#003

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

Weak to

flying 2x fire 2x psychic 2x ice 2x

Resistant to

grass ¼x fighting ½x water ½x electric ½x fairy ½x

Abilities

Overgrow Chlorophyll (Hidden)

Forms

Venusaur Mega

Evolution Chain

Bulbasaur

→

Ivysaur Lv. 16

→

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

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Front ♀

Back ♀

Front Shiny ♀

Back Shiny ♀

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

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Defensive

Moves

Leech Seed

Toxic

Synthesis

Grass Knot / Earthquake

Item

Venusaurite

Ability

Chlorophyll

Nature

Bold / Impish

EVs

HP 252

Def 180

SpD 76

Strategy Overview

Mega Venusaur's defensive typing, bulk, and Thick Fat ability give balance teams a Toxic immunity and a sturdy blanket check to many common threats in the metagame such as Xerneas, Life Orb Marshadow, physical Primal Kyogre, support Arceus formes, Chansey, Lugia, support Primal Groudon, and Arceus-Fairy.
With Leech Seed, Mega Venusaur is able to wear down most of its switch-ins and potentially provide its team with a solid amount of recovery in a tier where a plethora of Pokemon have high HP stats.
Mega Venusaur's main form of reliable recovery, Synthesis, does have drawbacks. While it provides more recovery under Primal Groudon's Desolate Land, against Primal Kyogre, a Pokemon Mega Venusaur is supposed to check, it recovers less. Synthesis also only has 8 PP, which can be detrimental if Mega Venusaur has been pressured by powerful attacks and entry hazards throughout the match.
Mega Venusaur is notably passive, which can render it setup fodder against a plethora of setup sweepers such as Necrozma-DM, Swords Dance Arceus formes, Dragon Dance Zygarde-C if lacking Grass Knot, Arceus-Flying, and Arceus-Dark. Mega Venusaur's passivity also leaves it vulnerable to being trapped and taken out by Mega Gengar and Gothitelle.
A vast majority of common offensive threats in the metagame, including Ultra Necrozma, offensive Primal Groudon, Ho-Oh, Yveltal, Mega Lucario, Deoxys-A, Mewtwo, Mega Salamence, Rayquaza, and Calm Mind Primal Kyogre, also overwhelm Mega Venusaur.
Mega Venusaur is shut down by Taunt, which prevents it from using Leech Seed and its other support moves.