Venusaur Power Up Suggestion, please
Venusaur#1- Razor Leaf/Frenzy Plant
A- 15, D- 15, S- 14 (Level 17 Shiny)
Venusaur#2- Vine Whip/Frenzy Plant
A- 15, D- 14, S- 15 (Level 23)
Answers
1. The two advantages that Venusaur #2 has is that it has Vine Whip and it has a higher level, both of which can be improved in the future on #1 by TMing and powering up.
However, Venusaur #1 has better IVs and is shiny, both are things that cannot be changed. It has better IVs because +1 stamina IV only results in +1 HP while +1 defence will usually result in similar or better survivabilty, because the defence will in most cases, reduce a charge move's damage by 1, making up for the 1 HP difference, and in rarer situations, reduce quick move damage by 1 which is much better.
Argument 2 is simply not true. Venusaur has 200 def, so +1 in def IV equal 0.5%. So if we take a charge that inflict 100 damage then there is only 50% chance that it will do less damage due to rounding. The thing is, in most relevant matchups the charge will do even less damage. For example, a HP kyogre is doing 80 damage to a lvl 30 venusaur.
Unless you have an army of Exeggutors with Bullet Seed/Solar Beam, both. Maybe FTM the first one to Vine Whip. But Frenzy Plant is really good, maybe comparable DPS to Solar Beam, which is saying a lot, but you can get 2-3 off instead of one SB, doing 200 or 300 instead of 180, albeit in a slightly longer time.
Both Venusaurs are excellent, and will serve you well in battle if powered up and used properly. The differences between them are negligible.
I would agree to power up #1. Like it was mentioned, Stardust and tms are meant to be spent. When people say “because it’s shiny” they’re not stupid; they are fully aware that it being shiny doesn’t affect its performance. Because IT IS SHINY, 98%, not far below #2 lvl are all valid reasons to power up #1. Oh and by the way, the better move set is razor leaf/ frenzy plant so you don’t have to waste a tm. Read the moves comparison. Razor leaf is on par with vine whip for offense, for defense razor leaf is far superior to vine whip.
