Is Venonat Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Venonat fills the Bug/Poison slot early without standing out. Evolve it for Venomoth if you want something faster, or skip the line entirely for a better option.
Not available yet. You cannot get Venonat before this fight.
Misty's team hits Venonat's weaknesses hard.
Lt. Surge's typing presses Venonat's defenses.
Venomoth resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Blaine's team hits Venomoth's weaknesses hard.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Pikachu team. In Let's Go Eevee, Trace brings Raichu Lv 57 in place of Jolteon Lv 57.
Catchable
Catch Venonat on Route 24 (walking, Lv 7-12).
Recommended Moves
- After Brock
- TMNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 20PsychicPsybeamPower 65Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Lt. Surge
- TMNormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 28BugLeech LifePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 32PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Erika
- TMGrassMega DrainPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Sabrina
- TMPoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Giovanni
- TMGrassSolar BeamPower 200Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Venonat to Venomoth
Venonat evolves into Venomoth at Level 31. Your Venonat should hit Level 31 before you reach Erika, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 31)
- LV 31BugLeech LifePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 31GrassSleep PowderPower —Accuracy 75%PP 15
- After Lt. Surge
- TMBugU-turnPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- TMNormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- After Sabrina
- TMPoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 46BugBug BuzzPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Giovanni
- TMGrassSolar BeamPower 200Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 55BugQuiver DancePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20
How to Get Venonat in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
High spawn rates in early-game routes across 4 locations. Venonat is one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.
4 locations to catch Venonat
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 1
Badge 2
Badge 3
Badge 4Where To Catch Venonat in Let's Go
Venonat is the chain's first catch. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 7+ across 12 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into Venomothor evolve from Venonat (Step 1)
How to Get Shiny Venonat in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Venonat is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Venonat odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Venonat Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
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 |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
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.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee shiny odds calculator with Venonat already selected.
Venonat Weakness
Venonat is weak to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock. It resists 5 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, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting |
What is Venonat Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Venonat
 Fearow Normal | C | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Butterfree builds →Air Slash 2x90-107%KO Psybeam 2x52-62% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodVermilion City Gift | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Rhyhorn GroundRock | C | |
 Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | C | |
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Onix RockGround | C | |
 Pidgeotto Normal | D | |
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Venonat Evolutions
Venonat evolves into Venomoth. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. Evolving adds up to 145 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Venonat Best Moveset
Bug/Poison at 305 total stats with 40 Sp. Atk and 45 Speed. The moveset can't function at these numbers. Evolve to Venomoth where 90/90 in Sp. Atk and Speed create a real special attacker.
Best Build
Venonat Candy
Courage Candy+SPDAdamant raises Attack and lowers Sp. Atk. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Red, then Blue. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Venonat
- Venonat Candy
- Courage Candy
Courage Candy L
Courage Candy XL
Venonat Candy raises every stat, but only Venonat and Venomoth can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Venonat is Courage Candy (Sp. Def), and any Pokemon can eat it; Courage Candy L needs level 30 and Courage Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Master Trainer
Olly battles with one level 70 Venonat that knows Disable, Sleep Powder and Psybeam. It takes extra damage from Fire, Flying, Psychic and Rock moves. Win to earn the Venonat Master title. Find Olly on Route 24.
Moves List
Venonat's movepool balances level-up moves with TM options. Consistent STAB comes from Sludge Bomb and Leech Life, and Normal and Psychic coverage keeps opponents from switching in for free. No major gaps here.
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 11 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its large eyes act as a radar. In a bright place, you can see that they are clusters of many tiny eyes.
Game Availability
Venonat has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 19 titles across all 9 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 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
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