Is Venonat Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from FireRed or LeafGreen. AbilityCompound Eyes boosts accuracy of all moves, same as Butterfree. Venomoth gets speed and MoveSleep Powder at high accuracy. A trade-only alternative to Butterfree for status utility.
Roxanne's team hits Venonat's weaknesses hard.
Venonat trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's Pokemon outpace and outclass Venonat here.
Flannery's team hits Venonat's weaknesses hard.
Norman's typing presses Venonat's defenses.
Winona's team hits Venonat's weaknesses hard.
Venonat trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Venonat has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Venonat has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Phoebe's team hits Venonat's weaknesses hard.
Venonat trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Venonat's weaknesses hard.
Steven's team hits Venonat's weaknesses hard.
Trade
Venonat cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Fortree City
- After Norman
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 123
- LV 33PsychicPsybeamPower 65Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 41PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Venonat in Ruby & Sapphire
The bug-poison niche in Hoenn belongs to the Zubat line and others, leaving Venonat out. Trading one in is the only way to get it.
How to Obtain Venonat in RS
- Step 1Venonat ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Route 13, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Route 13. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Walking · Route 14. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Route 24. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Route 43. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Venomoth
How to Get Shiny Venonat in Ruby & Sapphire
Venonat has no place in Ruby and Sapphire, so a shiny caught along Bond Bridge in FireRed or LeafGreen must be traded in. See every game where Shiny Venonat can be hunted
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
What is Venonat Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Venonat
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Latios builds →Psychic 2x153-180%KO Fly 2x62-74% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Latias builds →Psychic 2x132-156%KO Fly 2x57-67% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x204-240%KO Aerial Ace 2x68-80% Rock Tomb 2x57-67% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Rayquaza builds →Overheat 2x178-210%KO Fly 2x144-170%KO Ancient Power 2x83-97% | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x196-230%KO | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
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 Rock Slide 2x72-85% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x156-183%KO Fly 2x81-96% | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x151-178%KO Fire Blast 2x81-95% | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Aggron builds →Rock Tomb 2x79-94% Aerial Ace 2x63-75% Fire Blast 2x71-84% | ||
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Venonat View Grumpig builds →Psychic 2x111-131%KO Bounce 2x45-53% | ||
 Chimecho Psychic | C | |
 Girafarig NormalPsychic | C | |
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 37 breeding partners from the Bug egg group. Pass egg moves like Baton Pass, Giga Drain, Screech and 1 more to offspring.
RS Venonat Best Moveset
Bug/Poison pre-evolution with AbilityCompound Eyes boosting accuracy. MoveSleep Powder benefits from the accuracy boost. Stats too low for competitive play. Venomoth improves Speed and Sp. Atk.
Best Build
Venonat best EVs are HP and Speed
Bulky Support Moveset
- Substitute
- Mimic
- Sleep Powder
- Stun Spore
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
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
All 18 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
VENONAT is said to have evolved with a coat of thin, stiff hair that covers its entire body for protection. It possesses large eyes that never fail to spot even miniscule prey.
Venonat Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Venonat isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it over.
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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