Usage · September 2026
0.3%
Venusaur is ranked #101 in Gen 9 NU, carried by 379 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#101 of 168
Raw count379
Viability ceiling74
Month on month-0.35pp
13 month peak2.3%
FormatGen 9 NU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 525
HP
80
Atk
82
Def
83
SpA
100
SpD
100
Spe
80
Usage over time0.3%▼ 0.35pppeak 2.3% · Nov '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
64.1% of Venusaur teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityChlorophyll · 98.2%
ItemLife Orb · 98.2%
Tera typeFire · 99.5%
Moves
100.0%
99.5%
98.1%
98.1%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageModest4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe20.7%
Modest252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe14.8%
Moves
4 tracked100.0%
99.5%
98.1%
98.1%
Best Venusaur build for Gen 9 NU
The set above is the one Gen 9 NU players run most often, taken from 6,316 battles in September 2026. Venusaur sits at rank #101 with 0.3% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.35 points on the month before.
These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.
The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.