Venomoth #0049

The Poison Moth Pokémon

Typing	BugPoison
Abilities	Shield Dust - Ability 1 Tinted Lens - Ability 2 Wonder Skin - Hidden
Classification	The Poison Moth Pokémon
National ID	#0049
Regional ID	#0009

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

FlyingRockFirePsychic

Resists x½

PoisonBugFairy

Resists x¼

FightingGrass

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This page displays data from The Indigo Disk (Violet) (the most recent standard appearance of this Pokémon). To view data from other games, use the game selector in the sidebar.

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	70	130—177
Attack	65	63—128
Defense	60	58—123
Sp. Attack	90	85—156
Sp. Defense	75	72—139
Speed	90	85—156
Total	450	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 31

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Bug
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5120 - Generations II, III, and VII 5100 - Generations IV 5140 - Generations V and VI 5100 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 2560 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	50.00% 50.00%
Height	0.2 m (0'8")
Weight	1.3 kg (2.9 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	1 Sp. Attack 1 Speed
Base Exp. Yield	158
Catch Rate	75
Catch Chance	~17.52% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

Scarlet "The wings are covered with dustlike scales. Every time it flaps its wings, it looses highly toxic dust." Violet "When it attacks, it flaps its large wings violently to scatter its poisonous powder all around."
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl "It flutters its wings to scatter dustlike scales. The scales leach toxins if they contact skin."
Let's Go, Pikachu! Let's Go, Eevee! "The powdery scales on its wings are hard to remove from skin. They also contain poison that leaks out on contact."
X "The scales it scatters will paralyze anyone who touches them, making that person unable to stand." Y "The wings are covered with dustlike scales. Every time it flaps its wings, it looses highly toxic dust."
Alpha Sapphire Omega Ruby "Venomoth is nocturnal—it is a Pokémon that only becomes active at night. Its favorite prey are small insects that gather around streetlights, attracted by the light in the darkness."
Black White "It flutters its wings to scatter dustlike scales. The scales leach toxins if they contact skin."
Black 2 White 2 "It flutters its wings to scatter dustlike scales. The scales leach toxins if they contact skin."
Diamond Pearl "It flutters its wings to scatter dustlike scales. The scales leach toxins if they contact skin."
Platinum "It flutters its wings to scatter dustlike scales. The scales leach toxins if they contact skin."
HeartGold "When it attacks, it flaps its large wings violently to scatter its poisonous powder all around." SoulSilver "The powder on its wings is poisonous if it is dark in hue. If it is light in hue, it causes paralysis."
Ruby Sapphire "VENOMOTH is nocturnal - it is a POKéMON that only becomes active at night. Its favorite prey are small insects that gather around streetlights, attracted by the light in the darkness."
FireRed "The wings are covered with dustlike scales. Every time it flaps its wings, it looses highly toxic dust." LeafGreen "The dustlike scales covering its wings are color-coded to indicate the kinds of poison it has."
Emerald "VENOMOTH are nocturnal--they only are active at night. Their favorite prey are insects that gather around streetlights, attracted by the light in the darkness."
Gold "When it attacks, it flaps its large wings violently to scatter its poi sonous powder all around." Silver "The powder on its wings is poisonous if it is dark in color. If it is light, it causes paralysis."
Crystal "The scales it scatters will paralyze anyone who touches them, making that person unable to stand."
Red Blue "The dust-like scales covering its wings are color coded to indicate the kinds of poison it has."
Yellow "The powdery scales on its wings are hard to remove. They also contain poison that leaks out on contact."

Learnset

Level-up Evolution Pre-evo TM

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Venomoth via level-up in Pokémon The Indigo Disk (Violet):

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Disable	—	100	Normal	Stat.
1	Quiver Dance	—	—	Bug	Stat.
1	Supersonic	—	55	Normal	Stat.
1	Tackle	40	100	Normal	Phys.
11	Confusion	50	100	Psychic	Spec.
13	Poison Powder	—	75	Poison	Stat.
17	Psybeam	65	100	Psychic	Spec.
23	Stun Spore	—	75	Grass	Stat.
25	Bug Buzz	90	100	Bug	Spec.
29	Sleep Powder	—	75	Grass	Stat.
37	Leech Life	80	100	Bug	Phys.
41	Zen Headbutt	80	90	Psychic	Phys.
47	Poison Fang	50	100	Poison	Phys.
55	Psychic	90	100	Psychic	Spec.

Learnset via Evolution

The following moves are learned by Venomoth upon evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Air Slash	75	95	Flying	Spec.

Pre-evolution Moves

The following moves are learned by Venomoth via a pre-evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Morning Sun (Venonat)Egg	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Rage Powder (Venonat)Egg	—	—	Bug	Stat.
Screech (Venonat)Egg	—	85	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Venomoth via TM in Pokémon The Indigo Disk (Violet):

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM001	Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
TM004	Agility	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM007	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM013	Acid Spray	40	100	Poison	Spec.
TM014	Acrobatics	55	100	Flying	Phys.
TM015	Struggle Bug	50	100	Bug	Spec.
TM016	Psybeam	65	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM017	Confuse Ray	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
TM018	Thief	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM021	Pounce	50	100	Bug	Phys.
TM025	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM032	Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.
TM040	Air Cutter	60	95	Flying	Spec.
TM042	Night Shade	1	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM045	Venoshock	65	100	Poison	Spec.
TM047	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM049	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM059	Zen Headbutt	80	90	Psychic	Phys.
TM060	U-turn	70	100	Bug	Phys.
TM065	Air Slash	75	95	Flying	Spec.
TM070	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM085	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM091	Toxic Spikes	—	—	Poison	Stat.
TM095	Leech Life	80	100	Bug	Phys.
TM098	Skill Swap	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM103	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM111	Giga Drain	75	100	Grass	Spec.
TM119	Energy Ball	90	100	Grass	Spec.
TM120	Psychic	90	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM132	Baton Pass	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM148	Sludge Bomb	90	100	Poison	Spec.
TM152	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM162	Bug Buzz	90	100	Bug	Spec.
TM163	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM168	Solar Beam	120	100	Grass	Spec.
TM171	Tera Blast	80	100	Normal	Spec.
TM175	Toxic	—	90	Poison	Stat.
TM182	Bug Bite	60	100	Bug	Phys.
TM185	Lunge	80	100	Bug	Phys.
TM204	Double-Edge	120	100	Normal	Phys.
TM205	Endeavor	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM214	Sludge Wave	95	100	Poison	Spec.
TM219	Skitter Smack	70	90	Bug	Phys.
TM228	Psychic Noise	75	100	Psychic	Spec.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation I

Red

Catchable

Blue

Catchable

Yellow

Catchable

Generation II

Gold

Catchable

Silver

Catchable

Crystal

Catchable

Generation III

Ruby

Transfer

Sapphire

Transfer

FireRed

Catchable

LeafGreen

Catchable

Emerald

Transfer

Generation IV

Diamond

Catchable

Pearl

Catchable

Platinum

Catchable

HeartGold

Catchable

SoulSilver

Catchable

Generation V

Black

Catchable

White

Catchable

Black 2

Evolve

White 2

Evolve

Generation VI

X

Catchable

Y

Catchable

Alpha Sapphire

Catchable

Omega Ruby

Catchable

Generation VII

Sun

Transfer

Moon

Transfer

Ultra Sun

Transfer

Ultra Moon

Transfer

Let's Go, Pikachu!

Catchable

Let's Go, Eevee!

Catchable

Generation VIII

Brilliant Diamond

Catchable

Shining Pearl

Catchable

Generation IX

Scarlet

Catchable

Violet

Catchable

The Indigo Disk (Scarlet)

Catchable

The Indigo Disk (Violet)

Catchable

What does each category mean?

Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.

Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.

Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.

Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.

Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.

In-Game Images

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Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

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Venomoth #0049

The Poison Moth Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Evolutionary Family

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Learnset via Evolution

Pre-evolution Moves

Learnset via TM

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation I

Generation II

Generation III

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

Generation IX

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites