Is Venusaur viable in Gen 9 PU?

Venusaur is ranked #36 in Gen 9 PU with 6.53% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Venusaur in Gen 9 PU

Gen 9 PU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0003 Venusaur

GrassPoison

USAGE 6.5% #36

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 80.7% Giga Drain 76.5% Earth Power 61.7% Growth 54.2% Weather Ball 51.7% Synthesis 40.7% Leech Seed 13.8% Leaf Storm 13.3%

Items

Life Orb 51.6% Heavy-Duty Boots 21.5% Leftovers 15.2% Choice Scarf 6.4% Rocky Helmet 3.5% Black Sludge 1.4% Big Root 0.2% Wise Glasses 0.2%

Abilities

Chlorophyll69.4%Overgrow30.6%

Tera Types

Fire 50.4% Water 23.3% Ground 11.8% Dragon 6.8% Grass 3.1% Steel 2.1% Dark 1.7% Ghost 0.3%

Common Teammates

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 #36 with 6.53% usage. Sorted by conservative score.