Ivysaur

Ivysaur
Official artwork of Ivysaur from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions.
Universe	Pokémon
Debut	Pokémon Red and Green Versions (1996)
Smash Bros. appearances	Brawl Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Pokémon Rumble Rush (2019)
Console of origin	Game Boy
Species	Ivysaur
Gender	Varies
Place of origin	Kanto
Designed by	Ken Sugimori
English voice actor	Craig Blair (Brawl) Justin Anselmi (Ultimate)
Japanese voice actor	Tomoko Kawakami (Brawl) Inuko Inuyama (Ultimate)
Article on Bulbapedia	Ivysaur (Pokémon)

Ivysaur (フシギソウ, Fushigisou) is a fictional creature from the Pokémon series. It debuted in the series' first generation as the second stage Grass-type starter Pokémon of Kanto, and represents that generation as a playable character (via Pokémon Trainer) in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Origin

Official artwork of Ivysaur from Pokémon Red and Blue Versions.

Ivysaur is the evolved form of Bulbasaur, and is categorized within the Pokédex at #002 as the "Seed Pokémon". Ivysaur appears as a moderately large, teal, quadrupedal saurian. It evolves from Bulbasaur evolves at level 16 onward, and then evolves into Venusaur at level 32 onward.

However, unlike in Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue Versions, Bulbasaur is obtainable alongside its fellow Kanto starters Squirtle and Charmander under special conditions in Pokémon Yellow Version, and relatively early on in Pokémon X and Y.

Unlike Bulbasaur, the bulb on Ivysaur's back has partially bloomed into a pink bud with large green leaves, thanks to exposure from sunlight and apparently from drawing energy from Ivysaur's own body. The budding flower is heavy enough that Ivysaur appears to lose the ability to stand on its hind legs, but its four legs and torso grow thick and strong from the weight of the flower, even as a quadruped. Aside from assisting its bud's growth, sunlight also increases Ivysaur's strength.

If Ivysaur starts spending more time lying in the sunlight, it is a sign that the bud will bloom into a large flower soon, which would be heralded by the bud giving off a sweet, pleasant aroma and the species' evolution into its final form, Venusaur.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

Ivysaur is briefly mentioned in both Venusaur and Bulbasaur's trophy descriptions.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

As a playable character

Ivysaur, as it appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Ivysaur appears as a playable character Super Smash Bros. Brawl. It is one of Pokémon Trainer's three Pokémon, alongside Squirtle and Charizard. Ivysaur can be switched into or out of battle via Pokémon Change, which operates similarly to Transform.

Trophy

The Ivysaur trophy in Brawl.

Ivysaur

A Seed Pokémon that is the evolved form of Bulbasaur. It has a flower bulb on its back, the weight of which has made it develop strong legs and hips. If the blossom gets too big, the Pokémon can't stand on two legs alone. At a certain level, it evolves into Venusaur. When this happens, the bulb absorbs nutrients and blossoms into a large-petaled flower.

: Pokémon Red/Blue

: Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen

Sticker

Name	Game	Effect	Character(s)
Ivysaur	Pokémon series	AttackGrass+029 Attack +29	Pokémon Trainer

Ivysaur (Pokémon series)

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Ivysaur, along with Squirtle, did not return as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. 4. However, it does appear in both versions of Super Smash Bros. 4 as a trophy.

Trophy

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the Ivysaur trophy is part of the Pokémon Classics Trophy Box.

The Ivysaur trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

The Ivysaur trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Ivysaur

Watching your starter Pokémon evolve is an unforgettable experience. For many trainers, that first happened when Bulbasaur became Ivysaur. It might be difficult to say good-bye to cute little Bulbasaur, but before they know it, they'll be saying bye to Ivysaur, too, as it turns into a fully grown Venusaur!

Watching your starter Pokémon evolve is an unforgettable experience. For many trainers, that first happens when watching Bulbasaur become Ivysaur. It might be difficult for them to say goodbye to cute little Bulbasaur, but before they know it, they'll be saying bye to Ivysaur, too, when it turns into a fully-grown Venusaur!

: Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue (09/1998)

: Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen (09/2004)

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

As a playable character

Ivysaur, as it appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Ivysaur returns as a playable character as part of Pokémon Trainer, alongside Squirtle and Charizard, in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Like Squirtle and Charizard, it is no longer subject to stamina, and thus remains effective throughout a fight. Unlike Brawl, Pokémon Trainer is an unlockable character instead of a starter character.

Ivysaur was previously considered the worst Pokémon in the Pokemon Trainer's party and one of the worst characters in Brawl (especially if judged as a standalone fighter), due to its large amount of significant weaknesses, namely short range on its attacks, notable KO problems due to laggy finishers, a bad aerial game, a terrible recovery, and one of the worst special movesets in the game. Likely as a result of this, Ivysaur has been heavily buffed in its transition to Ultimate, now considered the best Pokemon in the Trainer's arsenal and gaining notoriety in the community particularly for his up and down aerials.

Spirits

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  415. Ivysaur

Trivia

• Ivysaur is the only one of the Pokémon Trainer's Pokémon to not make an appearance at all in any Smash installment prior to its playable debut.
• Ivysaur is the first quadrupedal playable character in the series.
• Ivysaur is the first, and thus far only, playable Grass-type Pokémon in Super Smash Bros.