Venomoth

#49 (Kanto)

#50 Diglett ›

Pokémon type

Bug

Poison

Venomoth weaknesses

Venomoth is weak to Flying, Rock, Fire and Psychic-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Venomoth is resistant to Poison, Bug and Fairy-type moves, and doubly resistant to Fighting and Grass-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Venomoth

The best moves for Venomoth are Bug Bite and Bug Buzz when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Infestation and Bug Buzz deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Bug Bite Elite TM

12DPS

Bug Buzz

32.6DPS

Defending

Confusion

12.7DPS

Bug Buzz

32.6DPS

Trainer Battles

Infestation

4EPT

Bug Buzz

2DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Venonat family. Venomoth evolves from Venonat for 50 Candy.

Venonat

Venomoth

Game images

Venomoth, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Venomoth is a Bug & Poison Pokémon which evolves from Venonat. It is weak to Flying, Rock, Fire and Psychic moves. Venomoth's best moveset is Bug Bite & Bug Buzz and it has a Max CP of 2,354.

About

"Venomoth is nocturnal—it is a Pokémon that only becomes active at night. Its favorite prey are small insects that gather around streetlights, attracted by the light in the darkness."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Confusion	19	9.3	12.7
Bug Bite Elite TM	5	12	12
Infestation	9	13	10.8
Psywave	4	14	8

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Silver Wind	65	3	2.36
Bug Buzz	95	2	2.28
Psychic	95	2	1.9
Poison Fang	30	3	1.09
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Infestation	10	3	4	4
Psywave	3	1	3	4
Confusion	16	4	4	3.5
Bug Bite Elite TM	4	1	4.8	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Bug Buzz ▼ def	100	60	2
Silver Wind ▲ att ▲ def	75	45	2
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Poison Fang ▼ def	50	40	1.5
Psychic ▼ def	75	55	1.36
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Bug Bite Elite TM 12 DPS	Bug Buzz 32.6 DPS	9.7	104%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Bug Buzz 32.6 DPS	9.4	100%
Bug Bite Elite TM 12 DPS	Psychic 31.7 DPS	9.3	99%
Psywave 8 DPS	Bug Buzz 32.6 DPS	9.2	98%
Confusion 12.7 DPS	Bug Buzz 32.6 DPS	9	96%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Psychic 31.7 DPS	8.9	95%
Psywave 8 DPS	Psychic 31.7 DPS	8.6	92%
Bug Bite Elite TM 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.6	92%
Confusion 12.7 DPS	Psychic 31.7 DPS	8.6	92%
Bug Bite Elite TM 12 DPS	Silver Wind 22.3 DPS	8.1	86%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.9	85%
Confusion 12.7 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.8	83%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Silver Wind 22.3 DPS	7.7	83%
Bug Bite Elite TM 12 DPS	Poison Fang 24 DPS	7.7	82%
Confusion 12.7 DPS	Silver Wind 22.3 DPS	7.7	82%
Psywave 8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.5	81%
Psywave 8 DPS	Silver Wind 22.3 DPS	7.5	81%
Confusion 12.7 DPS	Poison Fang 24 DPS	7.2	77%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Poison Fang 24 DPS	7.1	76%
Psywave 8 DPS	Poison Fang 24 DPS	6.8	73%
Bug Bite Elite TM 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	6.1	65%
Confusion 12.7 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.7	61%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.1	55%
Psywave 8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4.4	47%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Confusion 12.7 DPS	Bug Buzz 32.6 DPS	4.4	100%
Confusion 12.7 DPS	Psychic 31.7 DPS	4.1	93%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Bug Buzz 32.6 DPS	4	91%
Confusion 12.7 DPS	Silver Wind 22.3 DPS	3.9	89%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Psychic 31.7 DPS	3.6	83%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Silver Wind 22.3 DPS	3.5	81%
Confusion 12.7 DPS	Poison Fang 24 DPS	3.1	70%
Confusion 12.7 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.9	66%
Bug Bite Elite TM 12 DPS	Bug Buzz 32.6 DPS	2.8	65%
Psywave 8 DPS	Bug Buzz 32.6 DPS	2.8	63%
Bug Bite Elite TM 12 DPS	Silver Wind 22.3 DPS	2.6	60%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Poison Fang 24 DPS	2.6	59%
Bug Bite Elite TM 12 DPS	Psychic 31.7 DPS	2.6	59%
Psywave 8 DPS	Silver Wind 22.3 DPS	2.6	58%
Psywave 8 DPS	Psychic 31.7 DPS	2.5	57%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.4	54%
Confusion 12.7 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.1	47%
Bug Bite Elite TM 12 DPS	Poison Fang 24 DPS	1.9	43%
Bug Bite Elite TM 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.7	39%
Psywave 8 DPS	Poison Fang 24 DPS	1.7	39%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.5	35%
Psywave 8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.5	34%
Bug Bite Elite TM 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.2	28%
Psywave 8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1	22%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Infestation 4 EPT	Bug Buzz 2 DPE	15	12	100%
Infestation 4 EPT	Silver Wind 2 DPE	12	12	100%
Infestation 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	11.4	95%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Bug Buzz 2 DPE	20	11	92%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Silver Wind 2 DPE	16	11	92%
Psywave 4 EPT	Bug Buzz 2 DPE	15	11	92%
Psywave 4 EPT	Silver Wind 2 DPE	12	11	92%
Bug Bite Elite TM 3 EPT	Bug Buzz 2 DPE	20	10.8	90%
Bug Bite Elite TM 3 EPT	Silver Wind 2 DPE	15	10.8	90%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	20	10.5	88%
Psywave 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.4	87%
Bug Bite Elite TM 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	10.4	86%
Infestation 4 EPT	Poison Fang 1.5 DPE	12	10	83%
Infestation 4 EPT	Psychic 1.36 DPE	15	9.5	79%
Bug Bite Elite TM 3 EPT	Poison Fang 1.5 DPE	14	9.3	78%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Poison Fang 1.5 DPE	12	9.3	77%
Psywave 4 EPT	Poison Fang 1.5 DPE	10	9	75%
Bug Bite Elite TM 3 EPT	Psychic 1.36 DPE	19	8.9	74%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Psychic 1.36 DPE	16	8.8	73%
Psywave 4 EPT	Psychic 1.36 DPE	14	8.5	70%
Bug Bite Elite TM 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	5.2	44%
Infestation 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	4.6	38%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	20	4.5	38%
Psywave 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	3.6	30%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Venomoth?

Venomoth is weak to Flying, Rock, Fire and Psychic moves.

The best counter to Venomoth is Deoxys (Attack Forme) with Zen Headbutt and Psycho Boost, followed by Mega Mewtwo Y, Mega Rayquaza and Mega Mewtwo X.

The top Venomoth counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Zen Headbutt Psycho Boost	100%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Psystrike	93%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Psystrike	92%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Future Sight+	92%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Future Sight+	92%
Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash Dragon Ascent	91%
Mega Mewtwo X	Confusion Psystrike	90%
Mega Mewtwo X	Psycho Cut Psystrike	89%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Psychic	88%
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Poison Jab Psycho Boost	86%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		179
Defense		143
Stamina		172

Max HP

Level 40

147

Size

Height	1.5 m
Weight	12.5 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	892
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,190
Level 30 Max wild	1,785
Level 40	2,082
Level 50	2,354

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,487
Level 35 (wild)	1,934