Venusaur counters

Gen 6 Doubles OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Venusaur
#0003 Venusaur
GrassPoison
USAGE 7.5% #22
ABILITYChlorophyll
BASE STATS
HP 80
ATK 82
DEF 83
SPA 100
SPD 100
SPE 80
BST525
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireIceFlyingPsychic
½×
WaterElectricFightingFairy
¼×
Grass
Moves
Sludge Bomb 99.4% Protect 74.9% Sleep Powder 73.5% Giga Drain 50.5% Solar Beam 48.2% Synthesis 23.0% Hidden Power Ice 13.0% Substitute 11.0%
Items
Life Orb 38.1% Wide Lens 35.1% Black Sludge 12.3% Sitrus Berry 11.7% Assault Vest 1.2% Leftovers 0.8% Focus Sash 0.6% Lax Incense 0.1%
Abilities
Chlorophyll99.6%Overgrow0.4%
Common Teammates
Charizard-Mega-Y100.0%Landorus-Therian55.8%Rotom-Wash37.5%Garchomp37.3%Tyranitar35.7%Mamoswine35.7%Terrakion28.6%Raichu24.2%
Browse Gen 6 Doubles OU teams using Venusaur →

Checks & Counters

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

Smogon does not compute Checks & Counters data for this format. Use the type matchup chart above to find potential checks.

Ranked #22 with 7.46% usage. Sorted by reliability score.