National Pokédex #003 · Generation 1

Released in GOKantoStandard species

Venusaur

GrassPoison

Venusaur is National Pokédex #003, a Grass/Poison-type standard species associated with Kanto and Generation 1. It is released in Pokémon GO. It has no outgoing evolution route recorded in DexJourney.

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At a glance

Venusaur facts

These facts combine DexJourney's National Pokédex, Pokémon GO metadata, release, form and costume catalogs.

Pokédex#003

Generation1

Region groupKanto

TypeGrass / Poison

ClassStandard species

GO statusReleased

Evolution Journey

How Venusaur evolves

Direct incoming and outgoing evolution routes are shown with every Candy, item, buddy, time, gender, trade or task requirement recorded by DexJourney.

Ivysaur→Venusaur
100 Candy

Evolution requirements reviewed July 10, 2026.

Acquisition

How to obtain Venusaur

Evolve Ivysaur
Venusaur can be registered by evolving Ivysaur with the requirements below.
100 Candy

Availability outside evolution can rotate through events, research, raids, Eggs or trades. Verify current availability in Pokémon GO.

Form Dex

Venusaur forms and variants

No separate forms and variants entries are recorded for this species in the catalog reviewed 2026-07-15.

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Costume Dex

Venusaur costumes

CloneReleased
Costume · Clone · First released 2020
Shiny not recorded
Party hat (red)Released
Costume · Party hat (red) · First released 2020
Shiny released
Pikachu visorReleased
Costume · Pikachu visor · First released 2020
Shiny released

Costume entries are historical released appearances, not a promise of current availability.

Search like Pokémon GO

Venusaur search examples

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Venusaur by name
venusaur
Exact Pokédex number
#3
Evolution family
+venusaur
Missing and released
missing&released&venusaur
Shiny checklist
shiny&venusaur
Grass-type collection
grass

PvP & raids

Best Venusaur movesets

Compare a dedicated recommendation for every permanent GO Battle League and a separate raid-attacking set.

1,500 CP

Great League

#248 · 82.2

Fast MoveVine Whip

Charged Move 1Frenzy PlantElite TM / legacy

Charged Move 2Sludge

Overall open-league recommendation for Venusaur.

2,500 CP

Ultra League

#224 · 82.5

Fast MoveVine Whip

Charged Move 1Frenzy PlantElite TM / legacy

Charged Move 2Sludge

Overall open-league recommendation for Venusaur.

No CP limit

Master League

#279 · 56.6

Fast MoveVine Whip

Charged Move 1Frenzy PlantElite TM / legacy

Charged Move 2Sludge

Overall open-league recommendation for Venusaur.

Grass-type attacker

Raid attack moveset

Neutral estimate

Fast MoveVine Whip

Charged Move 1Frenzy PlantElite TM / legacy

Estimated neutral cycle25.60damage/sec

Use this as a starting point for Venusaur. The actual best raid set depends on the boss's weaknesses, weather, Party Power and available forms.

How to read these recommendations

PvP sets are open-league starting points, not guarantees for every team or matchup. Ranked sets come from PvPoke simulations; unranked Pokémon receive a clearly labeled DexJourney estimate. The raid set is a neutral same-type cycle estimate rather than a boss-specific counter ranking.

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Battle data reviewed July 21, 2026. Move balance can change after seasonal updates.

All recorded Venusaur move names

The complete move-name list supports collection search. Moves marked Elite TM / legacy may require an Elite TM or a limited event.