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For the herb, see bay leaf.

Bayleef (ベイリーフ, Beirīfu, Bayleaf in original Japanese language versions) is one of the Template:Pokenum fictional species of Pokémon from the Pokémon Franchise - a series of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri.

The purpose of Bayleef in the games, anime and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon, untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.^[1]

Bayleef looks like a cartoony sauropod. It has a pale yellow body supported by four legs and a rather long neck and tail. On top of its head is a single large leaf and around its neck are seven oval-shaped, striped leaves.

Bayleef's most defining trait is the "necklace" of seven tubular leaves that is located around its neck. Each of these curled up leaves contains inside it a tree shoot. From these leaves wafts a spicy scent that has stimulating properties to those who smell it. It can cheer people up, restore their health, make them more energetic and even heighten their drive for competition. It's name is inspired by the bay leaf.

In almost all of the Pokémon games, the only way to get a Bayleef is by evolving a Chikorita. Therefore, the availability of Chikorita generally dictates the availability of Bayleef. In Pokémon Colosseum, a Bayleef is a Shadow Pokémon that can be Snagged in Team Snagem's hideout or at the beginning of the game.

Bayleef is one of the Pokémon that Ash has used in his team. It evolved from Chikorita in episode #201 (Current events). Like its pre-evolved form, Bayleef feels a strong bond of affection towards its trainer, which it usually expresses by trying to climb all over him, a matter complicated by the dramatic increase in mass. One memorable moment was when Bayleef won a race involving Ash riding a skateboard with Bayleef piloting it, beating Gary's Arcanine. Ash used Bayleef in many battles in Johto, including a gym battle in which it beat a Poliwrath and a Machoke. Ash also used Bayleef in the Johto League, where it battled against Gary's Blastoise, but lost, and against Harrison's Houndoom, and won even though Houndoom has a type advantage. After Bayleef beat Houndoom however, it was defeated by Harrison's Blaziken. Bayleef is currently at Professor Oak's lab since Ash decided to make a fresh start when going to Hoenn, and therefore, left all of his pokemon, except Pikachu with Professor Oak.

• The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Publications

• Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
• Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
• Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
• Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
• Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5

• Official Pokémon website
• Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Bayleef as a species
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• Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
• PsyPoke - Bayleef Pokédex entry and Usage Overview
• Smogon.com - Bayleef Tactical Data
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