Hello students! My name is Professor Geekbeak, and today, I wish to draw attention to Mega Venusaur. Mega Venusaur is one of the better Grass Megas, definitely worth the pick up if you don’t have better options, such as Mega Sceptile or Mega Chestnaught. Grab your notebooks, class is in session. For those who wish to do their research independently, our raw data can be found here. And for those who wish for a simple visual guide, go ahead and take a look at the below visual guide by CaptGoldfish.

Course Schedule

This raid will take place from September 16th to September 22nd. This raid will be preceded by Mega Houndoom, Mega Beedrill, and Zacian, coincide with Zamazenta, and be followed by Mega Malamar, Buzzwole, Pheromosa,and Xurkitree.

Mega Venusaur has a pretty simple type effectiveness chart, only knowing things inside its types. Be careful of poison moves though, as it might not be obvious.

Effectiveness	Types
Double Resist (0.4x)	Grass
Resist (0.6x)	Fighting Water Electric Fairy
Neutral	Normal Poison Ground Rock Bug Ghost Steel Dragon Dark
Super Effective (1.6x)	Flying Fire Psychic Ice
Double Super Effective (2.6x)	—

Mega Venusaur’s moveset includes the following charge moves:

• Sludge
• Petal Blizzard
• Sludge Bomb
• Solar Beam
• Return

The Dean’s List consists of the top 5 counters to Mega Venusaur. As always, the Valedictorian, Salutatorian, and the Third Ranked will have their best moveset alternatives in a table with their rankings and a table detailing their defensive prowess against the charge moves listed above.

Mega Mewtwo Y A

Best Moveset: Psycho Cut / Future Sight+

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★★★☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Psycho Cut	Future Sight+	100%
Confusion	Future Sight+	92%
Psycho Cut	Psystrike	84%
Confusion	Psystrike	82%
Psycho Cut	Psychic	77%
Confusion	Psychic	76%

Mega Rayquaza A

Best Moveset: Air Slash / Dragon Ascent

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★★★☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	100%
Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	91%
Air Slash	Hurricane	74%
Air Slash	Aerial Ace	71%
Air Slash	Breaking Swipe	69%
Dragon Tail	Aerial Ace	63%

Mega Mewtwo X A

Best Moveset: Psycho Cut / Psystrike

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Psycho Cut	Psystrike	100%
Confusion	Psystrike	97%
Psycho Cut	Psychic	90%
Confusion	Psychic	90%
Counter	Psystrike	77%
Confusion	Flamethrower	76%

Defensive Grades for Top 3

Boss Move
Solar Beam	—	🛡🛡	—
Sludge Bomb	—	—	—
Petal Blizzard	—	🛡🛡	—
Sludge	—	—	—

Mega Delphox A

Best Moveset: Fire Spin / Mystical Fire+

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Reshiram A

Best Moveset: Fire Fang / Fusion Flare

DPS★★☆☆☆

Tank★★☆☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Also Noteworthy: A: Mega Skarmory

We here at Pokebattler Pokémon Research Institute can’t expect you to have the best counters every time. So, here are some of our other best options, most of which will be easier to find than the members of the Dean’s List.

White Kyurem A

Best Moveset: Ice Fang / Ice Burn

DPS★★☆☆☆

Tank★★☆☆☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Salamence A

Best Moveset: Fire Fang / Fly

DPS★★☆☆☆

Tank★★☆☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Charizard Y A

Best Moveset: Fire Spin / Blast Burn

DPS★★☆☆☆

Tank★★☆☆☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Moltres A

Best Moveset: Fire Spin / Fly

DPS★★☆☆☆

Tank★★☆☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Salamence A

Best Moveset: Fire Fang / Fly

DPS★★☆☆☆

Tank★★☆☆☆

Reliability★★★★☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Of course, besides our 10 best counters, there are plenty of Pokémon that also work against Mega Venusaur. Here are a few star choices, worthy of praise.

A	Mega BlazikenShadow MewtwoRayquazaShadow HeatranMega LatiosBlack KyuremReshiramMewtwoMega Charizard XShadow MetagrossBlacephalonSalamenceMega MalamarMega MetagrossShadow LugiaNecrozma - Dusk ManeMega GalladeMoltresShadow Latios

Sometimes, the weather can be your most powerful ally. In certain weather conditions, certain Pokémon on our list excel. The most transformative cases are noted below.

Sunny/Clear

Mega Charizard Y (1.0)

Windy

Mega Skarmory (1.0)

Snow

White Kyurem (1.0)

Overall, Mega Venusaur is an easy raid. Grass and Poison are both weak types, so they are easy enough to counter, and there are no surprises waiting for you in Mega Venusaur’s move pool. Of course, if you wish to do more research on your box’s best Pokémon for the job, Pokebattler.com itself can be a great help! Speaking of, we have rolled out a new system that will give a discount to our subscriptions, and I have been graciously granted a code! So, for those lucky readers who make it all the way down here, the code is GEEKBEAK20. This code not only supports the owner of Pokebattler, but also me! And, to be honest, in real life, the presidigious Professor Geekbeak is a broke college student, so I would really appreciate the support. Thank you! Remember, the best counter is the one you have powered up and ready to go. I grant extra credit to those who use their best friend bonus and the weather to their advantage. Class dismissed!