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Bulbasaur (フシギダネ? Fushigidane in original Japanese language versions) are the first of the 493 of Pokémon creatures from the Japanese Pokémon media franchise. Designed by Ken Sugimori, Bulbasaur debuted in 1996 in Pocket Monsters Aka, the first Pokémon video game. They are small, squat, vaguely reptilian creatures that move on all fours. They have light blue-green bodies with darker blue-green spots. As a Bulbasaur undergoes evolution, the bulb on its back blossoms into a flower.
Bulbasaur are a prominent species, since they are one of the first Pokémon that can be obtained in the first Pokémon video games and they appear often in the Pokémon anime. The name Bulbasaur refers to the species as a whole, as well as individual characters in the games, anime and manga. The name is combination of "bulb", the object on its back, and "dinosaur", referring to the ancient reptile-like creatures. The Japanese name Fushigidane is a portmanteau of the Japanese words for mystery or miracle (不思議 fushigi?) and seed (種 tane?), and can additionally translate to "Strange, isn't it?" (不思議だね Fushigi da ne?) more...
