Shadow Venusaur (Pokémon GO)

Attacker Rank

A Tier

B Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/14/11 · L21 · CP 1498

F Tier

#415

Ultra LeagueUltra

1/15/14 · L39 · CP 2499

D Tier

#248

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 3075

F Tier

#257

Normal

Shiny

Shadow Venusaur

Grass

Poison

Attack

198

Top 36.7%

Defense

189

Top 22.5%

Stamina

190

Top 26.6%

Total

577

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Rocket Grunts

Lv. 8

528 -613 CP

0/0/0 - 15/15/15

Rocket Grunts (WB)

Lv. 13

906 -1010 CP

4/4/4 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

1423 -1554 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1779 -1943 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

3075 CP

The IV floor for Rocket Grunts is 0/0/0, or 4/4/4 when weather boosted. Shadow Raids use a 6/6/6 IV floor. The hundo CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Shadow Venusaur takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Fire

160%

Ice

160%

Flying

160%

Psychic

160%

Resists

Grass

39.1%

Water

62.5%

Electric

62.5%

Fighting

62.5%

Fairy

62.5%

Best Moves

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Every fast and charged move combo Shadow Venusaur can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Vine Whip
Frenzy Plant
15.65
172.9
958.7s
12.81
2
Razor Leaf
Frenzy Plant
14.43
159.5
1039.3s
11.83
3
Vine Whip
Sludge Bomb
14.18
156.6
1058.1s
11.65
4
Vine Whip
Solar Beam
13.41
148.1
1118.8s
11.00
5
Razor Leaf
Sludge Bomb
13.26
146.5
1131.0s
10.82
6
Vine Whip
Sludge
12.61
139.3
1189.7s
10.35
7
Vine Whip
Petal Blizzard
12.60
139.2
1190.6s
10.34
8
Razor Leaf
Solar Beam
12.28
135.7
1221.4s
10.04
9
Razor Leaf
Sludge
12.12
133.9
1238.1s
9.92
10
Razor Leaf
Petal Blizzard
11.62
128.3
1291.3s
9.50

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Shadow Venusaur in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
65.42
2004.5
1.8
55.0s
63.99
2
Mega Rayquaza
Air Slash
Dragon Ascent
56.11
2889.2
1.2
64.2s
55.45
3
Mega Mewtwo X
Confusion
Psystrike
54.94
1624.4
2.2
65.5s
53.33
4
Mega Delphox
Fire Spin
Mystical Fire+
52.16
1784.5
2.0
69.0s
51.06
5
Shadow Mewtwo
Confusion
Psystrike
49.05
975.5
3.7
73.4s
47.03
6
Shadow Reshiram
Fire Fang
Fusion Flare
46.34
1815.9
2.0
77.7s
45.32
7
Mega Blaziken
Fire Spin
Blast Burn
46.49
1224.3
2.9
77.4s
45.04
8
Blacephalon
Incinerate
Mind Blown
46.85
1017.7
3.5
76.8s
44.99
9
Mega Charizard Y
Fire Spin
Blast Burn
45.06
1939.7
1.9
79.9s
44.23
10
Shadow Salamence
Fire Fang
Fly
45.18
1504.9
2.4
79.7s
44.07

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Shadow Venusaur in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Vine Whip

Fast Charge

Frenzy Plant

General

Sludge

Spam/Bait

Rank 1 IVs

1498

0/14/11

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 21

121.21

Attack

124.27

Defense

123

Stat Product · 1,852,646

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/14/11	21	1498	100.00%
0/12/13	21	1498	99.82%
0/15/10	21	1498	99.68%
0/10/15	21	1498	99.62%
3/15/14	20.5	1499	99.59%
1/12/11	21	1498	99.51%
0/13/12	21	1498	99.51%
0/13/11	21	1495	99.51%
1/15/8	21	1498	99.36%
1/10/13	21	1498	99.33%
0/11/14	21	1498	99.32%
0/11/13	21	1495	99.32%
4/15/12	20.5	1500	99.27%
1/13/10	21	1498	99.20%
0/14/10	21	1495	99.19%
0/9/15	21	1494	99.12%
1/8/15	21	1498	99.12%
4/13/14	20.5	1500	99.10%
3/14/15	20.5	1499	99.10%
3/14/14	20.5	1496	99.10%
2/15/15	20.5	1496	99.09%
2/15/14	20.5	1492	99.09%
0/9/7	21.5	1500	99.05%
2/10/11	21	1498	99.02%
1/11/12	21	1498	99.02%
1/11/11	21	1495	99.02%
0/12/12	21	1495	99.01%
0/12/11	21	1491	99.01%
0/4/12	21.5	1499	98.92%
0/12/4	21.5	1500	98.90%
2/13/8	21	1498	98.88%
1/14/9	21	1498	98.87%
1/14/8	21	1495	98.87%
0/15/9	21	1494	98.86%
0/15/8	21	1491	98.86%
0/7/9	21.5	1500	98.85%
1/9/14	21	1498	98.83%
1/9/13	21	1495	98.83%
0/10/14	21	1494	98.83%
0/10/13	21	1491	98.83%
2/8/13	21	1498	98.82%
5/13/12	20.5	1500	98.78%
4/14/13	20.5	1500	98.78%
4/14/12	20.5	1496	98.78%
3/15/13	20.5	1496	98.78%
3/15/12	20.5	1492	98.78%
0/10/6	21.5	1500	98.73%
2/11/10	21	1498	98.71%
1/12/10	21	1495	98.71%
0/15/1	21.5	1499	98.70%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (3)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Shadow Venusaur can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Razor Leaf
13
7
1.0s
13
Vine Whip
6
5
0.5s
12

Charged Attacks

Frenzy Plant
100
-50
2.5s
40
Petal Blizzard
110
-100
2.5s
44
Sludge
50
-33
2.0s
25
Sludge Bomb
85
-50
2.5s
34
Solar Beam
180
-100
5.0s
36

Evolve

This Pokémon's evolution path, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Bulbasaur	25 Candy 22 Candy (purified)	Ivysaur
Ivysaur	100 Candy 90 Candy (purified)	Venusaur
Venusaur	Shadow Pokémon can't Mega Evolve. Purify first. 200 / 40 Mega Energy	Mega Venusaur

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Venusaur including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Bulbasaur

Dynamax Bulbasaur

Shadow Bulbasaur

Ivysaur

Dynamax Ivysaur

Shadow Ivysaur

Venusaur

Dynamax Venusaur

Gigantamax Venusaur

Mega Venusaur

Shadow Venusaur

Costumes

Venusaur has 3 costumes in Pokémon GO.

Clone Venusaur

Party Hat Venusaur

Visor Venusaur

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Grass- and Poison-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Shadow Venusaur with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Venusaur #3

Boosts:

Mega Beedrill #15

Boosts:

Mega Victreebel #71

Boosts:

Mega Gengar #94

Boosts:

Mega Sceptile #254

Boosts:

Primal Groudon #383

Boosts:

Mega Abomasnow #460

Boosts:

Mega Chesnaught #652

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.98 m to 3.5 m tall, averaging 2 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.98 m 3'03"	1 m 3'03"
XS	1 m 3'03"	1.5 m 4'11"
M	1.5 m 4'11"	2.5 m 8'02"
XL	2.5 m 8'02"	3 m 9'10"
XXL	3 m 9'10"	3.5 m 11'06"

XXS

0.98 m

3'03"

1 m

3'03"

1 m

3'03"

1.5 m

4'11"

1.5 m

4'11"

2.5 m

8'02"

2.5 m

8'02"

3 m

9'10"

XXL

3 m

9'10"

3.5 m

11'06"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	11s
Jump time	1.25s
Attack probability	20%
Attack timer	4s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Shadow Venusaur at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	38 CP	27	2098 CP
2	120 CP	28	2176 CP
3	202 CP	29	2254 CP
4	284 CP	30	2332 CP
5	366 CP	31	2370 CP
6	449 CP	32	2409 CP
7	531 CP	33	2448 CP
8	613 CP	34	2487 CP
9	695 CP	35	2526 CP
10	777 CP	36	2565 CP
11	855 CP	37	2603 CP
12	932 CP	38	2642 CP
13	1010 CP	39	2681 CP
14	1088 CP	40	2720 CP
15	1166 CP	41	2755 CP
16	1243 CP	42	2789 CP
17	1321 CP	43	2824 CP
18	1399 CP	44	2859 CP
19	1476 CP	45	2895 CP
20	1554 CP	46	2931 CP
21	1632 CP	47	2966 CP
22	1710 CP	48	3002 CP
23	1787 CP	49	3039 CP
24	1865 CP	50	3075 CP
25	1943 CP	51	3112 CP
26	2021 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	38 CP	18	1399 CP	35	2526 CP
2	120 CP	19	1476 CP	36	2565 CP
3	202 CP	20	1554 CP	37	2603 CP
4	284 CP	21	1632 CP	38	2642 CP
5	366 CP	22	1710 CP	39	2681 CP
6	449 CP	23	1787 CP	40	2720 CP
7	531 CP	24	1865 CP	41	2755 CP
8	613 CP	25	1943 CP	42	2789 CP
9	695 CP	26	2021 CP	43	2824 CP
10	777 CP	27	2098 CP	44	2859 CP
11	855 CP	28	2176 CP	45	2895 CP
12	932 CP	29	2254 CP	46	2931 CP
13	1010 CP	30	2332 CP	47	2966 CP
14	1088 CP	31	2370 CP	48	3002 CP
15	1166 CP	32	2409 CP	49	3039 CP
16	1243 CP	33	2448 CP	50	3075 CP
17	1321 CP	34	2487 CP	51	3112 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Shadow Venusaur up to each level from level 1.


50.0	624,000	406	360
40.0	324,000	406	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
5.0	2,880	16	-


1.5	240	2	-
2.0	480	4	-
2.5	720	6	-
3.0	960	8	-
3.5	1,440	10	-
4.0	1,920	12	-
4.5	2,400	14	-
5.0	2,880	16	-
5.5	3,600	18	-
6.0	4,320	20	-
6.5	5,040	22	-
7.0	5,760	24	-
7.5	6,720	26	-
8.0	7,680	28	-
8.5	8,640	30	-
9.0	9,600	32	-
9.5	10,800	34	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
10.5	13,200	38	-
11.0	14,400	40	-
11.5	15,960	43	-
12.0	17,520	46	-
12.5	19,080	49	-
13.0	20,640	52	-
13.5	22,560	55	-
14.0	24,480	58	-
14.5	26,400	61	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
15.5	30,600	67	-
16.0	32,880	70	-
16.5	35,160	73	-
17.0	37,440	76	-
17.5	40,080	79	-
18.0	42,720	82	-
18.5	45,360	85	-
19.0	48,000	88	-
19.5	51,000	91	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
20.5	57,000	97	-
21.0	60,000	100	-
21.5	63,600	104	-
22.0	67,200	108	-
22.5	70,800	112	-
23.0	74,400	116	-
23.5	78,600	120	-
24.0	82,800	124	-
24.5	87,000	128	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
25.5	96,000	136	-
26.0	100,800	140	-
26.5	105,600	145	-
27.0	110,400	150	-
27.5	115,800	155	-
28.0	121,200	160	-
28.5	126,600	165	-
29.0	132,000	170	-
29.5	138,000	175	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
30.5	150,000	185	-
31.0	156,000	190	-
31.5	163,200	198	-
32.0	170,400	206	-
32.5	177,600	214	-
33.0	184,800	222	-
33.5	193,200	232	-
34.0	201,600	242	-
34.5	210,000	252	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
35.5	228,000	274	-
36.0	237,600	286	-
36.5	247,200	298	-
37.0	256,800	310	-
37.5	267,600	325	-
38.0	278,400	340	-
38.5	289,200	355	-
39.0	300,000	370	-
39.5	312,000	388	-
40.0	324,000	406	-
40.5	336,000	406	12
41.0	348,000	406	24
41.5	361,200	406	36
42.0	374,400	406	48
42.5	387,600	406	63
43.0	400,800	406	78
43.5	415,200	406	93
44.0	429,600	406	108
44.5	444,000	406	126
45.0	458,400	406	144
45.5	474,000	406	162
46.0	489,600	406	180
46.5	505,200	406	201
47.0	520,800	406	222
47.5	537,600	406	243
48.0	554,400	406	264
48.5	571,200	406	288
49.0	588,000	406	312
49.5	606,000	406	336
50.0	624,000	406	360

Ivysaur

Charmander