Is Venonat Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Postgame PokeRadar encounter on Route 229. AbilityCompound Eyes boosts accuracy on status moves. Venomoth at level 31 is the goal, but postgame timing limits both to Battle Frontier work.
Venonat trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Venonat has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Fantina's team hits Venonat's weaknesses hard.
Venonat trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Venonat trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Byron's team hits Venonat's weaknesses hard.
Venonat trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Volkner's team hits Venonat's weaknesses hard.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Flint's team hits Venomoth's weaknesses hard.
Venomoth trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Venomoth has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Cynthia's team hits Venomoth's weaknesses hard.
Catchable
Catch Venonat on Route 229 (Poké Radar, Lv 48, rare).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 48)
- LV 48BugSignal BeamPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 48PoisonPoison FangPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 48PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 48PsychicZen HeadbuttPower 80Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Gardenia
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- After Fantina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Item ball on B2F of the Team Galactic HQ in Veilstone City
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Venonat to Venomoth
Venonat evolves into Venomoth at Level 31. You get it at Level 48, past Level 31, so it evolves into Venomoth the next time it levels up.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 31)
- LV 31GrassSleep PowderPower —Accuracy 75%PP 15
- After Fantina
- TM89BugU-turnPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Veilstone Game Corner
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- LV 37BugSignal BeamPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Item ball on B2F of the Team Galactic HQ in Veilstone City
- LV 59BugBug BuzzPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Venonat in Platinum
Venonat is a Poke Radar catch, rare at a single far route around level 48. Chaining is the only way it appears, so expect to work the grass with the radar to land one.
1 location to catch Venonat
Badge 8Where To Catch Venonat in Pt
- Step 1Venonat ✓
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into Venomothor evolve from Venonat (Step 1)
To plan your throws, open the Platinum catch rate calculator with Venonat preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Venonat in Platinum
Venonat hides in the Route 229 grass, a Poké Radar target you can chain to 40 for a shiny. Compare Shiny Venonat odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Venonat Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
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 | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
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 Platinum shiny odds calculator with Venonat already selected.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Venonat Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Venonat
 Heatran FireSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodStark Mountain Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x236-277%KO Ancient Power 2x68-80% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x334-392%KO Zen Headbutt 2x119-141%KO Fire Blast 2x76-90% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Skarmory builds →Fly 2x109-128%KO Rock Slide 2x61-71% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x204-240%KO Dream Eater 2x97-115%KO | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x196-230%KO Stone Edge 2x100-118%KO Aerial Ace 2x61-71% | ||
 Azelf Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodLake Valor Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Azelf builds →Future Sight 2x196-230%KO Fire Blast 2x130-154%KO | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x196-230%KO | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x227-268%KO Air Slash 2x122-144%KO Ancient Power 2x66-78% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x189-222%KO | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x211-248%KO Stone Edge 2x96-114%KO | ||
 Mesprit Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Mesprit builds →Future Sight 2x168-198%KO | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x182-214%KO Fire Blast 2x58-69% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Venonat Evolutions
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 take an average time to hatch. Evolving adds up to 145 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
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.
Pt Venonat Best Moveset
Bug/Poison with stats spread across the 40-60 range. AbilityCompound Eyes improves accuracy on MoveSleep Powder, and AbilityTinted Lens is available as the alternate, but neither fixes the moveset's stat problem. Evolve to Venomoth.
Best Build
Venonat best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk
Bulky Support Moveset
- Sludge Bomb
- Morning Sun
- Solar Beam
- Sunny Day
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
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
23 of 24 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its big eyes are actually clusters of tiny eyes. At night, its kind is drawn by light.
Venonat Platinum Guide
In Platinum, Venonat has 305 BST and evolves into Venomoth. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Yes. Venonat is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Venonat becomes available after the main story is complete in Platinum.
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
Winds & Waves
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