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Venusaur (#003)

Venusaur (#003) is a Grass/Poison-type Seed Pokémon in Pokémon Red. Venusaur isn't found in the wild in Pokémon Red: evolve Ivysaur at level 32. It evolves from Ivysaur at level 32 and doesn't evolve further. Its best stat is Special (100), and its base stat total of 425 ranks #23 of 151.

Venusaur pixel-art sprite
Venusaur, drawn from code for Pokémon Claude Red
National No.
#003
Type
Grass Poison
Category
Seed Pokémon
Height
6′07″ (2.0 m)
Weight
221.0 lb (100.2 kg)
Catch rate
45 of 255
Base EXP
208
Growth rate
Medium Slow
The flower on VENUSAUR's back blooms once it has soaked up enough sunlight, so the Pokémon keeps moving to chase the light.

Where to find Venusaur in Pokémon Red

Venusaur isn't found in the wild in Pokémon Red: evolve Ivysaur at level 32.

Base stats

StatBaseRank
HP80#30 of 151
Attack82#52 of 151
Defense83#39 of 151
Special100#19 of 151
Speed80#51 of 151
Total425#23 of 151

Generation I uses a single Special stat for both special attack and special defense.

Evolution

  1. Bulbasaur pixel-art spriteBulbasaur
  2. Ivysaur pixel-art spriteIvysaur at level 16
  3. Venusaur pixel-art spriteVenusaur at level 32

Type effectiveness against Venusaur

Damage takenTypes
4× (double weakness)Bug
2× (weak to)Fire Ice Flying Psychic
½× (resists)Water Electric Fighting
¼× (double resistance)Grass
0× (immune)—

Moves learned by level up

LevelMoveTypePowerAccuracyPP
StartTackleNormal3595%35
StartGrowlNormal—100%40
StartLeech SeedGrass—90%10
StartVine WhipGrass35100%10
7Leech SeedGrass—90%10
13Vine WhipGrass35100%10
22Poison PowderPoison—75%35
30Razor LeafGrass5595%25
43GrowthNormal—100%40
55Sleep PowderGrass—75%15
65Solar BeamGrass120100%10

TM and HM moves

TM/HMMoveTypePower
HM01CutNormal50
TM03Swords DanceNormal—
TM06ToxicPoison—
TM08Body SlamNormal85
TM09Take DownNormal90
TM10Double-EdgeNormal100
TM15Hyper BeamNormal150
TM20RageNormal20
TM21Mega DrainGrass40
TM22Solar BeamGrass120
TM31MimicNormal—
TM32Double TeamNormal—
TM33ReflectPsychic—
TM34BideNormal—
TM44RestPsychic—
TM50SubstituteNormal—

Frequently asked questions

Where do you find Venusaur in Pokémon Red?

Venusaur isn't found in the wild in Pokémon Red: evolve Ivysaur at level 32.

What type is Venusaur?

Venusaur is Grass/Poison type. It takes double damage from Bug, Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic.

Does Venusaur evolve?

Venusaur is the final form: it evolves from Ivysaur at level 32.

What moves does Venusaur learn?

Venusaur starts with Tackle, Growl, Leech Seed, and Vine Whip and learns Leech Seed (Lv 7), Vine Whip (Lv 13), Poison Powder (Lv 22), Razor Leaf (Lv 30), Growth (Lv 43), Sleep Powder (Lv 55), and Solar Beam (Lv 65) by leveling up. It can learn 16 TMs and HMs.

What are Venusaur's base stats?

HP 80, Attack 82, Defense 83, Special 100, Speed 80, for a total of 425.