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bayleef
#153

Bayleef

Leaf Pokémon

Grass

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.

Base Stats

HP 60
Attack 62
Defense 80
Sp. Atk 63
Sp. Def 80
Speed 60
Total 405

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

bayleef Bayleef Lv. 16
meganium Meganium Lv. 32

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Leaf Pokémon
Height 1.2 m
Weight 15.8 kg
Base Exp 142
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat Grassland
Egg Groups Monster ,Plant

Sprites

bayleef Front Front
bayleef Back Back
bayleef Front Shiny Front Shiny
bayleef Back Shiny Back Shiny
bayleef Official Art Official Art
bayleef Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

nu
Support
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 252
Def 4
SpD 252

Strategy Overview

Bayleef is the only conceivably viable Grass-type that gets both Light Screen and Reflect. This, along with its status as one of the mere handful of Pokemon that has these moves, much less can afford to run them, grants Bayleef a unique niche in NU. It has quite a bit of natural bulk, and mono-Grass typing is usually useful in a tier full of Water-types. However, Bayleef's niche isn't always that useful in a tier that punishes passive Pokemon like itself with setup and is dominated by Toxic. Bayleef is also almost strictly outclassed by Wigglytuff as a straight dual screens setter, and the only major benefits to running it are it checking Huntail and having a better defensive typing. Furthermore, while Bayleef may be bulky, it has no offensive presence, gets shut down by Taunt, is neutered by Encore, and is easily taken advantage of. Bayleef is best used to set up dual screens quickly and allow a teammate to set up at reduced risk. The only reason you would ever consider running Bayleef is for Light Screen. Otherwise, just use Bellossom or Tangela for a Grass-type.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc