Venusaur Pokédex: Stats, Weaknesses, Evolution and Moves

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Venusaur

Seed Pokémon

GRASSPOISON

Its plant blooms when it is absorbing solar energy. It stays on the move to seek sunlight.

Venusaur Pokédex brings together the essential information for Venusaur, including its typing, weaknesses, base stats, abilities, evolution line, forms, Pokédex entries and appearances across Pokémon games. Venusaur is National Pokédex #3 and was introduced in Generation I. It is a Grass and Poison-type Pokémon.

This Venusaur Pokédex covers Venusaur across the Pokémon series rather than focusing on one game. You can use it to check core stats, weaknesses, evolution, forms, moves, locations and game appearances, then follow the related guides for more detailed game-specific help. Its plant blooms when it is absorbing solar energy. It stays on the move to seek sunlight.

Venusaur at a glance

Type: GRASSPOISON
Weak to: FIRE2×ICE2×FLYING2×PSYCHIC2×
Best base stat: Special Attack — 100
Abilities: Overgrow, Chlorophyll (Hidden)
Evolution: Final stage or no evolution data

Venusaur Pokédex overview

Venusaur has the Grass and Poison typing, it belongs to Generation I, its Pokédex classification is the Seed Pokémon. Its plant blooms when it is absorbing solar energy. It stays on the move to seek sunlight. The quick facts below bring together the key measurements and species details, while the rest of the Venusaur Pokédex breaks down its battle strengths, evolution, forms and appearances in more detail.

Venusaur quick facts

Height: 2.0 m
Weight: 100.0 kg
Generation: Generation I
Growth rate: Medium Slow
Capture rate: 45
Base happiness: 70

Venusaur Pokédex type and weaknesses

Venusaur is weak to Fire, Ice, Flying and Psychic. It resists Grass, Water, Electric, Fighting and Fairy. These matchups come from Venusaur's typing, making this a quick way to check which attacking types are super effective against Venusaur and which types it can resist more comfortably.

Venusaur type effectiveness

Damage taken when Venusaur is hit by each type:

Weak to

FIRE2×ICE2×FLYING2×PSYCHIC2×

Resists

WATER½×ELECTRIC½×FIGHTING½×FAIRY½×

Strongly resists

GRASS¼×

Based on Grass / Poison typing. Abilities may modify these matchups.

Venusaur Pokédex stats

Venusaur has a base stat total of 525, with Special Attack as its highest listed base stat at 100. In the Venusaur Pokédex, base stats are useful for comparing natural strengths before a particular game layers on level, training, moves, abilities or battle formats. The bars below show the six standard stats side by side, making it easier to see where Venusaur is naturally strongest and where its lower base values sit.

Venusaur base stats

Hp80

Attack82

Defense83

Special Attack100

Special Defense100

Speed80

Total525

Venusaur Pokédex abilities

Venusaur can have Overgrow and Chlorophyll as its Hidden Ability. Abilities can significantly change how Venusaur functions in battle, so they are worth considering alongside its typing and base stats. Any Hidden Ability is identified separately below.

Venusaur abilities

Overgrow

Strengthens Grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Chlorophyll Hidden

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

Venusaur Pokédex evolution

Venusaur evolves from Ivysaur. The evolution section shows the family together and includes evolution requirements where they apply, making it easy to see how each stage connects. Each Pokémon in the family can also be opened in its own Pokédex guide.

Venusaur evolution family

Bulbasaur

Level 16

Ivysaur

Level 32

Venusaur

Venusaur evolution requirements

Evolves from

Ivysaur

Level 32

Venusaur Pokédex forms and shiny appearance

Venusaur has 3 forms shown on this Venusaur Pokédex page. Alternate forms are grouped together so you can compare them in one place, while the artwork switcher lets you view the standard and shiny appearance when shiny artwork is available.

Switch between the normal and shiny appearance of Venusaur.

Venusaur forms

Venusaur

GRASSPOISON

Abilities: Overgrow, Chlorophyll
Base stat total: 525
Height: 2.0 m
Weight: 100.0 kg

Venusaur Pokédex game appearances

Venusaur appears in 20 Pokémon titles, including Black, Black 2, Blue, Crystal, Diamond and Emerald. Availability differs between games, so the list below separates each title and makes it easier to see where Venusaur appears without assuming the same method or location applies everywhere.

Venusaur game availability

BlackGame data

Black 2Game data

BlueGame data

CrystalGame data

DiamondGame data

EmeraldGame data

FireredGame data

GoldGame data

HeartgoldGame data

LeafgreenGame data

PearlGame data

PlatinumGame data

RedGame data

RubyGame data

SapphireGame data

SilverGame data

SoulsilverGame data

WhiteGame data

White 2Game data

YellowGame data

This uses imported PokéAPI encounter and game-index records. It does not guarantee current transfer, DLC or event availability.

Venusaur Pokédex moves

The Venusaur Pokédex lists 187 moves below. Use the filters to narrow the list by move name, learning method, type or category. Move availability can differ between games and generations, so check the relevant game details when planning a specific moveset.

Venusaur move explorer

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187 moves shown

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Method
—	Petal Blizzard	GRASS	Physical	90	100	15	Level Up
—	Petal Dance	GRASS	Special	120	100	10	Level Up
1	Amnesia	PSYCHIC	Status	—	—	20	Level Up
1	Growl	NORMAL	Status	—	100	40	Level Up
1	Growth	NORMAL	Status	—	—	20	Level Up
1	Leech Seed	GRASS	Status	—	90	10	Level Up
1	Power Whip	GRASS	Physical	120	85	10	Level Up
1	Tackle	NORMAL	Physical	40	100	35	Level Up
1	Vine Whip	GRASS	Physical	45	100	25	Level Up
12	Razor Leaf	GRASS	Physical	55	95	25	Level Up
13	Poison Powder	POISON	Status	—	75	35	Level Up
13	Sleep Powder	GRASS	Status	—	75	15	Level Up
15	Take Down	NORMAL	Physical	90	85	20	Level Up
20	Seed Bomb	GRASS	Physical	80	100	15	Level Up
23	Sweet Scent	NORMAL	Status	—	100	20	Level Up
31	Double Edge	NORMAL	Physical	120	100	15	Level Up
37	Synthesis	GRASS	Status	—	—	5	Level Up
39	Worry Seed	GRASS	Status	—	100	10	Level Up
53	Solar Beam	GRASS	Special	120	100	10	Level Up
—	Acid Spray	POISON	Special	40	100	20	Machine
—	Amnesia	PSYCHIC	Status	—	—	20	Machine
—	Attract	NORMAL	Status	—	100	15	Machine
—	Bide	NORMAL	Physical	—	—	10	Machine
—	Body Slam	NORMAL	Physical	85	100	15	Machine
—	Bulldoze	GROUND	Physical	60	100	20	Machine
—	Bullet Seed	GRASS	Physical	25	100	30	Machine
—	Captivate	NORMAL	Status	—	100	20	Machine
—	Charm	FAIRY	Status	—	100	20	Machine
—	Confide	NORMAL	Status	—	—	20	Machine
—	Curse	GHOST	Status	—	—	10	Machine
—	Cut	NORMAL	Physical	50	95	30	Machine
—	Defense Curl	NORMAL	Status	—	—	40	Machine
—	Double Edge	NORMAL	Physical	120	100	15	Machine
—	Double Team	NORMAL	Status	—	—	15	Machine
—	Earth Power	GROUND	Special	90	100	10	Machine
—	Earthquake	GROUND	Physical	100	100	10	Machine
—	Echoed Voice	NORMAL	Special	40	100	15	Machine
—	Endure	NORMAL	Status	—	—	10	Machine
—	Energy Ball	GRASS	Special	90	100	10	Machine
—	Facade	NORMAL	Physical	70	100	20	Machine
—	False Swipe	NORMAL	Physical	40	100	40	Machine
—	Flash	NORMAL	Status	—	100	20	Machine
—	Frenzy Plant	GRASS	Special	150	90	5	Machine
—	Frustration	NORMAL	Physical	—	100	20	Machine
—	Fury Cutter	BUG	Physical	40	95	20	Machine
—	Giga Drain	GRASS	Special	75	100	10	Machine
—	Giga Impact	NORMAL	Physical	150	90	5	Machine
—	Grass Knot	GRASS	Special	—	100	20	Machine
—	Grass Pledge	GRASS	Special	80	100	10	Machine
—	Grassy Glide	GRASS	Physical	55	100	20	Machine
—	Grassy Terrain	GRASS	Status	—	—	10	Machine
—	Headbutt	NORMAL	Physical	70	100	15	Machine
—	Helping Hand	NORMAL	Status	—	—	20	Machine
—	Hidden Power	NORMAL	Special	60	100	15	Machine
—	Hyper Beam	NORMAL	Special	150	90	5	Machine
—	Knock Off	DARK	Physical	65	100	20	Machine
—	Leaf Storm	GRASS	Special	130	90	5	Machine
—	Light Screen	PSYCHIC	Status	—	—	30	Machine
—	Magical Leaf	GRASS	Special	60	—	20	Machine
—	Mega Drain	GRASS	Special	40	100	15	Machine
—	Mimic	NORMAL	Status	—	—	10	Machine
—	Mud Slap	GROUND	Special	20	100	10	Machine
—	Natural Gift	NORMAL	Physical	—	100	15	Machine
—	Nature Power	NORMAL	Status	—	—	20	Machine
—	Outrage	DRAGON	Physical	120	100	10	Machine
—	Petal Blizzard	GRASS	Physical	90	100	15	Machine
—	Poison Jab	POISON	Physical	80	100	20	Machine
—	Power Whip	GRASS	Physical	120	85	10	Machine
—	Protect	NORMAL	Status	—	—	10	Machine
—	Rage	NORMAL	Physical	20	100	20	Machine
—	Reflect	PSYCHIC	Status	—	—	20	Machine
—	Rest	PSYCHIC	Status	—	—	5	Machine
—	Return	NORMAL	Physical	—	100	20	Machine
—	Roar	NORMAL	Status	—	—	20	Machine
—	Rock Climb	NORMAL	Physical	90	85	20	Machine
—	Rock Smash	FIGHTING	Physical	40	100	15	Machine
—	Round	NORMAL	Special	60	100	15	Machine
—	Safeguard	NORMAL	Status	—	—	25	Machine
—	Scary ♀ace	NORMAL	Status	—	100	10	Machine
—	Secret Power	NORMAL	Physical	70	100	20	Machine
—	Seed Bomb	GRASS	Physical	80	100	15	Machine
—	Sleep Talk	NORMAL	Status	—	—	10	Machine
—	Sludge Bomb	POISON	Special	90	100	10	Machine
—	Snore	NORMAL	Special	50	100	15	Machine
—	Solar Beam	GRASS	Special	120	100	10	Machine
—	Stomping Tantrum	GROUND	Physical	75	100	10	Machine
—	Strength	NORMAL	Physical	80	100	15	Machine
—	Substitute	NORMAL	Status	—	—	10	Machine
—	Sunny Day	FIRE	Status	—	—	5	Machine
—	Swagger	NORMAL	Status	—	85	15	Machine
—	Sweet Scent	NORMAL	Status	—	100	20	Machine
—	Swords Dance	NORMAL	Status	—	—	20	Machine
—	Take Down	NORMAL	Physical	90	85	20	Machine
—	Tera Blast	NORMAL	Special	80	100	10	Machine
—	Toxic	POISON	Status	—	90	10	Machine
—	Trailblaze	GRASS	Physical	50	100	20	Machine
—	Venoshock	POISON	Special	65	100	10	Machine
—	Weather Ball	NORMAL	Special	50	100	10	Machine
—	Work Up	NORMAL	Status	—	—	30	Machine
—	Curse	GHOST	Status	—	—	10	Egg
—	Ingrain	GRASS	Status	—	—	20	Egg
—	Petal Dance	GRASS	Special	120	100	10	Egg
—	Toxic	POISON	Status	—	90	10	Egg
—	Bind	NORMAL	Physical	15	85	20	Tutor
—	Block	NORMAL	Status	—	—	5	Tutor
—	Body Slam	NORMAL	Physical	85	100	15	Tutor
—	Defense Curl	NORMAL	Status	—	—	40	Tutor
—	Double Edge	NORMAL	Physical	120	100	15	Tutor
—	Endure	NORMAL	Status	—	—	10	Tutor
—	Frenzy Plant	GRASS	Special	150	90	5	Tutor
—	Fury Cutter	BUG	Physical	40	95	20	Tutor
—	Giga Drain	GRASS	Special	75	100	10	Tutor
—	Grass Pledge	GRASS	Special	80	100	10	Tutor
—	Grassy Glide	GRASS	Physical	55	100	20	Tutor
—	Headbutt	NORMAL	Physical	70	100	15	Tutor
—	Knock Off	DARK	Physical	65	100	20	Tutor
—	Mimic	NORMAL	Status	—	—	10	Tutor
—	Mud Slap	GROUND	Special	20	100	10	Tutor
—	Outrage	DRAGON	Physical	120	100	10	Tutor
—	Seed Bomb	GRASS	Physical	80	100	15	Tutor
—	Sleep Talk	NORMAL	Status	—	—	10	Tutor
—	Snore	NORMAL	Special	50	100	15	Tutor
—	Stomping Tantrum	GROUND	Physical	75	100	10	Tutor
—	String Shot	BUG	Status	—	95	40	Tutor
—	Substitute	NORMAL	Status	—	—	10	Tutor
—	Swagger	NORMAL	Status	—	85	15	Tutor
—	Swords Dance	NORMAL	Status	—	—	20	Tutor
—	Synthesis	GRASS	Status	—	—	5	Tutor
—	Terrain Pulse	NORMAL	Special	50	100	10	Tutor
—	Worry Seed	GRASS	Status	—	100	10	Tutor
—	Acid Spray	POISON	Special	40	100	20	Train
—	Amnesia	PSYCHIC	Status	—	—	20	Train
—	Body Slam	NORMAL	Physical	85	100	15	Train
—	Bulldoze	GROUND	Physical	60	100	20	Train
—	Bullet Seed	GRASS	Physical	25	100	30	Train
—	Charm	FAIRY	Status	—	100	20	Train
—	Curse	GHOST	Status	—	—	10	Train
—	Double Edge	NORMAL	Physical	120	100	15	Train
—	Earth Power	GROUND	Special	90	100	10	Train
—	Earthquake	GROUND	Physical	100	100	10	Train
—	Endure	NORMAL	Status	—	—	10	Train
—	Energy Ball	GRASS	Special	90	100	10	Train
—	Facade	NORMAL	Physical	70	100	20	Train
—	Frenzy Plant	GRASS	Special	150	90	5	Train
—	Giga Drain	GRASS	Special	75	100	10	Train
—	Giga Impact	NORMAL	Physical	150	90	5	Train
—	Grass Knot	GRASS	Special	—	100	20	Train
—	Grassy Glide	GRASS	Physical	55	100	20	Train
—	Grassy Terrain	GRASS	Status	—	—	10	Train
—	Growth	NORMAL	Status	—	—	20	Train
—	Helping Hand	NORMAL	Status	—	—	20	Train
—	Hyper Beam	NORMAL	Special	150	90	5	Train
—	Ingrain	GRASS	Status	—	—	20	Train
—	Knock Off	DARK	Physical	65	100	20	Train
—	Leaf Storm	GRASS	Special	130	90	5	Train
—	Leech Seed	GRASS	Status	—	90	10	Train
—	Light Screen	PSYCHIC	Status	—	—	30	Train
—	Outrage	DRAGON	Physical	120	100	10	Train
—	Petal Blizzard	GRASS	Physical	90	100	15	Train
—	Petal Dance	GRASS	Special	120	100	10	Train
—	Poison Jab	POISON	Physical	80	100	20	Train
—	Poison Powder	POISON	Status	—	75	35	Train
—	Power Whip	GRASS	Physical	120	85	10	Train
—	Protect	NORMAL	Status	—	—	10	Train
—	Rest	PSYCHIC	Status	—	—	5	Train
—	Roar	NORMAL	Status	—	—	20	Train
—	Round	NORMAL	Special	60	100	15	Train
—	Scary ♀ace	NORMAL	Status	—	100	10	Train
—	Seed Bomb	GRASS	Physical	80	100	15	Train
—	Sleep Powder	GRASS	Status	—	75	15	Train
—	Sleep Talk	NORMAL	Status	—	—	10	Train
—	Sludge Bomb	POISON	Special	90	100	10	Train
—	Sludge Wave	POISON	Special	95	100	10	Train
—	Snore	NORMAL	Special	50	100	15	Train
—	Solar Beam	GRASS	Special	120	100	10	Train
—	Stomping Tantrum	GROUND	Physical	75	100	10	Train
—	Substitute	NORMAL	Status	—	—	10	Train
—	Sunny Day	FIRE	Status	—	—	5	Train
—	Sweet Scent	NORMAL	Status	—	100	20	Train
—	Swords Dance	NORMAL	Status	—	—	20	Train
—	Synthesis	GRASS	Status	—	—	5	Train
—	Terrain Pulse	NORMAL	Special	50	100	10	Train
—	Toxic	POISON	Status	—	90	10	Train
—	Trailblaze	GRASS	Physical	50	100	20	Train
—	Venoshock	POISON	Special	65	100	10	Train
—	Weather Ball	NORMAL	Special	50	100	10	Train
—	Worry Seed	GRASS	Status	—	100	10	Train

Venusaur Pokédex entries

The Venusaur Pokédex entries below let you compare how Venusaur has been described across different Pokémon games. Pokédex wording often changes between versions, so reading the entries together is a useful way to see how its description has evolved across the series.

Venusaur Pokédex entries

GameEntry

Red

The plant blooms when it is absorbing solar energy. It stays on the move to seek sunlight.

Blue

The plant blooms when it is absorbing solar energy. It stays on the move to seek sunlight.

Yellow

The flower on its back catches the sun's rays. The sunlight is then absorbed and used for energy.

Gold

By spreading the broad petals of its flower and catching the sun's rays, it fills its body with power.

Silver

It is able to con vert sunlight into energy. As a result, it is more powerful in the summertime.

Crystal

As it warms it self and absorbs the sunlight, its flower petals release a pleasant fragrance.

Ruby

There is a large flower on VENUSAUR’s back. The flower is said to take on vivid colors if it gets plenty of nutrition and sunlight. The flower’s aroma soothes the emotions of people.

Sapphire

There is a large flower on VENUSAUR’s back. The flower is said to take on vivid colors if it gets plenty of nutrition and sunlight. The flower’s aroma soothes the emotions of people.

Emerald

VENUSAUR’s flower is said to take on vivid colors if it gets plenty of nutrition and sunlight. The flower’s aroma soothes the emotions of people.

Firered

A bewitching aroma wafts from its flower. The fragrance becalms those engaged in a battle.

Leafgreen

Its plant blooms when it is absorbing solar energy. It stays on the move to seek sunlight.

Diamond