Is Venusaur viable in Gen 9 RU?

Venusaur is ranked #41 in Gen 9 RU with 5.17% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Venusaur in Gen 9 RU

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

#0003 Venusaur

GrassPoison

USAGE 5.2% #41

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 96.7% Earth Power 46.5% Weather Ball 41.9% Earthquake 13.6% Venoshock 1.0% Swords Dance 0.4%

Items

Life Orb 99.1% Expert Belt 0.4% Leftovers 0.3% Rocky Helmet 0.1% Lum Berry 0.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.0% Choice Specs 0.0% Black Sludge 0.0%

Abilities

Chlorophyll100.0%Overgrow0.0%

Tera Types

Ground 57.1% Fire 40.0% Grass 0.9% Fairy 0.8% Ghost 0.8% Steel 0.3% Poison 0.0% Water 0.0%

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 #41 with 5.17% usage. Sorted by conservative score.