Is Venusaur Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Grass/Poison at level 32. AbilityOvergrow for late-game Grass boost. Post-Red timing means Venusaur's entire contribution is the Battle Frontier. Strong there, but the story never benefits.
Falkner's team hits Bulbasaur's weaknesses hard.
Bugsy's typing presses Bulbasaur's defenses.
Bulbasaur has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Morty's team hits Bulbasaur's weaknesses hard.
Bulbasaur trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Bulbasaur trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Bulbasaur has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Clair's team hits Bulbasaur's weaknesses hard.
Bulbasaur resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Bulbasaur has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Bulbasaur trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Bulbasaur has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Janine's team hits Bulbasaur's weaknesses hard.
Sabrina's team hits Bulbasaur's weaknesses hard.
Venusaur trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Venusaur has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Venusaur has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Venusaur trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Venusaur has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Venusaur has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Venusaur trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Gift Bulbasaur
Bulbasaur is given to you as a gift in Pallet Town at Lv 5. From Professor Oak after defeating Red. Receive from Professor Oak in Pallet Town after obtaining the National Pokedex.
Recommended Moves
- LV 15NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- LV 19GrassRazor LeafPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 25
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- LV 27NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 43
- LV 37GrassSeed BombPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
Evolve Bulbasaur to Venusaur
Ivysaur evolves into Venusaur at Level 32. Your Bulbasaur should hit Level 32 before you reach Blaine, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 32)
- LV 32GrassPetal DancePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 32GrassSleep PowderPower —Accuracy 75%PP 15
- LV 32NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Pryce
- TUTORGrassFrenzy PlantPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Blackthorn City
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 43
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 53GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Venusaur in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Venusaur caps the Bulbasaur line at level 32, evolving from Ivysaur. Since Bulbasaur is a one-time gift from Oak deep in the post-game, the only Venusaur you raise is the one from that single pick.
Catch Bulbasaur at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Venusaur.
Badge 8How to Obtain Venusaur in HGSS
- Step 2Evolve into Ivysaur
- Step 3Venusaur ✓
How to Get Shiny Venusaur in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Venusaur caps the Bulbasaur line, so breed the Pallet Town starter Masuda-style and raise it all the way up. Compare Shiny Venusaur odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Venusaur Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds for Venusaur.
Venusaur Weakness
Venusaur's Grass/Poison typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Fighting |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Venusaur Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Venusaur
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodPewter City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venusaur View Latios builds →Dream Eater 2x92-108%KO Ice Beam 2x58-69% Fly 2x47-55% | ||
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodBell Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venusaur View Ho-Oh builds →Brave Bird 2x128-151%KO Overheat 2x111-131%KO Dream Eater 2x53-63% | ||
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venusaur View Mewtwo builds →Future Sight 2x127-149%KO Fire Blast 2x85-100%KO Ice Beam 2x68-80% Aerial Ace 2x37-44% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodPewter City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venusaur View Latias builds →Dream Eater 2x80-94% Ice Beam 2x50-59% Fly 2x43-51% | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodWhirl Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venusaur View Lugia builds →Dream Eater 2x67-79% Aeroblast 2x67-79% Ice Beam 2x43-51% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEmbedded Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venusaur View Rayquaza builds →Fly 2x109-128%KO Overheat 2x96-114%KO Ice Beam 2x66-78% | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venusaur View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x110-130%KO Air Slash 2x60-70% | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Venusaur View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x106-125%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Silph Co Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venusaur View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 2x120-141%KO Brave Bird 2x80-94% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venusaur View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x111-131%KO Dream Eater 2x53-63% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
 Entei Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venusaur View Entei builds →Overheat 2x93-110%KO Extrasensory 2x36-42% | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dragonair (Dragons Den Super Rod) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venusaur View Dragonite builds →Fly 2x99-117%KO Fire Blast 2x59-69% Ice Beam 2x47-55% | ||
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Venusaur Evolutions
Venusaur is the final form in a three-stage chain from Bulbasaur through Ivysaur. Breeding this form produces Bulbasaur eggs (average hatch time). Evolving from Bulbasaur gave Venusaur the biggest boost in HP (+35), bringing the total to 525 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Venusaur to get Bulbasaur eggs easily using 45 partners from the Grass and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Charm, Curse and 11 more.
HGSS Venusaur Best Moveset
Special Grass attacks from 100 Sp. Atk backed by 100 Sp. Def and AbilityOvergrow for emergency power. The moveset absorbs hits from the special side, fires back, and clears MoveToxic Spikes on the switch through Poison typing. 80 Speed is workable for a defensive attacker.
Best Build
Venusaur best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Sleep Powder
- Leech Seed
- Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Amnesia and Charm on Venusaur. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Frenzy Plant and Leaf Storm, they expand what Venusaur can actually threaten in practice.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
All 23 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
By spreading the broad petals of its flower and catching the sun’s rays, it fills its body with power.
It is able to convert sunlight into energy. As a result, it is more powerful in the summertime.
Venusaur HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in HeartGold & SoulSilver, but Venusaur does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Venusaur hits 625 BST.
Yes. Venusaur is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Venusaur becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Venusaur as an attacker. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling,
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Calm on Venusaur. +Sp. Def is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the attacker role.
Game Availability
Venusaur first appeared in Red & Blue and spans 21 games across 9 generations. It later gained a Mega form in Generation 6 and a Gigantamax form in Generation 8, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwShGigantamax
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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