Guide:Venusaur Strategies

### Support

Venusaur is a powerful attacker with a focus on doing damage in a wide area. Venusaur's AOE attacks are excellent for policing the playing area, denying the opposition territory, and punishing groups of players who form too closely.

## Move Tips

### Ability

####  Overgrowth

Since Venusaur only triggers Overgrow when its HP is low, this puts it in jeopardy because of its poor endurance. Always have some means of survival available, such as a focus band, a potion, or Giga Drain, to prevent becoming exhausted before you can engage in combat.

### Move List 1

####  Seed Bomb

Use the great range of Seed Bomb to snatch wild Pokemon from the opposition. You can use Seed Bomb to obtain the kill while hiding in grassy regions. Seed Bomb is simple to avoid because it has a small delay before it strikes the intended area. To ensure that Seed Bomb strikes, try to predict where your target is going and aim it a little bit in front of where they are facing.

####  Giga Drain

Catch as many opponents as you can inside the cone of Giga Drain to maximise its damage and HP restoration. On a bunch of wild Pokemon, such as Swablu and Altaria, you can utilise this strategy to quickly heal. In addition, after using Giga Drain, Venusaur receives decreased damage for a brief period of time. Use this effect to prolong the duration of battles. Because of the cooldown reduction mechanism, this feature pairs well with  Petal Dance and lets you utilise Giga Drain repeatedly.

####  Sludge Bomb

Throw Sludge Bomb in narrow areas like doorways to impede attackers' progress and prevent them from advancing. This works well when scoring goals or zoning out opponents from boss Pokemon like Zapdos or Rayquaza.

### Move List 2

####  Razor Leaf

Razor Leaf's greater damage and longer range make it superior to  Seed Bomb for grabbing wild Pokemon and annoying opponents in lanes. Targets are also stunned and moved in front of Venusaur by the increased assault. After a boosted strike, you can immediately set up Razor Leaf to deliver damage to foes in front of Venusaur.

####  Petal Dance

When utilizing Petal Dance and Giga Drain as a moveset, catch as many foe Pokemon as possible within the move's area of effect to optimise Petal Dance's ability to reduce cooldown. For every opponent Pokemon damaged by Petal Dance, Giga Drain's cooldown is reduced by 1. Petal Dance's area of effect captures enemies, and the more foes it captures, the more frequently you can cast Giga Drain. Use Petal Dance's increased movement speed to pursue or flee from opponents. Having Eject Button equipped increases your mobility in addition to your movement speed, allowing you to catch up with foes or flee.

####  Solar Beam

Use the extended range and strong burst damage of Solar Beam to snatch boss Pokemon and wild Pokemon from opponents. To pull this off, you need to have good timing and exercise aiming. When utilising Solar Beam, try to get the best angle and line up as many targets as you can. You might need to manually aim occasionally to do the most damage.

**(Note: Venusaur becomes vulnerable when using Solar Beam. Before employing Solar Beam to ensure a safe play, get to a safe area apart from the battle. To increase your defence, hide in grassy areas. When an opportunity arises, shoot Solar Beam.)**

### Unite Move

####  Verdant Anger

Verdant Anger should always be pointed at the epicentre of battles to deal the most damage and impact the most foes. Verdant Anger's vast range and tremendous damage can be used to snatch boss Pokemon from the opposition, just like  Solar Beam can. The best timing and aim are also necessary to maximise the damage.

## Strengths / Weaknesses

* Large area of effect moves.
* Boosted Attack can stun targets.
* Damaging moves require good aim.

## Recommended Builds

### CDR

The goal of this build is to get  Petal Dance's cooldown as low as possible so that you can constantly utilise it. This enables you to practically always maintain the AoE damage and movement speed increase. All the time,  Giga Drain's cooldown reduction effect is active. Since you won't have any defensive equipment equipped in the early game, you should play as safely as you can.

Your main items for the build are Shell Bell and Energy Amplifier, which provide you a combined 9% cooldown reduction on your moves. You deal more damage with Wise Glasses, while  Giga Drain heals you more. Buddy Barrier should be used in place of Wise Glasses if you want additional durability. The default fight item for the build is the Eject Button, which gives you a mobility tool to use. Use Full Heal to avoid slows and stuns if you find yourself becoming handicapped by opponent crowd control.

In order to reduce move cooldowns as much as possible, your Boost emblem loadout should include 7 Black Emblems, 2 Green Emblems for some damage, and 1 Emblem of any colour. Emblems that increase HP should be worn because the build isn't durable. Movement Speed, Critical-Hit Rate, and Attack can all be freely traded.

* Defense
* Sp. Def

**Negative Stats**
* Attack
* Critical-Hit Rate
* Movement Speed
* **Cooldown**: -9%
* **Unite Move Charge Rate**: +6%

### Sniper

This build is geared around using  Solar Beam to do significant distance damage. With its damage over time and Slow effect on everyone inside of its radius,  Sludge Bomb enables you to deny areas from the opposing team, making  Solar Beam easier to target. Utilize  Solar Beam as often as you can from positions that would hit several adversaries.

Sp. Atk. Specs, Choice Specs, and Wise Glasses all help to increase  Solar Beam's damage output. However, if you want to play more defensively and avoid scoring quick, little goals for the added Sp. Atk. stat, you can switch out Sp. Atk. Specs for Shell Bell. You can only move or escape with the Eject Button when you need a better vantage point to employ  Solar Beam.

In order to maximise the damage of your moves, your Boost emblem loadout should have 6 Green emblems and 4 emblems of any colour. Since the build focuses solely on damage, wear emblems that increase special attack. Movement Speed, Critical-Hit Rate, and Attack can all be freely traded.

Solar Beam
* Sp. Atk

**Negative Stats**
* Attack
* Critical-Hit Rate
* Movement Speed

### Sustain Tank

With the help of  Giga Drain's HP restoration, Venusaur can maintain itself with the help of an AoE, damage-sustain construct. If you want to play passively with  Petal Dance and make it difficult for opponents to take Venusaur down, use this build.

When you're engaged in combat, Focus Band alongside Buddy Barrier give you the much-needed health boost. Venusaur can survive thanks to its assault vest, especially in the face of powerful attackers who can take it out quickly. For this build, the Eject Button is a crucial battle item because it offers both offensive and defensive options. As an alternative, you can use Potion to benefit from the high HP your items provide.

Six Green Boost Emblems for increased damage and four White Boost Emblems for increased HP should be in your loadout. Since you want to be as durable as possible, equip emblems that increase Sp. Def, Defense, or HP. Movement Speed, Critical-Hit Rate, and Attack can all be freely traded.

* Sp. Atk

**Negative Stats**
* Attack
* Critical-Hit Rate
* Movement Speed
* **Sp. Def**: +72
* **HP**: +720

## Recommended Held Items

 Choice Specs | Every time Venusaur makes contact with an enemy, Choice Specs increases the damage by a certain amount. It is an excellent addition to any  Solar Beam setup.

## Levelling Up

 6-9
* Once you've used both of your main moves, aid your comrades in killing enemies and securing Regieleki, Regice, Registeel, or Regirock.
 9+
* If you're using the CDR or Sustain Tank build, try to reach Level 13 before or when Rayquaza spawns for a better teamfight.
* If you're using the Sniper build, level up as much as you can before Rayquaza spawns.
* Unleash all your moves to win a teamfight and secure Rayquaza.

## Hard Counters

A list of Pokemon Venusaur users should be careful of.

 Dragonite | Danger Level: * Hyper Beam counters the healing from  Giga Drain, especially if it's fully charged.
* Can outsustain the CDR / Sutstain Tank combo with melee attacks during  Outrage.
 Talonflame | Danger Level: * Can dive and burst down Venusaur using  Brave Bird or  Fly.
 Charizard | Danger Level: * Its DPS outperforms  Giga Drain's sustain.
* After using  Seismic Slam, it can overwhelm Venusaur with attacks.

## References

* All credit for this information: https://game8.co/games/Pokemon-UNITE