Usage · August 2026
2.6%
Venusaur is ranked #53 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 30,910 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#53 of 230
Raw count30,910
Viability ceiling89
Month on month+1.35pp
13 month peak2.6%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 525
HP
80
Atk
82
Def
83
SpA
100
SpD
100
Spe
80
Usage over time2.6%▲ 1.35pppeak 2.6% · Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
51.0% of Venusaur teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityChlorophyll · 99.9%
ItemLife Orb · 98.5%
Tera typeFire · 87.0%
Moves
99.3%
98.4%
96.1%
84.8%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe22.4%
Modest252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe6.5%
Moves
5 tracked99.3%
98.4%
96.1%
84.8%
7.0%
Items
98.5%
Tera types
87.0%
6.5%
4.2%
Abilities
99.9%
0.1%
EV spreads
top 6Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe51.0%
Timid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe22.4%
Modest252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe6.5%
Naive20 Atk / 236 SpA / 252 Spe4.7%
Naive4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe4.0%
Naive28 Atk / 228 SpA / 252 Spe2.7%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Venusaur build for Gen 9 OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 OU players run most often, taken from 730,502 battles in August 2026. Venusaur sits at rank #53 with 2.6% usage, which puts it in C tier, up 1.35 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.