Is Venomoth Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
AbilityShield Dust blocks secondary move effects, or AbilityCompound Eyes for boosted accuracy. Venomoth is faster than Butterfree with similar Special stats. Trade-only in RS but slightly better than Butterfree if you're importing a status spreader.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's team hits Venomoth's weaknesses hard.
Flannery's team hits Venomoth's weaknesses hard.
Norman's typing presses Venomoth's defenses.
Winona's team hits Venomoth's weaknesses hard.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace'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 trades roughly evenly with Steven'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
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- LV 42GrassSleep PowderPower —Accuracy 75%PP 15
- LV 52PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Venomoth in Ruby & Sapphire
Bring a Venonat in by trade and level it to 31, and Venomoth is yours.
How to Obtain Venomoth in RS
- 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 Ruby & Sapphire
Venomoth flits past Hoenn completely, so find a shiny in Berry Forest within FireRed or LeafGreen and trade it home. 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
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Latios builds →Psychic 2x111-131%KO Fly 2x51-60% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Latias builds →Psychic 2x97-115%KO Fly 2x46-54% | ||
 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% | ||
 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% | ||
 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 | |
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x114-134%KO Fly 2x66-78% | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x123-145%KO Fire Blast 2x60-70% | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Aggron builds →Rock Tomb 2x65-77% Aerial Ace 2x51-60% Fire Blast 2x53-62% | ||
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Magcargo builds →Overheat 2x127-149%KO Rock Slide 2x52-62% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
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.
RS Venomoth Best Moveset
90 Speed and 90 Sp. Atk fire MovePsychic for real coverage and MoveSleep Powder for sleep. AbilityShield Dust blocks secondary effects from moves. Bug and Poison TermStab still hit nothing useful. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Sleep and Psychic doing the work the typing can't.
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 is nocturnal - it is a POKéMON that only becomes active at night. Its favorite prey are small insects that gather around streetlights, attracted by the light in the darkness.
Venomoth Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Venomoth isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
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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