Venusaur counters

Gen 9 PU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Venusaur
#0003 Venusaur
GrassPoison
USAGE 5.0% #45
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 97.6% Giga Drain 74.5% Synthesis 58.9% Earth Power 57.5% Growth 36.4% Weather Ball 36.3% Knock Off 14.0% Leaf Storm 10.8%
Items
Life Orb 47.7% Heavy-Duty Boots 35.6% Leftovers 10.0% Choice Specs 2.8% Eject Pack 2.0% Rocky Helmet 1.1% Covert Cloak 0.3% Assault Vest 0.3%
Abilities
Chlorophyll68.8%Overgrow31.2%
Tera Types
Fire 33.6% Ground 23.3% Dragon 20.7% Water 8.5% Dark 6.0% Ghost 4.1% Steel 1.6% Fairy 1.0%
Common Teammates
Rhydon36.9%Cramorant32.8%Tauros-Paldea-Blaze29.1%Volbeat23.1%Porygon221.3%Mudsdale20.6%Bruxish18.1%Mesprit15.7%

Checks & Counters

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

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 #45 with 5.00% usage. Sorted by reliability score.