Venusaur counters

Gen 9 National Dex Doubles · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Venusaur
#0003 Venusaur
GrassPoison
USAGE 1.4% #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 72.9% Sleep Powder 72.1% Protect 45.1% Weather Ball 42.0% Earth Power 36.7% Grass Pledge 34.6% Solar Beam 30.5% Giga Drain 18.2%
Items
Covert Cloak 25.9% Life Orb 22.0% Focus Sash 12.1% Sitrus Berry 8.3% Leftovers 6.9% Wide Lens 6.3% Grassium Z 6.3% Assault Vest 3.4%
Abilities
Chlorophyll99.7%Overgrow0.3%
Tera Types
Fire 33.7% Grass 30.1% Water 9.8% Rock 8.4% Ghost 4.3% Ground 2.2% Poison 1.0%
Common Teammates
Charizard-Mega-Y84.5%Walking Wake38.2%Flutter Mane31.6%Raging Bolt29.2%Torkoal23.9%Chi-Yu23.7%Incineroar22.1%Landorus-Therian16.5%
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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 #87 with 1.39% usage. Sorted by reliability score.