Competitive Information for Venusaur [Ruby/Sapphire]
Grass / Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Venusaur? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Venusaur is popular Grass and Poison-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty usual sight to see Venusaur out in the 3rd generation battlefield. Venusaur is weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 8 Hp / 192 SpA / 56 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb
- Giga Drain
- Razor Leaf
- Leech Seed / Sleep Powder
Special Sweeper Venusaur (Popular/Trending)
Venusaur is pretty popular Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. 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.
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Grass-type move (Venusaur recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Razor Leaf is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ 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).
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Item: Poison Barb
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Earthquake / Mud-Slap
- Rock Smash
Physical Sweeper Venusaur
Venusaur is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the dark days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Overgrow, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Venusaur's grass-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 20-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Miracle Seed
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Petal Dance / Frenzy Plant
- Synthesis
- Defense Curl
- Toxic
Special Sweeper Venusaur
Venusaur is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Remember prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Overgrow, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Venusaur's grass-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Frenzy Plant is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Grass-type move (Venusaur cannot move next turn).
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Venusaur by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Venusaur's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Venusaur? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Soft Sand
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Mud-Slap
- Sludge Bomb
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Rock Smash
Doubles Physical Sweeper Venusaur
Venusaur is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Overgrow, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Venusaur's grass-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 20-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Miracle Seed
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Petal Dance
- Synthesis
- Defense Curl
- Toxic
Doubles Special Sweeper Venusaur
Venusaur is popular Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the old days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. 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 70-base power Grass-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Venusaur afterwards).
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Venusaur by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Venusaur's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Venusaur learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Venusaur can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. 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 RS Move and Ability Combos for Venusaur
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Safeguard + Petal dance
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + 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: Toxic, Sleep Powder
Moves that boost Venusaur's stats
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Growth
- Skull Bash
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Venusaur
- Earthquake
- Frenzy Plant
- Giga Drain
- Hidden Power Fire
- Leech Seed
- Light Screen
- Magical Leaf
- Protect
- Razor Leaf
- Rest
- Sleep Powder
- Sludge Bomb
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Venusaur in Ruby and Sapphire
- Timid Nature ( 8/0/0/192/56/252/ )
- Modest Nature ( 16/0/68/152/56/216/ )
- Optimize Venusaur's EV spread for Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire
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