Sludge Beam
Anywhere DamageHeld items
Alternative: Choice Specs

If its moves land successfully, Venusaur can deal a huge amount of damage to its opponents, even from far away.
Venusaur’s Unite Move is Verdant Anger, an attack that shoots out a powerful seed bomb that scatters and damages Pokémon all around.
Recommended held items, battle items and move paths for Venusaur.
Alternative: Choice Specs
Alternative: Focus Band
Alternative: Eject Button
Both upgrade branches are shown for each move — you only pick one.

When HP is low, increases all damage dealt.
Becomes a boosted attack with every third attack, dealing increased damage. This boosted attack also pulls enemies inward between the vines.

Hurl a large seed at the designated area, dealing damage to enemies in the area of effect.
Upgrade choice · level 5
Hurl unsanitary sludge to the designated area, dealing damage to enemies in the area of effect, leaving them poisoned and decreasing their movement speed and Sp. Defense for a short time
Level 11: Increased area of effect.
Drain HP from enemies in the area of effect, dealing damage to them and restoring HP when this hits. Also reduces damage received for a short time.
Level 11: Increases amount of HP restored.

Launch many sharp-edged leaves in a quick succession of attacks, dealing damage to enemies in the area of effect.
Upgrade choice · level 7
Blast a bundled beam of light, dealing damage to enemies in a line.
Level 13: Reduced cooldown.
Scatter petals around the user, increasing movement speed for a short time and dealing damage over time to enemies in the area of effect.
Level 13: Increased area of effect.

Launches a giant seed toward the designated area. The seed then splits apart, dealing damage to enemies in the area of effect and decreasing their movement speed for a short time.
How Venusaur scales from level 1 to 15, and where it lands against the rest of the roster.
Level 15, scaled between the lowest and highest value across all 98 Pokémon rather than from zero — a full bar means best in the game.
How each stat scales from level 1 to max.
Each line is scaled to its own maximum so the curves stay comparable — HP is far larger in absolute terms than the other stats. Exact values are in the table below.
Values are as displayed in game. Percentages are additive with held items and emblems.
| Lvl | HP | Attack | Defense | Sp. Atk | Sp. Def | Crit | CDR | Lifesteal | Atk Spd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3300 | 134 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 2 | 3350 | 136 | 53 | 63 | 53 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 10.14% |
| 3 | 3410 | 139 | 57 | 79 | 56 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 10.31% |
| 4 | 3482 | 142 | 62 | 98 | 60 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 10.52% |
| 5 | 3831 | 154 | 85 | 166 | 79 | 0% | 5% | 0% | 11.27% |
| 6 | 3935 | 159 | 92 | 193 | 85 | 0% | 5% | 0% | 11.57% |
| 7 | 4323 | 180 | 118 | 317 | 106 | 0% | 5% | 0% | 12.93% |
| 8 | 4473 | 187 | 128 | 356 | 114 | 0% | 5% | 0% | 13.36% |
| 9 | 4653 | 195 | 140 | 403 | 124 | 0% | 15% | 0% | 13.87% |
| 10 | 4869 | 205 | 154 | 459 | 136 | 0% | 15% | 0% | 14.49% |
| 11 | 5129 | 217 | 171 | 527 | 150 | 0% | 15% | 0% | 15.23% |
| 12 | 5440 | 231 | 191 | 608 | 167 | 0% | 15% | 0% | 16.12% |
| 13 | 5814 | 248 | 216 | 705 | 187 | 0% | 25% | 0% | 17.19% |
| 14 | 6262 | 268 | 246 | 822 | 211 | 0% | 25% | 0% | 18.47% |
| 15 | 6800 | 292 | 281 | 962 | 240 | 0% | 25% | 0% | 20.01% |