Is Venonat Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Status moves land more often thanks to AbilityCompound Eyes. Venonat fills a status-spreading role similar to Butterfree but arrives later. Venomoth at 31 upgrades the Speed and Special Attack. The accuracy boost makes every status move more reliable, keeping the utility going past the mid-game.
Venonat trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Venonat has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Venonat trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Venonat trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Catch Venonat on Route 12 (walking, Lv 24-26, common).
- LV 25BugLeech Life120100%10
- After Erika
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- TM19GrassGiga Drain75100%10
- TM43NormalSecret Power70100%20
- LV 41PsychicPsychic90100%10
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Your Venonat should hit Level 31 before you reach Koga, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 31)
- LV 31BugLeech Life120100%10
- LV 31GrassStun Spore—75%30
- After Erika
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- LV 42GrassSleep Powder—75%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 52PsychicPsychic90100%10
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Venonat in FireRed & LeafGreen
Venonat covers mid-game routes and the Safari Zone with 16 grass encounters in both versions. Common at most, with a solid spread across the map.
7 locations to catch Venonat
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 7Where To Catch Venonat in FRLG
To get Venonat, start by catching Venonat through walking encounters at Lv. 22-40. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 2Catch or Evolve into VenomothSafari Zone - NorthLv.32FloorRate 5%Safari Zone - WestLv.32FloorRate 5%Berry ForestLv.37-40GrassRate 5%or evolve from Venonat (Step 1)
Venonat Weakness
Venonat is weak to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. 4 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Bug |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Venonat Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Venonat
 Charmander Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x50-60% Aerial Ace 2x44-52% | ||
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x56-66% Confusion 2x44-52% | ||
 Zubat Poison | D | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Geodude RockGround | C | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x50-60% Aerial Ace 2x44-52% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x56-66% Confusion 2x44-52% | ||
Zubat Poison | D | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x105-124%KO Aerial Ace 2x41-49% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Fearow Normal | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x188-222%KO | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Dodrio Normal | B | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x111-130%KO Aerial Ace 2x42-50% | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x196-231%KO Fly 2x86-102%KO | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x183-215%KO | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | A | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x104-123%KO Ancient Power 2x88-104%KO Fire Blast 2x69-82% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x228-269%KO Fly 2x101-120%KO | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x189-222%KO | ||
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Magcargo builds →Overheat 2x173-204%KO Rock Slide 2x66-78% | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x201-238%KO Fly 2x88-104%KO | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | A | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x107-127%KO Ancient Power 2x92-109%KO Fire Blast 2x73-86% | ||
 Ho-oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Ho-oh builds →Overheat 2x204-240%KO Fly 2x128-151%KO Psychic 2x88-104%KO | ||
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodBirth Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x267-315%KO Aerial Ace 2x83-97% Rock Tomb 2x69-81% | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Lugia builds →Psychic 2x111-131%KO Fly 2x94-110%KO | ||
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Mewtwo builds →Psychic 2x176-208%KO Fire Blast 2x157-185%KO Aerial Ace 2x63-75% Rock Tomb 2x53-63% | ||
Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x227-268%KO Fly 2x102-120%KO | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Salamence's Rock Slide hits Venonat for 75-88%. Tyranitar threatens a KO with Rock Slide (147-173%). Alakazam's Psychic also KOs at 152-179%.
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureRash Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Salamence builds →Earthquake50-59% Rock Slide 2x75-88% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide 2x147-173%KO Earthquake65-77% | ||
 Alakazam Psychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySynchronize ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Alakazam builds →Psychic 2x152-179%KO | ||
Venonat Evolutions
Venonat evolves into Venomoth. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 145 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
FRLG Venonat Best Moveset
Bug/Poison with AbilityCompound Eyes boosting accuracy and AbilityTinted Lens doubling resisted damage. Pre-evolution stats too low for competitive moveset relevance. Venomoth improves the speed and offensive output.
Best Build
Venonat best EVs are HP and Speed
Bulky Support Moveset
- Substitute
- Mimic
- Sleep Powder
- Stun Spore
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Venonat. Baton Pass and Giga Drain come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Sludge Bomb and Leech Life and Normal and Psychic coverage and more.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its eyes act as radar, enabling it to be active in darkness. The eyes can also shoot powerful beams.
Lives in the shadows of tall trees where it eats bugs. It is attracted by light at night.
Venonat FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
- How do I catch Venonat in the FireRed & LeafGreen Safari Zone?
See the Locations section above for where to find Venonat in FireRed & LeafGreen.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
Action Catch chance per ball Flee rate per turn Default 35% 15% Bait 17% 5% Rock 50% 30% Effects last 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other. Catch chance assumes full HP and a Safari Ball (the only ball allowed).
Game Availability
Venonat has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 19 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves