Best Mega Venusaur counters

Raid Battles

The best Mega Venusaur counters in Pokémon GO are Mega Rayquaza, Shadow Mewtwo, Rayquaza, Mega Y Charizard, Mega Blaziken, Shadow Heatran, and Shadow Moltres. These Pokémon perform best with the moves outlined below. We suggest a minimum group size of 3 - 7 Trainers to defeat Mega Venusaur in a Mega Raid.

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          Best counter 👑

          Mega Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Mega RayquazaMega Rayquaza
          Air Slash / Dragon Ascent
          #1
          Shadow Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Shadow MewtwoShadow Mewtwo
          Psycho Cut / Psystrike
          #2
          Official artwork of RayquazaRayquaza
          Air Slash / Dragon Ascent
          #3
          Mega Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Mega Y CharizardMega Y Charizard
          Fire Spin / Blast Burn
          #4
          Mega Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Mega BlazikenMega Blaziken
          Fire Spin / Blaze Kick
          #5
          Shadow Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Shadow HeatranShadow Heatran
          Fire Spin / Magma Storm
          #6
          Shadow Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Shadow MoltresShadow Moltres
          Fire Spin / Sky Attack
          #7
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          Name
          Fast Attack
          Charged Attack
          DPS
          TDO
          Faints
          TTW
          Score
          1.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega RayquazaMega Pokémon iconMega RayquazaFlyingAir Slash FlyingDragon Ascent 36.981246.97251s75.3
          2.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow MewtwoShadow MewtwoPsychicPsycho Cut PsychicPsystrike *33.93421.221287s56.4
          3.Thumbnail image of RayquazaRayquazaFlyingAir Slash FlyingDragon Ascent 28.71758.211326s55.6
          4.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega Y CharizardMega Pokémon iconMega Y CharizardFireFire Spin FireBlast Burn *26.57750.511351s52.2
          5.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega BlazikenMega Pokémon iconMega BlazikenFireFire Spin FireBlaze Kick 29.17508.817327s51.9
          6.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow HeatranShadow HeatranFireFire Spin FireMagma Storm *25.25868.310367s51.6
          7.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow MoltresShadow MoltresFireFire Spin FlyingSky Attack *26.56606.414354s49.9
          8.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega AlakazamMega Pokémon iconMega AlakazamPsychicPsycho Cut PsychicPsychic *29.59346.325331s48.6
          9.Thumbnail image of MewtwoMewtwoPsychicPsycho Cut PsychicPsystrike *27.86413.021345s48.0
          10.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega LatiosMega Pokémon iconMega LatiosPsychicZen Headbutt PsychicPsychic 25.13604.414374s47.8
          11.Thumbnail image of Dusk Mane NecrozmaDusk Mane NecrozmaPsychicPsycho Cut SteelSunsteel Strike 23.93667.513390s46.9
          12.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow SalamenceShadow SalamenceDragonDragon Tail FlyingFly 25.05557.316376s46.9
          13.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega SalamenceMega Pokémon iconMega SalamenceDragonDragon Tail FlyingFly 22.16834.110417s46.1
          14.Thumbnail image of Primal GroudonPrimal GroudonGroundMud Shot FireFire Punch *24.30560.816387s45.8
          15.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow Ho-OhShadow Ho-OhPsychicExtrasensory FlyingBrave Bird 22.89702.512406s45.7
          16.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Apex Shadow Ho-OhApex Shadow Ho-OhPsychicExtrasensory FlyingBrave Bird 22.89702.512406s45.7
          17.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega X CharizardMega Pokémon iconMega X CharizardFireFire Spin FireBlast Burn *23.00652.213406s45.2
          18.Thumbnail image of YveltalYveltalDarkSucker Punch FlyingOblivion Wing *23.71573.615396s45.1
          19.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow BlazikenShadow BlazikenFireFire Spin FireBlaze Kick 27.08339.226359s45.1
          20.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow LatiosShadow LatiosPsychicZen Headbutt PsychicPsychic 24.95449.420381s44.7
          21.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow ChandelureShadow ChandelureFireFire Spin FireOverheat 25.94377.123371s44.5
          22.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow MetagrossShadow MetagrossPsychicZen Headbutt PsychicPsychic 23.55544.016399s44.4
          23.Thumbnail image of HeatranHeatranFireFire Spin FireMagma Storm *20.97854.110440s44.4
          24.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow MamoswineShadow MamoswineIcePowder Snow IceAvalanche 28.97237.237349s44.2
          25.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega PidgeotMega Pokémon iconMega PidgeotFlyingAir Slash FlyingBrave Bird 24.45453.019388s44.1
          26.Thumbnail image of Galarian ArticunoGalarian ArticunoPsychicPsycho Cut FlyingBrave Bird 23.43509.817402s43.6
          27.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega GengarMega Pokémon iconMega GengarGhostShadow Claw PsychicPsychic *23.77480.018398s43.6
          28.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow EnteiShadow EnteiFireFire Spin FireFlamethrower 23.98462.419395s43.6
          29.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega GardevoirMega Pokémon iconMega GardevoirPsychicConfusion PsychicSynchronoise *25.87339.626375s43.5
          30.Thumbnail image of Origin Forme DialgaOrigin Forme DialgaSteelMetal Claw DragonRoar of Time *20.26849.410455s43.1
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          Group size

          You need at least 3 Trainers to defeat a Mega Venusaur in a Mega Raid.

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          • Minimum group size: 3 Trainers
          • Optimal group size: 4 - 7 Trainers
          • Very easy with: 8+ Trainers
          • Probably impossible with less than 3 Trainers

          Mega Venusaur CP range from Raids

          Mega Venusaur can be caught with the following Combat Power after being defeated in Raids:

          • From 2026 CP to 2113 CP, with no weather boost
          • From 2533 CP to 2641 CP with Sunny and Cloudy weather boost

          Mega Venusaur weaknesses

          Mega Venusaur type chart

          When fighting Mega Venusaur, keep in mind the that Grass and Poison-type Pokémon are weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-type moves. They take reduced damage from Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Water, and Grass-type moves.

          Weaknesses

          • FireFire160.0%
          • FlyingFlying160.0%
          • IceIce160.0%
          • PsychicPsychic160.0%

          Resistances

          • GrassGrass39.1%
          • ElectricElectric62.5%
          • FairyFairy62.5%
          • FightingFighting62.5%
          • WaterWater62.5%
          More informationMore information
          • Mega Venusaur takes increased damage from Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic type moves.
          • Mega Venusaur takes reduced damage from Grass, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, and Water type moves.
          • Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

          Best move-types and best weather for defeating Mega Venusaur

          Move-typeUsage (%)Weather
          Fire118.0%
          • sunnySunny
          Psychic114.0%
          • windyWindy
          Flying72.0%
          • windyWindy
          Ice50.0%
          • snowSnow
          Dragon12.0%
          • windyWindy
          Steel10.0%
          • snowSnow
          Dark8.0%
          • fogFog
          Ghost8.0%
          • fogFog
          Ground4.0%
          • sunnySunny
          Electric2.0%
          • rainRain
          Normal2.0%
          • partlyCloudyPartly Cloudy

          About our ranking methodology

          Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Mega Venusaur in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Mega Venusaur down quickly with high DPS, or the tankiest counters that can withstand its attacks, our guide has something for every trainer.

          This guide displays a list of best Mega Venusaur counters in Pokémon GO with their Fast Attacks, Charged Attacks, DPS (damage per second), TDO (total damage output), faints, TTW (time to win), and score. The list is sorted by the score, which is calculated based on the DPS and TDO. Each Pokemon's move type is indicated by an icon beside the move name.

          When calculating the best counters for any Pokémon, our simulator takes into account various factors, such as the defender's typing and average DPS against each attacker, the weather's influence, energy left over from using charge attacks, Shadow Pokémon attack and defense stat changes, and more. During the initial phase of simulations, we calculate DPS and TDO for each attacker that is currently available in the game, and then we continue to rank them.

          We use a ranking method developed by a Reddit user named /u/Elastic_Space, which is described in detail in this Reddit post. It is a fairly complicated, but very well thought-out mathematical model for predicting simulation results without actually running the simulations. It also correlates with field data almost too well not to be used. Reddit

          Our Time to Win (TTW) and Faint numbers are also estimated, and should be taken with a grain of salt. Since we do not account for factors like Friendship and Mega damage boost, they will differ from actual experience in the field.