Venusaur counters

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

Venusaur
#0003 Venusaur
GrassPoison
USAGE 2.9% #54
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
Growth 99.2% Giga Drain 99.1% Sludge Bomb 96.5% Weather Ball 71.0% Earth Power 17.1% Earthquake 13.7% Venoshock 1.4% Solar Beam 0.6%
Items
Life Orb 98.6% Expert Belt 0.5% Leftovers 0.5% Rocky Helmet 0.1% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.1% Black Belt 0.0% Choice Specs 0.0% Lum Berry 0.0%
Abilities
Chlorophyll99.9%Overgrow0.1%
Tera Types
Fire 60.2% Ground 27.3% Ghost 7.0% Fairy 3.8% Grass 1.1% Steel 0.5% Poison 0.1% Water 0.0%
Common Teammates
Ninetales62.1%Entei57.4%Noivern40.5%Torkoal37.6%Scovillain35.0%Espeon28.0%Comfey25.5%Gastrodon22.0%
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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 #54 with 2.85% usage. Sorted by reliability score.