‹ #2 Ivysaur

Venusaur

#3 (Kanto)

#4 Charmander ›

Pokémon type

Grass

Poison

Boosted in Sunny / Clear and Cloudy weather

Venusaur weaknesses

Venusaur is weak to Flying, Fire, Psychic and Ice-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Venusaur is resistant to Fighting, Water, Electric and Fairy-type moves, and doubly resistant to Grass-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Venusaur

The best moves for Venusaur are Vine Whip and Frenzy Plant when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. This combination also deals the most damage per turn in Trainer Battles.

Attacking

Vine Whip

14.4DPS

Frenzy Plant Elite TM

48DPS

Defending

Razor Leaf

15.6DPS

Frenzy Plant Elite TM

48DPS

Trainer Battles

Vine Whip

4EPT

Frenzy Plant Elite TM

2.67DPE

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Evolution

There are 4 Pokémon in the Bulbasaur family, including 1 Mega Pokémon. Venusaur evolves from Ivysaur for 100 Candy, and temporarily into Mega Venusaur.

Evolving Mega Venusaur costs 200 Mega Energy the first time. Doing it again during the rest period that follows costs up to 40 Mega Energy, and less at higher Mega Levels.
Purified Pokémon cost less to evolve: Bulbasaur for 22 Candy, Ivysaur for 90 Candy.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Venusaur:

Normal

Mega Evolution

View 2 costumes for Venusaur »

(which only change Venusaur's appearance)

Game images

Venusaur, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

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Summary

Venusaur is a Grass & Poison Pokémon which evolves from Ivysaur. It is weak to Flying, Fire, Psychic and Ice moves. Venusaur's best moveset is Vine Whip & Frenzy Plant and it has a Max CP of 3,075.

About

"There is a large flower on Venusaur's back. The flower is said to take on vivid colors if it gets plenty of nutrition and sunlight. The flower's aroma soothes the emotions of people."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Razor Leaf	13	7	15.6
Vine Whip	6	10	14.4

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Frenzy Plant Elite TM	100	2	2.4
Solar Beam	180	1	2.16
Sludge Bomb	85	2	2.04
Sludge	50	3	1.82
Petal Blizzard	110	1	1.32
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Max Move	Lv 1	Lv 2	Lv 3
G-Max Vine Lash Gigantamax	350	400	450
Max Overgrowth from Razor Leaf, Vine Whip	250	300	350
Max Guard shield HP	20	40	60
Max Spirit heal, % of max HP	8%	12%	16%

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Vine Whip	5	2	3	4
Razor Leaf	9	2	5.4	2

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Frenzy Plant Elite TM	100	45	2.67
Solar Beam	150	80	2.25
Sludge	70	40	2.1
Petal Blizzard	110	65	2.03
Sludge Bomb	80	50	1.92
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Frenzy Plant Elite TM 48 DPS	12.7	107%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Solar Beam 43.2 DPS	11.9	100%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Frenzy Plant Elite TM 48 DPS	11.6	98%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	11.6	98%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Petal Blizzard 52.8 DPS	11.1	94%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Solar Beam 43.2 DPS	11	92%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	10.8	91%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Petal Blizzard 52.8 DPS	10.3	87%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Sludge 30 DPS	10.2	86%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	9.9	84%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Sludge 30 DPS	9.7	82%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	9.4	79%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	7.8	66%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	7.7	65%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Frenzy Plant Elite TM 48 DPS	4.3	105%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Solar Beam 43.2 DPS	4.1	100%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	4	97%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Sludge 30 DPS	3.6	88%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Petal Blizzard 52.8 DPS	3.6	87%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Frenzy Plant Elite TM 48 DPS	3.2	79%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Solar Beam 43.2 DPS	3.1	75%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	2.9	72%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.9	72%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Sludge 30 DPS	2.6	64%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Petal Blizzard 52.8 DPS	2.5	61%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.3	56%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2	48%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.5	36%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Vine Whip 4 EPT	Frenzy Plant Elite TM 2.67 DPE	12	13.7	114%
Vine Whip 4 EPT	Solar Beam 2.25 DPE	20	12	100%
Vine Whip 4 EPT	Sludge 2.1 DPE	10	11.4	95%
Vine Whip 4 EPT	Petal Blizzard 2.03 DPE	18	11.1	93%
Razor Leaf 2 EPT	Frenzy Plant Elite TM 2.67 DPE	24	10.7	89%
Vine Whip 4 EPT	Sludge Bomb 1.92 DPE	14	10.7	89%
Vine Whip 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.4	87%
Razor Leaf 2 EPT	Solar Beam 2.25 DPE	40	9.9	83%
Razor Leaf 2 EPT	Sludge 2.1 DPE	20	9.6	80%
Razor Leaf 2 EPT	Petal Blizzard 2.03 DPE	34	9.5	79%
Razor Leaf 2 EPT	Sludge Bomb 1.92 DPE	26	9.2	77%
Razor Leaf 2 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	36	9.1	76%
Razor Leaf 2 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	36	5.7	47%
Vine Whip 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	3.6	30%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

Top Venusaur counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Venusaur Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Reshiram (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Fusion Flare

0.56
2
Mewtwo (Shadow)

Psycho Cut

Psystrike

0.56
3
Salamence (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Fly

0.57
4
White Kyurem

Ice Fang

Ice Burn

0.58
5
Moltres (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Fly

0.59

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Mewtwo Y with Psycho Cut and Future Sight+.

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Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		198
Defense		189
Stamina		190

Max HP

Level 40	162
Level 50	172

Average size

Height	2 m
Weight	100 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	10,000
Candy	25

Purification cost

Stardust	3,000
Candy	3

Other

Buddy walk distance

3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,166
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,554
Level 30 Max wild	2,332
Level 40	2,720
Level 50	3,075

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,943
Level 35 (wild)	2,526

Costumes

Venusaur costumes

Venusaur (Party Hat)

Venusaur (Party Hat) (Female) in Pokémon GO

Venusaur (Party Hat) (Shiny, Male) in Pokémon GO

Venusaur (Party Hat) (Shiny, Female) in Pokémon GO

Venusaur (Pikachu Visor)

Venusaur (Pikachu Visor) (Female) in Pokémon GO

Venusaur (Pikachu Visor) (Shiny, Male) in Pokémon GO

Venusaur (Pikachu Visor) (Shiny, Female) in Pokémon GO