How GREAT was Venusaur ACTUALLY? - History of Venusaur in Competitive Pokemon

[@spritemaster8980]

Kellen using Swords Dance Petal Blizzard Venusaur is the greatest innovation I've seen in all of VGC. No questions asked.

[@WTPokemonToons-rk7ci]

it's true

[@mylestomsik4720]

I use a Swords Dance power whip poison jab earthquake venusaur in gen 9 and it picked up 4 KOs in one battle

[@ShinyHydrapplTheSyrpent]

Gen 1 venusaur's eyes is the definition of gen 9 Ubers: Unhinged

[@1peidu]

I feel like unhinged Ubers tiers are generally more fun to build and play though, because you're already using the strongest mons in the game why not let the rules lax a bit

[@ShinyHydrapplTheSyrpent]

​@@1peidu Trust me, that Venusaur was DEFINITELY having fun with how stoned he looked.

[@yungmuney5903]

Dont you mean OU?

[@JerdMcLean]

​@@1peidu Couldn't tell you I only enjoy playing tiers like NU and RU where you can have diverse fun and every team isn't the same 6 pokemon

[@1peidu]

@@JerdMcLean NU the tier where you have to bring 6 of slowbro talon diancie dragalgae flygon thund krook tsareena magnezone mienshao or else get cooked? I will say RU is a pretty diverse tier but saying NU isn't centralized is stupid

[@joaomacedo5849]

Kellen appearing in the VGC section and roasting himself is hilarious

[@MrGksarathy]

Exactly. I'm surprised he even dabbled in VGC.

[@dhruvgupta6132]

Timestamp?

[@yonkodude]

27:26

[@niXourbis]

I think he mentioned this on the fridge podcast with Jim cool lol

[@rileyackison4495]

Wait is Kellen false swipe gaming name or am I crazy?

[@brandontherabboat4850]

I’m not gonna lie, it’s actually insane how Venusaur and Charizard are depicted as generational rivals or opposing forces in official Pokémon media (Boxart, _Adventures,_ etc.), and in the competitive scene, they eventually ended forming one of the sickest duos in history. It’s almost like a Pokémon equivalent to Goku and Vegeta, or Naruto and Sasuke.

[@winter9242]

So Blastoise is what? Krillin? Sakura? 😂

[@brandontherabboat4850]

@@winter9242Dang. I think Blastoise really is Sakura. 💀

[@laxusstrauss5945]

Zard y was a support And venusaur was There to destroy

[@ExpandDong420]

​@@laxusstrauss5945call that the Gogeta

[@plasma2125]

​@@winter9242he spins for goku to not take pebble damage

[@Zython11]

The thing I love about Mega Venusaur is that it was less of a straight buff like most mega evos, but rather something that allowed it to operate on a different paradigm. You could run non-mega Venusaur as a sun sweeper, OR you could run the mega as a special tank. More megas should have given pokemon that kind of versatility.

[@skeetermania3202]

Even Gmax Venusaur functions fairly differently as you can’t sleep opponents in that form.

[@fulgenzio89]

I agree, those were the best megas. I think they were trying the same with Garchomp

[@WTPokemonToons-rk7ci]

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@Patterrz]

Finally, a movie length explainer about the coolest warty guy

[@YoelSchwarz]

Hi Pat

[@stevenashley27]

OMG IT’S PATTERRZ!!

[@SerDerpish]

@@stevenashley27not sure why but I read your comment in Gentledude’s voice 😆😂🤣

[@silver_was_found]

Hi Pat Venusaur gang rise up!

[@jephteesesa6180]

Yep that's my boooooyyyyuuu!!!

[@TomFawkes]

He’s not wrong. I did nickname my Venusaur Brute Root.

[@LegitHarpyHunter]

I honestly forgot that Venusaur even had a nickname 😅

[@snapclub8751]

I nicknamed mine Plant Beast.

[@Mixedplayers]

Named my first one frog I think

[@M_Alexander]

I usually name mine Caesar

[@merlinfae]

english is not my first language so i thought he called him "bruce root" so i always named my bulbs Bruce lol

[@Matpit18]

Venusaur in competitive Pokémon is like a good grilled cheese. Simple, not really flashy, but also very reliable and refined to excellence.

[@superzockertvyt9630]

Also a certified classic

[@zachpro5475]

We have How good was actually how great was actually and how bad was actually and more but we don’t have how ok was actually

[@deft__12]

How ALRIGHT was Regirock actually?

[@gearsofwar2497]

How is either

[@danka1167]

Definitely arcanine in singles. Or Incineroar. Always been pretty good, never once threatening (aside from that arcanine 2). Funny how both are great in vgc

[@ThisAintGood.]

How MID was Luxray ACTUALLY?

[@acmeanvil3022]

How INCONSISTENT was x actually?

[@deltalord6969]

I like how prior to this video our main source of information about Venusaurs updated performance was how badly it over shadowed other grass types in differing generations like vileplume and victreebel and now we've finally gotten to see its full history in shape. It was kinda a hype build up in a way.

[@brain_tonic]

Lol yeah, every grass/poison except amoonguss; the video is basically “how much WORSE than Venusaur was victreebel/roserade/vileplume/etc actually?”

[@skeetermania3202]

@@brain_tonicSpeaking of Amoonguss, when are we gonna get that?

[@princex-synth]

the avengers endgame of FSG lmao

[@the_bookworm8281]

To give a more detailed explanation on how it is currently faring in Gen 9 NU (as of June 2024): it has been a rollercoaster ride for it. When it first dropped to NU, it was alongside Ninetales and Hisuian Lilligant. Sun absolutely annihilated the tier when they first dropped, and while Venusaur was of course an integral part of Sun cores, Sun's brokenness purely came from Lilligant-Hisui, who was hilariously broken both with and without Sun. It was no surprise that Lilligant-Hisui got booted out of the tier fairly quickly, but once that happened, Sun became a rather unpopular playstyle for a few months in the tier. Venusaur was still a solid mon in the tier, but it was very specific. However everything changed early on in May, when NUPL started. The NU playerbase proceeded to then discover Scovillain, a mon previously languishing in ZU (Untiered). Scovillain was always known as a Sun sweeper, but it was very overlooked for a long time due its flaws (namely its nonexistent bulk). It turns out that Sun cores is an absolutely suffocating presence thanks to Tera Fire Specs Scovillain. Venusaur of course continued to be an integral, mandatory part of Sun cores, but the discovery of Scovillain is what is currently pushing the playstyle to problematic territory. Players even started using inferior Chlorophyll/Fire types in comparison to the aforementioned Villain + Venu combo, and is discovering great success. The discovery of Sun's most powerful core during NUPL is, on top of that, also unleashed a huge wave of exploration within the tier. Manual Rain is becoming far more popular; Mew and Oricorio-Pom Pom cheese sets is also becoming more popular (especially the former); Ditto is becoming more popular; old Pokemon previously NU like Inteleon and Toxtricity has been getting some usage. After a long period of stabilization, NU has become a very volatile tier thanks to NUPL/tournament discoveries and its story is still being written. Edit (6/14/24): Drought just got banned from SV NU. This may mark the end of Venusaur's time in Gen 9, since this means that Drought is banned in PU as well, but we will wait and see.

[@cise3895]

Thanks for the write-up, always nice to see comments actively adding to the discussion :)

[@THEGRAYGRIFFIN]

Thanks for the additions about Gen 9. This is the kind of comments I like to see, in competitive Pokemon videos

[@sirdragon007]

With megas coming back frog boy will be back on top again

[@WTPokemonToons-rk7ci]

yes

[@SalmonOfK84]

Venusaur getting a 'Good' when Articuno got a 'Great' feels like a hatecrime

[@shawnli4746]

The original venusaur video wasn't called "How GOOD was Venusaur ACTUALLY?"

[@SalmonOfK84]

@shawnli4746 Doesn't mean Venusaur deserves a 'Great' any less now though lmao

[@acoupleofschoes]

Ha, they changed it

[@SalmonOfK84]

@@acoupleofschoes LMAOOOO THE SYSTEM WORKS

[@justinalicea1590]

​@@SalmonOfK84Charizard.

[@THEGRUMPTRUCK]

Ive loved Bulbasaur and all its evolutions since the original Gen 1. In a Nuzlocke i did not long ago my Bulbasaur was absolutely carrying and after i completed it, a friend gifted me a sketch she'd made of my Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, and Venusaur all wearing Kamina glasses and with tattered kapes blowing un the wind. It's the sickest thing ive ever gotten. They made it to the end and helped me defeat my rival. My bulbasaur, Spuds, believed in me who believed in him.

[@Bilbomon]

27:26 Seeing Kellen put his own placing is very cool. You always ALWAYS show the innovation and the results for so many top players internationally so it's nice to see you add your own placement (even if it was for a joke).

[@BrimBlam]

Him referring to BruteRoot and nicknaming your Bulbasaur after just reminded me how I tried this EXACT thing with Squirtle. The moment I saw this movie I wanted my Squirtle to be called ShellShocker, but before gen 6 all nicknames were 10 characters. From that point onward, I name my Squirtles after my 7 year old's idea: ChillySpot. I have 0 idea what I was thinking as a kid with the name but I refuse to nickname Squirtles anything else.

[@shawnli4746]

Shelshockr

[@BrimBlam]

@@shawnli4746 I have this specific memory of trying that as a kid and going "nah that looks dumb"

[@superubergoober]

​@@BrimBlamlike feraligatr

[@SShaBazzz]

Shellshocker. And for the other guys, they may not have a nickname but they do have Charizard. THEY CHOOSE HIM!!!!!

[@WTPokemonToons-rk7ci]

ohhhhhhhhh

[@MrJohnReviews]

All is left is to uncover the King of Rapid Spin of the Lower Tiers, Blastoise!

[@Mcspazz731]

Shell smash in later gens go brr

[@thatman666]

Question is would be the remake video be as long like its Starter Brethren or just miss the hour mark.

[@vdd1001]

​@@thatman666 probably less than an hour. Having a mega and being gen 1 extends it a lot tho

[@teddyhaines6613]

@@thatman666 It's gonna be way shorter. Blastoise has always suffered more than the other two for being outclassed by other Waters.

[@alejandro_rodriguez_99]

@@teddyhaines6613 vaporeon, tentacruel and Lapras outclassing him since gen 1. And it is only the beginning

[@acc3209]

How can a frog with a flower on its back be so iconic?

[@benross9174]

Cause he is nr. 1 baby

[@laxusstrauss5945]

I mean it is such a great concept for a pokedex entry or design especially for a gen 1 mon Way better than a simple dragon or a turtle with canons even tho i do agree all 3 are cool but basic

[@frankaxe6700]

"It's the boy he's here"

[@Mecharuva]

Toad* Bulbasaur #1

[@sosukelele]

​@@Mecharuvatoads are frogs

[@sarvan8269]

venasaur remake is here holy, a movie

[@dokucroe3865]

Venusaur will always be the best Poison-type starter for time to come, as it is the ONLY Poison-type starter we got.

[@chrisyingling4704]

My goal in life was for my name to appear in a FSG Venusaur video, and I’m happy to say I’ve done it.

[@smackjack78]

I know Venusaur is the least popular of the trio (I really like it, don’t worry Venusaur fans), but on the battlefield, it’s a Pokémon I see damn near everyone respect. It’s relatively bulky (especially so when Mega’d) and has a good enough movepool to put in some great work

[@laxusstrauss5945]

venusaur gained more popularity than blastoise due to competitive especially since gen 5

[@kingambitreal]

Venasaur being less popular than Blastoise is really outdated. I see Venasaur/Charizard being mentioned a lot but Blastoise has become irrelevant in comparison to his buddies

[@ismailkeskinklc5300]

Literally almost noone is talking about blastoise anymore, lots of people always talk about its toad bro tho.

[@g.mxanthis7575]

You really love how Venusaur and Charizard started as rivals and ended becoming best buddies under the harsh sunlight Meanwhile, Blastoise is crying in the corner with it's not so useful Hidden Ability under the Rain What an ability can do to a mf

[@TLNT2103-zg3sb]

It's arguably Blastoise that is the least notable of the trio by this point: - Venusaur is consistently effective with its base form (Chlorophyll is a hell of a boon) and its mega gives a unique form of tanking (Toxic and powder immunity, thick fat on a grass type, beefy defences, e.t.c.). - Charizard is infamous for multiple reasons, mostly its poor performance without megas (Solar Power makes it a glass cannon with too much glass and not enough cannon), its mind games with megas (Either dragon danced to death or immediate blasting), and its extensive history of GameFreak playing favourites. - Blastoise gets rain dish (Outclassed by Tentacruel the one time it's actually useful), and its mega gets Mega Launcher (Good, but not impressive given what the others got), and bulky waters are a dime a dozen. It's the awkward middle child of the Kanto trio, and it shows. Thankfully, things are turning around a little given that it's the highest tiered of the three in RU as of June 2024, but still. EDIT: Okay, I underestimated how much cannon Charizard had with Solar Power, but I get the feeling that its issue with consistency and survivability remains. Please correct me on otherwise.

[@M3rtyville]

Still waiting for the counterparts to complete: - Carracosta - Seviper - other gen 5 monkeys - Gothitelle - Alola Starters And I guess we could finish up Gen 2 with Sunflora, Magcargo (Slugma Male Grindset paying off when?) and Corsola. I think those are the only gen 2 Pokemon left to wrap it up.

[@DukeSR8]

The other Alola starters too. I believe he's also done one of the Galar starters too

[@butteredsalmonella]

I'd love to see Primarina. Its consistently an incredible 2-time UU mon now currently in OU.

[@psychospeech6189]

My Owl boy is soo left behind its soo sad T-T Just let tge Owl get something

[@ShiftyPokemon]

ONE HOUR VIDEO FOR THE BEST KANTO STARTER?!?! LETS FFUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@marilynlucero9363]

I am also a big Venusaur enjoyer. I always name mine "Bruteroot" like that guy's Venusaur from the first movie.

[@VGHistory1]

"Best" 😂

[@bluebird4614]

It is though​@@VGHistory1

[@Engelion]

Keep being delulu bro

[@TwiliPaladin]

​@@EngelionYour comment is incredibly ironic.

[@fitzz7322]

I love the false swipe movies cant wait for the gengar remake

[@thel-iteralone4592]

Speed boosting weather abilities are mind-blowing. As is Growth getting buffed to be a Swords Dance + Nasty Plot buff simultaneously in the sun.

[@diearschmeister]

"Meganium is better than Venusaur" is a cursed statement

[@disissid9060]

the actual best starter

[@qualityarsenic3922]

One important thing to note about Mega Venusaur; If Venusaur has Chloropyll during Sun BEFORE it Mega Evolves, it still gets the sun speed boost for the first attack it makes as Mega Venusaur. Kinda crazy, and something I used in my Sun team for Gen 6 onwards.

[@gugg2216]

Similar thing applies with mega garchomp. For the first turn, he doesn't lose speed from the mega.

[@itztaytay2]

Prankster Sableye as well~ 1 priority status move on the turn you mega and have magic bounce for the turn

[@StormlordOG]

Didn't Gen 8 enable speed checks mid turn or smthg?

[@winter9242]

​@@StormlordOG yeah but gen 8 didn't have megas. Maybe we'll see the effects of that on legends ZA

[@mastrblastr8662]

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS SINCE YOU'VE STARTED REMAKES, I'M SO HYPE

[@jaytfromsaigon6206]

The ultimate starter - was never abandoned by GF, never dropped down below NU, standing strong to the test of time.

[@ES-dp6tw]

First starter I ever used. I truly have enjoyed seeing it progress across the generations, consistently charming every time. Appreciate the dedication to seeing its ups and downs.

[@Chaosjash96]

Thank you for always making these sorts of videos! The sheer amount of research, recording, and editing that went into this must have been really intense, and just wanted to say thank you for that!

[@kurjao]

Honestly as a kid i misheard the nickname and called mine "FruitRoot"

[@dylanbuchanan6511]

Same here.

[@mrbigglezworth42]

Venasaurs crackhead eyes when attacking are quite the unique design choice.

[@HeyitsCamden]

Back in the ADV days I was part of a Netbattle server that ran an RPG with numerous changes to each pokemon. We decided to give Venusaur Thick Fat, and even with its regular stats, Venusaur was waaaaaay better. Years later, I see we give Venusaur a form with increased stats and Thick Fat. I was floored. To this day I'm thankful that Megas can't hold items

[@foreversevenfold1666]

Venusaur's gen 5 sprite will forever be elite. Look at him. What a menace.

[@PokeReplay]

We're not missing our Sleep Powders with this one🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@justinvanderveen5471]

3:31 Wondering what kind of leaves Venusaur uses when it’s using Razor Leaf 👀

[@mamutepeq]

Today we have the iconic Pokémon: Mr Frog

[@zackarysmith2222]

Haha Hello Chlorophyll sun sweeping haha hello

[@AJarOfYams]

​@@zackarysmith2222 * Frog soup meme template * Chlorophyll time

[@MyRegularNameWasTaken]

I've always wondered what made Venusaur have such sticking power in competitive, seemingly immune to power creep. This video explains a lot.

[@homebaked1731]

Been waiting way too long for this video. The wait was well worth it!

[@johnandrews8312]

I'm so glad Gen 8 reunited all the Gen 1 starters. Charizard, Venusaur, and the turtle one.

[@talonitex6441]

Venasuar the movie got to grab my popcorn we’re in for a long one

[@evelye9886]

This was a video I was hyped for ever since the Charizard video, and it delivered too. Although I do wish there was a mention of Venusaur winning senior worlds in 2022.

[@yellowcaballero]

Finally a video for the best Kanto starter!

[@SlyScyther]

Bulbasaur has always been my favorite, I was hoping for this video!

[@leafgreen20cruz]

My first game is Leafgreen, and Bulbasaur is my first starter ever!!

[@artemistcg]

The GOAT of starters in my heart

[@adamtheriault6743]

Having played pokemon for years, venusaur has come to be my favorite kanto starter Leech seed+toxic is fun to utilize, its coverage is just good enough with the presence of earth power, good use of overgrow with stab giga drain fueling its tankiness, and its mega removing two weaknesses on top of the stats buff Not to mention, i just like healing attacks personally, and venusaur does a great job balancing tankiness with stalling

[@chaosgallade2331]

Venusaur is better played as a Chlorophyll sweeper nowadays although it mandates Torkoal as a teammate. +2 Speed with Chlorophyll and a buffed Growth in sunlight are too good to ignore.

[@adamtheriault6743]

@@chaosgallade2331 I can ignore it, it's just not my play style I prefer a balanced team approach, the kind that can handle anything when played well, with healing attacks being my specific thing Honestly, if venusaur had calm mind, it'd be a benchwarmer for my team, overgrow stab giga drain, earth power for steel/poison types, black sludge and perfect accuracy toxic for its poison typing, only thing it lacks is personal status curing but i can overlook that and recognize the talents it balances

[@wizardmari3497]

It was amazing, nice video

[@Unison23]

One cool video idea would be looking at mixed attackers. Maybe one video on successful mixed attackers (like Lucario) and unsuccessful ones (like Octillery, seriously how did they screw up so badly with this guy)

[@indiradevi8136]

U forgot that mesprit is a mixed attacker.. Lol that's so tragic. It never runs physical attacks tbf but that's as tragic as octillery.

[@indiradevi8136]

U forgot that mesprit is a mixed attacker.. Lol that's so tragic. It never runs physical attacks tbf but that's as tragic as octillery.

[@ivanbluecool]

Thumbnail is fire for Venusaur

[@TTRPG_Witch_Leon]

Oh...Oh no! 😮😂 That's gonna be super effective! 🤣

[@shakenjacob7946]

No, it's Grass/Poison

[@c.m.9369]

Yeyyyy! One hour of my all-time-favorite! Venusaur is just the coolest starter and one of the coolest pokemon ever!

[@dearickangelonej.legaspi6686]

Learning that my favorite Gen 1 starter is a constant OU mon is one of the greatest discovery I ever found out upon getting into competitive pokemon

[@justinmedeiros7600]

Venusaur is my all time favorite pokemon, glad to see my og boy actually good in a majority of gens, especially vgc

[@ViashinoWizard]

Gen 1 Venusaur isn't actually outclassed by Victreebel as a Swords Dancer: without Wrap, Venusaur's bulk hits much more significant damage threshholds than Victreebel's higher attack, it's faste, and Victreebel can't actually fit Wrap onto an SD set without giving up Sleep Powder or Razor Leaf.

[@yaboidragonitehere1137]

Yeah

[@Killer_Kotomibro]

Venusaur! Counterattack with whatever you feel like! Wait what? I mean... Venusaur.

[@HDGamerofficial]

50:45 I definitely did NOT expect a Pokémon Cypher reference in a FSG video but here we are 😂😂😂

[@fabiomgm1293]

Watched it full. This line were my first Pokémon. Great video.

[@odwrksboxedtrash3730]

Me: Huh. How good was Venusaur? I like him but surely it's not THAT great when it's a Grass/Poison type. FSG: This Pokemon got banned at one point for being basically Sonic with a Sniper Rifle on a Sunny Day. Me: THAT'S MY BOY!! THAT'S MY BOY RIGHT THERE!!

[@yrednai]

Number one in the Pokédex, number one in my heart ❤️

[@danielbaker4899]

Ready to see my Blastoise remake!

[@mysticpumpkin8520]

Venusaur 🤝 Charizard Together we are strong regardless of the gimmick at hand And Blastoise is there I suppose😂

[@mrmanpersonguy5812]

One hour of my favorite Pokemon's competitive history? Let's fucking go!

[@deezcastforms]

Victreebell just returned to OU in the lastest RBY tier shift, so I wonder if Venusaur is about to get boosted again

[@divinebovine12185]

MY BOY VENUSAUR

[@selder_7]

Love that it’s stayed relevant all these years. Always been a favourite from the days of playing Red as a kid and only really using my starter, beating Koga by spamming cut 😂

[@scrmblguy]

I would love to see a video on the process for banning pokemon/restricting moves/abilities from tiers: basically just talking about who gets to decide what is banned, and maybe bringing up some examples of the most contentious bans in the past. This is kind of inspired by your video you did on the fastest bans, which I really enjoyed! Speaking of which, this was another great video!

[@itztaytay2]

It was explained in that video though, each tier has a council of ~5-11 people (more usually if it's a more common tier like OU) that handle doing suspect tests or if something is very obviously too strong they decide to quickban it after holding a vote amongst themselves. Becoming a council member of any given tier usually involves proving to be very competent in that tier/previous generations of that tier

[@cise3895]

FYI the Gen 7 VGC timestamp is actually for Gen 7 singles. The real timestamp is 39:49.

[@kyledahlquist9423]

I, for one, welcome the return of the Swords Dance + Petal Blizzard meta.

[@UltimateDragonX9999]

Very soon that the Blastoise remake of how good was it will be next as Blastoise became good in years onwards.

[@shiruotakuno28]

Venusaur is my generation 1 starter of choice, and I'm happy to see that it's the most consistently good generaion 1 starter across every generation. Venusaur's stats aren't mimaxxed like modern starters are, but its stat spread is incredibly versatile depending on what you want to do with it. Fast sun sweeper? You got it. Bulky tank? Go nuts. Doubles support? Why not? Venusaur may not be as deadly as Charizard or as bulky as Blastoise, but it can do both surprisingly well, one of the few successful jack-of-all-trades in all of Pokemon.

[@wmzer0mw]

honestly, i would argue saur is way more bulky than stoise given its resistances. Water resists water, fire, steel, where only water and fire are kinda common. Grass has way more useful switchin resists like water, fighting, fairy, and an immunity to leech seed and toxic/ toxic spikes.

[@Fate_GO]

Ive been following your channel since 2017 I think, but this was the first time I watched a video since then!

[@DustyDustington89]

Glad to see this underrated GOAT and my child hood favorite Mon get this re done video.

[@sonofhades57]

It's funny to me how well Venusaur pairs with various Gen 1 Pokemon like Ninetales and Dugtrio. Great fun for my favorite starter.

[@cesarflamenco9484]

Finally another Kanto starter remake video. Proud of Venusaur's success despite it's supposed overlooked reputation from the fanbase for years. Something tells me when the Blastoise remake video is made, it won't be as long or as positive unfortunately.

[@itztaytay2]

Blastoise definitely didn't get as big of a glowup but it is important in various lower tiers as a rapid spinner (which tends to be rarely available), has a decent mega, and a decent g-max that both had *some* success. It won't be as long but I still suspect it's going to be pushing towards an hour

[@primrosevale1995]

This video makes me want a version of the Predator bicep meme with Charizard's arm and Venusaur's vine.

[@gn2677]

Someone make a meme of this IMMEDIATELY

[@bunnythehutt2148]

I’m very interested in how Venusaur will do now that regulation H removes all restricted mons and paradox pokemon. It’s basically the only super strong sunny day user again, so I’m hoping it’s gonna have a very nice end to gen 9.

[@SterlingCalm]

H-Liligant.

[@angelmacias436]

Holy video length! Going to enjoy this over a few days haha 😆

[@snapclub8751]

Can’t wait to see how well Venusaur will be alongside not just Groudon, but Koridon as well. Tera-fire is definitely going to be its most popular Tera-type. Edit: Well, maybe Venusaur will get better once two restricted Pokemon become viable.

[@cloudthelemon756]

Meganium being better than Venusaur is a wild thing to say.

[@sketchydude8431]

That was the case in gen 2, the only generation where Meganium was actually good.

[@cosmicskateboarding]

That’s some crazy intro music I’d get down to! I love it

[@blackosprey2219]

This one really grew on me over the years. I couldn't appreciate it as a kid who went all in on brute force, but it has a great capacity for passive damage, sabotage, and survival. Just as a plant pokemon should be, I guess.

[@hdadyala9878]

Love your vids fsg, deserve more subs for sure

[@Red-jq6bw]

Since the remake of older videos started, i was waiting for the starters to get their own videos. First Charizard, now Venusaur, and the next is Blastoise (i hope)

[@AgsmaJustAgsma]

I've been waiting three whole years for this remake.

[@dramaticScar]

Gonna be honest… I always thought the nickname of that Venusaur in the movie was actually “Frou Frou”

[@itzkasxd2755]

So I mean this as a compliment but I've watched them all awake but you have talked me to sleep for 4 months now thank you

[@MageSkeleton]

i find it funny that Venasaur became amazing with access to an effective fire move.

[@EstebanWolf1986]

4:13 is that a Brian David Gilbert reference 👀

[@comedyking343]

1 hour 11 minutes of Venusaur? WE EATING GOOD, BOYS!

[@AwesomeMooseSmile]

6:55 this is the most wild comment I've ever heard from a FSG vid

[@jtalkalot19]

I've been waiting a LONG time for this video. It's time to show why Venusaur is BEST Kanto starter.

[@mauroperez2848]

While I didn't start at gen 1, my first game was Ruby, I chose Bulbasaur as my second starter in Pokemon Y. My Venusaur, Floral Sapien, proved to be an amazing tank and helped compliment my Greninja. Things got better for it once I got its mega stone and it became a juggernaut. It became one of my best team members and my favorite Kanto starter.

[@AutumnReel4444]

My favorite mon. One of the best designs mechanically of all time. Such a goofy yet charming and menacing artistic design. The perfect mon.

[@ProyectoClippy]

I once beat a M-Venasaur with a Bulky Lanturn with stall burn. The oponent was raging furious that the bulky staller got outbulked and stalled harder. A great memory from Gen 6, but even then, this Mega monster was insanely powerfull at the time. Removing 2 weaknesses by just existing was outrageous, but still a great mon to face and have in a team.

[@ChrisH.-oy8xf]

I have watched this everyday since y’all dropped this

[@92RB20Monster]

Its about time he got some love ❤

[@pixsouls7474]

Not gonna lie the epic intro and music with “HOW GOOD WAS VENUSAUR ACTUALLY!” Then just “Yeah poison so no OU for venusaur” Made be laugh

[@TORVEX_]

I wish I could find the music they used

[@TheBlueArmageddon]

27:30 Is this the first time Kellen has used his own competitive placememt in a video?

[@itztaytay2]

Yeah, that's also his only VGC placement ever