Venusaur Raid Duo Guide

Pros:

• Absurdly high power, best DPS and overall counter.
• Seriously; prioritize Mewtwo

Cons:

• Legendary species, can be difficult to obtain candy for
• Best moveset is event-exclusive, but its non-exclusive moveset is still better than the second best counter.

Pros:

• Very strong Fire attacker, great for getting ahead of the clock and backing up Mewtwo
• Resists Grass Type movesets

Cons:

• Currently a rare species

Pros:

• Great overall performer thanks to high attack and great resistances.
• Double-resists Grass Type movesets

Cons:

• Legendary species, can be difficult to obtain candy for
• Best moveset is event-exclusive

*Note: Fire Spin outperforms Wing Attack when both are Super Effective

Pros:

• Resists all of Venusaur's moves, making it a great universal pick.

Cons:

• Currently a rare species

Pros:

• Common species, many players have it as it was featured in its own Community Day
• Resists Grass Type movesets
• While it performs best with its Community Day move, Blaze Kick is still acceptable

Cons:

• Best moveset is event-exclusive
• Fairly frail, appreciates dodging

Pros:

• Resists Grass Type movesets

Cons:

• Legendary species, can be difficult to obtain candy for

Pros:

• Extremely common species in many area that has been featured in several events and its own Community Day. Most players have at least one, if not multiple
• Resists Sludge Bomb

Cons:

• Weak to Grass Type movesets

Pros:

• Common species in many areas that has been featured in events and is easy to find weather-boosted
• Resists Grass Type movesets

Cons:

• Fairly frail, appreciates dodging

Pros:

• High DPS with Psychic

Cons:

• Best performance comes from Psychic, a legacy move
• Frail, appreciates dodging

Pros:

• Very common species that has been available since day one, has been featured in many events, and has enjoyed its own Community Day.
• Commonly found weather-boosted
• Non-random Eeveelution, can be chosen by walking 20km and evolving buddy during the day

Cons:

• Frail, appreciates dodging

Pros:

• High DPS option, though not as high as you might think in actual performance.

Cons:

• Extremely frail, basically requires dodging to have any utility
• Mythical species, cannot be traded and candy can be difficult to obtain.

Pros:

• Double-resists all of Venusaur's movesets, making it insanely durable in this matchup

Cons:

• Legendary species, can be difficult to obtain candy for
• DPS falls short of duo-levels, needs DPS support
• Lacks general raid viability, might be better to wait to raise one until it's given its signature attack at some point in the future.

Pros:

• Extremely bulky anchor, can help to stay in the game
• Resists Grass Type movesets

Cons:

• Legendary species, can be difficult to obtain candy for
• DPS falls short of duo-levels, needs DPS support

Pros:

• Resists Grass Type movesets
• Double-resists Sludge Bomb
• Fairly common species, was featured in its own Community Day

Cons:

• DPS falls short of duo-levels, needs DPS support

Pros:

• Extremely bulky option
• Double-resists Grass Type movesets

Cons:

• Legendary species, candy can be hard to obtain
• Best performance comes from the very rare Hidden Power Fire or Hidden Power Flying, though Extrasensory performs very similarly in practice
• DPS falls short of duo-levels, needs DPS support
• Lacks general raid viability, might be better to wait to raise one until it's given its signature attack at some point in the future.