No stat stands out enough here to force a single team role on this species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. Defensively it can rely on 4 weaknesses and 5 resistances.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Sp. Def.
Sp. Atk and Sp. Def share first place here, so any nature that raises one of them will do. The list of natures shows what each one does.
Which nature to choose
It hits specially: its Sp. Atk (100) is 18 points higher than its Attack. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Timid +Spe · −Atk Its Speed is higher than 65% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
- Modest +SpA · −Atk If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.
- Chlorophyll doubles Speed in harsh sunlight. Calculate Speed benchmarks with the ability active — it may change the point of a +Spe or −Spe nature.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 8
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Kanto | #003 | Red/Green (Japan) , Blue (Japan) , Red / Blue , Yellow , FireRed / LeafGreen , Let's Go Pikachu / Eevee |
|---|---|---|
| Johto | #228 | Gold / Silver , Crystal |
| Johto | #233 | HeartGold / SoulSilver |
| Kalos | #082 | X / Y |
| Isle of Armor | #070 | Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Isle of Armor |
| Blueberry Academy | #166 | Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Indigo Disk |
| Lumiose City | #150 | Legends: Z-A |
| Pokémon Champions | #003 | Champions |
Abilities
- Overgrow Strengthens grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
- Chlorophyll Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.
How players use it
Data from 44,274 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 UU, 2026-07). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 UU is one tier lower: it is played without the Pokémon most often used in OU, so the same species hold completely different places here.
Rank 52 among 274 Pokémon in use — it is on 2.55% of teams.
Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.
Pokédex entry
The plant blooms when it is absorbing solar energy. It stays on the move to seek sunlight.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Venusaur takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
How it was drawn
1996–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Venusaur appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
LEGO sets (1)
All LEGO sets →Venusaur has its own LEGO set — it is not part of any game but a separate product line that launched in 2026.
TCG cards (31)
All Venusaur cards →Venusaur has 31 cards in 20 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 156 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (2)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Galar
Moves (97)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (80 via TM/TR, 4 via Egg, 27 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 40 |
| 1 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Petal Dance | Grass | Special | 120 | 100% | 10 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 1 | Vine Whip | Grass | Physical | 45 | 100% | 25 |
| 9 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — | 90% | 10 |
| 12 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 | 95% | 25 |
| 15 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status | — | 75% | 35 |
| 15 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75% | 15 |
| 20 | Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 25 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85% | 20 |
| 30 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 20 |
| 37 | Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 44 | Worry Seed | Grass | Status | — | 100% | 10 |
| 50 | Petal Blizzard | Grass | Physical | 90 | 100% | 15 |
| 51 | Double Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100% | 15 |
| 51 | Power Whip | Grass | Physical | 120 | 85% | 10 |
| 58 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100% | 10 |