Venusaur (Pokémon)

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Venusaur (Japanese: フシギバナ Fushigibana) is a dual-type introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from starting at level 32. It is the final form of .
Venusaur has two forms: Mega Venusaur and Gigantamax Venusaur. It can Mega Evolve into Mega Venusaur using the Venusaurite, and can Gigantamax into Gigantamax Venusaur if it has the . Gigantamax Venusaur was introduced in The Isle of Armor.
Venusaur is the game mascot of and its remake , appearing on the box art of both games.
==Biology==
Venusaur is a squat, quadrupedal with bumpy, blue-green skin. It has small, circular red eyes and a short, blunt snout. Its mouth is wide with two pointed teeth in the upper jaw and four in the lower jaw. On top of its head are small, pointed ears with reddish-pink insides. It has three clawed toes on each foot. The bud on its back has bloomed into a large pink, white-spotted flower. The flower is supported by a thick, brown trunk surrounded by green fronds. A female Venusaur has a in the center of its flower.
Venusaur uses its flower to catch the sun's rays to convert them into energy, which causes the flower to become more vibrant. The flower releases a soothing scent that attracts Pokémon and calms emotions. This scent becomes stronger after a rainy day. Venusaur is at its strongest in the summertime when there is much more sunlight to absorb. As shown in Pokémon Sleep, Venusaur releases a soothing fragrance while sleeping. Venusaur has four different sleep styles it sleeps in: Sunbathing Sleep, Sturdy Sleep, Vines-Out Sleep, and Atop-Belly Sleep. In the Pokémon the Series episode Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden, Venusaur has demonstrated the ability to manipulate nature, release several vines from its back, and lead evolution ceremonies for and . This Pokémon is rarely found in the wild, but it has been known to inhabit .
===Forms===
Venusaur has two forms: Mega Venusaur and Gigantamax Venusaur.
;Mega Venusaur
When Mega Evolved, the flower on Venusaur's back grows more prominent, and two smaller pink flowers bloom, one on its forehead and one on its rear. Its legs and back have become sturdier to support the extra weight of the flower.Mega Venusaur | Official Website | Pokémon X and Pokémon Y Additional leaves with woody stems, supported by vines, are also grown around the flower. Mega Venusaur also develops dark markings on its forehead below the new flower on its forehead.
;Gigantamax Venusaur
As Gigantamax Venusaur, it becomes larger with its flower blooming even further, covering its body. These flowers have a taller bud and extraordinarily thick, springy petals capable of shielding Gigantamax Venusaur. Its eyes have light green sclerae and orange irises. More foliage grows from under its flower, and the trunk supporting it becomes shorter. It has several light green markings located at its belly.
Gigantamax Venusaur attacks with its thick vines, which are powerful enough to topple down a 10-story building. Gigantamax Venusaur's flower can similarly spread enough pollen to resemble a volcanic eruption. Breathing in this pollen can cause uncontrollable sneezing, and inhaling large amounts can even cause fainting. However, this pollen also promotes plant growth in areas where it lands.Gigantamax Venusaur | Official Website | Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield
Gigantamax Venusaur is the only known Pokémon capable of using the G-Max Move .
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Venusaur
===Evolution===
Venusaur evolves from and is the final form of .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure: Venusaur is the leader of the Meadow Zone. He's in charge of .
===Pokédex entries===
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===Held items===
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
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=====Mega Venusaur=====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
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===Learnset===
Venusaur is available in Version 3.0.0+.
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
====By a prior Evolution====
===Side game data===
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===Form data===
====Mega Evolution====
====Gigantamax====
===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
====Other sprites====
FireRed/LeafGreen credits
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====May's Venusaur=====
In Pruning a Passel of Pals!, 's Bulbasaur was revealed to have evolved all the way into a Venusaur during her absence from the series. She was briefly seen facing off against a 's in the Battle Stage of the Wallace Cup.
=====Other=====
In Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden, a Venusaur was the leader of an evolution ceremony for Bulbasaur. It appeared again in Alola, Kanto!, during a flashback.
A Venusaur nicknamed Bruteroot appeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back and its remake Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution, under the ownership of Corey. It was taken away from her by one of 's special Poké Balls but was liberated by Ash along with the other confiscated Pokémon. Along with Ash's Charizard and Neesha's , they were the only confiscated Pokémon not to be cloned and they had the same marks that Bulbasaurtwo had, indicating that it was likely obtained by Mewtwo through different means than the ones used to clone. Its clone reappeared in Mewtwo Returns. Corey's Venusaur also appeared in an alternate timeline of the main series that was introduced in I Choose You!, where it was seen battling Neesha's ; it is unknown if it holds the same nickname in that timeline.
In Enter The Dragonite, 's Venusaur was used in a battle against Ash's Tauros, and it lost to Tauros' attack.
In The Light Fantastic, a Venusaur was the longtime friend of Gan Gogh. He used it to battle Team Rocket.
When was working at the in One Trick Phony!, James used a Venusaur during a battle against Ash's Cyndaquil as part of an elaborate plan to capture .
In Grass Hysteria!, a Venusaur was the leader of a group of Pokémon living in the Forbidden Forest.
In Weekend Warrior, 's Venusaur was used during the second half of the Pokémon Contest. Jeremy's Venusaur, which knew , came very close to defeating May's Combusken, but the Young Fowl Pokémon came through and pulled off a come-from-behind victory.
Spenser has a Venusaur that first appeared in Cutting the Ties that Bind. Spenser had Venusaur use to drive away the furious . Venusaur was the second Pokémon that the Palace Maven used in his battle with at the Battle Palace in Ka Boom with a View!. The Seed Pokémon won against , but lost to his . It reappeared in a flashback in King and Queen for a Day!.
In A Rush of Ninja Wisdom!, Nihei's male Venusaur appeared in a fantasy. He made his physical debut in The Legend of the Ninja Hero!. Nihei used Venusaur in a battle against Sanpei and his Greninja and won. In A Festival of Decisions!, Venusaur was used to battle the ninja army's Pokémon and was able to defeat a .
In Mega Evolution Special IV, a 's Venusaur was one of the ten Mega Evolved Pokémon that Alain and his had to defeat. It was Alain's first opponent, putting up a tough match, but it was eventually defeated.
In A Full Battle Bounty!, 's male Venusaur was the third Pokémon he used in his Full Battle against Ash. He went up against , defeating it before losing to .
In Ivysaur's Mysterious Tower!, multiple Venusaur evolved from Ivysaur after they traveled to a new , which was under construction in Vermilion City, so they could absorb the sunlight needed for the evolution process.
====Minor appearances====
In Island of the Giant Pokémon, a giant robot Venusaur was at Pokémon Land.
In The Ghost of Maiden's Peak, a created an illusory Venusaur to frighten Ash's Bulbasaur. Gastly subsequently combined this Venusaur with an illusory to create a , which terrified both Squirtle and Bulbasaur to the point where they did not want to battle anymore.
Venusaur made its physical debut in The March of the Exeggutor Squad.
In The Power of One, a Venusaur sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
In Pokémon Double Trouble, a Venusaur was working out in the Kumquat Gym. However, this scene was removed from the dub due to the appearance of .
In Houndoom's Special Delivery, a Venusaur was seen in a field of flowers. It tried to use on Misty's Togepi, but a blocked the attack, causing itself to fall .
In Moving Pictures, a Venusaur was seen in a Pokémon Center.
Two Venusaur appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.
In Numero Uno Articuno, a Venusaur was one of the Pokémon Noland offered for challengers to battle at the . However, Ash instead chose to battle .
A 's Venusaur appeared in May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!.
A Venusaur appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
A Venusaur that can Mega Evolve into Mega Venusaur appeared in the opening of Mega Evolution Special I.
A Mega Venusaur appeared in the opening credits of Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.
A Venusaur capable of Mega Evolving appeared in a fantasy in An Adventure of Mega Proportions!.
A Trainer's Venusaur appeared in This Could be the Start of Something Big!.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Origins===
In File 1: Red, a Venusaur was one of the Pokémon seen in Professor Oak's introduction.
===GOTCHA!===
A Venusaur briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, under the ownership of .
===Pokémon Evolutions===
In The Discovery, a Venusaur briefly appeared in the Viridian Gym, under the ownership of .
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
====Major appearances====
=====Saur=====
 has a Venusaur nicknamed Saur, which he received as a from in Bulbasaur, Come Home! after witnessing the bond shared between the two while battling a wild , learning in the process. Bulbasaur evolved into in Wartortle Wars after defeating a wild , and into Venusaur in The Winged Legends while fighting against of , , and along with Blue's Charizard and Blasty, defeating it with his augmented Solar Beam while the others used and , respectively.
Saur has obtained a Venusaurite, with it he can Mega Evolve into Mega Venusaur.
====Minor appearances====
A Venusaur appeared in a fantasy along with the other fully evolved Kanto first partner Pokémon in Chinchou in Charge, where the Pokémon Association Chairman of Kanto and Johto explains to and Janine the special privilege of entering the finals unconditionally after collecting the badges.
A Venusaur appeared alongside a in PSs1, kidnapping Pibu.
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
Erika has a Venusaur that debuted in Big Struggle with the Powerful Opponent Venusaur!!.
 has a Venusaur, as seen in Bring Down the Strongest Pokémon!!.
 is revealed to have a Venusaur in Red VS Green?!.
 owns a Venusaur, which debuted in Save the Pokémon Zoo!!.
A Venusaur appeared in Clefairy, a Doctor!?.
A Venusaur appeared in The Ancient Pokémon Discovery!.
A Venusaur appeared in Where is Chikorita?!.
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
In I'm Your Venusaur, a local legend states that a 300-year-old tree, the Venusaur Tree, was grown out of a Venusaur who protected the town from invaders many years ago. The Venusaur and its tree are considered the guardians of the town.
 has a Venusaur, which was sent out with his other Pokémon to battle the in Ash vs. Gary.
===Pokémon Zensho===
Professor Oak owns a Venusaur in the Pokémon Zensho manga series. It evolved from the Bulbasaur that neither nor chose as their first partner Pokémon.
===Movie adaptations===
Corey's Venusaur, nicknamed Bruteroot, appears in . 's Venusaur clone, named Venasaurtwo, also appears.
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
Shu encountered and battled a Venusaur in A Powerful Opponent, Venusaur! in an attempt to catch it, but failed in the end.
A Venusaur appeared in The Challenge at Celadon University!.
===Pokémon Journeys===
A Venusaur appeared in a fantasy in Legend? Check! Friends? Check!.
==In the TCG==
==In the TFG==
One Venusaur figure has been released.
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==Other appearances==
===Super Smash Bros.===
Venusaur is one of the Pokémon that can appear from the gate on the rooftop of Silph Co. in the Saffron City stage. Venusaur will occasionally fire at any character in front of it.
===Super Smash Bros. Melee===
When Venusaur is released from a , it uses the move (which Venusaur couldn’t learn until Generation III), which acts similarly to 's Down Special. Any player caught in this will be sent flying.
Venusaur is also a part of the stage in Poké Floats. The front half will push itself onto the screen first will begin to move to the left after leaves the screen.
====Trophy information====
Evolving from Ivysaur, this deceptively toxic Pokémon has a huge flower on its back that emits a cloying fragrance: the scent lulls its enemies into a state of calmness. Venusaur's flower synthesizes sunshine into pure energy for its move. Think of Grass-type Pokémon, and Venusaur comes first.
===Super Smash Bros. Brawl===
Venusaur is briefly mentioned in Ivysaur's trophy description.
===Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U===
Mega Venusaur appears as a trophy in both versions of the game.
====Trophy information====
With a special type of Mega Stone called Venusaurite, Venusaur can Mega Evolve into Mega Venusaur in the middle of a battle. Not only does Venusaur get a large defense boost when it Mega Evolves, but the plants on its back grow so much, it looks like you're being attacked by a walking jungle. Now, that's got to be intimidating!
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate===
Venusaur reprises its role as a stage element in the returning Saffron City stage. It is also a .
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Two Venusaur appeared in .
===Pokémon UNITE===
Venusaur is playable through obtaining a Unite License. It is a ranged attacker that starts as Bulbasaur and evolves into Ivysaur at level 5, which evolves into Venusaur at level 7.
==Trivia==
* Venusaur shares its height (6'7"/2.0 m), weight (220.5 lbs./100.0 kg) and Egg Groups (Monster and Grass), with another , .
* Venusaur's evolutionary line is the only first partner Pokémon evolutionary line to have the type.
** Venusaur's evolutionary line is also the only first partner Pokémon evolutionary line to have each member appear at least once in the Super Smash Bros. series.
* Venusaur is among Ken Sugimori's favorite Pokémon. However, it is also his least favorite Pokémon to draw due to its complex design.https://web.archive.org/web/20101230153442/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/interview/irbj/sp/index4.html
* Venusaur's number in the National Pokédex and the Fiore Browser are the same: 003.
* Due to the censor that prevents Pokémon with offensive nicknames being traded on the GTS, a Venusaur with an English name could not be traded on the GTS without a nickname in Generation V.
* Venusaur shares its with its pre-evolved forms and . They are all known as the Seed Pokémon.
* If the chooses as their first partner Pokémon in , or locks themselves out of receiving in , it is impossible to get Venusaur registered in the Pokédex without trading, as no NPC in said games uses a Venusaur under this condition. In , Cooltrainer Albert uses a Venusaur in Knockout Mode at the Trainer Tower.
* In Red and Blue, the only way to see Venusaur without owning one is to choose as a first partner Pokémon, in which case Blue will have one starting at Silph Co onwards.
* Venusaur is the first Pokémon in National Pokédex order to have gender differences.
* Venusaur is the only Pokémon to be the Game mascot for an Japanese exclusive Core series game.
===Merchandise===
* Venusaur appears in . It behaves like the rook piece in chess.
===Origin===
According to Ken Sugimori in a Japanese interview discussing the Pokémon franchise, Venusaur and its pre-Evolutions were inspired by s.Page 4 of interview with Game Freak, hosted on Nintendo's official website (Japanese, archived) In particular, its short legs, stout appearance, ear-like protrusions on its head, and the Ability on Mega Venusaur, together make it resemble . Unlike Bulbasaur, Venusaur's "ears" have hollows, indicating that they are in fact ears and not glands, as seen in many species of frogs and toads. 
The flower on its back resembles the .
====Name origin====
Venusaur may be a combination of Venus (referring to the plant) or venom and dinosaur.
Fushigibana may be a combination of 不思議 fushigi (strange; mysterious) and 花 hana (flower).
==In other languages==
==See also==
* May's Venusaur
* Saur
* Venusaur (UNITE)
* First partner Pokémon
* Mega Evolution
* Gigantamax
==References==
==External links==
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