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venomoth
#049

Venomoth

Poison Moth Pokémon

BugPoison

The powdery scales on its wings are hard to remove from skin. They also contain poison that leaks out on contact.

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: 1.1%
Quiver Dance
Item
Buginium Z
Ability
Tinted Lens
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Albeit uncommon, Venomoth is among UU's most potent sweepers thanks to its access to Quiver Dance, Sleep Powder, and an amazing ability in Tinted Lens, which severely limits its checks. The advent of Z-Moves allows Venomoth to further bolster its sweeping prowess, as it can use Savage Spin-Out to break past Pokemon capable of tanking a +1 Bug Buzz like Scizor and Terrakion. Venomoth also possesses key resistances to the tier's common Fairy- and Fighting-type attacks, which grants it plentiful opportunities to force switches and set up. Unfortunately, despite its useful resistances, Venomoth's typing also leaves it with a Stealth Rock weakness and with vulnerabilities to common attack types in Fire, Flying, and Psychic. Venomoth is also cursed with horrid bulk, which can complicate setup and leave it vulnerable to Choice Scarf users like Infernape and Krookodile. Venomoth can also struggle due to its occasionally underwhelming power after one Quiver Dance boost, which may leave it reliant on setting up a second time or using its Z-Move too early.

Most Used Moves

Bug Buzz
99.9%
Roost
7.3%
Psychic
1.7%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
38.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc