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venomoth
#049

Venomoth

Poison Moth Pokémon

BugPoison

It flutters its wings to scatter dustlike scales. The scales leach toxins if they contact skin.

Base Stats

HP 70
Attack 65
Defense 60
Sp. Atk 90
Sp. Def 75
Speed 90
Total 450

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Poison Moth Pokémon
Height 1.5 m
Weight 12.5 kg
Base Exp 158
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 75
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Forest
Egg Groups Bug

Sprites

venomoth Front Front
venomoth Back Back
venomoth Front Shiny Front Shiny
venomoth Back Shiny Back Shiny
venomoth Official Art Official Art
venomoth Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 7.0%
QuiverPass
Item
Black Sludge
Ability
Wonder Skin
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 248
Def 8
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Despite its RUBL status, Venomoth is an extremely potent Pokemon when used correctly. It's often thought that Venomoth is a high-risk / high-reward Pokemon, but this isn't exactly the case, as it's more along the lines of a mid-risk / very high-reward. It doesn't need in-battle support to work properly, just the right teammates so it can support them instead. And while it will absolutely wreck you if you underestimate it, don't overestimate it either, because it isn't all that easy to use due to its lack of bulk, which makes it hard to set up and restricts teammate options.

Most Used Moves

Bug Buzz
100.0%
Roost
86.9%
Psychic
6.5%

Most Used Items

Bug Gem
3.6%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc