Is Venomoth Good in Platinum Playthrough?
AbilityTinted Lens halves the effectiveness of resistances, making normally resisted attacks hit neutrally. An interesting ability on a Bug/Poison that shows up on Route 229 after the story wraps. Battle Frontier curiosity.
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 trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Flint's team hits Venomoth's weaknesses hard.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Lucian'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 Mars's team.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Cynthia's team hits Venomoth's weaknesses hard.
Catchable
Catch Venomoth on Route 229 (Poké Radar, Lv 49, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 49)
- LV 49BugSignal BeamPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 49GrassSleep PowderPower —Accuracy 75%PP 15
- After Fantina
- 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 10Item ball on B2F of the Team Galactic HQ 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 Platinum
Venomoth also comes through the Poke Radar, common at the same far route near level 49 once you chain it. Or simply level a Venonat to 31, which skips the radar entirely.
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 Pt
- Step 1Catch Venonat
Not landing the catch? Calculate Venomoth catch rates for Platinum by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Venomoth in Platinum
Venomoth flutters through Route 229 itself, so chain it to 40 for a shiny, or evolve a chained Venonat from the same grass. Compare Shiny Venomoth odds across every game
Platinum 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 Platinum 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% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Oreburgh 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% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x150-176%KO Dream Eater 2x71-84% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x143-169%KO Stone Edge 2x81-95% Aerial Ace 2x49-58% | ||
 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 | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x143-169%KO | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x138-163%KO | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x166-196%KO Air Slash 2x91-107%KO Ancient Power 2x48-57% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x154-181%KO Stone Edge 2x78-92% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Ninetales builds →Overheat 2x117-137%KO Dream Eater 2x56-66% | ||
 Mesprit Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Mesprit builds →Future Sight 2x124-146%KO | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Staraptor Normal | 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 48 partners from the Bug egg group. Notable egg moves include Agility, Baton Pass, Bug Bite and 5 more.
Pt Venomoth Best Moveset
Resisted moves still deal full damage through AbilityTinted Lens, removing the coverage problem most Bug types face with their moveset. 90 Speed and 90 Sp. Atk back that up with a real special attacker profile, though Bug/Poison typing costs HP from MoveStealth Rock every switch.
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
30 of 32 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It flutters its wings to scatter dustlike scales. The scales leach toxins if they contact skin.
Venomoth Platinum Guide
Yes. Wild Venomoth in Platinum 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 Platinum.
In Platinum, use Venomoth as a balanced. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling,
For Platinum, 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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