Trick question. Technically speaking, the first Pokemon ever designed was Rhydon, but because of the vagueness of the question, the first Pokemon you could be talking about is what is the first Pokemon created, which was Arceus who ended up creating other Pokemon and is responsible for the beings who went on to create bases for the first designed Pokemon to take life, Rhydon. But you could also be asking the first Pokemon in the PokeDex, which would be Victini, not Bulbasaur, since Victini is #000 which is before #001 which is the dex number of Bulbasaur. Bulbasaur may be the first Pokemon in the PokeDex but the actual ancestor of Bulbasaur is Mew, who being the ancestor that it is, was born before Bulbasaur, meaning Mew was the first Pokemon before Bulbasaur. The answer to your question is a question that can be split into multiple categories: Which is the first Pokemon in the PokeDex (Bulbasaur), Which is the first Pokemon to be born (Arceus), Which is the first Pokemon to be created (Mew), and which is the first Pokemon to be designed (Rhydon).
The better question is why you, the asker of the question, thought you wouldn't lose your own game against the king of games.
