Venusaur Raid Counters Guide

Venusaur

Venusaur is a Grass/Poison-type Tier 3 Raid Boss in Pokémon GO. Top counters include strong Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-type Pokémon. It can be shiny! After the raid, you’ll encounter a Venusaur with the following CP values:

• 1480 – 1554 CP at level 20, no weather boost
• 1851 – 1943 CP at level 25, with Sunny or Cloudy weather boost

For an efficient win, we recommend 1-2 Trainers with strong counters. If your team is lower-level or lacks ideal Pokémon, bring additional friends to ensure success. High-level trainers can solo it.

Best counters for Venusaur Raid

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	Faints	TTW
1.	Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	46.75	1	79s
2.	Shadow Mewtwo	Confusion	Psystrike	41.62	4	91s
3.	Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blast Burn	39.04	3	96s
4.	Blacephalon	Incinerate	Mind Blown	39.49	4	96s
5.	Shadow Salamence	Fire Fang	Fly	37.87	2	98s
6.	Mega Y Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn	37.61	2	99s
7.	Mega Alakazam	Confusion	Psychic	38.20	4	100s
8.	White Kyurem	Ice Fang	Ice Burn	36.72	2	101s
9.	Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	35.86	2	104s
10.	Mega Salamence	Fire Fang	Fly	34.64	1	106s
11.	Shadow Moltres	Fire Spin	Sky Attack	34.47	2	109s
12.	Mega Latios	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	34.12	2	110s
13.	Shadow Heatran	Fire Fang	Magma Storm	33.85	1	109s
14.	Mewtwo	Confusion	Psystrike	34.95	4	108s
15.	Shadow Toucannon	Peck	Beak Blast	35.74	5	106s
16.	Mega Gallade	Confusion	Psychic	34.78	4	108
17.	Shadow Chandelure	Fire Spin	Overheat	34.37	4	109s
18.	Black Kyurem	Dragon Tail	Freeze Shock	33.12	2	113s
19.	Shadow Latios	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	33.23	3	113s
20.	Mega Gardevoir	Confusion	Psychic	34.70	5	110s
21.	Shadow Delphox	Fire Spin	Blast Burn	33.26	4	113s
22.	Shadow Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blast Burn	34.55	5	110s
23.	Mega X Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn	32.47	2	114s
24.	Reshiram	Fire Fang	Fusion Flare	32.45	2	114s
25.	Shadow Staraptor	Gust	Fly	34.29	5	111s
26.	Standard Shadow Darmanitan	Fire Fang	Overheat	34.19	5	111s
27.	Shadow Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn	32.35	3	115s
28.	Unbound Hoopa	Confusion	Psychic	33.15	5	114s
29.	Shadow Regigigas	Zen Headbutt	Crush Grip	32.83	4	115s
30.	Shadow Emboar	Ember	Blast Burn	33.12	4	115s

Venusaur Overview

	Venusaur GrassPoison
Max CP	3075
ATK	198
DEF	189
HP	190
Weak to
Resists
Fast moves	Vine Whip Razor Leaf
Charge moves	Solar Beam Petal Blizzard Frenzy Plant* Sludge Bomb Sludge

(*) Legacy move, only obtainable via Elite TMs or through special events

Shiny Venusaur

The male and female Venusaur are slightly different, with the female version having a bulb on top of its flower, while the male does not.

	Regular Sprite	Shiny Sprite
Male
Female

All the best, trainers!