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venusaur
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Venusaur

Seed Pokémon

GrassPoison

The flower on its back catches the sun’s rays. The sunlight is then absorbed and used for energy.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Forms

Evolution Chain

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

Bulky Offense
Moves
Giga Drain / Energy Ball / Sleep Powder
Hidden Power Fire / Sleep Powder
Item
Venusaurite
Ability
Chlorophyll
Nature
Modest
EVs
HP 252
SpA 252
Spe 4
Defensive
Item
Venusaurite
Ability
Chlorophyll
Nature
Bold / Calm
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
Spe 4

Strategy Overview

Mega Venusaur has an incredible defensive ability in Thick Fat, which makes it only weak to Flying- and Psychic-type attacks. Its movepool and stats make it a tank that is very difficult to take down and a fine check to the many Fairy-types that roam around. However, it's rather slow and easily pressured by offensive teams, and it has rather poor coverage for an offensive Pokemon.

Below are some sample sets. These sets are likely to be standard, but they will be expanded upon and updated as the metagame progresses.

Most Used Moves

Growth
99.2%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
48.2%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc