Is Venusaur Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Grass/Poison at level 32 with AbilityOvergrow. From the Sycamore gift, Venusaur handles Grant, mirrors Ramos, and contributes against Siebold. Mega Venusaur gains AbilityThick Fat, removing Fire and Ice weaknesses. One of the most durable options through the E4 and Diantha.
Viola's typing presses Bulbasaur's defenses.
Ivysaur has the type edge here and should clean up Grant's team.
Ivysaur trades roughly evenly with Korrina's team.
Venusaur trades roughly evenly with Ramos's team.
Venusaur trades roughly evenly with Clemont's team.
Venusaur trades roughly evenly with Valerie's team.
Venusaur trades roughly evenly with Olympia's team.
Venusaur trades roughly evenly with Wulfric's team.
Malva's team hits Venusaur's weaknesses hard.
Wikstrom's typing presses Venusaur's defenses.
Drasna's team hits Venusaur's weaknesses hard.
Venusaur has the type edge here and should clean up Siebold's team.
Venusaur trades roughly evenly with Diantha's team.
Gift Bulbasaur
Bulbasaur is given to you as a gift in Lumiose City at Lv 10. Received from Professor Sycamore at his lab in Lumiose City.
Evolve Bulbasaur to Ivysaur
Bulbasaur evolves into Ivysaur at Level 16. Your Bulbasaur should hit Level 16 before you reach Grant, at typical leveling pace.
Evolve Ivysaur to Venusaur
Ivysaur evolves into Venusaur at Level 32. Your Ivysaur should hit Level 32 before you reach Ramos, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Venusaur in X & Y
Venusaur doesn't appear wild. Catch Bulbasaur instead, it shows up but it's a rare spawn. Evolve it at level 32 to get Venusaur. The 3-stage chain is mapped in the step cards below.
How to Obtain Venusaur in XY
- Step 2Evolve into IvysaurBREEDINGAvailableLeave Venusaur with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Bulbasaur egg.
- Step 3Venusaur ✓
How to Get Shiny Venusaur in X & Y
Venusaur comes down to egg RNG; breed the Bulbasaur line with an overseas parent and raise the shiny hatchling all the way up. Compare Shiny Venusaur odds across every game
X & Y Shiny Venusaur Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is Friend Safari, about 1 in 512 on each try. Tune it below.
Friend Safari: Friend Safari slots roll at a fixed boosted rate near 1 in 512. The Shiny Charm does not raise it further.
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 |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 54 |
| 25%one in four | 148 |
| 50%coin flip | 355 |
| 90%very likely | 1,178 |
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 X & Y shiny odds for Venusaur.
Venusaur Weakness
Venusaur's Grass/Poison typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Fighting, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
What is Venusaur Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Venusaur
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Ambrette Town Gift) | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venusaur View Charizard builds →Flare Blitz 2x91-108%KO Air Slash 2x61-73% | ||
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
 Talonflame Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venusaur View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x89-105%KO Fly 2x68-80% | ||
 Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venusaur View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x83-98% Ice Fang 2x39-47% Fire Fang 2x39-47% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venusaur View Gallade builds →Psycho Cut 2x74-88% Aerial Ace 2x43-50% | ||
 Duosion Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Venusaur View Duosion builds →Future Sight 2x108-128%KO | ||
 Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venusaur View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x93-110%KO Air Cutter 2x48-58% | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Hawlucha Fighting | B | |
 Delphox FirePsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fennekin (Aquacorde Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venusaur View Delphox builds →Psyshock 2x68-80% Mystical Fire 2x55-65% | ||
 Staraptor Normal | 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 59 partners from the Grass and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Charm, Curse and 12 more.
XY Venusaur Best Moveset
The Mega form gains AbilityThick Fat halving Fire and Ice damage, removing two major weaknesses from Grass/Poison typing. Base Venusaur still runs AbilityChlorophyll in the shorter 5-turn sun, but the moveset shifted toward the Mega's bulky mixed offense. 100/100 special stats handle both TermStab types at moderate power.
Best Build
Venusaur best EVs are Sp. Atk and Sp. Def
Special Tank Moveset
- Sludge Bomb
- Giga Drain
- Hidden Power Ice
- Venoshock
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
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.
After a rainy day, the flower on its back smells stronger. The scent attracts other Pokémon.
Venusaur Event Distributions
In X & Y, Venusaur is a one-time Mystery Gift event Pokemon rather than a repeat giveaway.
Pokemon Scrap 2016 VenusaurXYOmega RubyAlpha SapphireNot shiny
Venusaur X & Y Guide
In X & Y, yes. Mega Venusaur hits 625 BST, a solid jump from the base 525. Hold the Mega Stone, trigger it in battle, and it lasts the whole fight. One Mega per team.
In X & Y, Venusaur's hidden ability is Chlorophyll. Doubles Speed during strong sunlight. Better than the standard options for competitive play.
In X & Y, use Venusaur as an attacker. Special attacks are the main output. Speed is middling, Venoshock is the primary attack.
For X & Y, build your team around Metagross Mega, Machamp, and Aggron. These have the highest co-usage rates with Venusaur in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.
For X & Y, run Modest on Venusaur. +Sp. Atk 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.
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- 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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