Is Venomoth Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
AbilityTinted Lens doubles the power of moves the opponent resists. New in Gen 4, and it changes everything about how Venomoth fights. Nothing can safely switch into a Tinted Lens user. If imported, Venomoth punches through resistances that would stop other Bug-types cold.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Venomoth resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Venomoth resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Venomoth on Route 229 (Poké Radar, Lv 50, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 50)
- LV 50BugSignal BeamPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 50GrassSleep PowderPower —Accuracy 75%PP 15
- After Gardenia
- TM89BugU-turnPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Veilstone Game Corner
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Galactic HQ B2F in Veilstone City
- LV 59BugBug BuzzPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Venomoth in Diamond & Pearl
Venomoth shares that same postgame Poke Radar route as Venonat, but turns up common at level 50. The evolved form chains on the very same grass, so the scarce Venonat is barely worth chasing.
Wild Venomoth may be holding when caught:
Shed Shell (5% chance) A tough, discarded carapace to be held by a Pokemon. It enables the holder to switch with a waiting Pokemon in battle.1 location to catch Venomoth1 location to catch Venonat
Badge 8Catch Venonat at any of the 1 location below, then level it up to 31 — it evolves into Venomoth.
Badge 8Where To Catch Venomoth in DP
Venonat is your first catch on the way to Venomoth. You'll find special encounters from Lv. 22-50 across 4 total spots in the chain.
- Step 1Catch Venonat
Not landing the catch? Calculate Venomoth catch rates for Diamond & Pearl by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Venomoth in Diamond & Pearl
Venomoth also patrols Route 229, so keep a PokeRadar chain unbroken there to reach the shiny rate. Compare Shiny Venomoth odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Venomoth Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Diamond & Pearl with Venomoth preloaded.
Venomoth Weakness
Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock moves hit Venomoth for super-effective damage. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Venomoth leans toward special offense (base 90 Sp.Atk) instead of trying to wall anything.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Bug |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Venomoth Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Venomoth
 Heatran FireSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodStark Mountain Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x173-204%KO Ancient Power 2x50-59% | ||
 Azelf Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodLake Valor Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Azelf builds →Future Sight 2x143-169%KO Fire Blast 2x95-113%KO | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x143-169%KO Stone Edge 2x81-95% Aerial Ace 2x49-58% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x138-163%KO | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x154-181%KO Stone Edge 2x78-92% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Mesprit Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Mesprit builds →Future Sight 2x124-146%KO | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Ninetales builds →Overheat 2x117-137%KO Dream Eater 2x56-66% | ||
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Honchkrow builds →Fly 2x128-151%KO Dream Eater 2x69-81% | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x114-134%KO Fly 2x84-99% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x147-173%KO Fire Blast 2x43-50% | ||
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Lunatone builds →Future Sight 2x114-134%KO Stone Edge 2x74-87% | ||
Venomoth Evolutions
Evolved from Venonat. Venomoth is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs take an average time to hatch. Sp.Atk grew the most through evolution (+50 over Venonat), and Venomoth peaks at 450 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Venomoth to get Venonat eggs easily using 48 partners from the Bug egg group. Notable egg moves include Agility, Baton Pass, Bug Bite and 5 more.
DP Venomoth Best Moveset
Brand new AbilityTinted Lens doubles the power of resisted moves, so almost nothing absorbs special attacks from 90 Sp. Atk at 90 Speed. MoveBug Buzz is also new and gives the moveset a real special Bug option. Both tools together create a niche Venomoth never had before.
Best Build
Venomoth best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Support Moveset
- Bug Buzz
- Sleep Powder
- Roost
- Sludge Bomb
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Venomoth picks up Agility and Baton Pass only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Bug Buzz and Sludge Bomb while Normal and Psychic coverage and more adds range.
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
30 of 32 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It flutters its wings to scatter dustlike scales. The scales leach toxins if they contact skin.
Venomoth Diamond & Pearl Guide
Yes. Wild Venomoth in Diamond & Pearl can hold Shed Shell (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Shed Shell.
Yes. Venomoth is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Venomoth becomes available after the main story is complete in Diamond & Pearl.
In Diamond & Pearl, use Venomoth as a balanced. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling,
For Diamond & Pearl, run Timid on Venomoth. +Speed is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
One of the original 151, Venomoth has appeared in 19 games: most mainline games. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.
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 7Let's Go
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
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