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.
Its eyes act as radar, enabling it to be active in darkness. The eyes can also shoot powerful beams.
Lives in the shadows of tall trees where it eats bugs. It is attracted by light at night.
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.
| 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
 Charmander Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Geodude builds →Rock Tomb 2x76-90% Rock Throw 2x66-78% | ||
 Zubat Poison | D | |
 Spearow Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Spearow builds →Aerial Ace 2x66-78% Peck 2x40-48% | ||
Pidgey Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Pidgey builds →Aerial Ace 2x56-66% Gust 2x40-48% | ||
Charmander Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Charmander builds →Aerial Ace 2x36-44% Ember 2x40-48% | ||
Geodude RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Geodude builds →Rock Tomb 2x76-90% Rock Throw 2x66-78% | ||
Zubat Poison | D | |
Spearow Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Spearow builds →Aerial Ace 2x66-78% Peck 2x40-48% | ||
Pidgey Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Pidgey builds →Aerial Ace 2x56-66% Gust 2x40-48% | ||
Charmander Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Charmander builds →Aerial Ace 2x36-44% Ember 2x40-48% | ||
Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Zubat builds →Wing Attack 2x49-59% Aerial Ace 2x49-59% | ||
 Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Growlithe builds →Flamethrower 2x93-110%KO Aerial Ace 2x45-54% Ember 2x43-51% | ||
Charmander Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Charmander builds →Flamethrower 2x80-95% Aerial Ace 2x37-44% Ember 2x40-48% | ||
 Vulpix Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Vulpix builds →Flamethrower 2x71-84% Ember 2x34-40% | ||
Spearow Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Spearow builds →Aerial Ace 2x59-70% Peck 2x37-44% | ||
 Fearow Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Fearow builds →Fly 2x118-140%KO Aerial Ace 2x79-95% Peck 2x49-59% | ||
Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Zubat builds →Wing Attack 2x49-59% Air Cutter 2x49-59% Aerial Ace 2x49-59% | ||
Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Growlithe builds →Flamethrower 2x93-111%KO Flame Wheel 2x63-75% Aerial Ace 2x43-52% Ember 2x43-52% | ||
 Pidgeotto Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Pidgeotto builds →Fly 2x88-104%KO Wing Attack 2x61-72% Aerial Ace 2x61-72% Gust 2x41-49% | ||
 Doduo Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Doduo builds →Fly 2x113-134%KO Aerial Ace 2x77-91% Peck 2x47-55% | ||
Fearow Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Fearow builds →Fly 2x118-140%KO Aerial Ace 2x79-95% Peck 2x49-59% | ||
Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Zubat builds →Wing Attack 2x49-59% Air Cutter 2x49-59% Aerial Ace 2x49-59% | ||
Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Growlithe builds →Flamethrower 2x93-111%KO Flame Wheel 2x63-75% Aerial Ace 2x43-52% Ember 2x43-52% | ||
Pidgeotto Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Pidgeotto builds →Fly 2x88-104%KO Wing Attack 2x61-72% Aerial Ace 2x61-72% Gust 2x41-49% | ||
Doduo Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Doduo builds →Fly 2x113-134%KO Aerial Ace 2x77-91% Peck 2x47-55% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | A | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Aerodactyl builds →Fire Blast 2x64-76% Flamethrower 2x54-63% Fly 2x132-156%KO Wing Attack 2x88-104%KO | ||
 Articuno Ice | C | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Articuno builds →Fly 2x112-132%KO Aerial Ace 2x76-90% Gust 2x52-61% | ||
Fearow Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Fearow builds →Fly 2x116-137%KO Drill Peck 2x104-123%KO Aerial Ace 2x78-92% Peck 2x48-57% | ||
 Golbat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x72-85% Air Cutter 2x72-85% Aerial Ace 2x72-85% | ||
 Omanyte RockWater | D | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift | ||
 Zapdos Electric | S | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Zapdos builds →Fly 2x121-142%KO Drill Peck 2x107-127%KO Aerial Ace 2x81-96% Peck 2x49-58% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | A | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Aerodactyl builds →Fire Blast 2x67-79% Flamethrower 2x55-65% Fly 2x136-160%KO Wing Attack 2x92-109%KO | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x211-249%KO Fire Blast 2x179-211%KO Flamethrower 2x147-173%KO Fly 2x130-153%KO | ||
Articuno Ice | C | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Articuno builds →Fly 2x115-136%KO Aerial Ace 2x77-91% Gust 2x53-62% | ||
Golbat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x73-87% Air Cutter 2x73-87% Aerial Ace 2x73-87% | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Charizard can KO Venonat with Fire Blast (197-232%). Gyarados's Earthquake hits Venonat for 77-91%. Regirock's Explosion also KOs at 165-195%.
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLeftovers NatureHasty Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Charizard builds →Fire Blast 2x197-232%KO | ||
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Gyarados builds →Earthquake77-91% | ||
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Regirock builds →Explosion165-195%KO Rock Slide 2x149-176%KO Superpower20-23% | ||
 Medicham FightingPsychic | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityPure Power ItemSalacberry NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Medicham builds →Shadow Ball36-42% Rock Slide 2x67-79% | ||
FireRed & LeafGreen 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
Breeding
Breed Venonat easily with 37 breeding partners from the Bug egg group. Pass egg moves like Baton Pass, Giga Drain, Screech and 1 more to offspring.
FireRed & LeafGreen Venonat Best Moveset
Best Build
No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.
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Moves
Breeding opens up real options for Venonat. Baton Pass and Giga Drain 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
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
FireRed & LeafGreen Venonat Locations
A solid number of locations for Venonat with high spawn rates across mid-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.
Best Locations to Catch Venonat in FireRed & LeafGreen
16 walking encounters at Lv. 22-34 for Venonat across LeafGreen and FireRed. A few locations are version-exclusive, so your copy of the game affects what's available.
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 FireRed & LeafGreen, 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 FireRed & LeafGreen. 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
- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves