Bulbasaur (Pokémon)/Anime/Main series/Major appearances/Ash's Bulbasaur

's Bulbasaur debuted in Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village as one of the Pokémon in the Hidden Village, thus also marking the species' physical debut. Though initially wary of Ash, the two eventually warmed up to one another, and Bulbasaur challenged him to a. Using, Ash won the battle, and Bulbasaur was. Unlike and, which were caught in the two episodes following that of Bulbasaur, Bulbasaur remained in Ash's party for most of his journey through Johto until Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!, when Ash sent him to 's lab to work as an ambassador between otherwise argumentative groups of Pokémon.