#047 ParasectAll 251 Pokémon#049 Venomoth
Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#048 Venonat
BugPoison
- SpeciesInsect Pokémon
- Japanese nameKongpang
- PronunciationVENN-OH-NAT
- Height3′ 3″ 0.99 m
- Weight66.0 lb 29.70 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Combination of VENOM (poison) and GNAT (pronounced “nat”), a tiny flying insect. “tiny insect-like creature that is poisonous”
Evolution
VenonatLevel 31Venomoth
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | Lives in the shadows of tall trees where it eats insects. It is attracted by light at night. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | Its large eyes act as radars. In a bright place, you can see that they are clusters of many tiny eyes. |
| Stadium | Uses its large, radar-like eyes to move around in darkness. It is instinctively attracted to light. |
| GoldStadium 2 | Its eyes also function as radar units. It catches and eats small bugs that hide in darkness. |
| Silver | Poison oozes from all over its body. It catches and eats small bugs at night that are attracted by light. |
| Crystal | The small bugs it eats appear only at night, so it sleeps in a hole in a tree until night falls. |
Where to find Venonat
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Safari Zone, Routes 12, 13, 14, 15 | NA | Many |
| Red | NA | Many | |
| Yellow | Routes 13, 14, 15, 24, 25 | NA | Many |
| Gold | National Park (Bug-Catching Contest), Routes 24, 25, 43 | Morn. or Night; Any @ Bug-Catch Contest | Many |
| Silver | Morn. or Night; Any @ Bug Contest | Many | |
| Crystal | Johto (Headbutt), National Park (can be during bug contest, but doesn’t have to be), Ilex Forest, Routes 9, 10, 14, 15, 24, 25, 43 | Night; Any @ Bug Contest or Headbutting | Many |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ||||||||||
| G/S | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×2
- Water×1
- Electric×1
- Grass×0.25
- Ice×1
- Fighting×0.25
- PoisonG/S/C ×0.5R/B/Y × 1
- Ground×1
- ×2
- Psychic×2
- BugG/S/C ×0.5R/B/Y × 2
- Rock×2
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×1
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 4 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 5 weaknesses and 2 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 5 : 2 (250%).
- This Pokémon has more weaknesses and less resistances in RBY than GSC, thus it has a bad defense ratio in RBY.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fire1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Water1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Grass1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Ice1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fighting1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Poison1st (GSC): Bad 2nd (GSC): Bad 1st (RBY): Good 2nd (RBY): Bad
- Ground1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- 1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Psychic1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- Bug1st (GSC): Normal 2nd (GSC): Normal 1st (RBY): Normal 2nd (RBY): Good
- Rock1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Ghost1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
- Dragon1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Dark1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- Steel1st: Bad 2nd: No Effect
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 4 advantages and 11 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 4:11 (~36.36%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 5 advantages and 8 disadvantages out of 30 types. Offensive ratio 5:8 (62.5%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| Yellow | R/B | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Start | Start | Tackle | Normal | Physical |
| Start | Start | Start | Disable | Normal | Status |
| — | — | Start | Foresight | Normal | Status |
| 11 | — | 9 | Supersonic | Normal | Status |
| 19 | — | 17 | Confusion | Psychic | Special |
| 22 | 24 | 20 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status |
| 27 | 27 | 25 | Leech Life | Bug | Physical |
| 30 | 30 | 28 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status |
| 35 | 35 | 33 | Psybeam | Psychic | Special |
| 38 | 38 | 36 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status |
| 43 | 43 | 41 | Psychic | Psychic | Special |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
None.
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM03Curse
- TM06Toxic
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM12Sweet Scent
- TM13Snore
- TM17Protect
- TM19Giga Drain
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM22Solarbeam
- TM27Return
- TM29Psychic
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM36Sludge Bomb
- TM39Swift
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- TM46Thief
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM02Razor Wind
- TM04Whirlwind
- TM06Toxic
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM20Rage
- TM21Mega Drain
- TM22Solarbeam
- TM29Psychic
- TM30Teleport
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM33Reflect
- TM34Bide
- TM39Swift
- TM44Rest
- TM46Psywave
- TM50Substitute
- HM04Strength
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Bug Pokémon group 2 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Caterpie Family
- Gligar
- Heracross
- Ledyba Family
- Paras Family
- Pineco Family
- Pinsir
- Scyther Family
- Shuckle
- Spinarak Family
- Venonat Family
- Weedle Family
- Yanma
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Baton Pass | Mate with a male Ledyba/Ledian. |
| Screech | Mate with a male Gligar, Spinarak/Ariados, or Yanma. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 60 | 293-323 | 27/4540.14% | 24/4244.05% |
| Attack | 55 | 178-208 | 32/4927.43% | 31/4524.20% |
| Defense | 50 | 168-198 | 37/5525.82% | 32/4424.20% |
| Speed | 45 | 158-188 | 36/4721.19% | 33/4218.41% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 40 | 148-178 | 37/4615.87% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 55 | 178-208 | 30/4130.85% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 40 | 148-178 | — | 24/2914.72% |
| Total | 305 G/S/C 250 R/B/Y |
1123-1303 945-1095 |
64/8715.87% | 51/6512.54% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
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