Its strongest point is Sp. Atk — higher than 73% of species. On the other hand, Defense — lower than 66% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. In defense it has 4 weaknesses and 5 resistances at its disposal.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value.
Sp. Atk and Speed share first place here, so any nature that raises one of them will do. The list of natures shows what each one does.
Which nature to choose
It hits specially: its Sp. Atk (90) is 25 points higher than its Attack. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Timid +Spe · −Atk Its Speed is higher than 74% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
- Modest +SpA · −Atk If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 5
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Kanto | #049 | Red/Green (Japan) , Blue (Japan) , Red / Blue , Yellow , FireRed / LeafGreen , Let's Go Pikachu / Eevee |
|---|---|---|
| Johto | #109 | Gold / Silver , Crystal |
| Johto | #110 | HeartGold / SoulSilver |
| Paldea | #257 | Scarlet / Violet |
| Blueberry Academy | #009 | Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Indigo Disk |
Abilities
- Shield Dust Protects against incoming moves' extra effects.
- Tinted Lens Doubles damage inflicted with not-very-effective moves.
- Wonder Skin Lowers incoming non-damaging moves' base accuracy to exactly 50%.
How players use it
Data from 730,502 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-08). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits.
Rank 255 among 291 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.02% of teams.
Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.
Pokédex entry
The dustlike scales covering its wings are color-coded to indicate the kinds of poison it has.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Venomoth takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
How it was drawn
1996–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Venomoth appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (9)
All Venomoth cards →Venomoth has 9 cards in 8 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 90 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (17)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Hoenn
Johto
Kalos
Kanto
Orre
Sinnoh
Unova
Moves (93)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (75 via TM/TR, 20 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Disable | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 20 |
| 1 | Foresight | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Quiver Dance | Bug | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Screech | Normal | Status | — | 85% | 40 |
| 1 | Silver Wind | Bug | Special | 60 | 100% | 5 |
| 1 | Struggle Bug | Bug | Special | 50 | 100% | 20 |
| 1 | Supersonic | Normal | Status | — | 55% | 20 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 1 | Whirlwind | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 11 | Confusion | Psychic | Special | 50 | 100% | 25 |
| 13 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status | — | 75% | 35 |
| 17 | Psybeam | Psychic | Special | 65 | 100% | 20 |
| 23 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — | 75% | 30 |
| 25 | Bug Buzz | Bug | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 25 | Mega Drain | Grass | Special | 40 | 100% | 15 |
| 25 | Signal Beam | Bug | Special | 75 | 100% | 15 |
| 29 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75% | 15 |
| 31 | Gust | Special | 40 | 100% | 35 | |
| 37 | Leech Life | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100% | 10 |
| 41 | Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90% | 15 |
| 47 | Poison Fang | Poison | Physical | 50 | 100% | 15 |
| 55 | Psychic | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| — | Air Slash | Special | 75 | 95% | 15 |