Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Bulbasaur" in Indonesian language version.
A player must first find Professor Oak—the world's foremost expert on Pokémonology—who offers three choices for starter Pokémon: Bulbasaur (grass type), Charmander (fire type), or Squirtle (water type).
Sugimori: Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle were all designed by Ms. Nishida. ; Nishida: I created the designs for Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle by working backward from their final forms. I wanted people to be surprised when it evolved into Charizard, so I designed the original Charmander in such a way that Charizard would be unimaginable.
Sugimori: Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle were all designed by Ms. Nishida. ; Nishida: I created the designs for Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle by working backward from their final forms. I wanted people to be surprised when it evolved into Charizard, so I designed the original Charmander in such a way that Charizard would be unimaginable.