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Name: Sub Seed
Move 1: Substitute
Move 2: Leech Seed
Move 3: Sludge Bomb / Earth Power
Move 4: Earth Power / Knock Off / Toxic
Ability Overgrow
Item Heavy Duty Boots / Leftovers
EVs: 248 HP / 80 Def / 180 Spe
Nature: Bold
Tera Type: Dark / Ground / Water / Steel

[Set comments]
Substitute + Leech Seed Venusaur uses its solid defensive typing and numerous resistances to become surprisingly difficult to break. This set is best used by pressuring opposing Grass-types with STAB Sludge Bomb, forcing them out so Venusaur can freely set Substitute or Leech Seed the incoming check. Earth Power allows Venusaur to pressure and potentially KO Pokémon such as Salazzle, Arcanine, and Alolan Sandslash that would otherwise break its Substitute. Toxic and Knock Off are strong alternatives that either accelerate chip damage or provide valuable utility.

The given EV spread and nature ensure Venusaur’s Substitute survives important hits such as Bruxish’s Wave Crash and always lives Choice Scarf Florges' Moonblast. Additionally, Venusaur avoids being 2HKOed by Tera Electric Pawmot’s Double Shock, allowing it to set Substitute or Leech Seed reliably into more aggressive attackers.

Tera types expand Venusaur’s defensive and offensive utility. Tera Dark lets it turn the tables on Psychic-type attacks from Pokémon like Espeon and Braviery-Hisui and prevents Prankster status moves from users such as Grimmsnarl. Tera Ground boosts Earth Power, enabling Venusaur to pressure threats like Qwilfish, Arcanine, and Coalassal while improving its matchup versus Electric-types in general. Tera Water gives Venusaur valuable resistances to Fire-, Ice-, and Water-type attacks, helping it check Pokémon such as Arcanine, Alolan-Sandslash, and Ninetales-Alola. Tera Steel offers resistances to Fairy-, Poison-, and Psychic-type moves, making matchups against Florges, Ninetales-Alola, and Grafaiai significantly better.

This set fits well on bulky and balance teams that appreciate Venusaur’s ability to gradually wear down opposing cores. Despite its defensvie profile, Venusaur can be overwhelmed by strong attackers it normally checks, especially if they run items like Choice Band (e.g., Pawmot), Choice Specs (e.g., Mismagius), or Life Orb (e.g., Salazzle). Pairing Venusaur with secondary checks such as Milotic, Orthworm, or Qwilfish-H gives teams multiple pivots into shared threats and extends both Pokémon’s longevity throughout a match. Venusaur also supports teammates such as Calm Mind Florges, Pawmot, or Cb/Curse Arcanine, all of which enjoy opposing walls being slowly chipped down by Leech Seed and forced switches.

Compared to other defensive Grass-types like Amoonguss, Venusaur stands out through its higher Speed tier, the threat of Substitute and reliable offensive pressure with Sludge Bomb and Earth Power. Venusaur’s ability to generate free turns with Substitute and force progress via Leech Seed gives it a unique niche on teams that want a Grass-type that can both check key threats and actively pressure opposing structures.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by: Sychillz
 
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[SET]
Name: Sub Seed
Move 1: Substitute
Move 2: Leech seed (Seed)
Move 3: Sludge bomb (Bomb)/ Earth Power
Move 4: Earth Power / Knock Off / Toxic
Ability Overgrow
Item Heavy Duty Boots / Leftovers
EVs: 248 HP / 80 Def / 180 Spe
Bold Nature (Nature: Bold)
Tera Type: Dark / Ground / Water / Steel

[Set comments]
Substitute Leech Seed Venusaur leverages her (The only pronoun allowed on analyses is 'it', change this and any other mentions of her)many good resistances to become difficult to take down, this set is best played by using your STAB Sludge Bomb to force out the Grass' who would otherwise be immune to your Leech Seed shenanigans and take that opptunity(opportunity) to substitute or leech seed the incoming Pokémon. Earth Power forces out, chips, or KOs Pokémon like Salazzle, Arcanine or Sandslash Alola who would aim to break your Substitute. Toxic and Knock Off can be ran to further speed up the killing process or provide utility, respectively.

80 Defense EVs and a positive Defense nature allow your Substitute to survive Bruxish’s Wave Crash and take minimal damage from any of Hisuian Decidueye’s moves.(The hecidueye point is kinda a given, remove) Your substitute always lives a choice scarf Florges'(forgot ' here)s Moonblast. You also avoid a 2HKO from Tera Electric Pawmot’s Double Shock.

Tera Dark can be run to avoid Psychic moves('avoid' is not the right word here), Prankster status, and the many Sucker Punches aiming to break your Substitute(idk if id click sucker punch on this mon behind a sub). Tera Ground provides a boost to Earth Power’s power while switching up your resistances.(list some mons this helps against) Water and Steel are also good Tera types that synergize well with Venusaur’s Role on most teams.(again, list some mons this helps against)
(Combine the above 3 paragraphs into one, its supposed to be 2 total)
This set is best used on bulky or balance structures allowing her team to take advantage of her defensive profile and Venusaur to do the same with its teammates. Venusaur can be overwhelmed by the Pokémon it checks, especially if they are running Life Orb or a Choice item(such as?). Pairing it with another soft check (such as?)allows both to handle a wider variety of threats for many more turns than they could alone. Friendship is magic!(idk if one liners like these are allowed in analyses, id say remove)
(This is a little too short in general, add something about mons that benefit from Venusaur)(Also mention why people would choose Venu over similar mons like Amoongus)
[SET CREDITS]
Written by: Sychillz
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Not gonna mark this QC yet, implement these and I'll recheck it. Still solid job so far. There is a lot of mis-formatting stuff, note that I added some spaces in the set (obv cant bold those). Also the second paragraph is a little short and vague.
 
[SET]
Name: Sub Seed
Move 1: Substitute
Move 2: Leech seed
Move 3: Sludge bomb/ Earth Power
Move 4: Earth Power/ Knock Off/ Toxic
Ability Overgrow
Item Heavy Duty Boots/ Leftovers
EVs: 248 HP / 80 Def / 180 Spe
Bold Nature
Tera Type: Dark/Ground/Water/Steel

[Set comments]
Substitute + Leech Seed Venusaur uses its solid defensive typing and numerous resistances to become surprisingly difficult to break. This set is best used by pressuring opposing Grass-types with STAB Sludge Bomb, forcing them out so Venusaur can freely set Substitute or Leech Seed the incoming check. Earth Power allows Venusaur to pressure and potentially KO Pokémon such as Salazzle, Arcanine, and Alolan Sandslash that would otherwise break its Substitute. Toxic and Knock Off are strong alternatives that either accelerate chip damage or provide valuable utility.

The given EV spread and nature ensure Venusaur’s Substitute survives important hits such as Bruxish’s Wave Crash and always lives Choice Scarf Florges' Moonblast. Additionally, Venusaur avoids being 2HKOed by Tera Electric Pawmot’s Double Shock, allowing it to set Substitute or Leech Seed reliably into more aggressive attackers.

Tera types expand Venusaur’s defensive and offensive utility. Tera Dark lets it turn the tables on Psychic-type attacks from Pokémon like Espeon and Braviery-Hisui and prevents Prankster status moves from users such as Grimmsnarl. Tera Ground boosts Earth Power, enabling Venusaur to pressure threats like Qwilfish, Arcanine, and Coalassal while improving its matchup versus Electric-types in general. Tera Water gives Venusaur valuable resistances to Fire-, Ice-, and Water-type attacks, helping it check Pokémon such as Arcanine, Alolan-Sandslash, and Ninetales-Alola. Tera Steel offers resistances to Fairy-, Poison-, and Psychic-type moves, making matchups against Florges, Ninetales-Alola, and Grafaiai significantly better.

This set fits well on bulky and balance teams that appreciate Venusaur’s ability to gradually wear down opposing cores. Despite its defensvie profile, Venusaur can be overwhelmed by strong attackers it normally checks, especially if they run items like Choice Band (e.g., Pawmot), Choice Specs (e.g., Mismagius), or Life Orb (e.g., Salazzle). Pairing Venusaur with secondary checks such as Milotic, Orthworm, or Qwilfish-H gives teams multiple pivots into shared threats and extends both Pokémon’s longevity throughout a match. Venusaur also supports teammates such as Calm Mind Florges, Pawmot, or Cb/Curse Arcanine, all of which enjoy opposing walls being slowly chipped down by Leech Seed and forced switches.

Compared to other defensive Grass-types like Amoonguss, Venusaur stands out through its higher Speed tier, the threat of Substitute-enabled stalling and Changing certain mus (e.g, Sub Venusaur now winning vs Ninetales-A), and reliable offensive pressure with Sludge Bomb and Earth Power. Venusaur’s ability to generate free turns with Substitute and force progress via Leech Seed gives it a unique niche on teams that want a Grass-type that can both check key threats and actively pressure opposing structures.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by: Sychillz
 
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