Is Venusaur Good in Red & Blue Playthrough?
A reliable backbone for any Red and Blue team. Covers Water, Ground, and Rock threats through the whole game and rarely ends up in a matchup it can't handle. Poison typing does make Sabrina and Agatha awkward, but Venusaur never becomes a liability. Low maintenance pick that stays useful start to finish.
Brock's typing presses Bulbasaur's defenses.
Ivysaur has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Ivysaur trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's typing presses Ivysaur's defenses.
Venusaur trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Venusaur trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Venusaur trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Venusaur resists most of Giovanni's coverage and hits back hard.
Venusaur has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Venusaur resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Agatha's team hits Venusaur's weaknesses hard.
Venusaur trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Venusaur trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Starter
Bulbasaur is available as a starter.
Recommended Moves
- LV 13GrassVine WhipPower 53Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- LV 27GrassRazor LeafPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 25
- After Erika
- TM21GrassMega DrainPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Celadon Gym Leader Erika
- LV 41GrassSleep PowderPower —Accuracy 75%PP 15
- LV 48GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Bulbasaur to Ivysaur
Bulbasaur evolves into Ivysaur at Level 16. Your Bulbasaur should hit Level 16 before you reach Misty, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 16)
- LV 16GrassVine WhipPower 53Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- After Erika
- TM21GrassMega DrainPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Celadon Gym Leader Erika
- LV 30GrassRazor LeafPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 25
- LV 46GrassSleep PowderPower —Accuracy 75%PP 15
- LV 54GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Ivysaur to Venusaur
Ivysaur evolves into Venusaur at Level 32. Your Ivysaur should hit Level 32 before you reach Koga, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 32)
- LV 32GrassRazor LeafPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 25
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- After Koga
- TM06PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 85%PP 10Prize for defeating Fuchsia Gym Leader Koga
- LV 55GrassSleep PowderPower —Accuracy 75%PP 15
- LV 65GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Venusaur in Red & Blue
No wild Venusaur exists in Red or Blue. The only way in is to raise the Bulbasaur starter, evolving Ivysaur into Venusaur at level 32.
Catch Bulbasaur at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Venusaur.
How to Obtain Venusaur in RB
- Step 2Evolve into Ivysaur
- Step 3Venusaur ✓
Venusaur Weakness
Venusaur's Grass/Poison typing leaves it vulnerable to Bug, Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. Bug hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Bug |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Fighting |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Venusaur Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Venusaur
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | S | |
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Lapras WaterIce | B | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venusaur View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x62-74% Psychic 2x40-47% | ||
 Dodrio Normal | B | |
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Pallet Town Old Rod) | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venusaur View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x28-34% Leech Life 4x22-26% | ||
 Fearow Normal | C | |
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venusaur View Venomoth builds →Psychic 2x42-49% Leech Life 4x28-34% | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
 Flareon Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Pidgeotto Normal | C | |
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Venusaur Evolutions
The Grass/Poison-type Venusaur caps Bulbasaur's chain at 525 stats. No daycare options for this one. 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
RB Venusaur Best Moveset
100 Special with MoveSleep Powder and MoveRazor Leaf that crits based on Speed (Venusaur is fast enough for decent crit rates). Grass typing resists Water and Electric, carving a defensive niche. Sleep, Grass TermStab with crit potential, and type resistances that earn a spot.
Best Build
Support Moveset
- Razor Leaf
- Sleep Powder
- Leech Seed
- Body Slam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without TMs, Venusaur's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get Normal coverage on top of Solar Beam and Razor Leaf for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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 16 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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Venusaur Red & Blue Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Red & Blue, but Venusaur does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Venusaur hits 625 BST.
In Red & Blue, use Venusaur as an attacker. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling,
Gigantamax Venusaur is exclusive to Sword & Shield, so it's not usable in Red & Blue. The form has a unique appearance and a signature G-Max move.
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
Winds & Waves
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