Venusaur counters

Gen 3 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Venusaur
#0003 Venusaur
GrassPoison
USAGE 1.1% #42
BASE STATS
HP 80
ATK 82
DEF 83
SPA 100
SPD 100
SPE 80
BST525
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireIceFlyingPsychic
½×
WaterElectricFightingFairy
¼×
Grass
Moves
Sleep Powder 99.4% Leech Seed 99.2% Giga Drain 86.4% Hidden Power Fire 41.5% Hidden Power Ice 34.9% Roar 19.4% Razor Leaf 8.3% Sludge Bomb 6.1%
Items
Leftovers 99.9% Miracle Seed 0.1% Salac Berry 0.0% nothing 0.0% Petaya Berry 0.0% Starf Berry 0.0% Quick Claw 0.0% Lum Berry 0.0%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar91.4%Swampert76.5%Aerodactyl36.8%Forretress35.5%Jirachi33.2%Charizard30.5%Skarmory26.0%Registeel23.1%
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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 #42 with 1.13% usage. Sorted by reliability score.