Venomoth (Pokémon)

Total: 2
Venomoth
0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	1 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	1 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

Shape

Footprint

Pokédex color

Purple

Base friendship

70

External Links

On Smogon Pokédex:
Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

It evolves from Venonat starting at level 31.

Biology

Venomoth is an insectoid Pokémon whose body is varying shades of purple. Its head and thorax are both light purple, and it has bulbous, round, light blue eyes, a small mandible, and a three-point crest on its head. Tucked close to its thorax are three pairs of tiny, whitish legs. Its abdomen is paler with several black, zigzagging stripes encircling it. It has two pairs of pale purple moth-like wings with thin black venation.

Venomoth's wings are covered in dust-like scales that vary in color depending on their toxic capability. Dark scales are poisonous, while lighter scales can cause paralysis. These scales are released when Venomoth flutters its wings and leak out poison once they make contact with the skin. Venomoth lives in dense temperate forests with thick undergrowth and little light. As a nocturnal Pokémon, Venomoth comes out at night to hunt for its favorite prey. It prefers to feed on insects that gather around light sources, and Venomoth is attracted to bright lights itself. As stated in Pokémon Adventures, Venomoth has a short lifespan.

In the anime

Main series

Venomoth in the anime

Major appearances

In The Ninja Poké-Showdown, after it evolved from Venonat, Koga used his Venomoth in a Gym battle against Ash, during which it battled Pidgeotto before the match was interrupted by Team Rocket.

In All Things Bright and Beautifly!, Chaz used a Venomoth during the Rustboro City Pokémon Contest. During the Contest, it was able to advance to the Battle Stage and reach the final round, where it went up against Janet's Beautifly. Although both Coordinators gave it everything they had, Janet managed to defeat Chaz and won herself the Rustboro Ribbon.

In Shocks and Bonds, Katie used a Venomoth during her battle with Ash during the Ever Grande Conference. Venomoth's Disable caused Torkoal to be unable to use Iron Defense, so that her Golduck could knock out the Coal Pokémon with Hydro Pump. In the following episode, it used Disable once again to prohibit Swellow from using Peck. Despite this, it was eventually defeated by Swellow.

Minor appearances

A Venomoth appeared at the beginning of Mewtwo Strikes Back and its remake Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution, under the ownership of Raymond. Alongside two of his other Pokémon, it fought Ash's Pikachu, only for all of them to be defeated with Thunderbolt.

A Venomoth appeared in The Kangaskhan Kid.

In Round One - Begin!, a Trainer's Venomoth competed in the Indigo Plateau Conference.

In Friends to the End, Assunta used a Venomoth to battle Ritchie's Butterfree, nicknamed Happy.

In Tracey Gets Bugged, a Venomoth was on Murcott Island.

In Misty Meets Her Match, Rudy's Venomoth was at the Trovita Gym.

In The Power of One, multiple Venomoth sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.

A Venomoth appeared in a fantasy in The Rivalry Revival.

In Illusion Confusion!, a group of Haunter and Gengar created the illusion of a Venomoth.

In The Bug Stops Here, a Venomoth was prompted to use Stun Spore after being scared by Jessie, who was dressed as a Venomoth in order to attract Bug-type Pokémon.

A Venomoth appeared in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest.

Multiple Venomoth appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.

A Venomoth appeared in the opening sequence of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.

A Coordinator's Venomoth appeared in What I Did for Love!.

A Venomoth appeared in The Ole' Berate and Switch!, under the ownership of a Team Rocket Grunt.

In Staging a Heroes' Welcome!, a Coordinator's Venomoth competed in the Performance Stage of the Wallace Cup.

A Venomoth appeared in a flashback in A Trainer and Child Reunion!.

A Venomoth made a cameo appearance in Arceus and the Jewel of Life.

In I Choose You!, a Venomoth fell under the control of Marshadow.

In Working My Way Back to Mew!, Goh caught a Venomoth. It has since made further appearances in Pokémon Journeys: The Series.

Pokédex entries

Episode	Pokémon	Source	Entry
EP032	Venomoth	Ash's Pokédex	Venomoth, an evolved form of Venonat. Tiny scales on its wings disperse various spores when they are flapped.

Pokémon Evolutions

In The Show, a Venomoth was used to provide special effects for the Kimono Girls' performance.

A Venomoth appeared in The Discovery, under the ownership of a Bug Catcher. It was used to challenge Green to a battle and lost almost immediately.

In the manga

Venomoth in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Venomoth debuted in The Secret of Kangaskhan, where Blue defeated a wild one but didn't catch it because he already had one. This was the first Pokémon to be shown with a Pokédex entry.

A Venomoth appeared in Wake Up—You're Snorlax! when Red participated in the bike race held in Route 11.

In Valiant Venomoth!, Sabrina used a Venomoth in a battle against Lorelei.

The Battle Factory rented a Venomoth, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in Skirting Around Surskit I.

In Interrupting Ivysaur, a Venomoth under the ownership of a Veteran named Beck appeared during Platinum's challenge at the Battle Arcade.

A Venomoth appeared in Weavile Wobbles But It Won't Fall Down, under the ownership of a Double Team at the Safari Zone.

Two Venomoth were used by Team Flare in Zygarde Agitated.

Pokédex entries

Manga	Chapter	Entry
Pokémon Adventures	PS003	The dust-like scales covering its wings are color coded to indicate the kinds of poison it has. It has a short life span, and appears to be the evolved form of a Venonat.

Pokémon anime novelization series

Jet's Venomoth appeared in Race to Danger.

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

A Venomoth appeared in A Match For Pokémon.

In the TCG

Main article: Venomoth (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Generation I

Kanto
#049

Blue
Red	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.
Stadium	The powder on its wings is poisonous. It scatters the powder with every flap, so you may be poisoned if you are downwind.

Generation II

Johto
#109

Gold	When it attacks, it flaps its large wings violently to scatter its poisonous 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.
Stadium 2	When it attacks, it flaps its large wings violently to scatter its poisonous powder all around.

Generation III

Hoenn
#—

Kanto
#049

Sapphire
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.
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.
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.

Generation IV

Sinnoh
#—

Johto
#110

Pearl
Diamond	It flutters its wings to scatter dustlike scales. The scales leach toxins if they contact skin.
Platinum
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.

Generation V

Unova
#—

White
Black	It flutters its wings to scatter dustlike scales. The scales leach toxins if they contact skin.
Black 2	It flutters its wings to scatter dustlike scales. The scales leach toxins if they contact skin.
White 2

Generation VI

Kalos
#—

Hoenn
#—

Alpha Sapphire
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.
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.

Generation VII

Alola
#—

Kanto
#049

This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon.
Let's Go Pikachu	The powdery scales on its wings are hard to remove from skin. They also contain poison that leaks out on contact.
Let's Go Eevee

Generation VIII

Galar
#—

Sinnoh
#—

Hisui
#—

This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Sword, Shield, and Legends: Arceus.
Brilliant Diamond	It flutters its wings to scatter dustlike scales. The scales leach toxins if they contact skin.
Shining Pearl

Game locations

Generation I

Red

Blue

Safari Zone, Victory Road, Cerulean Cave

Blue (Japan)

Safari Zone, Victory Road, Cerulean Cave

Yellow

Routes 14 and 15, Cerulean Cave

Generation II

Gold

Silver

Routes 24 and 25^Night

Crystal

Routes 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, and 43^Night

Generation III

Safari Zone, Berry Forest

Colosseum

Trade

XD

Cipher Key Lair (Shadow)

Generation IV

Diamond

Pearl

Route 229 (Poké Radar)

Platinum

Route 229 (Poké Radar)

HeartGold

SoulSilver

Routes 24 and 25^Night

Generation V

Dreamyard (dark grass)

Generation VI

Friend Safari (Bug and Poison)

Omega Ruby

Alpha Sapphire

Mirage Islands (west of Route 104, west of Dewford Town, north of Route 124, south of Route 134)

Generation VII

Routes 14 and 15

Generation VIII

Unobtainable

Route 229, Grand Underground (after obtaining the National Pokédex)

Legends: Arceus

Unobtainable

In side games

Generation I

Pinball

Evolve Venonat

Generation II

This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.

Generation III

Trozei!

Secret Storage 1, Huge Storage 4, Endless Level 57, Mr. Who's Den

Generation IV

Mt. Horn (8F-14F), Landslide Cave (B1F-B12F), Mt. Mistral (1F-19F), Midnight Forest (B1F-B21F)

MD Sky

Mt. Horn (8F-14F), Landslide Cave (B1F-B12F), Mt. Mistral (1F-19F), Midnight Forest (B1F-B21F)

Rumble

Silent Forest (Normal Mode B & S)

Generation V

Rumble Blast

Treetops: Shimmering Lake (post-ending)

Rumble U

Model Train Room: All Aboard!

Generation VI

Battle Trozei

Infinite Ruins: Stage 3

Shuffle

Event: Pokémon Safari (20th release)

Rumble World

Black Realm: Obsidian Shrine (All Areas), Distortion Land: Breezy Grasslands (All Areas)

Generation VII

Rumble Rush

Charizard Sea²⁰¹⁹, Butterfree Sea, Bulbasaur Sea, Rayquaza Sea, Charizard Sea^Final

Masters EX

Evolve Scottie/Bettie's Venonat

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	Gold Leaf (100%)
Yellow*		Gold Leaf (100%)
Pokémon XD		SilverPowder (100%)
FireRed	LeafGreen	SilverPowder (5%)
Diamond	Pearl	Shed Shell (5%)
Platinum		Shed Shell (5%)
HeartGold	SoulSilver	Shed Shell (5%)
Black	White	Shed Shell (5%)
Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire	Shed Shell (5%)

Base stats

Stat		Range
Stat		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 70		130 - 177	250 - 344
Attack: 65		63 - 128	121 - 251
Defense: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Sp. Atk: 90		85 - 156	166 - 306
Sp. Def: 75		72 - 139	139 - 273
Speed: 90		85 - 156	166 - 306
Total: 450	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature. This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 90.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed
3/3	★★★

Power
2/4	★★☆☆

Skill
3/3	★★★

Stamina
1/3	★☆☆

Jump
5/5	★★★★★

Total
14/18	★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation VIII, this Pokémon is:

Damaged
normally by:

Normal

1×

Ground

1×

Ghost

1×

Steel

1×

Water

1×

Electric

1×

Ice

1×

Dragon

1×

Dark

1×

Weak to:

Flying

2×

Rock

2×

Fire

2×

Psychic

2×

Immune to:

None

Resistant to:

Fighting

¼×

Poison

½×

Bug

½×

Grass

¼×

Fairy

½×

Notes:

In Generation I, the effectiveness of Bug-type moves is 2×.
In Generation I, the effectiveness of Poison-type moves is 1×.

Learnset

Venomoth is available in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

By leveling up

Generation VIII

Other generations:
I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
011	Gust	Flying	Special	04040	100100%	35
011	Quiver Dance	Bug	Status	0000—	——%	20
011	Bug Buzz	Bug	Special	09090	100100%	10
011	Whirlwind	Normal	Status	0000—	——%	20
011	Tackle	Normal	Physical	04040	100100%	35
011	Disable	Normal	Status	0000—	100100%	20
011	Struggle Bug	Bug	Special	05050	100100%	20
011	Supersonic	Normal	Status	0000—	05555%	20
Evo.Evo.	Gust	Flying	Special	04040	100100%	35
055	Supersonic	Normal	Status	0000—	05555%	20
1111	Confusion	Psychic	Special	05050	100100%	25
1313	Poison Powder	Poison	Status	0000—	07575%	35
1717	Psybeam	Psychic	Special	06565	100100%	20
2323	Stun Spore	Grass	Status	0000—	07575%	30
2525	Mega Drain	Grass	Special	04040	100100%	15
2929	Sleep Powder	Grass	Status	0000—	07575%	15
3737	Leech Life	Bug	Physical	08080	100100%	10
4141	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	08080	09090%	15
4747	Poison Fang	Poison	Physical	05050	100100%	15
5555	Psychic	Psychic	Special	09090	100100%	10
5959	Bug Buzz	Bug	Special	09090	100100%	10
6363	Quiver Dance	Bug	Status	0000—	——%	20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Venomoth
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Venomoth
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM

Generation VIII

Other generations:
I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII

	TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
TM11	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
TM15	TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150150	090}}90%	5
TM17	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM19	TM19	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	07575	100}}100%	10
TM22	TM22	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120120	100}}100%	10
TM29	TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	09090	100}}100%	10
TM32	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
TM36	TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	09090	100}}100%	10
TM40	TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	06060	—}}—%	20
TM42	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
TM44	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM45	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
TM46	TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	06060	100}}100%	25
TM48	TM48	Skill Swap	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM51	TM51	Roost	Flying	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM53	TM53	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	09090	100}}100%	10
TM58	TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM62	TM62	Bug Buzz	Bug	Special	09090	100}}100%	10
TM68	TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150150	090}}90%	5
TM70	TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
TM82	TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM87	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	085}}85%	15
TM89	TM89	U-turn	Bug	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
TM90	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM97	TM97	Defog	Flying	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Venomoth
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Venomoth
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VIII

Other generations:
I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—%	30
Baton Pass	Normal	Status	—	—%	40
Bug Bite	Bug	Physical	60	100%	20
Morning Sun	Normal	Status	—	—%	5
Rage Powder	Bug	Status	—	—%	20
Screech	Normal	Status	—	85%	40
Toxic Spikes	Poison	Status	—	—%	20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Venomoth in Generation VIII
Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Venomoth in that game.
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Venomoth
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Venomoth
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation VIII

Other generations:
I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII

Game					Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Venomoth
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Venomoth
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

By a prior evolution

Generation VIII

Other generations:
I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII

Stage	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon has no moves exclusive to prior evolutions.

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Venomoth
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Venomoth
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball

Acquisition: Evolve

Pokémon Trozei!

Rarity: Rare

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team

	Body size: 1
	Recruit rate: Evolve
	Friend Area: Secretive Forest
Phrases
51%-100% HP	I'll dump venomous powder on foes with every flap of my wings!
26%-50% HP	My health is half gone.
1%-25% HP	I'm about to crash... I can barely flap my wings...
Level up	Yes! I leveled! My toxins powered up, too!

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky

	Body size: 1
	Recruit rate: -4.5%
	IQ group: A

Pokémon Rumble

Attack	●●●
Defense	●●●
Speed	●●●

Pokémon Rumble Blast

Attack	●●●
Defense	●●●
Speed	●●●

Pokémon Rumble Rush

	Walking Speed: 1.5 seconds	Base HP: 53
	Base Attack: 77	Base Defense: 52	Base Speed: 60

Pokémon Battle Trozei

Bug

Attack Power:

★★★★★

Pokémon Shuffle

Bug

Attack Power: 60 - 125

15

#751

Sleep Combo

Increases damage done by combos if the foe is asleep.

Pokémon GO

Base Stamina: 172	Base Attack: 179	Base Defense: 143
Egg Distance: N/A	Buddy Distance: 3 km	Evolution Requirement: N/A
Fast Attacks: Infestation*, Confusion, Bug Bite†
Charged Attacks: Silver Wind, Psychic, Bug Buzz, Poison Fang, Frustration‡, Return‡

Evolution

Unevolved

Venonat
Bug Poison

Level 31
→

First evolution

Venomoth
Bug Poison

Sprites

Generation I

Red	Blue	Yellow		Red	Green

Front	Back	Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation II

Gold		Silver		Crystal


Front	Back	Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation III

Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen


Front	Back	Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation IV

Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver


Front	Back	Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation V

Black	White	Black 2	White 2


Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation VI

X	Y	Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire


Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation VII


Sun	Moon	Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon


Front	Back	Front	Back

Let's Go, Pikachu!		Let's Go, Eevee!

Generation VIII

HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Venomoth images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

Ken Sugimori artwork of Venomoth from Pokémon Red and Blue

Venomoth shares its category name with Dustox. They are both known as the Poison Moth Pokémon.
In early official art, Venomoth had yellow spots on the back of its wings. This was removed when later official artwork was released.
Venomoth's Crystal sprite is different from its Gold and Silver sprite, making it one of the few Pokémon to have three different sprites in Generation II.

Origin

Venomoth seems to be based on swallowtail moths, many of which are toxic. Its fangs could be a reference to vampire moths.

Its Shiny coloration is similar to a blue morpho butterfly.

Name origin

Venomoth may be a combination of venom and moth.

Morphon may be derived from metamorphosis or Morpho, a genus of butterflies.

In other languages

Language	Title	Meaning
Japanese	モルフォン Morphon	From metamorphosis or Morpho
French	Aéromite	From aéro- and mite
Spanish	Venomoth	Same as English name
German	Omot	From venom and Motte
Italian	Venomoth	Same as English name
Korean	도나리 Donari	From 독 dok, 날다 nalda, and 이 i
Cantonese Chinese	魔魯風 Mōlóuhfūng	Transliteration of Japanese name; the last character means wind
Mandarin Chinese	末入蛾 Mòrù'é	From 末入 mòrù and 蛾 é. May also be from 粉末 fěnmò

More languages
Hindi	वेनॉमोठ Venomoth	Transcription of English name
Lithuanian	Venomotas	From English name
Russian	Веномот Venomot	Transcription of English name
Thai	มอร์ฟอน Mofon	Transcription of Japanese name

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