Venusaur #0003 Mega

GrassPoison
IvysaurIvysaur(#0002)
Pokémon GO Pokédex
Charmander(#0004)Charmander
Max CPL403698L504181L51 · Best Buddy4231
Buddy Distance3 km per Candy
ReleasedAug 27, 2020Aug 27, 2020
Mega Evolution200 Mega Energy the first time
After ThatFree after a 7-day rest, or 40 Mega Energy to skip it

Type Effectiveness

Venusaur takes 160% from Fire, Ice, Flying and Psychic moves.

Weak ×1.6
FireIceFlyingPsychic
Resists ×0.6
WaterElectricFightingFairy
Resists ×0.4
Grass

Mega Venusaur is a Grass/Poison-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Fire, Ice, Flying and Psychic.

It reaches 4181 CP at level 50, or 4231 as a Best Buddy.

Its best raid moveset is Vine Whip with Frenzy Plant, which needs an Elite TM at Mega Level 3 (Max).

Venusaur
Normal
Shiny Venusaur
Shiny

Base Stats

Attack241
Defense246
Stamina190

Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.

Best Movesets

LevelFast MoveCharged MoveDPS
BaseGrassVine WhipGrassFrenzy Plant16.3
HighGrassVine WhipGrassFrenzy Plant16.3
MaxGrassVine WhipGrassFrenzy Plant16.3
All Movesets At
Scales Mega move power up to 1.2×. This Mega cannot reach Super Max.
#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
GrassVine WhipGrassFrenzy Plant16.3407
2GrassVine WhipPoisonSludge Bomb14.8370
3GrassVine WhipGrassSolar Beam14.7367
4GrassRazor LeafGrassFrenzy Plant14.4358
5GrassVine WhipGrassPetal Blizzard13.9347
6GrassRazor LeafPoisonSludge Bomb13.2329
7GrassVine WhipPoisonSludge13.0324
8GrassRazor LeafGrassSolar Beam12.9321
2 More Pairings
#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
9GrassRazor LeafGrassPetal Blizzard12.0300
10GrassRazor LeafPoisonSludge11.8295

Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.

DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.

Moves

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
EPS
Razor LeafGrass1371.0s13.07.0
Vine WhipGrass650.5s12.010.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
DPE
Petal BlizzardGrass1101002.5s44.01.10
Frenzy PlantEGrass100502.5s40.02.00
Solar BeamGrass1801005.0s36.01.80
Sludge BombPoison85502.5s34.01.70
SludgePoison50332.0s25.01.52

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Turns
DPT
EPT
Razor LeafGrass9424.52.0
Vine WhipGrass5822.54.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
DPE
Frenzy PlantEGrass100452.22
Solar BeamGrass150801.88
SludgePoison70401.75
Petal BlizzardGrass110651.69
Sludge BombPoison80501.60

DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.

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Evolution Family

Bulbasaur
Bulbasaur
#0001
GrassPoison
25
22 purified
Ivysaur
Ivysaur
#0002
GrassPoison
100
90 purified
Venusaur
Venusaur
#0003
GrassPoison

Top Counters

Full Rankings

As a Mega raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. 1Mega Mewtwo YPsychicPsycho CutPsychicFuture Sight+36.3 eDPS
  2. 2Mega RayquazaFlyingAir SlashFlyingDragon AscentK33.2 eDPS
  3. 3Mega DelphoxFireFire SpinFireMystical Fire+28.7 eDPS
  4. 4Shadow ReshiramFireFire FangFireFusion FlareE26.8 eDPS
  5. 5Mega BlazikenFireFire SpinFireBlast BurnE26.5 eDPS
  6. 6BlacephalonFireIncinerateFireMind BlownE26.3 eDPS
See Full Rankings

Worth Powering Up?

Stronger than the everyday pick against 13 of 134 Tier 5 and Mega bosses.

The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. Mega SwampertMega RaidGrassVine WhipGrassFrenzy PlantE+1.7% Gainover Rillaboom
  2. Tapu FiniTier 5 RaidGrassVine WhipGrassFrenzy PlantE+0.6% Gainover Roserade
  3. Mega StarmieMega RaidGrassVine WhipGrassFrenzy PlantE+0.6% Gainover Tyranitar
  4. KyogreTier 5 RaidGrassVine WhipGrassFrenzy PlantE+0.6% Gainover Rillaboom
  5. GroudonTier 5 RaidGrassVine WhipGrassFrenzy PlantE+0.5% Gainover Rillaboom
  6. Mega SharpedoMega RaidGrassVine WhipGrassFrenzy PlantE+0.5% Gainover Lucario
  7. Mega SlowbroMega RaidGrassVine WhipGrassFrenzy PlantE+0.5% Gainover Chandelure
  8. TerrakionTier 5 RaidGrassVine WhipGrassFrenzy PlantE+0.3% Gainover Gallade

CP by Level

Encounter
Level
Guaranteed CP
Max CP
Research15152010/10/10158515/15/15
Raids & Eggs20202610/10/10211315/15/15
Weather-Boosted Raids25253310/10/10264115/15/15
L404032540/0/0369815/15/15
L505036790/0/0418115/15/15
L51 · Best Buddy5137220/0/0423115/15/15
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level
15/15/15
0/0/0
Level 1515851394
Level 2021131859
Level 2526412324
Level 3031702789
Level 3534343021
Level 4036983254
Level 4539363463
Level 5041813679
Level 5142313722

Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.

L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.

Dex Details

Second Charged Move25 Candy · 10,000 Stardust
Height / Weight2.4 m · 155.5 kg
Gender Ratio
87.5%12.5%
TradingNot TradableNot Transferable

Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Venusaur in the RotomLabs Pokédex

PvP IV Spreads

Great League

1500 CP Cap
Best IVs1/15/151498 CP at level 15
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#11/15/15149815100.00%
#22/13/1514981599.64%
#31/14/1514951599.61%
#40/15/1514921599.58%
#53/14/1315001599.49%
#62/15/1314971599.46%
#73/11/1514991599.28%
#82/12/1514961599.25%
#91/13/1514921599.23%
#100/14/1514891599.20%

A 15/15/15 ranks #1564 of 4,096, with 95.01% of the best stat product.

Great League Rankings on PvPoke

Ultra League

2500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/15/92499 CP at level 25.5
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/15/9249925.5100.00%
#22/14/1424962599.94%
#30/11/12249825.599.93%
#41/15/1424912599.91%
#51/15/1524972599.91%
#60/7/15249725.599.82%
#71/13/9250025.599.64%
#80/14/9249425.599.61%
#90/14/10250025.599.61%
#103/14/1325002599.61%

A 15/15/15 ranks #1556 of 4,096, with 96.42% of the best stat product.

Ultra League Rankings on PvPoke

Ranked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.

Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.

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