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Table of Contents

Click for Venusaur
How Shiny is Acquired
Mega Evolution
  • Original
  • Shiny

Pokemon Ratings

Attacker Tier List See all A Tier

Pokemon Stats

Unlock Energy Cost
200 40
Type
155.50 kg Weight
2.40 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 4,181
Level 40: 3,698
Level 25: 2,641 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 2,113 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,585 (Research Tasks)
ATK 241
DEF 246
STA 190

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Vine Whip
Solar Beam
B
Razor Leaf
Solar Beam
B
Vine Whip
Frenzy Plant*
A
Razor Leaf
Frenzy Plant*
A-
Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Vine Whip is on par with Razor Leaf on attack; though they’re very different moves, they end up close in cycle DPS.
  • Frenzy Plant has absurdly high damage for a 2-bar charge move and is optimal. 
  • Solar Beam is frequently superior to Petal Blizzard due to its massive base power.
  • Sludge Bomb has little use on an offensive Venusaur.
  • Return has no use on an offensive Venusaur.

PVE Overview

One of the first Mega Pokemon released into Pokemon Go, Mega Venusaur sets the playing field for Grass-types in the PvE meta. While it's not the most powerful Mega Pokemon in the game, it's still considerably stronger than most existing Grass-types, not to mention the boost it provides to the raid attacking party overall is highly valuable. Poison-typing unfortunately isn't as useful, and it's often better to look into exploiting other weaknesses whenever possible.

Long-term, Mega Venusaur is probably the most future-proof of the first-wave Mega Evolutions. While it is destined to lose to Mega Sceptile in the DPS-race, it sports the highest bulk of any Grass Type Mega Evolution, meaning its Mega Boost will last substantially longer if played correctly. This alone makes Mega Venusaur potentially superior in larger raid groups, where its competitive DPS and long-term boost may situationally outpace the performance of Mega Sceptile.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Vine Whip
Frenzy Plant*
Sludge Bomb
A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Vine Whip is the preferred fast move for Venusaur due to greater energy generation, which allows Venusaur to take advantage of its powerful charge moves. Razor Leaf is a more polarizing fast move that focuses on dealing damage without requiring energy or being denied by shields, though its slow energy generation causes Venusaur to lose some neutral matchups. 

Frenzy Plant is the main selling feature of Venusaur, with an insane 2.22 DPE (Damage Per Energy) and moderate energy cost. If you don't have access to Frenzy Plant, consider Ivysaur with Power Whip instead. Sludge Bomb is a nice STAB coverage move that also gives it an advantage against other Grass-type picks. 

Fast Moves

7
Vine Whip
More Info

Grass

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.60
0.25
10.00
11.67
14.58
13
Razor Leaf
More Info

Grass

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.00
0.25
7.00
13.00
16.25

Charge Moves

110
Petal Blizzard
More Info

Grass

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.60
0.60
0.00
 1.10
42.31
52.88
 46.54
80
Sludge Bomb
More Info

Poison

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.30
1.00
0.00
 1.60
34.78
43.48
 55.65
180
Solar Beam
More Info

Grass

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
4.90
2.00
0.00
 1.80
36.73
45.92
 66.12

Elite Charge Moves

100
Frenzy Plant
More Info

Grass

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.60
0.41
0.00
 2.00
38.46
48.08
 76.92

Purified Charge Moves

35
Return
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
0.70
0.25
0.00
 1.06
50.00
62.50
 53.03

Purification Cost

Candy 3
Stardust 3000

Other

Female Ratio 12.5 %
Male Ratio 87.5 %
Flee Rate 5.0 %
Buddy Distance 3 km
Capture Rate5.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
39.1% damage
62.5% damage

Raid Boss Catch Rate

Grass Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold

Poison Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Normal Nice! Great! Excellent!
No Berry -
Curve
Razz Berry -
Curve
Golden Razz Berry -
Curve

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20014652
2001.595108
2002144163
2002.5193219
4003242275
4003.5291331
4004340387
4004.5389443
6005438498
6005.5488554
6006537610
6006.5586666
8007635722
8007.5684777
8008733833
8008.5782889
10009831945
10009.58801001
1000109301057
100010.59761109
13001110231162
130011.510691215
13001211151268
130012.511621321
16001312081373
160013.512551426
16001413011479
160014.513481532
19001513941585
190015.514411638
19001614871690
190016.515341743
22001715801796
220017.516271849
22001816731902
220018.517201954
25001917662007
250019.518132060
25002018592113
250020.519052166
30002119522219
300021.519982271
30002220452324
300022.520912377
35002321382430
350023.521842483
35002422312536
350024.522772588
40002523242641
400025.523712694
40002624172747
400026.524642800
45002725102853
450027.525572906
45002826032958
450028.526503011
50002926963064
500029.527433117
50003027893170
500030.528123196
60003128353223
600031.528593249
60003228823275
600032.529053302
70003329283328
700033.529523355
70003429753381
700034.529983407
80003530213434
800035.530453460
80003630683487
800036.530913513
90003731143540
900037.531383566
90003831613592
900038.531843619
100003932073645
1000039.532303672
100004032543698
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