Well. That was annoying.With that Thick Fat on the way, Only Charizard can truly KO Venusaur.
Welp. There goes my counter got thrown on the window. Thanks, Jericho.
Counter:
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Dragonite @ Choice Band
Ability: Multiscale
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Outrage
- ExtremeSpeed
- Fire Punch
- Superpower
Spoiler
Banded Dragonite can kill any variant of M-Venu as long as it's still in a good condition to fight. Multiscale helps survive. You can run either Jolly or Adamant, depending on how you want to use Dragonite. E-speed can help even after the 1v1 with Venusaur so Adamant is a good choice. Even adamant it will outspeed Venu, as they seldom use 252+. If they do, they won't have either enough power to hit back, or enough bulk to survive hits. Sludge bomb does 20-25% before Multiscale, and reaches 50% after that. Other variants of Dragonite can also work, like the specially defensive one, but they aren't so viable in OU. Outrage seals the deal.
A good Pokemon.....for check, not counter.
Why? Because Defensive Mega Venu exist, and it's there to ruin Dragonite's day with Sleep Powder and Leech Seed. It will be rendered helpless while being sucked to death.
Also, Fire Punch's super-effectiveness gets neutralized by Thick Fat, and Outrage can only 2HKO, even with Choice Band.
So overall, Dragonite will not work as a counter.