Hi Professor! I have some questions about bulbasaurs, if you don't mind. My best friend/battle ace/exploration partner Kodin and I found each other through unconventional means when we were very young so we're not sure of his origin. He's perfectly healthy, but he has his quirks: he's 3'3" at the top of his bulb, for one thing. We've been through a lot together and he's been growing the entire time, so... IS there an upper limit to how big he might get? Also, is it genetic, or environmental? 1/2
Ok, so first of all, what a dude, he sounds like a real keeper. Secondly, their size is a combination thing, both genetic makeup and your nurture will lead to a larger individual. When a pokemon doesn't use its energy in evolution, it can sometimes redirect that energy into growth. this is most obvious within the grass pokemon bracket.
We’ve got a bulbasaur that hangs about the greenhouses who’s SUPER old, but unevolved, large, and otherwise healthy. She is not the largest i’ve seen, but certainly isn't a small individual, and is also mistaken for an Ivysaur.
In regards to finding out a bulbasaurs flower, simple dietary changes and increased potash can push bulbasaur to show their flower without evolution. Its a misconception that pokemon have only one form, and with grass types, the seasonal changes and diets they have can lead to all sorts of surprising undocumented looks.
I posted this before but i’ll repost it, as people will benefit from a visual aid i’m sure.
With the right diet, and seasonal aid (ie heat and light) your bulbasaur will split its bulb and bloom. As yours is so large, cut up about 4-5 nanab berries for them to snack on and enjoy each day as soon as may comes, this will kick off your pokemons bloom, and hopefully by end of July/August time you should see signs of change. once their bulb has split open a bit to make way for their flower, stop feeding them the berries. Repeat each year if you like, it does the pokemon no harm to do this unless they're sick, but yours seems very healthy. The seeds they sometimes produce as as effective as eggs, so don’t sow them should they get pollinated, unless you're ready for more bulbasaurs.
could be that your buddy has big genes, could be that he’s in a peak place health wise and weather wise, could be both! either way, i’m glad to hear folks have these might chunky babies around, not pushing them to evolve forcefully.
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