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. It can Mega Evolve into Mega Venusaur using the Venusaurite.

Venusaur is the game mascot of both and, appearing on the boxart of both.

Biology
Venusaur is a squat, quadruped Pokémon with bumpy, blue-green skin. It has small, circular red eyes, a short, blunt snout, and a wide mouth 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 in a large pink, white-spotted flower. The flower is supported by a thick, brown trunk surrounded by green fronds. A female Venusaur will have a seed in the center of its flower.

As Mega Venusaur, the flower on its back grows larger and two smaller pink flowers bloom, one on its forehead and one on its rear. The weight of the flower causes its legs to become sturdier in order to support it. Additional leaves with woody stems, which are supported by vines, are grown around the flower. Mega Venusaur also develops dark markings on its forehead below the new flower.

Venusaur uses its flower to catch the sun's rays to convert them into energy, which causes the flower to take on colors that are more vibrant. The flower releases a soothing scent that attracts Pokémon. This scent becomes stronger after a rainy day. In the anime, Venusaur has demonstrated the ability to manipulate nature, release several vines from its back and lead evolution ceremonies for and. was its signature move in the past. This Pokémon is rarely found in the wild but has been known to inhabit.

Spenser's Venusaur
's Venusaur debuted 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!.

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 anime. She was briefly seen facing off against a 's in the Battle Stage of the Wallace Cup.

Other
A Venusaur leading an evolution ceremony for Bulbasaur appeared in Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden. It appeared again in Alola, Kanto!, during a flashback.

A Venusaur nicknamed Bruteroot was under the ownership of a Trainer named Corey in Mewtwo Strikes Back. Like Corey's other Pokémon, it was cloned by. Its clone made another appearance 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.

A Venusaur appeared in Enter The Dragonite, under the ownership of, the Orange Crew Supreme Gym Leader. It was used in a battle against Ash's Tauros, and it lost to Tauros' attack.

Gan Gogh has a Venusaur as a longtime friend, which he used to battle Team Rocket in The Light Fantastic.

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!, May got lost in the Forbidden Forest, which was ruled by a Venusaur.

used a Venusaur that knew in the second half of the  Pokémon Contest in Weekend Warrior. Jeremy's Venusaur came very close to defeating May's Combusken, but the Young Fowl Pokémon came through and pulled off a come-from-behind victory.

A 's Venusaur that can Mega Evolve into Mega Venusaur appeared in Mega Evolution Special IV as 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.

A Venusaur appeared in a fantasy in A Rush of Ninja Wisdom!, under the ownership of Nihei. He made his first physical appearance 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.

Minor appearances
A giant robot Venusaur was at the amusement park in Island of the Giant Pokémon.

In The Ghost of Maiden's Peak, a created an illusion of Venusaur in order to frighten Ash's Bulbasaur. Gastly subsequently combined this Venusaur with an illusory to create a Venustoise, which terrified both Squirtle and Bulbasaur to the point where they did not want to battle anymore.

Venusaur made its physical debut in a cameo in March of the Exeggutor Squad.

A Venusaur appeared in The Power of One.

A Venusaur was seen in a Gym on Kumquat Island in Pokémon Double Trouble. However, this scene was removed from the dub due to the appearance of.

A Venusaur appeared in Houndoom's Special Delivery as one of the Pokémon seen in a field of flowers. It tried to use on Misty's Togepi, but a  blocked the attack, causing itself to fall.

A Venusaur appeared in Moving Pictures, where it was seen in a Pokémon Center.

Two Venusaur appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.

A Venusaur appeared in Numero Uno Articuno as one of the Pokémon 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 Mega Evolution Special I.

A Mega Venusaur appeared in the opening credits of Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.

A Venusaur appeared in Loading the Dex! as a silhouette that brought up.

Pokédex entries

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In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
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.

Gary has a Venusaur which was sent out with his other Pokémon to battle the giant Slowpoke in Ash vs. Gary.

In the movie adaptations
Corey's Venusaur nicknamed Bruteroot appears in. 's Venusaur clone named Venasaurtwo also appears.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
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. In the, he has obtained a Venusaurite, with it he can Mega Evolve into Mega Venusaur.

A Venusaur was fantasied along with the other fully evolved Kanto Starters 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.

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
Shu encounters a Venusaur in the chapter A Powerful Opponent, Venusaur!. Shu battles the Venusaur and attempts to capture it, but fails in the end.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Erika has a Venusaur that debuted in Big Struggle with the Powerful Opponent Venusaur!!.

has a Venusaur in Bring Down the Strongest Pokémon!!.

is shown to have one in Red VS Green?!.

is shown to have one in Save the Pokémon Zoo!!.

In the Pokémon Zensho manga
Professor Oak owns a Venusaur in the Pokémon Zensho manga series.

In the TFG
One Venusaur figure has been released.

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 Poké Ball, it uses the move, which acts similarly to 's Down + B attack. Any player caught in this will be sent flying.

Venusaur is also a Pokéfloat. The front half will push itself onto the screen first and play will then begin to move to the right 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. 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!''

Two Venusaur will appear in .

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Mega Venusaur

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Trivia

 * Venusaur is exactly the same size as another Pokémon, . Both have a height of 6'7" (2.0 m) and a weight of 220.5 lbs. (100.0 kg).
 * 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 cannot be traded on the GTS without a nickname in Generation V.
 * Venusaur shares its with, , and . They are all known as the Seed Pokémon.
 * Mega Venusaur has the highest base stat total of all Pokémon.
 * If the undefined chooses as their starter in, , it is impossible to get Venusaur registered in the Pokédex without trading, as no NPC in the said games uses a Venusaur under this condition.
 * However, in, after the player has unlocked the National Pokédex, Cooltrainer Albert uses a Venusaur in Knockout Mode at the Trainer Tower.

Origin
Venusaur was confirmed to be based on s by Ken Sugimori, in a Japanese interview that was discussing the Pokémon franchise in general. When asked to describe the basis of the design behind the Bulbasaur line, Sugimori had stated that it was "a creature that is something like a frog." In another interview, Sugimori described the origin and the basic themes of the original starter Pokémon: "[T]he experience of keeping small animals such as frogs (Bulbasaur), lizards (Charmander), and baby turtles (Squirtle) as pets gives the game a sense of reality and makes it easier to get into the game. I realized it might be difficult to make an emotional connection if the first partner Pokémon is a tough-looking character."

Venusaur's large, rounded snout; wide mouth; wide-set eyes; bumpy, wart-like skin; and quadruped-like movements are vaguely similar to those of certain amphibians, such as the. Unlike Bulbasaur, Venusaur's "ears" do 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 is a combination of the words Venus (referring to the plant) or venom and the  saur (lizard).

Fushigibana is a pun on 不思議な花 "fushigi na hana" (strange flower).

Related articles

 * Spenser's Venusaur
 * May's Venusaur
 * Saur