Competitive Information for Venusaur [Diamond/Pearl]
Grass / Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Venusaur? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Venusaur is a marvelous Grass and Poison-typed Pokemon. Venusaur are common Pokemon to see in the DP metagame. Venusaur is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Venusaur is weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Black Sludge / Leftovers
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 16 Hp / 240 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Leech Seed
- Sleep Powder / Power Whip
- Swords Dance
Physical Sweeper Venusaur (Popular/Trending)
Venusaur is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Venusaur last longer regaining it's it's life every turn. With Overgrow, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Venusaur's grass-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Leech Seed is a status move (1/8 of target's hp is restored to Venusaur every turn).
♦ Sleep Powder is a status move (causes the target to fall asleep).
♦ Power Whip is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move that deals a vast amount of damage.
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Venusaur's attack by 2 stages).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/es10a3
Item: Black Sludge / Leftovers
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb
- Leech Seed
- Sleep Powder / Energy Ball
- Swords Dance
Physical Wall Venusaur (Popular/Trending)
Venusaur is a pretty decent Physical Wall. It's primary goal is to take a substantial amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Venusaur last longer regaining it's stamina every turn. With Overgrow, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Venusaur's grass-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Leech Seed is a status move (1/8 of target's hp is restored to Venusaur every turn).
♦ Sleep Powder is a status move (causes the target to fall asleep).
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Venusaur's attack by 2 stages).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/es11a3
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Seed Bomb
- Double-Edge / Return
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Venusaur
Venusaur is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Venusaur's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Overgrow, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Venusaur's grass-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Venusaur afterwards).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/es12a3
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Petal Dance
- Sludge Bomb / Sludge
- Hyper Beam / Snore
- Mud-Slap
Special Sweeper Venusaur
Venusaur is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Venusaur's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Venusaur's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Overgrow, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Venusaur's grass-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Petal Dance is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Venusaur afterwards).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Sludge is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Venusaur cannot move next turn).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Venusaur must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/es13a3
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Venusaur? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Seed Bomb
- Earthquake
- Double-Edge / Return
- Outrage
Doubles Physical Sweeper Venusaur
Venusaur is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Venusaur's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Overgrow, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Venusaur's grass-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Venusaur afterwards).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/ed10a3
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Petal Dance
- Sludge Bomb / Sludge
- Hyper Beam / Snore
- Mud-Slap
Doubles Special Sweeper Venusaur
Venusaur is an outstanding Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Venusaur's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Venusaur's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Overgrow, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Venusaur's grass-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Petal Dance is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Venusaur afterwards).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Sludge is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Venusaur cannot move next turn).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Venusaur must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/ed11a3
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Venusaur learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Venusaur can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Venusaur
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Safeguard + Petal dance
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Ingrain + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Ability: Overgrow + Item: Focus sash
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Sleep Powder, Toxic
Moves that boost Venusaur's stats
- Amnesia
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Growth
- Skull Bash
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Venusaur
- Earthquake
- Energy Ball
- Frenzy Plant
- Hidden Power Fire
- Knock Off
- Leaf Storm
- Leech Seed
- Light Screen
- Power Whip
- Protect
- Rest
- Sleep Powder
- Sludge Bomb
- Swords Dance
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Venusaur in Diamond and Pearl
- Jolly Nature ( 16/240/0/0/0/252/ )
- Calm Nature ( 252/0/252/0/4/0/ )
- Optimize Venusaur's EV spread for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
Related Videos
Here are various how-to-use and competitive moveset analysis video guides for Venusaur in Diamond/Pearl. These featured videos will most likely contain additional strategies and combos not listed on our site. Disclaimer: All videos belong to their respective owners along with the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the videos. They belong solely to the author and not to us.
We currently do not have any competitive video guides for Venusaur in Diamond/Pearl
Want to have your Competitive Pokemon videos sponsored on our site? Contact us!
Some builds on this page have been hidden, click here to display them
Here are the best movesets for Venusaur. Top rated Venusaur Diamond/Pearl movesets. You can find Venusaur builds Diamond/Pearl. Venusaur movesets Diamond/Pearl are listed here. VGC Venusaur Competitive Movesets can be found here. Find various EV spreads, find the best nature for Venusaur in Diamond/Pearl along with competitive movesets. Basic info and Movesets for evolution