaur with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Curse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Slowpoke Galarian Slowpoke Slowbro Galarian Slowbro Slowking Galarian Slowking Turtwig Grotle Torterra Phantump Trevenant Bergmite Avalugg Hisuian Avalugg Appletun Bramblin Brambleghast
TM	Bulbasaur Ivysaur Venusaur Exeggcute Exeggutor Alolan Exeggutor Rhyhorn Rhydon Lapras Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Cranidos Rampardos Shieldon Bastiodon Rhyperior Hydrapple
Breeding	Bulbasaur Exeggcute Rhyhorn Lapras Sunkern Sunflora Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Mudkip Tropius
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Curse

Ingrain

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sunflora Cacnea Cacturne Snover Abomasnow Foongus Amoonguss Phantump Trevenant Fomantis Lurantis
Breeding	Bulbasaur Oddish Bellsprout Exeggcute Chikorita Sunkern Sunflora Capsakid Scovillain
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Ingrain

Petal Dance

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Venusaur Oddish Gloom Vileplume Bellossom Sunflora Comfey Arboliva
Breeding	Bulbasaur
Evolution	Meganium
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Petal Dance

Toxic

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Oddish Gloom Vileplume Bellossom Shroomish Breloom Foongus Amoonguss Salandit
TM	Bulbasaur Ivysaur Venusaur Oddish Gloom Vileplume Bellsprout Weepinbell Victreebel Bellossom Trevenant
Breeding	Bulbasaur Toedscool Toedscruel
Reminder	Galarian Slowking
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Toxic