Venusaur

Venusaur GrassPoison

Gen 9 ZU · Rank #10 · 12.11% usage

What beats Venusaur in Gen 9 ZU? Based on Smogon's 2026-04 usage stats, these Pokémon are the most effective checks and counters. The KO Rate (D) column shows how often Venusaur is KO'd or forced out by each checker. Higher percentages mean stronger counters.

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Noctowl Noctowl 21 57.1% 10.80%
2 Rotom-Fan Rotom-Fan 22 59.1% 10.48%
3 Banette Banette 23 47.8% 10.42%
4 Ludicolo Ludicolo 23 52.2% 10.42%
5 Bastiodon Bastiodon 24 41.7% 10.06%
6 Golduck Golduck 26 53.8% 9.78%
7 Veluza Veluza 27 55.6% 9.56%
8 Arbok Arbok 26 61.5% 9.54%
9 Zangoose Zangoose 25 68.0% 9.33%
10 Falinks Falinks 25 32.0% 9.33%
11 Squawkabilly Squawkabilly 27 63.0% 9.29%
12 Trevenant Trevenant 24 29.2% 9.28%
13 Crabominable Crabominable 29 58.6% 9.15%
14 Masquerain Masquerain 25 28.0% 8.98%
15 Dunsparce Dunsparce 31 58.1% 8.86%
16 Exeggutor-Alola Exeggutor-Alola 32 50.0% 8.84%
17 Leavanny Leavanny 24 25.0% 8.84%
18 Lilligant Lilligant 32 46.9% 8.82%
19 Komala Komala 32 53.1% 8.82%
20 Indeedee-F Indeedee-F 32 53.1% 8.82%
21 Electivire Electivire 33 63.6% 8.37%
22 Dipplin Dipplin 26 23.1% 8.26%
23 Mabosstiff Mabosstiff 36 38.9% 8.12%
24 Klawf Klawf 25 20.0% 8.00%
25 Lapras Lapras 39 53.8% 7.98%
26 Spidops Spidops 37 37.8% 7.97%
27 Smeargle Smeargle 26 19.2% 7.73%
28 Probopass Probopass 32 21.9% 7.31%
29 Swanna Swanna 47 48.9% 7.29%
30 Regice Regice 42 66.7% 7.27%

KO Rate (D): % of Venusaur's appearances where this checker KO'd or forced it out. KO Rate (P): % of this checker's appearances where it KO'd or forced out Venusaur. Encounters: number of times they met in battle.