Shiny Bulbasaur doesn't have a golden bulb but Ivysaur and Venusaur do


Shiny Bulbasaur doesn't have a golden/shiny bulb but Ivysaur and Venusaur do.
Was that intentional, or did they realize that they should make the bulb shiny
when they started drawing Ivysaur or Venusaur?

[![Shiny
Bulbasaur](https://i.stack.imgur.com/nGo54.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/nGo54.png)
[![Shiny
Ivysaur](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VRbur.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VRbur.png)
[![Shiny
Venusaur](https://i.stack.imgur.com/wIjH3.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/wIjH3.png)

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    Bulb  Bulbs are golden
    isn't
    golden
    
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It's the _seed_ on shiny Ivysaur and Venusaur that is golden. While still a
Bulbasaur, the bulb as yet to bloom and the seed is covered by the green
leaves.

In [one episode](https://youtu.be/Jel0DjTP-C4?t=5) of the anime, it shows a
Bulbasaur evolve into an Ivysaur. Albeit it's not shiny, you can clearly see
the evolution process causes the bulb to bloom which reveals the seed on its
back.




It's the _seed_ on shiny Ivysaur and Venusaur that is golden. While still a
Bulbasaur, the bulb as yet to bloom and the seed is covered by the green
leaves.

In [one episode](https://youtu.be/Jel0DjTP-C4?t=5) of the anime, it shows a
Bulbasaur evolve into an Ivysaur. Albeit it's not shiny, you can clearly see
the evolution process causes the bulb to bloom which reveals the seed on its
back.

