Venusaur
Stage 2 Grass Pokemon  (Evolves From Ivysaur)
LV. 64    HP 100
[Pokemon Power]  Solar Power
    Once during your turn (before your attack), you may use this power. Your active pokemon and the defending pokemon are no longer Asleep, Confused, Paralyzed, or Poisoned. This power can't work if Venusaur is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
GGGG:    Mega Drain:    40
    Remove a number of damage counters equal to half the damage done to the defending pokemon (after applying weakness and resistance) (rounded up to the nearest 10). If Venusaur has fewer damage counters than that, remove all of them.
-CC    Retreat
R       Weakness
No.  003  (Promo #13)
Location:    Nintendo's Pokemon Trading Card Game Player's Guide

Pokemon Power:
Venusaur is like a full heal with it's power. With that power Vileplume (J) will be awesome because it's high damage and next turn Venusaur's Solar Power will cure it's confusion and Vileplume will be unstoppable!!
Attack #1:
40 damage is good, but it will also be an automatic potion or super potion depending on the type of pokemon the opponent has active.
Retreat:
His retreat cost of 2 isn't really bad for a stage 2 pokemon.
Weakness:
His weakness to fire is kinda bad because Magmar (F) are in tournaments everywhere! At least there are no mono-fire decks because Rain Dance is still popular and Mega Drain's effect is great against fire type pokemon.
Overall:
Venusaur isn't really bad with the great power and the effects of Mega Drain. 2 retreat isn't bad either. I would have some in my grass deck for status effects, but I don't have any.

See Ya!!

Philip Shu
kshu@monmouth.com