Utility
Balanced
DTier
45Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Venonat's stats barely vary. None sit in respectable range with no real gaps. It's a blank slate for EV investment. Worth 1 Sp. Def EV, medium-fast 1M XP curve to max.

Base Stats
Avg
HP60
C
Attack55
D
Defense50
D
Sp. Atk40
D
Sp. Def55
D
Speed45
D
Total305
Details
Catch Rate
Easy190 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height1.0 m
3'03"Small
Weight30.0 kg
66.1 lbsLight
Base XP61
Low Yield
Abilities
Compound Eyes
Increases moves' accuracy to 1.3×.
Tinted Lens
Doubles damage inflicted with not-very-effective moves.
Run AwayHANot in game
Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpD+1Spe
Special Defense training source
Pokedex Entries

Its big eyes are actually clusters of tiny eyes. At night, its kind is drawn by light.

Venonat Weakness

Venonat is weak to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. 4 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.

Venonat Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock
0.5x (Resist)Poison, Bug
0.25x (Resist)Grass, Fighting
Type ChartAvg
4Weak
4Resist
0Immune
Score-2
Gen IV Type Chart
  • Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
  • Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
FireFlyingPsychicRock
½xResist
PoisonBug
¼xResist
GrassFighting
0xImmune
None
STAB (3)
GrassPsychicDark
How to Beat Venonat in Diamond & Pearl (Best Counters)
Bronzong
Bronzong
SteelPsychic
A
Available Moves
Moves
  • Future SightLv. 43
  • Dream EaterTM85
  • PsychicTM29
  • ExtrasensoryLv. 19
Damage vs Venonat
Future Sight 2x
133-157%KO
Dream Eater 2x
112-132%KO
Psychic 2x
100-118%KO
Extrasensory 2x
90-106%KO
View Bronzong builds →

Diamond & Pearl Evolution

Venonat evolves into Venomoth. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 145 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Venonat
#048Venonat
31
Level 31
Venomoth
#049Venomoth
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Venonat
BugPoison
Venomoth
BugPoison
HP
60
70+10
ATK
55
65+10
DEF
50
60+10
SP.ATK
40
90+50
SP.DEF
55
75+20
SPE
45
90+45
BST
305D-Tier
450C-Tier+145
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Utility
Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Venonat easily with 48 breeding partners from the Bug egg group. Pass egg moves like Agility, Baton Pass, Bug Bite and 5 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
Bug
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
8moves
Breed With (best first)
flygondrapionmasquerainvolbeatillumiseparasectvibravaskorupiparastrapinchsurskitshuckle
12 of 48·

Diamond & Pearl Venonat Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Venonat. Agility and Baton Pass come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Sludge Bomb and Leech Life and Normal and Psychic coverage and more.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Disable
——8020Normal
Lv 1
Foresight
D——40Normal
Lv 1
Tackle
—3510035Normal
Lv 5
Supersonic
——5520Normal
Lv 11
Confusion
D5010025Psychic
Lv 13
Poison Powder
——7535Poison
Lv 17
Leech Life
—2010010Bug
Lv 23
Stun Spore
C—7530Grass
Lv 25
Psybeam
D6510020Psychic
Lv 29
Sleep Powder
C—7515Grass
Lv 35
Signal Beam
D7510015Bug
Lv 37
Zen Headbutt
D809015Psychic
Lv 41
Poison Fang
D5010015Poison
Lv 47
Psychic
D9010010Psychic

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
——10015Normal
TM78
Captivate
——10020Normal
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM58
Endure+4
———10Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM70
Flash
D—10020Normal
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM19
Giga Drain
D6010010Grass
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM83
Natural Gift
D—10015Normal
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM29
Psychic
D9010010Psychic
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM43
Secret Power
—7010020Normal
TM48
Skill Swap
———10Psychic
TM82
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM36
Sludge Bomb
D9010010Poison
TM22
Solar Beam
D12010010Grass
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
——9015Normal
TM46
Thief
—6010025Dark
TM06
Toxic
C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Agility
C——30Psychic
Egg
Baton Pass
D——40Normal
Egg
Bug Bite
D6010020Bug
Egg
Giga Drain
D6010010Grass
Egg
Morning Sun
D——5Normal
Egg
Screech
——8540Normal
Egg
Signal Beam
D7510015Bug
Egg
Toxic Spikes
C——20Poison

Tutor Moves

Venonat can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen
Gen 3
Double-Edge
C12010015Normal
Gen 3
Mimic
———10Normal

Diamond & Pearl Venonat Locations

Venonat requires the PokeRadar to encounter, and that means specific conditions at 2 spots across the map. These become available in mid-game encounter areas. Check the list below for exact locations and how to trigger each one.

Best Locations to Catch Venonat in Diamond & Pearl

Route 229
PearlUsing PokeRadar Lv.22 Route
2%Mid
Route 229
DiamondUsing PokeRadar Lv.22 Route
2%Mid

Venonat Guide

  • Venonat evolves into Venomoth at level 31. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 305 BST.

  • Venonat evolves into Venomoth at level 31. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

  • In Diamond & Pearl, Venonat does the job early-game if you need a Bug/Poison type on your team. Evolve it into Venomoth before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

  • Venonat is catchable in Diamond & Pearl. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 18 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Venonat has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 19 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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