Is Venomoth Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Bug/Poison with AbilityShield Dust blocking secondary move effects. Venomoth has decent Special Attack but the typing doesn't threaten Emerald's bosses. Trade cost for a Bug that Dustox already covers from Route 101. Kanto leftover that Hoenn doesn't miss.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Flannery's team hits Venomoth's weaknesses hard.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Venomoth's weaknesses hard.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Trade
Venomoth cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 31.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5BugSilver WindPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 28GrassStun SporePower —Accuracy 75%PP 30
- After Norman
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- LV 42GrassSleep PowderPower —Accuracy 75%PP 15
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 52PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
How to Get Venomoth in Emerald
You cannot catch a wild Venomoth in Emerald. Transfer a Venonat and raise it to level 31, since the whole line is missing from local spawns.
How to Obtain Venomoth in E
- Step 1Obtain VenonatCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Route 13, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Route 13. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Walking · Route 14. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Route 24. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Route 43. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Venomoth ✓
How to Get Shiny Venomoth in Emerald
Venomoth doesn't inhabit Hoenn, so flush one from the grass of Berry Forest in FireRed or LeafGreen, then carry the shiny across with a trade. See every game where Shiny Venomoth can be hunted
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Venomoth Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Venomoth
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodBirth Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x196-231%KO Aerial Ace 2x67-79% Rock Tomb 2x56-66% | ||
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Latios builds →Psychic 2x111-131%KO Fly 2x51-60% | ||
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Ho-Oh builds →Overheat 2x150-176%KO Fly 2x104-122%KO Psychic 2x65-76% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Latias builds →Psychic 2x97-115%KO Fly 2x46-54% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Rayquaza builds →Overheat 2x131-154%KO Fly 2x118-139%KO Ancient Power 2x67-79% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x150-176%KO Aerial Ace 2x55-65% Rock Tomb 2x46-54% | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x143-169%KO | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
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 Rock Slide 2x59-69% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Lugia builds →Psychic 2x82-96% Fly 2x77-90% | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Typhlosion builds →Overheat 2x148-175%KO Aerial Ace 2x42-49% | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x114-134%KO Fly 2x66-78% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | B | |
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 37 partners from the Bug egg group. Notable egg moves include Baton Pass, Giga Drain, Screech and 1 more.
E Venomoth Best Moveset
Bug/Poison at 90 Speed and 90 Sp. Atk. AbilityShield Dust blocks secondary effects or AbilityTinted Lens doubles damage against resisting targets, removing the concept of a safe switch-in. The moveset fires special Bug and Psychic coverage with Tinted Lens making even resisted hits hurt.
Best Build
Venomoth best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Attacker Moveset
- Sleep Powder
- Substitute
- Baton Pass
- Stun Spore
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Venomoth picks up Baton Pass and Giga Drain only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Sludge Bomb and Leech Life 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
All 20 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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.
Venomoth Emerald Guide
In Emerald, use Venomoth as a pivot. Physical side carries the damage. Speed is middling,
For Emerald, run Timid on Venomoth. +Speed is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the pivot role.
Venomoth isn't catchable in Emerald. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Emerald.
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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