Venusaur (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Venusaur (disambiguation).

Venusaur Seed Pokémon フシギバナ Fushigibana #003 Venusaur Mega Venusaur Gigantamax Venusaur Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Grass Poison Unknown Unknown Mega Venusaur Unknown Unknown Gigantamax Venusaur Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Overgrow Venusaur Cacophony Mega Venusaur Cacophony Gigantamax Venusaur Chlorophyll Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Thick Fat Mega Venusaur Cacophony Gigantamax Venusaur
Gender ratio Unknown 87.5% male, 12.5% female	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Groups Monster and Grass Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 6'07" 2.0 m Venusaur 7'10" 2.4 m Mega Venusaur 78'09"+ 24.0 m Gigantamax Venusaur 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 220.5 lbs. 100.0 kg Venusaur 342.8 lbs. 155.5 kg Mega Venusaur ??? lbs. ??? kg Gigantamax Venusaur 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone Venusaurite [[|]]
Base experience yield 208 Gen. I-IV Unknown IV 236 V+	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 3 Venusaur 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 2 Sp.Atk 1 Sp.Def 0 Speed Mega Venusaur 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed Gigantamax Venusaur 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint Mega Venusaur
Pokédex color   Green	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Venusaur (Japanese: フシギバナ Fushigibana) is a dual-type Grass/Poison Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves from Ivysaur starting at level 32. It is the final form of Bulbasaur.

Venusaur has two other forms.

• It can Mega Evolve into Mega Venusaur using the Venusaurite.
• It has a Gigantamax form that was introduced in The Isle of Armor.

Venusaur is the game mascot of both Pokémon Green and LeafGreen, appearing on the boxart of both.

Biology

Venusaur with its bulb closed

Venusaur is a squat, quadruped Pokémon with bumpy, blue-green skin. It has small, circular red eyes, a short, blunt snout, and a wide mouth with two pointed teeth in the upper jaw and four in the lower jaw. On top of its head are small, pointed ears with reddish pink insides. It has three clawed toes on each foot. The bud on its back has bloomed into a large pink, white-spotted flower. The flower is supported by a thick, brown trunk surrounded by green fronds. A female Venusaur will have a seed in the center of its flower.

As Mega Venusaur, the flower on its back grows larger and two smaller pink flowers bloom, one on its forehead and one on its rear. The weight of the flower causes its legs and back to become sturdier in order to support it. Additional leaves with woody stems, which are supported by vines, are grown around the flower. Mega Venusaur also develops dark markings on its forehead below the new flower.

Venusaur uses its flower to catch the sun's rays to convert them into energy, which causes the flower to become more vibrant. The flower releases a soothing scent that attracts Pokémon and calms emotions. This scent becomes stronger after a rainy day. In the anime, Venusaur has demonstrated the ability to manipulate nature, release several vines from its back, and lead evolution ceremonies for Bulbasaur and Ivysaur. This Pokémon is rarely found in the wild, but it has been known to inhabit grasslands.

As Gigantamax Venusaur, it becomes larger with its flower blooming even further to the point of covering its body. The eyes change to an orange with light green sclera. It gains several more green leaves along with more petals. The top of the bud becomes longer with three red clouds surrounding it while the trunk shortens. It has several light green markings located at its belly.

Its petals have become thick and springy to the point of defecting halfhearted attacks. It uses the petals as a shield while attacking with its thick vines. Gigantamax Venusaur's vines are powerful enough to topple down a 10-story building Gigantamax, while Venusaur's flower can spread enough pollen similar to a volcano eruption. Breathing in this pollen can cause uncontrollable sneezing and inhaling large amounts can even cause fainting. However, this pollen also promotes plant growth in areas where it lands..

Frenzy Plant was its signature move in the past. Gigantamax Venusaur is the only known Pokémon capable of using the exclusive G-Max Move G-Max Vine Lash.

In the anime

In the main series

Male Venusaur in the anime

Mega Venusaur in the anime

Female Venusaur in the anime

Major appearances

Spenser's Venusaur

Spenser's Venusaur debuted in Cutting the Ties that Bind. Spenser had Venusaur use Sweet Scent to drive away the furious Beedrill. Venusaur was the second Pokémon that the Palace Maven used in his battle with Ash at the Battle Palace in Ka Boom with a View!. The Seed Pokémon won against Heracross, but lost to his Swellow. It reappeared in a flashback in King and Queen for a Day!.

May's Venusaur

In Pruning a Passel of Pals!, May's Bulbasaur was revealed to have evolved all the way into a Venusaur during her absence from the anime. She was briefly seen facing off against a Coordinator's Marill in the Battle Stage of the Wallace Cup.

Other

In Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden, a Venusaur was the leader of an evolution ceremony for Bulbasaur. It appeared again in Alola, Kanto!, during a flashback.

A Venusaur nicknamed Bruteroot appeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back and its remake Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution, under the ownership of Corey. It was taken away from her by one of Mewtwo's special Poké Balls but was liberated by Ash along with the other confiscated Pokémon. Along with Ash's Charizard and Neesha's Blastoise, they were the only confiscated Pokémon not to be cloned and they had the same marks that Bulbasaurtwo had, indicating that it was likely obtained by Mewtwo through different means than the ones used to clone. Its clone reappeared in Mewtwo Returns. Corey's Venusaur also appeared in an alternate timeline of the main series that was introduced in I Choose You!, where it was seen battling Neesha's Blastoise; it is unknown if it holds the same nickname in that timeline.

In Enter The Dragonite, Drake's Ivysaur was used in a battle against Ash's Tauros, and it lost to Tauros' Take Down attack.

In The Light Fantastic, a Venusaur was the longtime friend of Gan Gogh. He used it to battle Team Rocket.

When Team Rocket was working at the Battle Park in One Trick Phony!, James used a Venusaur during a battle against Ash's Cyndaquil as part of an elaborate plan to capture Pikachu.

In Grass Hysteria!, a Venusaur was the leader of a group of Grass-type Pokémon living in the Forbidden Forest.

In Weekend Warrior, Jeremy's Venusaur was used during the second half of the Silver Town Pokémon Contest. Jeremy's Venusaur, which knew Frenzy Plant, came very close to defeating May's Combusken, but the Young Fowl Pokémon came through and pulled off a come-from-behind victory.

In A Rush of Ninja Wisdom!, Nihei's male Venusaur appeared in a fantasy. He made his physical debut in The Legend of the Ninja Hero!. Nihei used Venusaur in a battle against Sanpei and his Greninja and won. In A Festival of Decisions!, Venusaur was used to battle the ninja army's Pokémon and was able to defeat a Gengar.

In Mega Evolution Special IV, a Trainer's Venusaur was one of the ten Mega Evolved Pokémon that Alain and his Charizard had to defeat. It was Alain's first opponent, putting up a tough match, but it was eventually defeated.

In A Full Battle Bounty!, Professor Kukui's male Venusaur was the third Pokémon he used in his Full Battle against Ash. He went up against Rowlet, defeating it before losing to Torracat.

In Ivysaur's Mysterious Tower!, multiple Venusaur evolved from Ivysaur after they traveled to a new Gym, which was under construction in Vermilion City, so they could absorb the sunlight needed for the evolution process.

Minor appearances

In Island of the Giant Pokémon, a giant robot Venusaur was at Pokémon Land.

In The Ghost of Maiden's Peak, a Gastly created an illusory Venusaur to frighten Ash's Bulbasaur. Gastly subsequently combined this Venusaur with an illusory Blastoise to create a Venustoise, which terrified both Squirtle and Bulbasaur to the point where they did not want to battle anymore.

Venusaur made its physical debut in March of the Exeggutor Squad.

In The Power of One, a Venusaur sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.

In Pokémon Double Trouble, a Venusaur was working out in Kumquat Gym. However, this scene was removed from the dub due to the appearance of Jynx.

In Houndoom's Special Delivery, a Venusaur was seen in a field of flowers. It tried to use Sleep Powder on Misty's Togepi, but a Houndoom blocked the attack, causing itself to fall asleep.

In Moving Pictures, a Venusaur was seen in a Pokémon Center.

Two Venusaur appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.

In Numero Uno Articuno, a Venusaur was one of the Pokémon Noland offered for challengers to battle at the Battle Factory. However, Ash instead chose to battle Articuno.

A Coordinator's Venusaur appeared in May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!.

A Venusaur appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

A Venusaur that can Mega Evolve into Mega Venusaur appeared in the opening of Mega Evolution Special I.

A Mega Venusaur appeared in the opening credits of Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry EP051 Venusaur Ash's Pokédex Venusaur, the final form of the Bulbasaur evolution. This Seed Pokémon soaks up the sun's rays as a source of energy.

Episode Pokémon Source Entry EP248 Venusaur Ash's Pokédex Venusaur, the Seed Pokémon. Venusaur uses its large petals to capture sunlight and transform it into energy.

Episode Pokémon Source Entry XY099 Venusaur Serena's Pokédex Venusaur, the Seed Pokémon. When Venusaur sprouts out its large flower petals and absorbs the rays of the sun, it becomes energized.

Episode Pokémon Source Entry SM142 Venusaur Rotom Pokédex Venusaur, the Seed Pokémon. A Grass and Poison type. The giant flower on its back collects large amounts of sunlight, which it can turn into energy.

Episode Pokémon Source Entry JN003 Venusaur Ash's Rotom Phone Venusaur, the Seed Pokémon. A Grass and Poison type. It's believed that a nutritious diet and lots of sunlight make Venusaur's flower bloom in more vibrant colors. The flower's scent can calm and heal the human heart.

In Pokémon Origins

In File 1: Red, a Venusaur was one of the Pokémon seen in Professor Oak's introduction.

In the manga

Venusaur in Pokémon Adventures

Mega Venusaur in Pokémon Adventures

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

In I'm Your Venusaur, a local legend states that a 300-year-old tree, the Venusaur Tree, was grown out of a Venusaur who protected the town from invaders many years ago. The Venusaur and its tree are considered the guardians of the town.

Gary has a Venusaur, which was sent out with his other Pokémon to battle the giant Slowpoke in Ash vs. Gary.

In the movie adaptations

Corey's Venusaur, nicknamed Bruteroot, appears in Mewtwo Strikes Back!. Mewtwo's Venusaur clone, named Venasaurtwo, also appears.

In the Pocket Monsters manga

A Venusaur appeared in a fantasy in JNM01.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Main article: Saur

Red has a Venusaur nicknamed Saur, which he received as a Bulbasaur from Professor Oak in Bulbasaur, Come Home! after witnessing the bond shared between the two while battling a wild Machoke, learning Solar Beam in the process. Bulbasaur evolved into Ivysaur in Wartortle Wars after defeating a wild Primeape, and into Venusaur in The Winged Legends while fighting against the merged version of Zapdos, Moltres, and Articuno along with Blue's Charizard and Blasty, defeating it with his augmented Solar Beam while the others used Flamethrower and Hydro Pump, respectively. In the Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc, he has obtained a Venusaurite, with it he can Mega Evolve into Mega Venusaur.

A Venusaur appeared in a fantasy along with the other fully evolved Kanto starters in Chinchou in Charge, where the Pokémon Association Chairman of Kanto and Johto explains to Bill and Janine the special privilege of entering the finals unconditionally after collecting the badges.

A Venusaur appeared alongside a Poliwrath in PSs1, kidnapping Pibu.

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

Shu encountered and battled a Venusaur in A Powerful Opponent, Venusaur! in an attempt to catch it, but failed in the end.

A Venusaur appeared in The Challenge at Celadon University!.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Erika has a Venusaur that debuted in Big Struggle with the Powerful Opponent Venusaur!!.

Giovanni has a Venusaur, as seen in Bring Down the Strongest Pokémon!!.

Red is revealed to have a Venusaur in Red VS Green?!.

Professor Oak owns a Venusaur, which debuted in Save the Pokémon Zoo!!.

A Venusaur appeared in Clefairy, a Doctor!?.

A Venusaur appeared in The Ancient Pokémon Discovery!.

A Venusaur appeared in Where is Chikorita?!.

In the Pokémon Zensho manga

Professor Oak owns a Venusaur in the Pokémon Zensho manga series. It evolved from the Bulbasaur that neither Satoshi nor Shigeru chose as their starter.

In the TCG

Main article: Venusaur (TCG)

In the TFG

One Venusaur figure has been released.

• Groundbreakers: Venusaur

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros.

Venusaur is one of the Pokémon that can appear from the gate on the rooftop of Silph Co. in the Saffron City stage. Venusaur will occasionally fire Razor Leaves at any character in front of it.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

When Venusaur is released from a Poké Ball, it uses the move Earthquake, which acts similarly to Donkey Kong's Down + B attack. Any player caught in this will be sent flying.

Venusaur is also a Pokéfloat. The front half will push itself onto the screen first and play will then begin to move to the right after Snorlax leaves the screen.

Trophy information

Evolving from Ivysaur, this deceptively toxic Pokémon has a huge flower on its back that emits a cloying fragrance: the scent lulls its enemies into a state of calmness. Venusaur's flower synthesizes sunshine into pure energy for its SolarBeam move. Think of Grass-type Pokémon, and Venusaur comes first.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Venusaur is briefly mentioned in Ivysaur's trophy description.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U

Mega Venusaur appears as a trophy in both versions of the game.

Trophy information

With a special type of Mega Stone called Venusaurite, Venusaur can Mega Evolve into Mega Venusaur in the middle of a battle. Not only does Venusaur get a large defense boost when it Mega Evolves, but the plants on its back grow so much, it looks like you're being attacked by a walking jungle. Now, that's got to be intimidating!

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Venusaur reprises its role as a stage element in the returning Saffron City stage. It is also a Spirit.

Detective Pikachu

Two Venusaur appeared in Detective Pikachu.

Game data

Pokédex entries

Generation I Kanto #003 Red(ENG) The plant blooms when it is absorbing solar energy. It stays on the move to seek sunlight. Blue Yellow The flower on its back catches the sun's rays. The sunlight is then absorbed and used for energy. Stadium Absorbs solar energy as nutrition. When it is catching the sun's rays, it often remains quiet and still.

Generation II Johto #228 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 convert sunlight into energy. As a result, it is more powerful in the summertime. Crystal As it warms itself and absorbs the sunlight, its flower petals release a pleasant fragrance. Stadium 2 By spreading the broad petals of its flower and catching the sun's rays, it fills its body with power.

Generation III Hoenn #— Kanto #003 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 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 The plant blooms when it is absorbing solar energy. It stays on the move to seek sunlight.

Generation IV Sinnoh #— Johto #233 Diamond After a rainy day, the flower on its back smells stronger. The scent attracts other Pokémon. Pearl Platinum HeartGold By spreading the broad petals of its flower and catching the sun's rays, it fills its body with power. SoulSilver It is able to convert sunlight into energy. As a result, it is more powerful in the summertime.

Generation V Unova #— Black After a rainy day, the flower on its back smells stronger. The scent attracts other Pokémon. White Black 2 After a rainy day, the flower on its back smells stronger. The scent attracts other Pokémon. White 2

Generation VI Kalos Central #082 Hoenn #— X By spreading the broad petals of its flower and catching the sun's rays, it fills its body with power. Y After a rainy day, the flower on its back smells stronger. The scent attracts other Pokémon. Omega 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. Alpha Sapphire

Generation VII Alola #— Kanto #003 This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon. Let's Go Pikachu The flower on its back catches the sun's rays. The sunlight is then absorbed and used for energy. Let's Go Eevee Mega Venusaur Let's Go Pikachu In order to support its flower, which has grown larger due to Mega Evolution, its back and legs have become stronger. Let's Go Eevee

Generation VIII Galar Isle of Armor #070 Sword Its plant blooms when it is absorbing solar energy. It stays on the move to seek sunlight. Shield A bewitching aroma wafts from its flower. The fragrance becalms those engaged in a battle. Gigantamax Venusaur Sword In battle, this Pokémon swings around two thick vines. If these vines slammed into a 10-story building, they could easily topple it. Shield Huge amounts of pollen burst from it with the force of a volcanic eruption. Breathing in too much of the pollen can cause fainting.

Game locations

Generation I Red Blue Evolve Ivysaur Blue (Japan) Evolve Ivysaur Yellow Evolve Ivysaur

Generation II Gold Silver Time Capsule, Event Crystal Time Capsule, Event

Generation III Ruby Sapphire Trade Emerald Trade FireRed LeafGreen Evolve Ivysaur Colosseum Trade XD Trade

Generation IV Diamond Pearl Trade Platinum Trade HeartGold SoulSilver Evolve Ivysaur Pal Park Field

Generation V Black White Poké Transfer Black 2 White 2 Poké Transfer

Generation VI X Y Evolve Ivysaur Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Trade, Event

Generation VII Sun Moon Trade Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Evolve Ivysaur Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee Evolve Ivysaur

Generation VIII Sword Shield Trade, Evolve Wild Area News Ivysaur Expansion Pass Evolve Ivysaur

In side games

Generation I Pinball Evolve Ivysaur

Generation II This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.

Generation III Trozei! Secret Storage 3, Mr. Who's Den MD Red MD Blue Evolve Ivysaur Ranger Lyra Forest

Generation IV MD Time MD Darkness Mystery Jungle (1F-29F) MD Sky Mystery Jungle (1F-29F) Rumble Silent Forest (Normal Mode A & S) PokéPark Wii Meadow Zone Ranger: GS Latolato Trail, Dark Temple, Odd Temple

Generation V Rumble Blast Forest: Everspring Valley Rumble U Model Train Room: All Aboard! (Boss), Verdant Plaza: Battle Royale, Variety Battle: A Battle in the Tower

Generation VI Battle Trozei Blade-and-Shield Path: Stage 5 Shuffle Expert Stage: Stage EX7 Rumble World Origin Hideaway: Old-Growth Woods (Back Boss) Picross Area 26: Stage 08

Generation VII Rumble Rush Charizard Sea2019, Gengar Sea, Castform Sea, Mimikyu Sea, Mewtwo Sea, Charizard Sea2020, Bulbasaur Sea, Charizard SeaFinal, Mimikyu SeaFinal, Mewtwo SeaFinal Masters Evolve Scottie/Bettie's Ivysaur

In events

Games	Event	Language/Region	Location	Level	Distribution period
GSC	Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! Venusaur	English	United States	40	March 15 to 21, 2002; September 27 to October 3, 2002; February 14 to 20, 2003
XYORAS	Pokémon Scrap Venusaur	Japanese region	Online	100	April 28 to August 31, 2016

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	Bitter Berry (100%)
Yellow*
Events*		Venusaurite (100%)

Stats

Base stats

Venusaur

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 80		140 - 187	270 - 364
Attack: 82		78 - 147	152 - 289
Defense: 83		79 - 148	153 - 291
Sp. Atk: 100		94 - 167	184 - 328
Sp. Def: 100		94 - 167	184 - 328
Speed: 80		76 - 145	148 - 284
Total: 525	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature. This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 100.

Mega Venusaur

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 80		140 - 187	270 - 364
Attack: 100		94 - 167	184 - 328
Defense: 123		115 - 192	225 - 379
Sp. Atk: 122		114 - 191	224 - 377
Sp. Def: 120		112 - 189	220 - 372
Speed: 80		76 - 145	148 - 284
Total: 625	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 2/2 ★★	Power 2/3 ★★☆
Skill 4/5 ★★★★☆	Stamina 4/5 ★★★★☆
Jump 3/3 ★★★	Total 15/18 ★★★

Type effectiveness

Venusaur

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water ½× Grass ¼× Electric ½× Psychic 2× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water ½× Grass ¼× Electric ½× Psychic 2× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water ½× Grass ¼× Electric ½× Psychic 2× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water ½× Grass ¼× Electric ½× Psychic 2× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Notes: In Generation I, the effectiveness of  Bug-type  moves is 4×.

Mega Venusaur

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water ½× Grass ¼× Electric ½× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water ½× Grass ¼× Electric ½× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water ½× Grass ¼× Electric ½× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water ½× Grass ¼× Electric ½× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation VIII Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Petal Blizzard Grass Physical 09090 100100% 15 011 Petal Dance Grass Special 120120 100100% 10 011 Tackle Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35 011 Growl Normal Status 0000— 100100% 40 011 Vine Whip Grass Physical 04545 100100% 25 011 Growth Normal Status 0000— 00——% 20 Evo.Evo. Petal Blizzard Grass Physical 09090 100100% 15 099 Leech Seed Grass Status 0000— 09090% 10 1212 Razor Leaf Grass Physical 05555 09595% 25 1515 Poison Powder Poison Status 0000— 07575% 35 1515 Sleep Powder Grass Status 0000— 07575% 15 2020 Seed Bomb Grass Physical 08080 100100% 15 2525 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 08585% 20 3030 Sweet Scent Normal Status 0000— 100100% 20 3737 Synthesis Grass Status 0000— 00——% 5 4444 Worry Seed Grass Status 0000— 100100% 10 5151 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100100% 15 5858 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Venusaur Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Venusaur Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/TR

Generation VIII Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM08 TM08 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM09 TM09 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM10 TM10 Magical Leaf Grass Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM11 TM11 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM17 TM17 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM19 TM19 Safeguard Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 25 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM28 TM28 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM29 TM29 Charm Fairy Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM34 TM34 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM41 TM41 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM46 TM46 Weather Ball Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 10 TM50 TM50 Bullet Seed Grass Physical 02525 100}}100% 30 TM74 TM74 Venoshock Poison Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM81 TM81 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM88 TM88 Grassy Terrain Grass Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM94 TM94 False Swipe Normal Physical 04040 100}}100% 40 TM98 TM98 Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TR00 TR00 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR01 TR01 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TR10 TR10 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TR17 TR17 Amnesia Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR22 TR22 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR24 TR24 Outrage Dragon Physical 120120 100}}100% 10 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR59 TR59 Seed Bomb Grass Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR65 TR65 Energy Ball Grass Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR67 TR67 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR71 TR71 Leaf Storm Grass Special 130130 090}}90% 5 TR72 TR72 Power Whip Grass Physical 120120 085}}85% 10 TR77 TR77 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 TR85 TR85 Work Up Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Venusaur Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Venusaur Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VIII Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Curse Ghost Status — —% 10 Ingrain Grass Status — —% 20 Nature Power Normal Status — —% 20 Petal Dance Grass Special 120 100% 10 Skull Bash Normal Physical 130 100% 10 Toxic Poison Status — 90% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Venusaur in Generation VIII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Venusaur in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Venusaur Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Venusaur Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation VIII Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Sw Sh EP BD SP Frenzy Plant Grass Special 150 90% 5 Sw Sh EP BD SP Grass Pledge Grass Special 80 100% 10 Sw Sh EP BD SP Grassy Glide Grass Physical 70 100% 20 Sw Sh EP BD SP Terrain Pulse Normal Special 50 100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Venusaur Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Venusaur Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

By a prior evolution

Generation VIII Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

Stage   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  This Pokémon has no moves exclusive to prior Evolutions.

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Venusaur Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Venusaur Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball Acquisition: Evolve			Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: Evolve Friend Area: Beau Plains Phrases 51%-100% HP My flower's in bloom! Let me handle things! 26%-50% HP My HP is down to half. 1%-25% HP I can't keep up... Level up All right! Leveled up!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -12% IQ group: F
Pokémon Ranger Group: Grass Poké Assist: Grass Field move: None Loops: 10 Min. exp.: 130 Max. exp.: 180 Browser entry R-003 Venusaur spits out large seeds. They sprout giant vines that get in the way.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Grass Poké Assist: (present) Grass Field move: (present) (Cut ×4) Poké Assist: (past) Grass Field move: (past) (Cut ×1) Browser entry R-016/N-006 It attacks by shooting seeds.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●●● Defense ●●●● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●●●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.11 seconds Base HP: 55 Base Attack: 80 Base Defense: 58 Base Speed: 60
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Venusaur is the Zone Keeper protecting the Meadow Zone. He's the Attraction Chief of Venusaur's Vine Swing, too! Safety is his main concern!
Pokémon Battle Trozei Grass Attack Power: ★★★★★ Power of Five Increases the damage dealt by matching five Pokémon.
Pokémon Shuffle Grass Attack Power: 60 - 135 20 #003 Vitality Drain Damage varies depending on the opponent's remaining HP. Mega Effects 3 Erases all Pokémon in the five columns to the left and right.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 190 Base Attack: 198 Base Defense: 189 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Razor Leaf, Vine Whip Charged Attacks: Sludge Bomb, Petal Blizzard, Solar Beam, Frenzy Plant†, Return‡, Frustration‡

Event forms in Pokémon GO

Clone

Evolution

Unevolved Bulbasaur  Grass  Poison

Level 16 →

First Evolution Ivysaur  Grass  Poison

Level 32 →

Second Evolution Venusaur  Grass  Poison

Forms

Mega Evolution

Default Venusaur Venusaur  Grass  Poison

Venusaurite ↔

Held Venusaurite Mega Venusaur Venusaur  Grass  Poison

Gigantamax

Gigantamax Factor Venusaur Venusaur  Grass  Poison

Dynamax Band ↔

Lasts for three turns Gigantamax Venusaur Venusaur  Grass  Poison

Sprites

Generation I Red Green Red Blue Yellow Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation II Gold Silver Crystal Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back

Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back

Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back

For other sprites and images, please see Venusaur images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Other sprites

FireRed/LeafGreen credits

Trivia

• Venusaur is exactly the same size as another Grass-type Pokémon, Tropius. Both have a height of 6'7" (2.0 m) and a weight of 220.5 lbs. (100.0 kg).
• Venusaur's number in the National Pokédex and the Fiore Browser are the same: 003.
• Due to the censor that prevents Pokémon with offensive nicknames being traded on the GTS, a Venusaur with an English name could not be traded on the GTS without a nickname in Generation V.
• Venusaur shares its category with its pre-evolved forms and Sunkern. They are all known as the Seed Pokémon.
• If the player chooses Charmander as their starter in Pokémon Red, Blue, FireRed, or LeafGreen, it is impossible to get Venusaur registered in the Pokédex without trading, as no NPC in the said games uses a Venusaur under this condition.
  • However, in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, after the player has unlocked the National Pokédex, Cooltrainer Albert uses a Venusaur in Knockout Mode at the Trainer Tower.

Origin

According to Ken Sugimori in a Japanese interview that was discussing the Pokémon franchise in general, Venusaur was inspired by frogs. When asked to describe the basis of the design behind the Bulbasaur evolutionary line, Sugimori had stated that it was "a creature that is something like a frog." In another interview, Sugimori described the origin and the basic themes of the original starter Pokémon: "[T]he experience of keeping small animals such as frogs (Bulbasaur), lizards (Charmander), and baby turtles (Squirtle) as pets gives the game a sense of reality and makes it easier to get into the game. I realized it might be difficult to make an emotional connection if the first partner Pokémon is a tough-looking character."

Venusaur's large, rounded snout; wide mouth; wide-set eyes; bumpy, wart-like skin; and quadruped-like movements are vaguely similar to those of certain amphibians, such as the common toad or the Colorado River toad, both of which are toads that exude toxins from their parotoid glands. Unlike Bulbasaur, Venusaur's "ears" have hollows, indicating that they are in fact ears and not glands, as seen in many species of frogs and toads. In particular, its build and ears resemble the Beelzebufo, a large prehistoric frog.

The flower on its back resembles the Rafflesia arnoldii.

Name origin

Venusaur is a combination of the words Venus (referring to the Venus flytrap plant) or venom and the Greek saur (lizard).

Fushigibana is a pun on 不思議な花 "fushigi na hana" (strange flower).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese フシギバナ Fushigibana From 不思議 fushigi and 花 hana French Florizarre From flore and bizarre Spanish Venusaur Same as English name German Bisaflor From Bi, Saurier and Flor or flor Italian Venusaur Same as English name Korean 이상해꽃 Isanghekkot From 이상하다 isanghada and 꽃 kkot Mandarin Chinese 妙蛙花 Miàowāhuā From 奇妙 qímiào, 蛙 wā, and 花 huā Cantonese Chinese 妙蛙花 Miuhwāfā 奇異花 Kèihyihfā * From 奇妙 kèihmiuh, 蛙 wā, and 花 fā From 奇異 kèihyih and 花 fā

More languages Bulgarian Винъзор Vinŭzor Transcription of English name Hebrew ווינאזור Vinasaur Transcription of English name Hindi वेणुसौर Venusaur Transcription of English name Lithuanian Venuzauras From English name Brazilian Portuguese Venossauro From Venus and dinossauro Russian Венузавр Venuzavr Transcription of English name Thai ฟุชิกิบานะ Fushigibana Transcription of Japanese name Turkish Venasaus From English name

Related articles

• Spenser's Venusaur
• May's Venusaur
• Saur
• Starter Pokémon
• Mega Evolution
• Gigantamax

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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