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{{BookInfobox|
title=Bulbasaur's Bad Day|
image=Bulbasaurs Bad Day.png|
image_size=250px|
published=June 2000|
ISBN=0439154278 |
publisher=[[Scholastic]]|
author=[[Bill Michaels]]|
previous=[[Save Our Squirtle!]]|
next=[[Two of a Kind]]
}}

'''Bulbasaur's Bad Day''' is the fourth book in the "[[Pokémon Junior]]" series. It takes place in the [[Orange Islands]]. It was written by [[Bill Michaels]] and was published by [[Scholastic]]. It is 47 pages long.

==Plot==
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The story begins in [[Celadon City]] with {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}} and {{Tracey}} along with their Pokémon {{AP|Bulbasaur}}, {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{TP|Tracey|Marill}}, {{TP|Misty|Togepi}} and {{AP|Squirtle}} who are stuck inside a Trainers' Hostel due to the rain. Bulbasaur is grumpy because of the bad weather. Eventually the rain stops and the Pokémon wonder if their Trainers will take them outside. Ash tells the Pokémon that his [[Pokédex]] is broken, and that he must see [[Professor Oak]] so that he can fix it. He tells the Pokémon it would be safer if they stayed in the Hostel, however Misty brings her Togepi with her.

The Trainers had allowed their Pokémon to visit the [[Celadon Gym]] that night. The Pokémon joke with each other on their way to the Gym. Once inside, they watch a Pokémon battle between {{p|Articuno}} and {{p|Butterfree}}. Butterfree won the match by using its {{m|Sleep Powder}} attack. A {{p|Psyduck}} approaches the group, and tells them a joke. The Pokémon cannot stop laughing, except for Squirtle, who doesn't understand it. They say goodbye to Psyduck and leave the Gym. On the way back, Pikachu explains the joke to Squirtle. Bulbasaur suggests that the group take a shortcut back to the Hostel through the forest. Reluctantly the other Pokémon agree.

Once in the forest, Marill points out a {{p|Weedle}} munching on some leaves. As the other Pokémon watch, Bulbasaur continues walking ahead. The other Pokémon rush to catch up. Bulbasaur has a moment of indecision before choosing a path to follow and then walks straight into a pit. After the other Pokémon have checked that Bulbasaur is okay, a storm begins to brew. After a while, rain begins to pour. Bulbasaur admits it won't be able to get out of the pit on its own. Squirtle tries to slow down the rain with its {{m|Bubble}} attack, but to no avail and then goes back to the Hostel to call for help.

After it had left, {{MTR}} steps forward from the forest. Meowth mocks Bulbasaur, and the other Pokémon conclude that he is responsible for the pit. {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}} and {{p|Gastly}} appear and continue to mock Bulbasaur. Bulbasaur attacks Team Rocket's Pokémon with its {{m|Leech Seed}}. Arbok counters with a {{m|Poison Sting}} attack and Gastly used its {{m|Night Shade}}. Pikachu tried to use its {{m|ThunderShock}} attack, but it failed because it was raining too hard. The pit begins to fill up with water and Squirtle returns, along with {{AP|Charizard}}. Charizard uses its {{m|Rage}}, {{m|Growl}} and {{m|Flamethrower}} attacks, Bulbasaur uses its {{m|Razor Leaf}}, and Pikachu uses a {{m|Thunder Wave}}. Gastly, Arbok and Meowth run away into the forest. The water is now up to Bulbasaur's neck. Squirtle, Pikachu and Marill worked together to come up with a plan.

The Pokémon wait for a lightning bolt to strikes. When one does, Pikachu uses its ThunderShock and {{m|Agility}} to guide the lightning bolt into a tree. This causes the tree to fall into the pit, forming a ramp for Bulbasaur. A group of {{p|Mankey}}, who were in the tree that fell down, help to bring Bulbasaur to safety. The other Pokémon were happy to see their friend was safe. The Mankey run back into the forest after Pikachu and its friends thank them. Bulbasaur apologizes for leading the other Pokémon into danger. The other Pokémon forgive it, and the group heads out of the forest and back to the Hostel. The Trainers return the next morning and are glad to see their Pokémon again.

===Blurb===
'''Can Bulbasaur escape Team Rocket's trap?'''
''Some days are just plain bad. Others are the pits. Just ask Bulbasaur. The Grass Pokémon falls into a big pit- one of Team Rocket's traps. None of Bulbasaur's battle techniques can help. And now Meowth is on the attack! Can Bulbasaur defend itself from Team Rocket- alone?''

== Characters ==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{Tracey}}

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Togepi}} ({{OP|Misty|Togepi}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|Ash|Bulbasaur}})
* {{p|Charizard}} ({{OP|Ash|Charizard}})
* {{p|Squirtle}} ({{OP|Ash|Squirtle}})
* {{p|Marill}} ({{OP|Tracey|Marill}})
* {{p|Arbok}} ({{OP|Jessie|Arbok}})
* {{p|Articuno}}
* {{p|Butterfree}}
* {{p|Psyduck}}
* {{p|Weedle}}
* {{p|Gastly}}
* {{p|Mankey}}

==Trivia==
* This is one of two Pokémon Junior books to not be based on an animated series episode. The other one is [[Save Our Squirtle!]].
** Likely because it isn't based off an episode, [[James]] is shown to have a {{p|Gastly}}, a Pokémon he has never had in the animated series.
* The Trainers stay at a Trainer's Hostel, rather than at a [[Pokémon Center]].
* Butterfree and Articuno were the only Pokémon battling in the Gym, however, neither of them are {{t|Grass}} types.
* This is the first animated series-related work to depict a [[Legendary Pokémon]] being used in an official [[Gym]] battle. 
* Butterfree won the Pokémon battle against Articuno by using {{m|Sleep Powder}}. However, this only put Articuno to sleep and did not knock it out. This has been used in the animated series before; for example, in ''[[EP079|Friend and Foe Alike]]''.
* [[Ash's Charizard]] uses {{m|Growl}}, a move that it does not know in the animated series. Additionally, [[Ash's Pikachu]] uses {{m|Thunder Wave}}, a move that it also does not know in the animated series.

===Errors===
* On page 34, one of the sentences is missing the word "the".
* The plural of {{p|Mankey}} is written as "Mankeys".

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