Venusaur counters

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

Venusaur
#0003 Venusaur
GrassPoison
USAGE 6.8% #32
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 83.3% Giga Drain 74.7% Earth Power 57.1% Growth 54.7% Weather Ball 54.5% Synthesis 38.7% Leaf Storm 14.9% Leech Seed 11.5%
Items
Life Orb 58.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 18.0% Leftovers 12.7% Choice Scarf 5.3% Rocky Helmet 2.9% Black Sludge 1.2% Eject Pack 1.1% Assault Vest 0.2%
Abilities
Chlorophyll71.8%Overgrow28.2%
Tera Types
Fire 53.2% Water 18.1% Ground 15.4% Dragon 5.2% Steel 2.8% Grass 2.6% Ghost 1.2% Fairy 0.7%
Common Teammates
Tauros-Paldea-Blaze49.0%Scovillain41.7%Volbeat39.6%Rhydon26.6%Coalossal23.7%Mesprit19.9%Cramorant15.2%Lilligant14.0%
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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 #32 with 6.81% usage. Sorted by reliability score.