Background cameos let illustrators wink at the wider Pokédex. Bulbasaur earns 7 of those moments across 2003–2019, distributed among Naoki Saito, Ken Sugimori and Yuka Morii and other contributors.
Of the 7 cards, Aquapolis contributes the largest cluster. The illustrator most often responsible is Naoki Saito, whose Bulbasaur cameos appear in 2 of these cards.
7 cards with Bulbasaur in the background spanning 2003–2019, with art by Naoki Saito, Ken Sugimori, Yuka Morii and more.
Bulbasaur appears as a background cameo across 7 Pokémon cards.
These appearances range from clear sightings to barely-visible silhouettes, scattered across 2003–2019 of the TCG.
Each cameo rewards collectors who pause to look closely at the card art.