Usage · August 2026
8.1%
Venusaur is ranked #27 in Gen 9 RU, carried by 1,695 teams
TierB · top 30 of the format
Ladder rank#27 of 204
Raw count1,695
Viability ceiling88
Month on month-2.01pp
13 month peak10.1%
FormatGen 9 RU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 525
HP
80
Atk
82
Def
83
SpA
100
SpD
100
Spe
80
Usage over time8.1%▼ 2.01pppeak 10.1% · Jul '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
35.2% of Venusaur teamsHP
4
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityChlorophyll · 99.8%
ItemLife Orb · 100.0%
Tera typeGround · 40.6%
Moves
100.0%
99.9%
99.8%
59.7%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe34.5%
Modest4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe17.4%
Moves
5 tracked100.0%
99.9%
99.8%
59.7%
36.7%
Items
100.0%
Tera types
40.6%
31.3%
28.0%
Abilities
99.8%
0.2%
EV spreads
top 6Timid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe35.2%
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe34.5%
Modest4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe17.4%
Timid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe6.7%
Naive136 Atk / 180 SpA / 192 Spe3.7%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Venusaur build for Gen 9 RU
The set above is the one Gen 9 RU players run most often, taken from 21,932 battles in August 2026. Venusaur sits at rank #27 with 8.1% usage, which puts it in B tier, down 2.01 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.