• 
• 

Venusaur is a Grass- and Poison-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. At level 50, Venusaur has a maximum CP of 3,075. It is weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-type attacks. The best raid moveset for Venusaur is Vine Whip and Frenzy Plant.

Venusaur Stats and Max CP

Venusaur's Tier Ranking & Meta Analysis

Read meta analysis

PvE Analysis

Venusaur PvE Analysis

Recommended moves

• Grass Attacker:Vine WhipFrenzy Plant
• Poison Attacker:Vine WhipSludge Bomb

The original Grass-type starter, Venusaur remains a fan favorite but it suffers from being outclassed in its role, be it its regular variant, Mega Evolution, or Shadow.

Among Frenzy Plant users, Venusaur is among the weaker Pokémon, and is surpassed even by Decidueye, let alone top Grass starters like Rillaboom, Sceptile, and Meowscarada.

As a Poison-type, Venusaur lacks a Fast Attack of this type, making it an inferior pick.

Coming to Gym defense, Venusaur is better than its Grass starter peers, but still underwhelming overall.

PvP Analysis

Venusaur PvP Analysis

Recommended moves

• Great League:Vine WhipFrenzy PlantSludge
• Ultra League:Vine WhipFrenzy PlantSludge
• Master League:Vine WhipFrenzy PlantSludge

🔵 Great League

Venusaur remains a staple in the Great League, exercising its spammy and powerful moveset, bulk, and useful resistances to punish top meta picks. Victories against premier Water and Fairy types, Vigoroth, Kingdra, Charjabug, Sableye and Furret make Venusaur an invaluable addition to any team. Even in losing matchups, Venusaur does quite a number with Sludge.

🟡 Ultra League

Venusaur continues to shine as a dominant force in the Ultra League as well, a meta where Water and Fairy types are present in abundance. In addition to these matchups, it also takes down core threats like Cresselia, Mimikyu, Zygarde Complete, and Shadow Annihilape (but not regular Annihilape). Steel types are a major concern so be sure to add a teammate that can address them. That said, keep in mind that Victreebel performs this role better.

🟣 Master League

Venusaur lacks the stats necessary to do well in the Master League.

Raid Attacker

Not ranked

Gym Defender

D#128

Grass-type

A#30

Poison-type

C#58

Great League

C#389

Ultra League

C#216

Master League

F#268

Venusaur Type Chart

Venusaur takes increased damage from:

Fire160.0%

Flying160.0%

Ice160.0%

Psychic160.0%

Venusaur takes reduced damage from:

Grass39.1%

Electric62.5%

Fairy62.5%

Fighting62.5%

Water62.5%

Venusaur best moveset

Vine Whip + Frenzy Plant

A

Vine Whip

Frenzy Plant

The best Grass-type moveset for Venusaur is Vine Whip and Frenzy Plant (14.05 DPS, 309.2 TDO). In raids, Venusaur ranks #30 among Grass-type attackers (A Tier).

10 of 10 matches

Settings

Data table

Sort: #	Sort: Fast Attack	Sort: Charged Attack	Sort: eDPS	Sort: DPS	Sort: TDO
1.	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant	12.65	14.05	309.2
2.	Razor Leaf	Frenzy Plant	11.69	12.98	285.6
3.	Vine Whip	Sludge Bomb	11.46	12.72	280.0
4.	Vine Whip	Solar Beam	11.30	12.55	276.1
5.	Razor Leaf	Sludge Bomb	10.72	11.91	262.0
6.	Vine Whip	Petal Blizzard	10.57	11.74	258.3
7.	Razor Leaf	Solar Beam	10.43	11.59	255.0
8.	Vine Whip	Sludge	10.08	11.20	246.4

Rows per page820501002001–8 of 10

Fast Attacks

• Vine Whip650.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ground160%
  • Rock160%
  • Water160%

  Resisted by

  • Flying62.5%
  • Poison62.5%
  • Bug62.5%
  • Steel62.5%
  • Fire62.5%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	6
  Energy	5
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	0.5s
  Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	5
  Energy	8

  
  

  Effects

  Vine Whip has no special effects.

  See Vine Whip details page ↗
• Razor Leaf1371.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ground160%
  • Rock160%
  • Water160%

  Resisted by

  • Flying62.5%
  • Poison62.5%
  • Bug62.5%
  • Steel62.5%
  • Fire62.5%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	13
  Energy	7
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	1.0s
  Damage window	0.6s - 0.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	9
  Energy	4

  
  

  Effects

  Razor Leaf has no special effects.

  See Razor Leaf details page ↗

Charged Attacks

• Solar Beam1801005.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ground160%
  • Rock160%
  • Water160%

  Resisted by

  • Flying62.5%
  • Poison62.5%
  • Bug62.5%
  • Steel62.5%
  • Fire62.5%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	180
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	5.0s
  Damage window	2.8s - 4.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	150
  Energy	80

  
  

  Effects

  Solar Beam has no special effects.

  See Solar Beam details page ↗
• Frenzy Plant *100502.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ground160%
  • Rock160%
  • Water160%

  Resisted by

  • Flying62.5%
  • Poison62.5%
  • Bug62.5%
  • Steel62.5%
  • Fire62.5%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	100
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	2.5s
  Damage window	2.0s - 2.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	100
  Energy	45

  
  

  Effects

  Frenzy Plant has no special effects.

  See Frenzy Plant details page ↗
• Petal Blizzard1101002.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ground160%
  • Rock160%
  • Water160%

  Resisted by

  • Flying62.5%
  • Poison62.5%
  • Bug62.5%
  • Steel62.5%
  • Fire62.5%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	110
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	2.5s
  Damage window	1.6s - 2.2s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	110
  Energy	65

  
  

  Effects

  Petal Blizzard has no special effects.

  See Petal Blizzard details page ↗
• Sludge50332.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Grass160%
  • Fairy160%

  Resisted by

  • Poison62.5%
  • Ground62.5%
  • Rock62.5%
  • Ghost62.5%
  • Steel39.1%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	50
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	1.1s - 1.4s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	70
  Energy	40

  
  

  Effects

  Sludge has no special effects.

  See Sludge details page ↗
• Sludge Bomb85502.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Grass160%
  • Fairy160%

  Resisted by

  • Poison62.5%
  • Ground62.5%
  • Rock62.5%
  • Ghost62.5%
  • Steel39.1%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	85
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	2.5s
  Damage window	1.3s - 2.3s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	80
  Energy	50

  
  

  Effects

  Sludge Bomb has no special effects.

  See Sludge Bomb details page ↗

Venusaur CP Chart

At Level 50, Venusaur maxes out at 3,075 CP. Raid catches are 1,480 to 1,554 CP, or 1,851 to 1,943 CP weather boosted. Field and Special Research catches are 1,110 to 1,166 CP. The top of each range is a hundo.

Max CP	3075 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	1110 CP - 1166 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	1480 CP - 1554 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	1480 CP - 1554 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
	1851 CP - 1943 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 minimum IVs

More information

• Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Raid Bosses caught without a weather boost are always Level 20, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Wild encounters range from Level 1 to 30, with no IV floor.
• Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5-level boost, to Level 6 to 35, and a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Mega Pokémon that boost Venusaur

Mega Pokémon that boost Venusaur’s Grass and Poison-type moves and give extra Candy and Candy XL when you catch Venusaur.

Grass

Poison

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#3
Height	2 m
Weight	100 kg
Region	Generation 1
Can be traded	Allowed
Gender	♂ 87.5% Male ♀ 12.5% Female
Buddy distance	3 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	10 500
Additional Move Cost	25 10000
Mega Energy reward For walking as a Buddy	15 Mega Energy

Evolution Chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Bulbasaur	25 Candy	Ivysaur
Ivysaur	100 Candy	Venusaur
Venusaur	200 / 40 Energy (Mega Evolution)	Mega Venusaur

• Bulbasaur evolves into Ivysaur which costs 25 Candy.
• Ivysaur evolves into Venusaur which costs 100 Candy.
• Venusaur can transform into Mega Venusaur through Mega Evolution. This costs 200 energy the first time and 40 energy each subsequent time.

Venusaur family

Venusaur’s evolutions, regional forms and other variants in Pokémon GO.

Bulbasaur

Ivysaur

Venusaur

Dynamax Bulbasaur

Dynamax Ivysaur

Dynamax Venusaur

Gigantamax Venusaur

Mega Venusaur

Shadow Bulbasaur

Shadow Ivysaur

Shadow Venusaur

The illustration compares it with a 1.70 m (5′07″) Trainer.

XXS	XS	M	XL	XXL
0.98 m	1 m	2 m	3 m	3.5 m

---

Size bounds

Venusaur's height ranges from 0.98 m to 3.5 m, with the average being 2 m.

Movement type

Jumping

Movement Timer

11s

Jump Time

1.25s

Attack Probability

20%

Attack Timer

4s

Dodge Probability

15%

Dodge Duration

1s

Dodge Distance

1

Action Frequency

0.2–1.6s

Power-up costs

LVL	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL
50	520,000	304	296
40	280,000	304	10
35	190,000	196	-
30	125,000	126	-
25	80,000	87	-
20	47,500	58	-
15	25,500	38	-
10	11,000	19	-
5	3,000	9	-

Stardust, Candy and Candy XL to power up Venusaur from Level 1 to 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 50. Maxing it out costs 520,000 Stardust, 304 Candy and 296 Candy XL.

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Venusaur

• Regular VenusaurCopy shortcode
• Regular Venusaur ♀Copy shortcode
• Shiny VenusaurCopy shortcode
• Shiny Venusaur ♀Copy shortcode

Venusaur high resolution sprites

High-resolution Pokémon HOME sprites for Venusaur. Labels are our best match for each sprite. Click one to download it at 512×512.

• #3
• #3
• #3
• #3

Official artwork

Wallpaper

List of Venusaur costumes

A list of Venusaur costumes available in Pokémon GO.

• JAN_2020_NOEVOLVE ♀Copy shortcode
• JAN_2020_NOEVOLVE ✨ ♀Copy shortcode
• JAN_2020_NOEVOLVECopy shortcode
• JAN_2020_NOEVOLVE ✨Copy shortcode
• SPRING_2020_NOEVOLVE ♀Copy shortcode
• SPRING_2020_NOEVOLVE ✨ ♀Copy shortcode
• SPRING_2020_NOEVOLVECopy shortcode
• SPRING_2020_NOEVOLVE ✨Copy shortcode
• COPY_2019 ♀Copy shortcode
• COPY_2019Copy shortcode