Venusaur counters

Gen 9 CAP · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Venusaur
#0003 Venusaur
GrassPoison
USAGE 2.3% #68
ABILITYOvergrow
BASE STATS
HP 80
ATK 82
DEF 83
SPA 100
SPD 100
SPE 80
BST525
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireIceFlyingPsychic
½×
WaterElectricFightingFairy
¼×
Grass
Moves
Growth 99.1% Weather Ball 91.8% Giga Drain 66.3% Sludge Bomb 62.1% Earth Power 38.8% Solar Beam 30.6% Earthquake 11.3% Tera Blast 0.0%
Items
Life Orb 100.0% Black Sludge 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0% Assault Vest 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Air Balloon 0.0%
Abilities
Overgrow0.0%
Tera Types
Fire 80.5% Fairy 10.2% Ground 8.2% Grass 1.1% Dark 0.0% Stellar 0.0%
Common Teammates
Walking Wake99.1%Great Tusk77.3%Malaconda69.5%Ramnarok49.0%Raging Bolt29.3%Iron Moth25.2%Hatterene24.4%Ceruledge20.8%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #68 with 2.25% usage. Sorted by reliability score.