Venomoth
#0049

Venomoth

Venomoth
📏 1.5 m ⚖️ 12.5 kg 🎯 75 · Average difficulty

The powdery scales on its wings are hard to remove from skin. They also contain poison that leaks out on contact.

Venomoth is a Bug/Poison-type Pokémon. It takes double damage from Fire, Flying, Psychic and Rock, and resists five types. Its base stats add up to 450: the highest are Special Attack and Speed (90) and the lowest is Defense (60).

It is the second stage of its evolution line, along with Venonat. Its abilities are Shield Dust and Tinted Lens, and its Hidden Ability is Wonder Skin. It is in the Bug egg group and can breed with 92 species. In Scarlet and Violet it learns 15 moves by level-up and 44 by TM.

BASE STATS

AT LV 100
HP 70
250-344
Attack 65
121-251
Defense 60
112-240
Sp. Atk 90
166-306
Sp. Def 75
139-273
Speed 90
166-306
TOTAL 450
EVs on defeat: Sp. Atk +1 Speed +1

ABILITIES

Protective dust shields the Pokémon from the additional effects of moves.

The Pokémon can use “not very effective” moves to deal regular damage.

Wonder Skin (hidden)

Makes status moves more likely to miss the Pokémon.

BREEDING

GroupsBug
Gender50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Breeds with92

MOVES

Data from Scarlet/Violet 15 moves
Start Air Slash Flying Special 75 95% 15
Lv. 1 Tackle Normal Physical 40 100% 35
Lv. 1 Supersonic Normal Status — 55% 20
Lv. 1 Disable Normal Status — 100% 20
Lv. 1 Quiver Dance Bug Status — — 20
Lv. 11 Confusion Psychic Special 50 100% 25
Lv. 13 Poison Powder Poison Status — 75% 35
Lv. 17 Psybeam Psychic Special 65 100% 20
Lv. 23 Stun Spore Grass Status — 75% 30
Lv. 25 Bug Buzz Bug Special 90 100% 10
Lv. 29 Sleep Powder Grass Status — 75% 15
Lv. 37 Leech Life Bug Physical 80 100% 10
Lv. 41 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90% 15
Lv. 47 Poison Fang Poison Physical 50 100% 15
Lv. 55 Psychic Psychic Special 90 100% 10

WEAKNESSES & RESISTANCES

💥 WEAK x2 / x4

🛡️ RESISTS x0.5 / x0.25

EVOLUTION LINE

Venonat #0048 Venonat
Lv. 31 ▶ Venomoth #0049 Venomoth