
[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 by Growth to seriously threaten offensive and bulky teams alike. Giga Drain is the preferred Grass-type STAB move, 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 while still letting it outrun common Choice Scarf users like Landorus-T and Gholdengo.
Venusaur only fits on dedicated full sun teams. Torkoal is a mandatory partner, as it is a Drought user that can hold Heat Rock and supports Venusaur by setting up Stealth Rock, giving Venusaur 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 and the aforementioned Raging Bolt form a devastating offensive core with Venusaur, since they all break past each others' checks such as Alomomola, Gliscor, and Dragonite, respectively; Great Tusk also improves the longevity of Torkoal and Venusaur by removing entry hazards. Great Tusk and Raging Bolt can also check Heatran, which completely walls Venusaur lacking Earth Power. Venusaur will often struggle to break past Dragon-types like defensive Garchomp and Dragonite without team support even when boosted, so Pokemon that can deal with them, such as Hatterene, Kartana, and Tinkaton, make for good teammates; the last of these can also set Stealth Rock to give Venusaur an easier time sweeping.
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