Venusaur
Venusaur · #0003
Venusaur is a Grass / Poison-type mons. Base stats: Attack 198 · Defense 189 · Stamina 190. Maximum CP at level 50 is 3112. The shiny variant is released and can be encountered in the game. Use the IV calculator below to lock the exact stats from your appraisal bars.
Hundo CP — Venusaur at 100% IV
The exact CP a perfect 15/15/15 Venusaur shows at each encounter type. If the CP matches, it can be a hundo — verify with the IV calculator.
| Field Research reward | CP 1166 |
| Raid / egg / breakthrough | CP 1554 |
| Weather-boosted raid | CP 1943 |
| Wild (L30 cap) | CP 2332 |
| Wild, weather-boosted (L35) | CP 2526 |
| Shadow (grunt catch) → purifies to hundo | CP 601 |
| Shadow (leader / shadow raid) → purifies to hundo | CP 1524 |
Purify-to-hundo: a shadow Venusaur caught at exactly these CPs is 13/13/13 — purification adds +2 to every IV, making it a guaranteed 15/15/15.
Base stats
CP tier
Strong raid attacker (3000–3499 max CP)
Is Venusaur worth powering up?
Yes — Venusaur is an S-tier Grass attacker in the current raid meta. Powering up a high-IV one is stardust well spent.
Evolution line — stages and candy cost
Recommended movesets
The meta-recommended fast + charged move pairs for Venusaur in raids.
- S
Legacy & Elite-TM moves
Venusaur can still learn these retired moves — via an Elite TM, or free during events that re-feature them (Community Day classics, GO Fest). Often the difference between a bag-filler and a meta pick.
Weakness chart — what beats Venusaur
Best counter recommendations
Frequently asked
Venusaur reaches a maximum CP of 3112 at level 50 with perfect 15/15/15 IVs (weather-boosted or lucky). At level 40 the CP cap is roughly 88% of that.
The shiny variant is released and can be encountered in the game.
Venusaur is a strong raid attacker, especially in Grass / Poison matchups where it has STAB advantage.
Yes — Venusaur is an S-tier Grass attacker in the current raid meta. Powering up a high-IV one is stardust well spent.
Evolve to unlock: functional Hundo IVs on Bulbasaur →
Venusaur has no functional-hundo spreads of its own — but IVs carry through evolution, and Bulbasaur does. A near-perfect Venusaur can be a functional Hundo one evolution away. Check the qualifying spreads before transferring.
Evolve to unlock: functional Hundo IVs on Ivysaur →
Venusaur has no functional-hundo spreads of its own — but IVs carry through evolution, and Ivysaur does. A near-perfect Venusaur can be a functional Hundo one evolution away. Check the qualifying spreads before transferring.
Related tools
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Data last updated: 2026-07-15
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