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Mega Venusaur is a powerful Plant Poison-type Pokemon, and one of the four original Mega-Evolutionsintroduced inPokemon GO. Players will be happy to know that there will soon be another chance to get this Pokemon for their collection. Starting from July 26, 2025, 10 AM Local Time and until May 23, 2025, 10 AM Local Time, players can participate in Mega-Raids for a chance to get Venusaur Mega Energy and catch a decent IV Venusaur.
Mega Venusaur can reach a whooping 4181 CP (at Lvl 50, Max IV), making it one of the strongest Pokemon which holds the dual Plant Poison type. With the right moveset, it can become quite a powerful attacker, especially strong against Raids such as Mega Blastoise, or Rock-type Raids. So, if players want to get this Pokemon for their collection, they better check out this guide with all the details about Mega Venusaur’s counters, strengths, and weaknesses.
Pokemon GO Mega Venusaur Raid: Weaknesses & Resistances
As a dualPlant/Poison-type, Mega Venusaur is weak to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Ice-type attacks. On the other hand, it will resist Water, Electric, Fairy, Grass, and Fighting-types, so build the team accordingly to those types to succeed on the Raid. Mega Venusaur can use Solar Beam and Sludge Bomb during the Raid, both hard-hitting moves that cause considerable damage to the team, so be sure to bring Pokemon resistant to both Poison and Plant moves.
Pokemon GO Best Mega Venusaur Raid Counters
The Best Counter for Mega Venusaur Raid inPokemon GoareMega RayquazaandMega Charizard Y,though the team composition requires using only one mega at the same time, so choose wisely. Mega Rayquaza might be the strongest option, thanks to the combination ofAir SlashandDragon Ascent,but that only if players managed to unlock its special move using the Meteorite. If not,Mega Charizard Yis the smartest option: WithFire SpinandBlast Burn, it will cause tons of damage to its Plant-type counterpart. Still, there are lots of viable options for this raid, so players should take note of the following Pokemon to build their team according to which of them they have available:
How To Get Shiny Mega Venusaur In Pokemon GO
Players who are lucky enough to encounter a Shiny Venusaur after beating Mega Venusaur Raids inPokemon GO, will have a guaranteed catch (since shiny Raid Pokemon have a catch success rate of 100%). Still, the chances of encountering one are fairly low (1 in every 20 encounters). Players can also evolve a Shiny Bulbasaur into a Shiny Ivysaur, using 25 Bulbasaur Candy, then into Shiny Venusaur using 100 Bulbasaur Candy. Finally, players will be able to evolve Shiny Venusaur into Shiny Mega Venusaur using 200 Mega Venusaur Energy.
