How to Beat Bulbasaur

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If you are looking for the best ways to defeat Bulbasaur in Pokemon Go, you've come to the right place! This guide will teach you how to successfully win battles against Bulbasaur by exploiting its Type weakness(es). In addition, it is equally as important to choose the optimal Pokemon and Movesets to take advantage of those weaknesses. This will allow you to to deal maximum damage during battle and defeat Bulbasaur quickly and easily.
How to Beat Bulbasaur
To defeat Bulbasaur in Pokemon Go you must take advantage of its Type Weakness(es). Being a Grass/Poison Type, Bulbasaur is vulnerable against Fire, Flying, Ice and Psychic Type Moves. This guide lists the best Pokemon and best Movesets you should use in order to defeat Bulbasaur as effectively and as efficiently as possible.
Before we get into the details of this guide, please see below. The following is a simple step by step guide/checklist on how to defeat Bulbasaur. If you would like more information surrounding terminology, specific Pokemon, Movesets, DPS, etc. feel free to check out the rest of this guide.
5 Simple Tips to Defeat Bulbasaur
Tip #1. CP (Combat Power) Advantage
Choose Pokemon with equal or higher CP than that of the Bulbasaur you are battling. If your CP advantage is high enough, the next steps will not be as important in battle. Bulbasaur can have up to a maximum of 981 CP.
Tip #2. Use Move Types Bulbasaur is Weak Against
Taking advantage of the Type Weakness(es) of Bulbasaur will allow you to deal more damage during battle. Bulbasaur is weak against the following Types:
		Fire	Flying	Ice	Psychic
	Damage Increase	1.25	1.25	1.25	1.25
Tip #3. Use Pokemon & Moves of the Same Type for Additional Damage
For example, Bulbasaur using a Grass Move, Charmander using a Fire Move or Squirtle using a Water Move will deal 25% more damage simply because the Pokemon is the same Type as the Move it is using. You can find out more about damage mechanics at the end of this page.
Tip #4. Choose the Best Type(s) of Pokemon
Dealing additional damage, while taking reduced damage is important in defeating Bulbasaur. Avoid using Types of Pokemon Bulbasaur Moves are Super Effective against, instead try to use Types of Pokemon of which Bulbasaur Moves are Not Very Effective against.
	Move		X	Bulbasaur Moves are Super Effective Against
	Tackle
	Vine Whip
	Power Whip
	Seed Bomb
	Sludge Bomb
	Move		✓	Bulbasaur Moves Not Very Effective Against
	Tackle
	Vine Whip
	Power Whip
	Seed Bomb
	Sludge Bomb
Tip #5. Use High DPS Movesets for Max Damage
Taking advantage of the Type Weakness(es) of Bulbasaur and the STAB (Same Type Attack Bonus) of your own Pokemon will allow you to deal a great amount of damage during battle. Bulbasaur will go down quickly if the optimal Pokemon & Movesets are used. You can learn more about high damage Movesets at the end of this guide: Section IV. Best Pokemon & Movesets to use against Bulbasaur in battle.
Thank you for reading. If you would like further or more detailed information on how to defeat Bulbasaur please continue reading the rest of this guide. If you have questions, comments, or tips of your own, feel free to leave a message in the comment section at the end of this guide!
I. Bulbasaur Type Weaknesses
To defeat Bulbasaur you must first learn its Type weaknesses. Using specific Types of Moves that Bulbasaur is weak against will result in those Moves dealing Super Effective damage (25% damage bonus).
Bulbasaur is a Grass/Poison Type Pokemon, which means it is weak against the following Move Type(s) and will be vulnerable to the following damage multipliers:
		Fire	Flying	Ice	Psychic
		1.25	1.25	1.25	1.25
II. Utilizing Benefit of Super Effective Moves
Next we must identify Moves of the above Types. This is important as Moves that are Super Effective deal 25% additional damage. If a Pokemon has a double weakness, the Move will deal 56% additional damage.
In order to defeat Bulbasaur you will want to choose a Pokemon with Move Types Bulbasaur is vulnerable against. The moves of these types are shown below:
	Move Name	Fast/ Charge	Type	Power	Sec.	Energy	DPS
	Ember	Fast	Fire	10	1.05	7	9.52
	Fire Blast	Charge	Fire	100	4.10	-100	24.39
	Fire Fang	Fast	Fire	10	0.84	4	11.90
	Fire Punch	Charge	Fire	40	2.80	-33	14.29
	Flame Burst	Charge	Fire	30	2.10	-25	14.29
	Flame Charge	Charge	Fire	25	3.10	-20	8.06
	Flame Wheel	Charge	Fire	40	4.60	-25	8.70
	Flamethrower	Charge	Fire	55	2.90	-50	18.97
	Heat Wave	Charge	Fire	80	3.80	-100	21.05
	Move Name	Fast/ Charge	Type	Power	Sec.	Energy	DPS
	Aerial Ace	Charge	Flying	30	2.90	-25	10.34
	Air Cutter	Charge	Flying	30	3.30	-25	9.09
	Drill Peck	Charge	Flying	40	2.70	-33	14.81
	Hurricane	Charge	Flying	80	3.20	-100	25.00
	Peck	Fast	Flying	10	1.15	10	8.70
	Wing Attack	Fast	Flying	9	0.75	7	12.00
	Move Name	Fast/ Charge	Type	Power	Sec.	Energy	DPS
	Blizzard	Charge	Ice	100	3.90	-100	25.64
	Frost Breath	Fast	Ice	9	0.81	7	11.11
	Ice Beam	Charge	Ice	65	3.65	-50	17.81
	Ice Punch	Charge	Ice	45	3.50	-33	12.86
	Ice Shard	Fast	Ice	15	1.40	7	10.71
	Icy Wind	Charge	Ice	25	3.80	-20	6.58
	Move Name	Fast/ Charge	Type	Power	Sec.	Energy	DPS
	Confusion	Fast	Psychic	15	1.51	7	9.93
	Psybeam	Charge	Psychic	40	3.80	-25	10.53
	Psychic	Charge	Psychic	55	2.80	-50	19.64
	Psycho Cut	Fast	Psychic	7	0.57	7	12.28
	Psyshock	Charge	Psychic	40	2.70	-33	14.81
	Zen Headbutt	Fast	Psychic	12	1.05	4	11.43
III. Pokemon Weakness(es) vs. Bulbasaur
Before we go any further, please take a minute to consider the following. Most of this guide is focused on dealing high amounts of damage in a short period of time, in order to beat Bulbasaur as quickly as possible. However, it is important to note that defensive Type weaknesses play an important role in Pokemon Go battles as well.
First off, Bulbasaur can deal a great amount of damage using Vine Whip and Power Whip. This is especially true if you are using Pokemon that are weak against these Move Type(s). The damage per second and ranking of this moveset is shown below.
			High DPS Moveset for Bulbasaur:
			Move:		Vine Whip	Power Whip
			Move Type:		Grass	Grass
			Category:		Fast	Charge
			DPS:		10.8	25.0
			Rank (DPS):		#55	#26
			DPS (w/ STAB):		13.5	31.3
			Rank (w/ STAB):		#21	#5
	Bulbasaur is capable of using the following Moves:
	Bulbasaur Fast Moves:				Bulbasaur Charge Moves:
		Tackle	Vine Whip			Power Whip	Seed Bomb	Sludge Bomb
	Type:				Type:
	Power:	12	7		Power:	70	40	55
	Sec:	1.1 sec	0.65 sec		Sec:	2.8 sec	2.4 sec	2.6 sec
	Energy:	7	7		Energy:	-100	-33	-50
	DPS:	10.9	10.8		DPS:	25.0	16.7	21.2
	STAB:	10.9	13.5		STAB:	31.3	20.8	26.4
While Vine Whip and Power Whip is a strong Moveset, most of Bulbasaur's Moves will deal additional damage if used against certain Types of Pokemon as they will take increased damage from Bulbasaur. Depending on the particular Moveset of the Bulbasaur you are battling against, you will want to try and avoid using Pokemon of the following Types.
	Move		X	Bulbasaur Moves are Super Effective Against
	Tackle
	Vine Whip
	Power Whip
	Seed Bomb
	Sludge Bomb
On the other hand, there are certain Types of Pokemon in Pokemon Go, that will take less damage from the Moves of Bulbasaur. Therefore, to survive longer during Gym battles you will want to try and use Pokemon of the below Types when battling against Bulbasaur.
	Move		✓	Bulbasaur Moves are Not Very Effective Against
	Tackle
	Vine Whip
	Power Whip
	Seed Bomb
	Sludge Bomb
It is important to note that this is not the only factor in choosing the optimal Pokemon to defeat Bulbasaur. If you have a Pokemon with much higher CP and a high damage Moveset vs. Bulbasaur you will obviously want to use that Pokemon. You will be able to win the battle quickly before your opponent has even had a chance to deal much damage. However, if you are using a Pokemon with average CP and an average moveset, choosing the right Type of Pokemon becomes much more important.
IV. Benefits of Type Weakness & STAB Damage
Getting back to the offensive side of battling, the next step is to identify which Pokemon have the capability of using Super Effective Moves against Bulbasaur. Furthermore, we must identify Pokemon that are the same Type as the Moves they are using. This will result in an added 25% additional damage bonus, commonly referred to as STAB (Same Type Attack Bonus).
If you are new to Pokemon Go or to the damage mechanics in general, be sure to review the chart below before making your way to Section V. (Best Pokemon Movesets vs. Bulbasaur). It explains how Pokemon Go DB determines the best damage Moveset/Pokemon to beat Bulbasaur.
The following chart explains the terms used in this guide:
Battle Mechanics Terminology (Quick Reference Guide)
DPS		DPS stands for Damage per Second. The DPS of each Move is calculated by taking the Power of a Move and dividing it by the time (seconds) it takes to actually perform the move (also known as a cooldown).
STAB		STAB stands for Same Type Attack Bonus. When a Pokemon uses a Move that is the same Type as itself that Move will deal additional bonus damage. For example, if a Grass Type Pokemon uses a Grass Type Move it will deal 25% more damage.
Best Fast Move		The Best Fast Move is calculated by taking the highest DPS Fast Move a Pokemon is capable of using. This includes the 25% STAB bonus. Generally every Pokemon in Pokemon Go will have one of two possible Fast Moves.
Best Charge Move		The Best Charge Move is calculated by taking the highest DPS Charge Move a Pokemon is capable of using. This includes the 25% STAB bonus. Generally every Pokemon in Pokemon Go will have one of three possible Charge Moves.
Best Fast Move DPS vs. Bulbasaur		Best Fast Move DPS vs. Bulbasaur is calculated by taking the Best Fast Move DPS w/ STAB and multiplying that DPS by 1.25 if Bulbasaur has a single weakness to that Type or multiplying that DPS by 1.56 if Bulbasaur has a double weakness to that Type.
Best Charge Move DPS vs. Bulbasaur		Best Charge Move DPS vs. Bulbasaur is calculated by taking the Best Charge Move DPS w/ STAB and multiplying that DPS by 1.25 if Bulbasaur has a single weakness to that Type or multiplying that DPS by 1.56 if Bulbasaur has a double weakness to that Type.
Average DPS		Average DPS is simply the average of the Best Fast Move DPS vs. Bulbasaur and the Best Charge Move DPS vs. Bulbasaur. The chart is then sorted by highest Average DPS to lowest.
V. Best Pokemon & Movesets to use against Bulbasaur in battle.
The following chart lists the top Pokemon/Moveset against Bulbasaur. The list is sorted by highest Average Damage per Second to lowest. Type Effectiveness and STAB play a big role in increasing the damage that is done to Bulbasaur. If you follow every step in this guide, you will have a much easier time defeating Bulbasaur. Good Luck!
Best Pokemon Movesets vs. Bulbasaur
Pic	Name	Best Fast Move	Best Charge Move	Fast Move Type	Charge Move Type	Best Fast Move DPS vs. Bulbasaur	Best Charge Move DPS vs. Bulbasaur	Average DPS
	Pidgeot	Wing Attack	Hurricane	Flying	Flying	18.8	39.1	28.9
	Dewgong	Frost Breath	Blizzard	Ice	Ice	17.4	40.1	28.7
	Cloyster	Frost Breath	Blizzard	Ice	Ice	17.4	40.1	28.7
	Lapras	Frost Breath	Blizzard	Ice	Ice	17.4	40.1	28.7
	Articuno	Frost Breath	Blizzard	Ice	Ice	17.4	40.1	28.7
	Charizard	Wing Attack	Fire Blast	Flying	Fire	18.8	38.1	28.4
	Arcanine	Fire Fang	Fire Blast	Fire	Fire	18.6	38.1	28.4
	Ninetales	Ember	Fire Blast	Fire	Fire	14.9	38.1	26.5
	Ponyta	Ember	Fire Blast	Fire	Fire	14.9	38.1	26.5
	Rapidash	Ember	Fire Blast	Fire	Fire	14.9	38.1	26.5
	Magmar	Ember	Fire Blast	Fire	Fire	14.9	38.1	26.5
	Flareon	Ember	Fire Blast	Fire	Fire	14.9	38.1	26.5
	Moltres	Ember	Fire Blast	Fire	Fire	14.9	38.1	26.5
	Alakazam	Psycho Cut	Psychic	Psychic	Psychic	19.2	30.7	24.9
	Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psychic	Psychic	Psychic	19.2	30.7	24.9
	Mankey	Scratch	Cross Chop	Normal	Fighting	12.0	37.5	24.8
	Hypno	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Psychic	Psychic	17.9	30.7	24.3
	Exeggutor	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Psychic	Psychic	17.9	30.7	24.3
	Mr. Mime	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Psychic	Psychic	17.9	30.7	24.3
	Jigglypuff	Pound	Body Slam	Normal	Normal	16.2	32.1	24.1
	Primeape	Low Kick	Cross Chop	Fighting	Fighting	10.4	37.5	24.0
	Machop	Low Kick	Cross Chop	Fighting	Fighting	10.4	37.5	24.0
	Machoke	Low Kick	Cross Chop	Fighting	Fighting	10.4	37.5	24.0
	Meowth	Scratch	Body Slam	Normal	Normal	15.0	32.1	23.5
	Seadra	Water Gun	Blizzard	Water	Ice	15.0	32.1	23.5
	Machamp	Karate Chop	Cross Chop	Fighting	Fighting	9.4	37.5	23.4
	Tentacruel	Poison Jab	Blizzard	Poison	Ice	14.3	32.1	23.2
	Snorlax	Zen Headbutt	Body Slam	Psychic	Normal	14.3	32.1	23.2
	Slowpoke	Confusion	Psychic	Psychic	Psychic	15.5	30.7	23.1
	Slowbro	Confusion	Psychic	Psychic	Psychic	15.5	30.7	23.1
	Drowzee	Confusion	Psychic	Psychic	Psychic	15.5	30.7	23.1
	Exeggcute	Confusion	Psychic	Psychic	Psychic	15.5	30.7	23.1
	Wigglytuff	Pound	Hyper Beam	Normal	Normal	16.2	30.0	23.1
	Chansey	Pound	Hyper Beam	Normal	Normal	16.2	30.0	23.1
	Graveler	Mud Slap	Stone Edge	Ground	Rock	13.9	32.3	23.1
	Golem	Mud Slap	Stone Edge	Ground	Rock	13.9	32.3	23.1
	Rhydon	Mud Slap	Stone Edge	Ground	Rock	13.9	32.3	23.1
	Starmie	Water Gun	Psychic	Water	Psychic	15.0	30.7	22.8
	Rattata	Tackle	Body Slam	Normal	Normal	13.6	32.1	22.8
	Eevee	Tackle	Body Slam	Normal	Normal	13.6	32.1	22.8
	Mew	Pound	Blizzard	Normal	Ice	13.0	32.1	22.5
	Psyduck	Water Gun	Cross Chop	Water	Fighting	15.0	30.0	22.5
	Ivysaur	Vine Whip	Power Whip	Grass	Grass	13.5	31.3	22.4
	Bellsprout	Vine Whip	Power Whip	Grass	Grass	13.5	31.3	22.4
	Tangela	Vine Whip	Power Whip	Grass	Grass	13.5	31.3	22.4
	Wartortle	Water Gun	Hydro Pump	Water	Water	15.0	29.6	22.3
	Blastoise	Water Gun	Hydro Pump	Water	Water	15.0	29.6	22.3
	Golduck	Water Gun	Hydro Pump	Water	Water	15.0	29.6	22.3
	Vaporeon	Water Gun	Hydro Pump	Water	Water	15.0	29.6	22.3
	Omastar	Water Gun	Hydro Pump	Water	Water	15.0	29.6	22.3
	Charmander	Ember	Flamethrower	Fire	Fire	14.9	29.6	22.3
	Charmeleon	Ember	Flamethrower	Fire	Fire	14.9	29.6	22.3
	Vulpix	Ember	Flamethrower	Fire	Fire	14.9	29.6	22.3
	Growlithe	Ember	Flamethrower	Fire	Fire	14.9	29.6	22.3
	Parasect	Bug Bite	Solar Beam	Bug	Grass	13.9	30.6	22.3
	Lickitung	Zen Headbutt	Hyper Beam	Psychic	Normal	14.3	30.0	22.1
	Weepinbell	Razor Leaf	Power Whip	Grass	Grass	12.9	31.3	22.1
	Venusaur	Vine Whip	Solar Beam	Grass	Grass	13.5	30.6	22.0
	Nidoqueen	Poison Jab	Earthquake	Poison	Ground	14.3	29.8	22.0
	Nidoking	Poison Jab	Earthquake	Poison	Ground	14.3	29.8	22.0
	Dugtrio	Mud Slap	Earthquake	Ground	Ground	13.9	29.8	21.8
	Marowak	Mud Slap	Earthquake	Ground	Ground	13.9	29.8	21.8
	Vileplume	Razor Leaf	Solar Beam	Grass	Grass	12.9	30.6	21.8
	Victreebel	Razor Leaf	Solar Beam	Grass	Grass	12.9	30.6	21.8
	Sandslash	Mud Shot	Earthquake	Ground	Ground	13.6	29.8	21.7
	Onix	Rock Throw	Stone Edge	Rock	Rock	11.0	32.3	21.6
	Poliwrath	Bubble	Hydro Pump	Water	Water	13.6	29.6	21.6
	Kabutops	Mud Shot	Stone Edge	Ground	Rock	10.9	32.3	21.6
	Dragonite	Dragon Breath	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Dragon	15.0	27.3	21.2
	Raticate	Bite	Hyper Beam	Dark	Normal	12.0	30.0	21.0
	Gyarados	Bite	Hydro Pump	Dark	Water	12.0	29.6	20.8
	Raichu	Spark	Thunder	Electric	Electric	12.5	29.1	20.8
	Muk	Poison Jab	Gunk Shot	Poison	Poison	14.3	27.1	20.7
	Abra	Zen Headbutt	Psyshock	Psychic	Psychic	17.9	23.1	20.5
	Haunter	Shadow Claw	Sludge Bomb	Ghost	Poison	14.5	26.4	20.5
	Gengar	Shadow Claw	Sludge Bomb	Ghost	Poison	14.5	26.4	20.5
	Beedrill	Poison Jab	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Poison	14.3	26.4	20.4
	Nidorino	Poison Jab	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Poison	14.3	26.4	20.4
	Grimer	Poison Jab	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Poison	14.3	26.4	20.4
	Jynx	Frost Breath	Psyshock	Ice	Psychic	17.4	23.1	20.3
	Clefairy	Zen Headbutt	Moonblast	Psychic	Fairy	14.3	25.9	20.1
	Clefable	Zen Headbutt	Moonblast	Psychic	Fairy	14.3	25.9	20.1
	Ekans	Poison Sting	Gunk Shot	Poison	Poison	12.9	27.1	20.0