About Bayleef
Bayleef is a Grass-type Pokémon, the Leaf Pokémon (No. 153), introduced in Generation II and native to the Johto region.
Bayleef’s neck is ringed by curled-up leaves. Inside each tubular leaf is a small shoot of a tree. The fragrance of this shoot makes people peppy.
Pokédex data
- Category
- Leaf Pokémon
- Height
- 1.2 m
- Weight
- 15.8 kg
- Color
- Green
- Shape
- Quadruped
- Habitat
- Grassland
- Generation
- Generation II
- Region
- Johto
Base stats
Per statTotal 405
- HP60
- Attack62
- Defense80
- Sp. Atk63
- Sp. Def80
- Speed60
Type defenses (Grass)
Weak to
Resists
Abilities
Overgrow
Powers up Grass-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low.
Leaf Guard
Hidden abilityPrevents status conditions in harsh sunlight.
Evolution
Chikorita
#152
Lv. 16
Bayleef
#153
Lv. 32
Breeding
Egg groups
MonsterGrass
Gender ratio
♂ 87.5% / ♀ 12.5%
Hatch counter
20 cycles (~5,140 steps)
Planning a specific spread? Open the breeding calculator to find compatible partners and hatch odds.
Training
EV yield (when defeated)
+1 Defense+1 Special Defense
- Catch rate
- 45
- Base happiness
- 70
- Base XP
- 142
- Growth rate
- Medium Slow
Trivia & history
Regional Pokédex appearances
JohtoJohto (HGSS)Blueberry Academy
★ Starter Pokémon
Sprites & cry
Artwork
- Artwork

- Shiny artwork

Sprites
- Front

- Front shiny

- Back

- Back shiny

Animated
- Front

- Front shiny

- Back

- Back shiny

Cry