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venusaur
#003

Venusaur

Seed Pokémon

GrassPoison

After a rainy day, the flower on its back smells stronger. The scent attracts other Pokémon.

Base Stats

HP 80
Attack 82
Defense 83
Sp. Atk 100
Sp. Def 100
Speed 80
Total 525

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
flying 2xfire 2xpsychic 2xice 2x
Resistant to
grass ¼xfighting ½xwater ½xelectric ½x

Abilities

Overgrow Chlorophyll (Hidden)

Evolution Chain

bulbasaur Bulbasaur
→
ivysaur Ivysaur Lv. 16
→
venusaur Venusaur Lv. 32

Moves

Details

Category Seed Pokémon
Height 2.0 m
Weight 100.0 kg
Base Exp 236
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat Grassland
Egg Groups Monster ,Plant

Sprites

venusaur Front Front
venusaur Back Back
venusaur Front Shiny Front Shiny
venusaur Back Shiny Back Shiny
venusaur Front ♀ Front ♀
venusaur Back ♀ Back ♀
venusaur Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
venusaur Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
venusaur Official Art Official Art
venusaur Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

vgc2012
VGC2012OU
Chlorophyll
Moves
Sleep Powder
Energy Ball / Solar Beam
Hidden Power Ice / Sludge Bomb
Protect
Item
Life Orb / Yache Berry
Ability
Chlorophyll
Nature
Modest
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Out of all the Chlorophyll users, Venusaur is perhaps the most balanced. Neither fast and frail, nor bulky with a great support movepool, it has a little bit of everything. This has its benefits, but with benefits come downsides. Trying to occupy the roles of two very different types of Pokemon, Venusaur often falls short of all its goals. Despite this, proper support can open up new doors for Venusaur, and it can become a great Pokemon to utilize on a sun team.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc