Venusaur build and sets

Q: What is the best Venusaur build in Pokémon Champions?

The most used tournament build is Venusaur @ Focus Sash with Chlorophyll and Leaf Storm, Protect, Sleep Powder and Sludge Bomb (665 teams).

Q: What item should Venusaur hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Focus Sash (66.8%), Life Orb (19.7%) and Venusaurite (7.6%).

Q: What spread (SP) should Venusaur run?

The most common spread on the 1760+ ladder is 2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe with a Modest nature (as EVs: 12 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe).

Q: What counters Venusaur?

Based on tournament matchups, teams with Dragonite, Excadrill and Tyranitar have the best results against it.

Tier AReg M-CUpdated Nov 11

Grass

PoisonAbilities: Overgrow · Chlorophyll

#1 tournament set

665 teams · has won a tournament

Items: Focus Sash
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest
Spread (SP) · ladder 1760+: 2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe

Leaf Storm
Protect
Sleep Powder
Sludge Bomb

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SP and nature: the most used spread on the Showdown 1760+ ladder (tournaments publish item, ability and moves, not the spread).

#1 tournament set

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Tournament usage: 7.4%
Win rate: 52.6%
Top cuts: 152
Games: 6,428

Base stats

HP80
Attack82
Defense83
Sp. Atk100
Sp. Def100
Speed80
Total525

In Reg M-C, Venusaur showed up on 7.4% of tournament teams (1,379 teams through Nov 10, 2026), with a 52.6% win rate and 152 top cut appearances.

Most used tournament builds

The full Venusaur sets that show up most on tournament teams (item, ability and all 4 moves).

Focus Sash

Chlorophyll

Leaf Storm
Protect
Sleep Powder
Sludge Bomb

665 teams · has won a tournament

Life Orb

Chlorophyll

Earth Power
Leaf Storm
Protect
Sludge Bomb

160 teams · has won a tournament

Focus Sash

Chlorophyll

Earth Power
Protect
Sleep Powder
Sludge Bomb

124 teams · has won a tournament

Items, moves and abilities

Items

Focus Sash66.8%
Life Orb19.7%
Venusaurite7.6%
Wide Lens3.8%
Occa Berry0.5%

Moves

Sludge Bomb98.1%
Protect95.9%
Sleep Powder75.8%
Leaf Storm69.5%
Earth Power38.3%
Giga Drain9.2%
Energy Ball5.9%
Solar Beam2.5%

Abilities

Chlorophyll98.9%
Overgrow0.8%
Thick Fat0.2%

Nature (stat alignment)

Modest91.6%
Timid5.7%
Bold1.6%

Most used spread (SP)

Spreads from the Showdown 1760+ ladder. Champions gives you 66 Stat Points (max 32 per stat); the EV equivalent is just for reference.

Nature	SP	As EVs	Stats at level 50	usage
Modest	2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe	12 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe	157 / 91 / 103 / 167 / 120 / 132	70.8%
Modest	1 HP / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe	4 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe	156 / 91 / 103 / 167 / 121 / 132	12.9%
Modest	1 HP / 1 Def / 32 SpA / 32 Spe	4 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe	156 / 91 / 104 / 167 / 120 / 132	3.2%
Modest	2 Def / 32 SpA / 32 Spe	12 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe	155 / 91 / 105 / 167 / 120 / 132	2.7%
Timid	2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe	12 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe	157 / 91 / 103 / 152 / 120 / 145	2.2%

Venusaur Speed

Final Speed at level 50. Trick Room: the minimum. Tailwind doubles any value.

Pokémon	Base	Min (TR)	0 SP	32 SP	Max	Scarf
Venusaur	80	90	100	132	145	217
Mega Venusaur	80	90	100	132	145	—

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Mega Venusaur

Thick Fat

Stone: Venusaurite. Held by 7.6% of the tournament teams that bring this Pokémon.

HP80
Attack100
Defense123
Sp. Atk122
Sp. Def120
Speed80
Total625

Most common partners

% of teams with Venusaur that also bring each Pokémon.

Good and bad matchups

Win rate of teams with this Pokémon against teams with each opponent (only matchups with 100+ games).

Does well against

Golisopod59.9% · 694 games
Torkoal58% · 248 games
Politoed56.7% · 363 games

Struggles against

Dragonite44.3% · 390 games
Excadrill44.3% · 388 games
Tyranitar46% · 480 games

Weaknesses and resistances

Damage multiplier of each move type against this Pokémon's types.

4x weakness

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2x weakness

Fire
Ice
Flying
Psychic

Resists (½)

Water
Electric
Fighting
Fairy

Resists (¼)

Grass

Immune

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In Showdown games

476 rated games (1500+) with this Pokémon on the team.

brought to battle

53.4%

in the lead

32.1%

Most used moves in games

Sleep Powder46.5%
Sludge Bomb44.9%
Protect43.3%
Leaf Storm34.6%
Earth Power20.5%
Giga Drain1.2%

Leads alongside

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Venusaur build in Pokémon Champions?

The most used tournament build is Venusaur @ Focus Sash with Chlorophyll and Leaf Storm, Protect, Sleep Powder and Sludge Bomb (665 teams).

What item should Venusaur hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Focus Sash (66.8%), Life Orb (19.7%) and Venusaurite (7.6%).

What spread (SP) should Venusaur run?

The most common spread on the 1760+ ladder is 2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe with a Modest nature (as EVs: 12 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe).

What counters Venusaur?

Based on tournament matchups, teams with Dragonite, Excadrill and Tyranitar have the best results against it.

What is Venusaur's Speed at level 50?

Base 80: 90 at minimum (Trick Room), 132 with 32 SP and a neutral nature, and 145 with 32 SP and a Speed nature.