Venomoth (Pokémon)

Venomoth モルフォン Morphon
Artwork from FR/LG
Types	Bug/Poison
Species	Poison Moth Pokémon
National Dex	#049
Johto Dex	#109
Hoenn Dex	#238
Sinnoh Dex	#—
Fiore Browser	R—
Almia Browser	R—
Height	4′11″ (1.5m)
Weight	27.6 lbs. (12.5kg)
Abilities	Shield Dust or Tinted Lens
Egg group	Bug
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	1 SpA, 1 Spd
Exp. yield	138 base exp.
Lv. 100 at	1,000,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀/50% ♂
Pokédex color	Purple
Catch rate	75
Body style
On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Pokémon Palace Network Pokédex (Gen. I-III) On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Serebii's Pokédex: Generation I/II Generation III Generation IV On Azure Heights Pokédex (Gen. I) On Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex (Gen. I-II) On Ultimate Pokémon Center Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Venomoth (Japanese: モルフォン Morphon) is a Bug/Poison-type Pokémon.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 3.1 Pokémon Special 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.5.4 By tutoring 5.5.5 Special moves 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprites 6 Trivia 6.1 Origin 6.1.1 Name origin 7 In other languages 8 External links

Biology

Physiology

Venomoth has a light purple body. Its thorax is white with several black, zigzagging stripes running across the horizontal length. Venomoth has six short legs and its head has a three-point crest. Venomoth's wings are covered in purple scales that are capable of releasing a poisonous powder.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Venomoth normally attacks by blowing poisonous powder by flapping its wings. Like other Moth/Butterfly Pokémon, Venomoth is capable of learning Psychic-type attacks.

Behavior

Habitat

Venomoth live in dense forests with lots of undergrowth and little light.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Koga's Venonat evolved into this Poison Moth Pokémon in The Ninja Poké-Showdown.

At the beginning of Mewtwo Strikes Back, a pirate trainer by the name of Raymond used a Venomoth to battle alongside his Golem and Pinsir. Raymond's Golem, Pinsir and Venomoth fought Ash's Pikachu and were defeated afterwards.

A Venomoth belonging to Rudy made a cameo appearance in Misty Meets Her Match.

Chaz uses a Venomoth in the Oldale Town Contest in All Things Bright and Beautifly.

In Shocks and Bonds, Katie battled against Ash using a Venomoth during the Hoenn League. Venomoth's Disable attack caused Ash's Torkoal to be unable to use Iron Defense, so that her Golduck could knock out the Coal Pokémon with Hydro Pump. In the following episode, Katie's Venomoth was defeated by Ash's Swellow.

In the manga

Pokémon Special

Venomoth debuts in The Secret of Kangaskhan in the Red, Green & Blue where Green defeats a wild one but don't catches it because he already has one. This was the first Pokémon to be shown with a Pokédex entry.

Sabrina is also seen to have a Venomoth.

Pokédex entry: The dust-like scales covering its wings are color coded to indicate the kinds of poison it has. It has a short life span, and appears to be the evolved form of a Venonat.

In the TCG

Main article: Venomoth (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
I	Red	The dustlike scales covering its wings are color-coded to indicate the kinds of poison it has.
	Blue
	Yellow	The powdery scales on its wings are hard to remove. They also contain poison that leaks out on contact.
	Stadium	The powder on its wings is poisonous. It scatters the powder with every flap, so you may be poisoned if you are downwind.
II	Gold	When it attacks, it flaps its large wings violently to scatter its poisonous powder all around.
	Silver	The powder on its wings is poisonous if it is dark in color. If it is light, it causes paralysis.
	Crystal	The scales it scatters will paralyze anyone who touches them, making that person unable to stand.
	Stadium 2	When it attacks, it flaps its large wings violently to scatter its poisonous powder all around.
III	Ruby	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.
	Sapphire	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.
	Emerald	Venomoth are nocturnal — they only are active at night. Their favorite prey are insects that gather around streetlights, attracted by the light in the darkness.
	FireRed	The wings are covered with dustlike scales. Every time it flaps its wings, it looses highly toxic dust.
	LeafGreen	The dustlike scales covering its wings are color-coded to indicate the kinds of poison it has.
IV	Diamond	It flutters its wings to scatter dustlike scales. The scales leach toxins if they contact skin.
	Pearl	It flutters its wings to scatter dustlike scales. The scales leach toxins if they contact skin.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
I	Pokémon Red and Blue	Common	Cerulean Cave
	Pokémon Yellow	Few	Routes 14 and 15, Safari Zone, and Cerulean Cave
II	Pokémon Gold and Silver	Few	Routes 24 and 25 (Night)
	Pokémon Crystal	Few	Routes 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 24, 25, and 43
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	None	Trade
	Pokémon Emerald	None	Trade
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	Rare	Safari Zone, Berry Forest
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	One	Cipher Key Lair (Shadow)
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Rare	Route 229 (Poké Radar)
	Pal Park		Forest

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Trozei!	Huge Storage 4 Endless Level 57 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Red and Blue)	Evolve from Venonat
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness)	Mt. Horn (8F-14F) Landslide Cave (B1-B12) Mt. Mistral (1F-19F)

Base stats

HP:	70
Attack:	65
Defense:	60
Special:	90
SpAtk:	90
SpDef:	75
Speed:	90

The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.

Of the first generation Bug Pokémon, Venomoth has the highest base SpAtk and ties with Scyther for the highest base HP.

Type effectiveness

Weak to	Resistant to	Immune to	Normal effectiveness
Flying : 2×  Rock : 2×  Fire : 2×  Psychic : 2×	Fighting : ¼×  Poison : ½×  Bug : ½×  Grass : ¼×		Normal : 1×  Ground : 1×  Ghost : 1×  Steel : 1×  Water : 1×  Electric : 1×  Ice : 1×  Dragon : 1×  Dark : 1×

In Generation I, the effectiveness of Bug-type moves is 200, and of Poison-type is 100.

Learnset

Venonat is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation I Level Move Type Previous Tackle Disable PoisonPowder Leech Life Stun Spore 38 Psybeam 43 Sleep Powder 50 Psychic

Generation II Level Move Type Previous Foresight Tackle Disable Supersonic Confusion PoisonPowder Leech Life Stun Spore 31 Gust 36 Psybeam 42 Sleep Powder 52 Psychic

Generation III Level Move Type Start Silver Wind Previous Foresight Tackle Disable Supersonic Confusion PoisonPowder Leech Life Stun Spore 31 Gust 36 Psybeam 42 Sleep Powder 52 Psychic

Generation IV Level Move Type Cat. Start Silver Wind Previous Foresight Tackle Disable Supersonic Confusion PoisonPowder Leech Life Stun Spore Psybeam Sleep Powder 31 Gust 37 Signal Beam 41 Zen Headbutt 47 Poison Fang 55 Psychic 59 Bug Buzz

By TM/HM

Generation I # Move Type TM02 Razor Wind TM03 Swords Dance TM04 Whirlwind TM06 Toxic TM09 Take Down TM10 Double-Edge TM15 Hyper Beam TM20 Rage TM21 Mega Drain TM22 SolarBeam TM29 Psychic TM31 Mimic TM32 Double Team TM33 Reflect TM34 Bide TM39 Swift TM44 Rest TM46 Psywave TM50 Substitute HM05 Flash (Yel only)

Generation II # Move Type TM03 Curse TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM12 Sweet Scent TM13 Snore TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Protect TM19 Giga Drain TM20 Endure TM21 Frustration TM22 SolarBeam TM27 Return TM29 Psychic TM32 Double Team TM34 Swagger TM35 Sleep Talk TM36 Sludge Bomb TM39 Swift TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM46 Thief HM05 Flash

Generation III # Move Type TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Protect TM19 Giga Drain TM21 Frustration TM22 SolarBeam TM27 Return TM29 Psychic TM32 Double Team TM36 Sludge Bomb TM40 Aerial Ace TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM46 Thief TM48 Skill Swap HM05 Flash

Generation IV # Move Type Cat. TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Protect TM19 Giga Drain TM21 Frustration TM22 SolarBeam TM27 Return TM29 Psychic TM32 Double Team TM36 Sludge Bomb TM40 Aerial Ace TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM46 Thief TM48 Skill Swap TM51 Roost TM53 Energy Ball TM58 Endure TM62 Silver Wind TM68 Giga Impact TM70 Flash TM78 Captivate TM82 Sleep Talk TM83 Natural Gift TM87 Swagger TM89 U-turn TM90 Substitute HM05 Defog

By breeding

Move	Type	Cat.	Father
Agility			Beedrill Scyther Ledyba, Ledian Spinarak, Ariados Scizor Surskit, Masquerain Ninjask
Baton Pass			Ledyba, Ledian Surskit, Masquerain Ninjask
Bug Bite			Ariados Ninjask Yanmega
Giga Drain			Paras, Parasect Beautifly
Morning Sun			Butterfree** Scyther** Beautifly
Screech			Yanma Gligar Ninjask Vibrava, Flygon Gliscor
Signal Beam			Venonat, Venomoth Volbeat
Toxic Spikes			Beedrill Skorupi, Drapion
*Indicates moves only available through chain breeding. **Indicates moves only available from Shadow Pokémon from Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness.

By tutoring

Move	Type	Cat.	Version
Double-Edge			FR	LG	E
Mimic			FR	LG	E
Substitute			FR	LG	E
Swords Dance			FR	LG	E
Endure					E
Sleep Talk					E
Snore					E
Swagger					E
Swift					E

Special moves

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Venomoth knows Shadow Mist and Shadow Rush as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Refresh after being purified.

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
	Acquisition: Evolve
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: Evolve	Friend Area: Secretive Forest
Phrases
51%-100% HP	I'll dump venomous powder on foes with every flap of my wings!
26%-50% HP	My health is half gone.
1%-25% HP	I'm about to crash... I can barely flap my wings...
Level Up	Yes! I leveled! My toxins powered up, too!

Evolution

Basic Venonat

Level 31 Venomoth

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
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III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
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			Image:Spr 3e 049 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 049 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
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For other sprites and images, please see Venomoth images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Although Venomoth clearly flies, it is not part Flying-type nor does it have the ability Levitate therefore making it susceptible to Ground-type moves. It shares this trait with Beedrill and Dustox.
• In early official art of Venomoth, it was shown having yellow spots on the back of its wings. This was removed when later official artwork was released.
• Venomoth shares the same species name with Dustox. They are both known as the Poison Moth Pokémon.

Origin

Venomoth, as its name indicates, is probably based on a moth.

Name origin

Venomoth's name is likely a combination o