Ivysaur is sooooo good. Some people think
  that Ivysaur sucks, or its vine whip is better than poison powder. Well, those
  people are wrong, If you have three grass energies on Ivysaur you can use both
  of its attacks, Always use ( if you can) Poison Powder first. By your next
  turn if there still poisoned, Poison Powder would have caused a total of 40
  damage! Plus If you keep them poisoned, Vine Whip does 50 damage total every
  turn! But Be aware, If they cure the poison try again, If it is Snorelax, use
  Vine Whip three times and its gone, If you can get the energys off of a
  charizard, then use the strategy, you will faint it in no time! 60 HP is ok,
  not the best, but who is? 1 energy retreat cost is awsome for a stage 1! Then
  what makes Ivysaur so good is that..............Ivysaur and Bulbasaur are so
  easy to find. If I were to rate Ivysaur on a scale of 10, I would give him a
  9.5, I gave it that because of its HP, If it fad 70 HP, I would give it a 10!
                         From
  your Pal, Chronamew.