Card Overview
Vensaur EX is a basic EX Pokemon with: 180hp, two attacks, a weakness to Fire type, and a very high four retreat cost. Vensaur's attacks are Poison Powder and Jungle Hammer. Poison Powder does 60 damage and poisons the opponents active Pokemon for one Grass and two Colorless, while Jungle Hammer, for two Grass and two Colorless, does 90 damage and heals 30 damage from Vensaur EX.
Involving this Card
Vensaur EX has some very strong attacks that aren't that difficult to power up. If you use Vensaur EX you must use Double Colorless Energies or else it will just take way to long to start attacking with him. Vensaur's first attack however works well if you have a Virbank City Gym in play, increasing his damage to 90. When I played with Vensaur I found that to be the best strategy to knock out opponents quickly, if you have Virbank in play Vensaur does 120 total when it is your turn again. Because of the poison damage I found out that you never really need to use Muscle Bands when you play with Vensaur. Vensaur's retreat cost can be a nuisance, he has the highest possible retreat cost in the game, so if you use Vensaur EX I would use Float Stones or use Switches in your deck.
Overall Rating
I would rate Vensaur EX a 7 out of 10. Vensaur's retreat cost and the amount of Energy is what holds Vensaur back. Vensaur's attacks however are very strong and deal out crushing amounts of damage that can kill most, if not all EX in two turns! Vensaur is a good addition to any deck that wants to deal out a lot of Poison damage!