Venusaur VGC Build Guide — Regulation M-A 2026

Type: grass / poison · Tier B · 9.2% usage

Venusaur is a Special Poison/Grass attacker / Sleep Powder disruption in the Pokémon VGC Regulation M-A 2026 metagame, with 9.2% usage on the competitive ladder.

Top moves

• Sludge Bomb — 55% win rate
• Earth Power — 53% win rate
• Protect — 21.5% usage

Best partners

• archaludon — 53.9% win rate
• pelipper — 53.9% win rate
• hydreigon — 53.5% win rate

Main counters

• espathra
• excadrill
• garchomp

Coach tip: Sludge Bomb (55.0% WR) is the main offensive move — excellent against Fairy and Grass in the meta

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