Is Venomoth Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Venonat evolves at level 31. AbilityTinted Lens doubles the power of resisted hits, keeping Venomoth relevant where other Bug-types stall out. Decent Speed and special Attack. The Poison typing takes super-effective hits from Will and Sabrina, though.
Venonat trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Venonat trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Venonat trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Morty's team hits Venonat's weaknesses hard.
Chuck's team hits Venonat's weaknesses hard.
Jasmine's team hits Venomoth's weaknesses hard.
Venomoth resists most of Pryce's coverage and hits back hard.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Venomoth resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Venomoth resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Blaine's team hits Venomoth's weaknesses hard.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catch Venonat
Catch Venonat in the National Park (walking, Lv 10-16, uncommon). Pre-National Dex.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- LV 25PsychicPsybeamPower 65Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 35BugSignal BeamPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 43
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- LV 37PsychicZen HeadbuttPower 80Accuracy 90%PP 15
- LV 41PoisonPoison FangPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 47PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Venonat to Venomoth
Venonat evolves into Venomoth at Level 31. Your Venonat should hit Level 31 before you reach Jasmine, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 31)
- LV 31GrassSleep PowderPower —Accuracy 75%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM89BugU-turnPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 43
- LV 37BugSignal BeamPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 55PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 59BugBug BuzzPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Venomoth in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Venomoth has a thin wild presence, rare to uncommon in two night spots at low levels. The reliable route is evolving a Venonat at level 31, since the moth itself barely shows up on any route you walk.
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.2 locations to catch Venomoth5 locations to catch Venonat
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Catch Venonat at any of the 5 locations below, then level it up to 31 — it evolves into Venomoth.
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Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Venomoth in HGSS
The only way to get Venomoth during the story is evolving Venonat (Lv 31).
- Step 2Venomoth ✓or evolve from Venonat (Step 1)
Not landing the catch? Calculate Venomoth catch rates for HeartGold & SoulSilver by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Venomoth in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Venomoth drifts along Route 24 and Route 25 after dark, so breed it Masuda-style with a foreign parent at 1 in 1,638. Compare Shiny Venomoth odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Venomoth Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
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 | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodBell Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Ho-Oh builds →Brave Bird 2x176-208%KO Overheat 2x150-176%KO Dream Eater 2x71-84% Ancient Power 2x43-51% | ||
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodPewter City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Latios builds →Dream Eater 2x124-146%KO Fly 2x65-76% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Pewter City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x271-320%KO Zen Headbutt 2x97-115%KO Fire Blast 2x56-66% | ||
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Mewtwo builds →Future Sight 2x173-204%KO Fire Blast 2x115-136%KO Stone Edge 2x85-101%KO Aerial Ace 2x51-60% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodPewter City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Latias builds →Dream Eater 2x108-127%KO Fly 2x59-69% | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodWhirl Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Lugia builds →Dream Eater 2x91-107%KO Aeroblast 2x91-107%KO Ancient Power 2x37-43% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEmbedded Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Rayquaza builds →Fly 2x150-176%KO Overheat 2x131-154%KO Stone Edge 2x111-131%KO | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x148-175%KO Air Slash 2x80-95% Rock Slide 2x51-60% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Silph Co Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 2x164-193%KO Brave Bird 2x109-129%KO Stone Edge 2x91-108%KO | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x150-176%KO Dream Eater 2x71-84% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Skarmory builds →Fly 2x88-104%KO Rock Slide 2x49-58% | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dragonair (Dragons Den Super Rod) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Dragonite builds →Fly 2x137-161%KO Stone Edge 2x101-119%KO Fire Blast 2x79-93% | ||
 Entei Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Entei builds →Overheat 2x127-149%KO Stone Edge 2x88-105%KO Extrasensory 2x48-57% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x154-181%KO Stone Edge 2x78-92% | ||
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.
HGSS Venomoth Best Moveset
Resisted moves hitting for full damage through AbilityTinted Lens means nothing blocks the moveset defensively. 90 Sp. Atk and 90 Speed fire fast special Bug and Poison attacks that opponents can't safely switch into. Fragile at 70 HP and 60 Defense.
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 coverage across 7 types 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
When it attacks, it flaps its large wings violently to scatter its poisonous powder all around.
The powder on its wings is poisonous if it is dark in hue. If it is light in hue, it causes paralysis.
Venomoth HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Yes. Wild Venomoth in HeartGold & SoulSilver 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.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Venomoth as a balanced. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling,
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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
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