Edition
Venusaur official artwork
#003Kanto · GEN I

Venusaur

No dex entry data available.

Height
2.0 m
Weight
100.0 kg
Catch Rate
45
Base EXP
236
Abilities
Overgrow · Chlorophyll (H)
Egg Groups
Monster · Plant
Genus
Seed Pokémon
Growth
Medium Slow

Catch rate, size and breeding are current species data.

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BASE STATS

Combat Profile

Fill On Scroll · Tier-Coded
HP
80
ATK
82
DEF
83
SPA
100
SPD
100
SPE
80
525
Base Stat Total
Strong
EV Yield
+2 SPA+1 SPD
ATTACKS

Move Pool

TYPECAT
Petal Blizzard9010015
1Growl10040
1Growth10020
1Petal Dance12010010
1Tackle4010035
1Vine Whip4510025
9Leech Seed9010
12Razor Leaf559525
15Poison Powder7535
15Sleep Powder7515
20Seed Bomb8010015
25Take Down908520
30Sweet Scent10020
37Synthesis1005
44Worry Seed10010
51Power Whip1208510
58Solar Beam12010010
TRAITS

Abilities

  • Strengthens Grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

  • Hidden

    Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

DEFENSE

Type Matchups

Gen 9 chart

Weak ×2
FireFlyingIcePsychic
Resist ×½
ElectricFairyFightingWater
Resist ×¼
Grass
Immune ×0
TRAINING

Breeding & Growth

Growth rateMedium Slow
Base friendship70
Gender87.5 % ♂ · 12.5 % ♀
Egg cycles20 (~5140 steps)
EVOLUTION

Family Tree

Evolution methods are current, not edition-scoped.

Lv 16Lv 32
Current Pokémon
WILD DATA

Encounters

Not found in the wild — gift, trade or evolution only.

ARCHIVE

Sprite Museum

Venusaur — RED / BLUE FRONT sprite
GEN I–II
RED / BLUE
Front1996 · 99

Every era of Venusaur, from 1996 pixels to 3D-era GIFs. Pick a tile or scrub the timeline.

LOCATIONS · FRLG

Where to catch Venusaur

FRLG snapshot below. Overview follows the edition dock.

Venusaur cannot be caught in the wild in FireRed/LeafGreen. You only get it through evolution: Ivysaur evolves into Venusaur starting at level 32.

Other games? Find every location per route and version in the interactive maps.

MATCHUPS

Weaknesses & resistances

Defensive profile of Venusaur (Grass, Poison), calculated from the gen 3 type chart:

WEAK TO

Fire (×2), Ice (×2), Flying (×2), Psychic (×2)

RESISTS

Water, Electric, Grass, Fighting

IMMUNE TO

Q&A

Fire (×2), Ice (×2), Flying (×2), Psychic (×2). Resists Water, Electric, Grass, Fighting. Calculated from the gen 3 type chart (FireRed/LeafGreen).

Bulbasaur evolves into Ivysaur starting at level 16. Ivysaur evolves into Venusaur starting at level 32.

Not in the wild. Venusaur cannot be caught in the wild in FireRed/LeafGreen. You only get it through evolution: Ivysaur evolves into Venusaur starting at level 32.

Our take: Yes. Venusaur is a defensive anchor: high special stats, Leech Seed plus Sleep Powder and few dangerous matchups in Kanto. One of the safest Nuzlocke final stages around.