Venusaur (no mega) or Shaymin (any form)?
Which Pokemon is better? I really like both of them, but I’m not sure which one I should use.
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For the most part, it depends on the role, format, and rest of your team. But this really wouldn’t be an answer if I left it at that, so here’s a breakdown:
Out of Venusaur and both of Shaymin’s formes, Shaymin’s Sky Forme would generally be considered the best. With 120 base SpA and 127 base Spe, it makes a powerful special sweeper (it’s in ubers for a reason!). Additionally it gets the unholy Air Slash + Serene Grace combo, in addition to sustain through a STAB Giga Drain and great coverage through Earth Power, Dazzling Gleam, and Psychic.
After that, I would probably say Shaymin’s land forme would come in next. 100 in each stat is always nice, which, in its home tier of RU, makes it quite versatile. You could run it as a special sweeper or tank, depending on your team’s needs, even though it’s generally better as a tank. Keep in mind that it doesn’t have Serene Grace, so Air Slash is pretty much useless on it.
The worst of these three is non-mega Venusaur. Stat-wise, it is objectively worse than land Shaymin in every regard, limiting its versatility to a special tank. Additionally, any useful move it can learn, Shaymin can too, with the exception of maybe Ingrain, which really isn’t all that great.
Here’s some useful comparisons between the three.
STATS:
Venusaur’sBST is 525 and its stats are 080 in both HP and Speed, 082 in Attaxk, 083 in Defense, and 100 in both Special Attack and Special Defense.
MOVES:
Shaymin(Land Forme) can learn Normal- and Grass-type moves through level-up. But, its other Forme can also learn Flying-type moves through level-up. Both Formes can learn Normal-, Grass-, Psychic-, and Fairy-type moves as TMs.
Venusaurcan learn Normal- and Grass-type moves through level-up. It can learn Normal-, Grass-, Poison-, and Ground-type moves as TMs. It can also learn Normal-, Grass-, and Poison-type moves as egg moves.
TYPING:
Shaymin(Land Forme) is a pure-Grass-type: making it resistant to Water, Electric, Grass, and Ground; and weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug.Its other Sky Forme is a Grass/Flying-type: making it immune to Ground; resistant to Water(1/2), Grass(1/4), and Fighting(1/2); and weak to Fire(2x), Ice(4x), Poison(2x), Flying(2x), and Rock(2x).
Venusauris a Grass/Poison-type: making it resistant to Water(1/2), Electric(1/2), Grass(1/4), Fighting(1/2), and Fairy(1/2); and weak to Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic.
By moves, Shaymin (Sky Forme) can learn 3 different type of moves through level-up compared to its other Forme(2) and Venusaur(2). Both Shaymin(both Formes) and Venusaur can learn 4 different types of moves as TMs. Unfortunately, with Shaymin being a Mythical (maybe Legendary, still confused as to which), it does not learn any egg moves, but Venusaur can learn 3 different types of moves as egg moves.
By typing, Shaymin (Sky Forme) has 1 more immunity than its other Forme and Venusaur. Venusaur has 5 resistances compared to Shaymin (Sky Forme)(3) and Shaymin (Land Forme)(4). Venusaur also has 4 weaknessescompared to Shaymin (both Formes)(5).
