Bulbasaur (MEP Promo 37)

Bulbasaur   フシギダネ Fushigidane

Illus. Saboteri

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Bulbasaur Type Grass HP 80 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion MEP Black Star Promos English card no. 037 Japanese expansion M-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 101/M-P For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Bulbasaur.

Bulbasaur (Japanese: フシギダネ Fushigidane) is a Grass-type Basic Pokémon card. It is one of the MEP Black Star Promos.

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• Card text
  • Pokédex data
• Release information
• Trivia
  • Origin
• References

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Card text

Leech Seed

やどりぎのタネ

10

Heal 10 damage from this Pokémon.

Pokédex data

Bulbasaur - Seed Pokémon

Pokédex entry

There is a plant seed on its back right from the day this Pokémon is born. The seed slowly grows larger.

生まれたときから 背中に 植物の タネが あって 少しずつ 大きく 育つ。

Release information

This card is part of a series of Holofoil Full Art illustration rare-style cards that depict first partner Pokémon, released to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise. Each card in this series features the Pokémon 30th Anniversary logo.

In mainland China, this card is released as a 30th-P Promotional card in the "30th Anniversary Celebration — First Partner Pokémon Special Illustration Holofoil Card Set Vol. 1" product, which includes a random selection of nine Holofoil Full Art cards depicting the first partner Pokémon from the Kanto, Sinnoh, and Alola regions. This card is released internationally as an MEP Black Star Promotional card included in the First Partner Illustration Collection Series 1, released on March 20, 2026, the same date as the mainland China release.

In Japan, this card is released in the 30th CELEBRATION Card Set Bulbasaur & Charmander & Squirtle product on October 16, 2026.

Trivia

This card forms a combined illustration with the MEP Promotional Charmander and Squirtle, together representing the first partner Pokémon trio of the Kanto region.

Origin

Leech Seed is a move in the Pokémon games that Bulbasaur can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.

The illustration features various elements and locations from the Generation I games:

• Viridian Forest and a silhouette of Pikachu, which can be encountered in the area.
• A sign representing Mt. Moon.
• The Boulder, Cascade, and Thunder Badges.
• Kanto Route 1.
• A Pokémon Center.
• A Pokédex and three Poké Balls, representing the Pokédex and the Kanto first partner Pokémon given by Professor Oak at the start of the Generation I games.
• The rival's house and Professor Oak's laboratory in Pallet Town.

Additionally, the artworks across the three Kanto First Partner Illustration Collection cards primarily use the colors red, green, blue, and yellow, representing the Generation I games Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow.

References

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.