Venusaur counters

Gen 9 National Dex · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Venusaur
#0003 Venusaur
GrassPoison
USAGE 1.2% #87
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 84.3% Growth 75.4% Giga Drain 71.9% Weather Ball 67.8% Earth Power 66.0% Solar Beam 24.5% Earthquake 6.4% Sleep Powder 1.0%
Items
Life Orb 94.6% Groundium Z 1.4% Poisonium Z 1.1% Black Sludge 0.6% Grassium Z 0.6% Normalium Z 0.5% Leftovers 0.4% Choice Specs 0.3%
Abilities
Chlorophyll99.4%Overgrow0.6%
Common Teammates
Torkoal87.1%Raging Bolt65.1%Great Tusk58.0%Houndoom-Mega37.5%Corviknight32.1%Victini21.1%Hatterene19.9%Hoopa-Unbound17.8%
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Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Alomomola
Alomomola
Water SOFT CHECK
20.488
4
4.2% dies 4.41%

Ranked #87 with 1.18% usage. Sorted by reliability score.