Venusaur counters

Gen 2 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Venusaur
#0003 Venusaur
GrassPoison
USAGE 1.5% #37
BASE STATS
HP 80
ATK 82
DEF 83
SPA 100
SPD 100
SPE 80
BST525
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireIceFlyingPsychic
½×
WaterElectricFightingFairy
¼×
Grass
Moves
Synthesis 93.4% Razor Leaf 89.7% Sleep Powder 77.1% Leech Seed 66.3% Reflect 17.4% Poison Powder 12.9% Roar 10.0% Giga Drain 8.7%
Items
Leftovers 100.0% Miracle Seed 0.0% Miracle Berry 0.0% nothing 0.0% Quick Claw 0.0% Berserk Gene 0.0% Berry Juice 0.0% Dragon Scale 0.0%
Common Teammates
Snorlax99.9%Cloyster87.8%Blissey59.9%Skarmory53.3%Tyranitar40.1%Misdreavus36.1%Zapdos29.7%Raikou18.8%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #37 with 1.55% usage. Sorted by reliability score.