[SET]
Chlorophyll Sweeper (Venusaur) @ Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Growth
- Giga Drain
- Weather Ball
- Sludge Bomb / Earth Power
[SET COMMENTS]
Venusaur is a dangerous sun sweeper that utilizes its good coverage and high power when boosted to seriously threaten offensive and bulky teams alike. Growth allows Venusaur to boost its Special Attack by two stages under sun, giving it a needed boost in power as Venusaur is not very strong unboosted. Giga Drain is the preferred Grass STAB, as its healing capacity allows Venusaur to somewhat offset Life Orb recoil and potentially give Venusaur more opportunities to wallbreak or sweep. Weather Ball gives Venusaur a powerful Fire-type move under sun that smashes through Ferrothorn, Melmetal, and Gholdengo. Sludge Bomb is preferred in the final moveslot to hit Dragon-types like Mega Latios and Dragonite while also hitting Moltres and Mega Charizard Y hard. However, Earth Power can be used instead to hit Heatran and deal more damage to Toxapex and Raging Bolt. A Modest Nature and a Life Orb are required to overcome Venusaur's underwhelming special attack.
Venusaur only fits on dedicated full sun teams. Torkoal is an almost mandatory partner, as it can hold Heat Rock and supports Venusaur via setting up Stealth Rock, therefore giving it an easier time breaking through threats such as Gliscor, Landorus-T, and Mega Latios. Mega Charizard Y may seem like an appealing teammate, but this proves to be an awkward fit due to the limited sun duration Mega Charizard Y provides. Venusaur is not bulky and can struggle to get on the field safely, so a pivoting teammate such as Tornadus-T, Eject Button Hatterene, or Raging Bolt makes for a good partner. Great Tusk, as well as the aforementioned Raging Bolt, also stand out for their Protosynthesis ability, which lets them gain significant power under sun and form a devastating offensive core with Venusaur; Great Tusk also takes pressure off of the Stealth Rock weak Torkoal to remove hazards. The aforementioned duo can also check Heatran, which completely walls Venusaur lacking Earth Power. Venusaur will often struggle to break past Dragon-types without team support even when boosted, so a teammate that can deal with them, such as Hatterene, Clefable, and Tinkaton make for good teammates; the latter two can also set Stealth Rock to give Venusaur an easier time sweeping.
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