Is Venomoth Good in Yellow Playthrough?
Fast enough to outrun most of the late game, and TM access to MovePsychic gives it real offensive potential. A niche pick that works if you build around its speed. Most players never give it a chance.
Brock's typing presses Venonat's defenses.
Misty's typing presses Venonat's defenses.
Lt. Surge's typing presses Venonat's defenses.
Venonat has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Venomoth resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Blaine's team hits Venomoth's weaknesses hard.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei'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 Agatha's team.
Lance's team hits Venomoth's weaknesses hard.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Catch Venonat
Catch Venonat on Route 24 (walking, Lv 13-16, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- LV 19PsychicConfusionPower 50Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Lt. Surge
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- After Erika
- TM21GrassMega DrainPower 40Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Celadon Gym Leader Erika
- LV 35PsychicPsybeamPower 65Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 43PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Sabrina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Pokémon Mansion
- TM46PsychicPsywavePower 40Accuracy 80%PP 15Prize for defeating Saffron Gym Leader Sabrina
Evolve Venonat to Venomoth
Venonat evolves into Venomoth at Level 31. Your Venonat should hit Level 31 before you reach Koga, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 31)
- LV 31GrassStun SporePower —Accuracy 75%PP 30
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- LV 38PsychicPsybeamPower 65Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 43GrassSleep PowderPower —Accuracy 75%PP 15
- LV 50PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Sabrina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Pokémon Mansion
How to Get Venomoth in Yellow
Wild Venomoth sits at rare odds on a handful of late routes, levels in the 30s and 50s. A Venonat caught earlier and raised to 31 reaches it without the hunt.
3 locations to catch Venomoth4 locations to catch Venonat
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Catch Venonat at any of the 4 locations below, then level it up to 31 — it evolves into Venomoth.
Badge 1
Badge 2
Badge 3
Badge 4 Badge 5Where To Catch Venomoth in Y
Venonat gets you Venomoth sooner: catch it (before Badge 2) and evolve it at Lv 31. Wild Venomoth first appears at Route 14 (after Badge 5).
- Step 2Venomoth ✓or evolve from Venonat (Step 1)
Not landing the catch? Calculate Venomoth catch rates for Yellow by ball, status, and HP.
Venomoth Weakness
Fire, Flying, Psychic, Bug, and Rock moves hit Venomoth for super-effective damage. Venomoth's special bulk (base 90 Special) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Venomoth Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Venomoth
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Route 24 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Charizard builds →Fire Blast 2x110-130%KO Fly 2x74-87% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Rhydon builds →Rock Slide 2x110-130%KO Fire Blast 2x39-46% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Vulpix (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Flareon Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venomoth View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x88-103%KO Fire Blast 2x47-55% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | S | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Dodrio Normal | B | |
 Rapidash Fire | C | |
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Pallet Town Old Rod) | ||
 Articuno Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter | ||
 Fearow Normal | C | |
Venomoth Evolutions
You get Venomoth from Venonat at level 31. This Bug/Poison type hits 465 total but remains in the Undiscovered group. Special grew the most through evolution (+50 over Venonat), and Venomoth peaks at 465 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Y Venomoth Best Moveset
90 Speed outspeeds a good chunk of the mid-tier, and MovePsychic fires from 90 Special for coverage that actually hits things. Bug and Poison TermStab are both dead offensively. MoveSleep Powder sets up the team, and the Psychic coverage does the damage the typing can't.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Sleep Powder
- Stun Spore
- Psychic
- Mega Drain
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Level-up moves are just the starting point for Venomoth. TMs unlock Psychic and Normal coverage and turn a straightforward STAB kit around Leech Life into something with actual range.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
The powdery scales on its wings are hard to remove. They also contain poison that leaks out on contact.
Venomoth Yellow Guide
In Yellow, use Venomoth as a pivot. Physical side carries the damage. Speed is middling,
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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