PTB
Venusaur, a Grass and Poison type Pokémon, official artwork

#0003

Venusaur: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

GrassPoisonZU

Venusaur is a straightforward attacker, led by its Sp. Atk (100) and Sp. Def (100), with a base stat total of 525. Competitively it is a lower-tier option. It currently appears on 1.8% of OU teams. In the VGC ladder it sits at 7.4% usage.

Build a team with Venusaur

What is Venusaur weak to?

How much damage Venusaur takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toFireFlyingIcePsychic
0.5×ResistsElectricFairyFightingWater
0.25×ResistsGrass

Venusaur takes super-effective damage from Fire, Flying, Ice, Psychic. It resists Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Water, Grass.

Best moveset for Venusaur

The most-used moves on Venusaur in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • GrowthNormal-24.4%
  • Weather BallNormal5024.4%
  • Giga DrainGrass7524.4%
  • Sludge BombPoison9013.7%
  • EarthquakeGround1007.7%
  • Earth PowerGround902.4%

Best nature for Venusaur

Timid. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Timid with 0/0/4/252/0/252 EVs (31% of sets).

Abilities

  • OvergrowAt 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5x with Grass attacks.
  • ChlorophyllIf Sunny Day is active, this Pokemon's Speed is doubled.

Evolution line

Bulbasaur
Ivysaur
Venusaur

Best counters for Venusaur

Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Venusaur:

Best teammates for Venusaur

Pokémon most often paired with Venusaur on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (59 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Frenzy PlantGrass15090%Special
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Leaf StormGrass13090%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Petal DanceGrass120100%Special
Power WhipGrass12085%Physical
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Earth PowerGround90100%Special
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
Petal BlizzardGrass90100%Physical
Sludge BombPoison90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Grass PledgeGrass80100%Special
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
Seed BombGrass80100%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Giga DrainGrass75100%Special
Stomping TantrumGround75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
VenoshockPoison65100%Special
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Magical LeafGrass60-Special
Grassy GlideGrass55100%Physical
Razor LeafGrass5595%Physical
TrailblazeGrass50100%Physical
Weather BallNormal50100%Special
Vine WhipGrass45100%Physical
Acid SprayPoison40100%Special
False SwipeNormal40100%Physical
TackleNormal40100%Physical
Bullet SeedGrass25100%Physical
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
AmnesiaPsychic--Status
CharmFairy-100%Status
CurseGhost--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Grassy TerrainGrass--Status
GrowlNormal-100%Status
GrowthNormal--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
Leech SeedGrass-90%Status
Poison PowderPoison-75%Status
ProtectNormal--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Sleep PowderGrass-75%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
Sweet ScentNormal-100%Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
SynthesisGrass--Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
Worry SeedGrass-100%Status