Best Venusaur counters

Raid Battles

The best Venusaur counters in Pokémon GO are Mega Rayquaza, Shadow Mewtwo, Mega Y Charizard, Rayquaza, Mega Blaziken, Shadow Moltres, and Mega Alakazam. These Pokémon perform best with the moves outlined below. We suggest a minimum group size of 1 - 3 Trainers to defeat Venusaur in a 3-Star 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
          Mega Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Mega Y CharizardMega Y Charizard
          Fire Spin / Blast Burn
          #3
          Official artwork of RayquazaRayquaza
          Air Slash / Dragon Ascent
          #4
          Mega Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Mega BlazikenMega Blaziken
          Fire Spin / Blast Burn
          #5
          Shadow Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Shadow MoltresShadow Moltres
          Fire Spin / Sky Attack
          #6
          Mega Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Mega AlakazamMega Alakazam
          Confusion / Psychic
          #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 48.242194.9177s104.4
          2.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow MewtwoShadow MewtwoPsychicPsycho Cut PsychicPsystrike *45.68775.8484s80.9
          3.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega Y CharizardMega Pokémon iconMega Y CharizardFireFire Spin FireBlast Burn *37.251419.02100s77.8
          4.Thumbnail image of RayquazaRayquazaFlyingAir Slash FlyingDragon Ascent 37.381337.0299s77.0
          5.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega BlazikenMega Pokémon iconMega BlazikenFireFire Spin FireBlast Burn *39.58940.0395s75.0
          6.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow MoltresShadow MoltresFireFire Spin FlyingSky Attack *35.641104.73105s71.3
          7.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega AlakazamMega Pokémon iconMega AlakazamPsychicConfusion PsychicPsychic *40.64648.9595s71.1
          8.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega LatiosMega Pokémon iconMega LatiosPsychicZen Headbutt PsychicPsychic 35.041141.03106s70.8
          9.Thumbnail image of ReshiramReshiramFireFire Fang FireFusion Flare *33.121375.52112s70.4
          10.Thumbnail image of MewtwoMewtwoPsychicPsycho Cut PsychicPsystrike *37.45758.34101s68.7
          11.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow Ho-OhShadow Ho-OhFireIncinerate FlyingBrave Bird 31.791317.52116s67.5
          12.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Apex Shadow Ho-OhApex Shadow Ho-OhFireIncinerate FlyingBrave Bird 31.791317.52116s67.5
          13.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega X CharizardMega Pokémon iconMega X CharizardFireFire Spin FireBlast Burn *32.201231.72115s67.3
          14.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow LatiosShadow LatiosPsychicZen Headbutt PsychicPsychic 34.71850.54108s66.2
          15.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow MetagrossShadow MetagrossPsychicZen Headbutt PsychicPsychic 32.801026.93114s65.8
          16.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega GardevoirMega Pokémon iconMega GardevoirPsychicConfusion PsychicPsychic 36.70657.45104s65.7
          17.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Standard Mode Shadow DarmanitanStandard Mode Shadow DarmanitanFireFire Fang FireOverheat 36.87635.45104s65.5
          18.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow BlazikenShadow BlazikenFireFire Spin FireBlast Burn *36.36622.45105s64.5
          19.Thumbnail image of HeatranHeatranFireFire Spin FireMagma Storm *28.691565.92128s64.5
          20.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow ChandelureShadow ChandelureFireFire Spin FireOverheat 35.24697.35108s64.4
          21.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow StaraptorShadow StaraptorFlyingGust *FlyingFly 35.92634.95106s64.1
          22.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow EnteiShadow EnteiFireFire Fang FireOverheat 32.94866.44114s63.8
          23.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow CharizardShadow CharizardFireFire Spin FireBlast Burn *32.59879.34115s63.4
          24.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega LatiasMega Pokémon iconMega LatiasPsychicZen Headbutt PsychicPsychic 30.211181.23123s63.4
          25.Thumbnail image of YveltalYveltalFlyingGust FlyingOblivion Wing *31.271028.53119s63.4
          26.Thumbnail image of Hoopa UnboundHoopa UnboundPsychicConfusion PsychicPsychic 35.30612.65108s62.8
          27.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow HonchkrowShadow HonchkrowFlyingPeck FlyingSky Attack 35.74546.66108s61.9
          28.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega PidgeotMega Pokémon iconMega PidgeotFlyingGust *FlyingBrave Bird 32.13809.94117s61.7
          29.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow LugiaShadow LugiaPsychicExtrasensory FlyingAeroblast *28.941211.32128s61.6
          30.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow MamoswineShadow MamoswineIcePowder Snow IceAvalanche 37.74424.38104s61.5
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          Group size

          You need at least 1 Trainers to defeat a Venusaur in a 3-Star Raid.

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          • Minimum group size: 1 Trainers
          • Optimal group size: 2 - 3 Trainers
          • Very easy with: 4+ Trainers

          Venusaur CP range from Raids

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

          • From 1480 CP to 1554 CP, with no weather boost
          • From 1851 CP to 1943 CP with Sunny and Cloudy weather boost

          Venusaur weaknesses

          Venusaur type chart

          When fighting 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%

          Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

          Best move-types and best weather for defeating Venusaur

          Move-typeUsage (%)Weather
          Fire152.0%
          • sunnySunny
          Psychic122.0%
          • windyWindy
          Flying72.0%
          • windyWindy
          Ice34.0%
          • snowSnow
          Dragon8.0%
          • windyWindy
          Ghost4.0%
          • fogFog
          Ground2.0%
          • sunnySunny
          Electric2.0%
          • rainRain
          Normal2.0%
          • partlyCloudyPartly Cloudy
          Steel2.0%
          • snowSnow

          About our ranking methodology

          Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Venusaur in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take 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 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.