Bulbasaur (Boss Encounters)

Contribution by CronosTkr

Bulbasaur, the Seed Pokémon, appears here as a deceptively sturdy opponent. While it is a base-stage Pokémon, this individual is trained specifically for endurance and tactical disruption, serving as a significant hurdle for those who underestimate its small stature.

Boss Encounter: Bulbasaur

This encounter is designed around high-tier stalling tactics. With augmented bulk and recovery moves, Bulbasaur aims to outlast opponents rather than overpower them with raw strength.

Statistic	Value
Join Chance	0%
Catch Rule	Pokeballs Disabled
Background	Boss

Moveset

Bulbasaur utilizes a classic status-and-drain strategy to steadily deplete the opponent's health:

• Sleep Powder
• Vine Whip
• Leech Seed
• Protect

Individual Values (IVs)

HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spe
31	31	31	31	31	31

Effort Values (EVs)

HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spe
252	252	0	0	4	0

Drop Table

Upon defeat, Bulbasaur may yield basic capturing tools and various healing berries:

Category	Potential Drops
Pokéballs	Poké Ball, Great Ball
Berries	Sitrus Berry, Oran Berry

Battle Strategy

• The Ultimate Staller: This Bulbasaur is designed to frustrate challengers. With Eviolite boosting its defensive stats and Boost Level 3 increasing its overall bulk, it can survive hits that would normally knock out a base-stage Pokémon with ease.
• Drain and Delay: It relies on a classic "Sub-Seed" style strategy (without the Substitute). It will attempt to disable your lead with Sleep Powder, set up Leech Seed for passive recovery, and then cycle between Vine Whip and Protect to stall out the battle.
• Counterplay: Grass-types are immune to both Leech Seed and Sleep Powder, making them excellent counters. Additionally, Pokémon with the Overcoat ability or those holding Safety Goggles can ignore its powder-based moves entirely. Using Taunt will shut down its utility moves, forcing it to rely solely on the relatively weak Vine Whip.