Venomoth (Pokémon)

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Venomoth モルフォン Morphon #049
Art by Ken Sugimori from FireRed and LeafGreen
Types  Bug  Poison   Bug   Bug   Bug   Bug   Bug	Species Poison Moth Pokémon
Abilities Shield Dust or Tinted Lens Tinted Lens Wonder Skin Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #049 Johto #110* Hoenn #238* Sinnoh #— Unova #— Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia R— Oblivia (past) N— Not in any regional Browser
Height 4'11" Imperial 1.5m Metric 4'11"/1.5m 0.0m	Weight 27.6lbs Imperial 12.5kg Metric 27.6lbs/12.5kg 0.0kg
Dex color Purple	Footprint
Body style	Catch rate 75 9.8%
Gender ratio Genderless Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Bug group 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 1 Sp.Def 0 Speed 1 Base Exp.: 138 Battle Exp.: 1381*
External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V On Eevee's Pokédex On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex Generation IV Generation V Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

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

It evolves from Venonat starting at level 31.

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 2.1 Major appearances 2.2 Minor appearances 2.3 Pokédex entries 3 In the manga 3.1 In the Pokémon Adventures manga 3.1.1 Pokédex entries 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Held items 5.4 Stats 5.4.1 Base stats 5.4.2 Pokéathlon stats 5.5 Type effectiveness 5.6 Learnset 5.6.1 By leveling up 5.6.2 By TM/HM 5.6.3 By breeding 5.6.4 By tutoring 5.6.5 By a prior evolution 5.6.6 Special moves 5.7 Side game data 5.8 Evolution 5.9 Sprites 6 Trivia 6.1 Origin 6.1.1 Name origin 7 In other languages 8 External links 9 Notes

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. Its two pairs of wings are covered in dust-like, 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

It flutters its wings to scatter its dust-like scales. It is mentioned in the anime episode Hokey Poké Balls that they are attracted to flames.

Habitat

Venomoth live in dense forests with much undergrowth and little light. It is mostly found in Kanto and Johto.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Its favorite prey are small insects that gather around streetlights, attracted by the light in the darkness.

In the anime

Major appearances

Koga's Venonat evolved into Venomoth in The Ninja Poké-Showdown.

Chaz uses a Venomoth in the Rustboro City Contest in All Things Bright and Beautifly.

In Shocks and Bonds, Katie battled against Ash using a Venomoth in the Ever Grande Conference. 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 used Disable once again to prohibit Ash's Swellow from using Peck. It was eventually defeated by Swellow though.

Minor appearances

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 trainer named Assunta used one to battle Ritchie in Friends to the End.

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

In The Bug Stops Here, Jessie dressed as a Venomoth in order to attract Bug-types, however this did not work as she scared a real Venomoth away, causing it to use Stun Spore.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry EP032 Venomoth Ash's Pokédex Venomoth, an evolved form of Venonat. Tiny scales on its wings disperse various spores when they are flapped. This concludes the entries from the original series.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

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

In the Yellow chapter, Sabrina also has a Venomoth. It was used in a battle against Lorelei.

Pokédex entries

Manga Chapter Entry Pokémon Adventures PS003 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

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I. Generation I Red Blue The dustlike scales covering its wings are color-coded to indicate the kinds of poison it has. 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. Generation 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. Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald {{{rsedex}}} Ruby 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. Ruby {{{rubydex}}} Sapphire {{{sapphiredex}}} 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 LeafGreen {{{frlgdex}}} 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. Generation IV Diamond Pearl {{{dpdex}}} Diamond Pearl Platinum It flutters its wings to scatter dustlike scales. The scales leach toxins if they contact skin. Diamond {{{diamonddex}}} Pearl {{{pearldex}}} Platinum {{{platinumdex}}} HeartGold SoulSilver {{{hgssdex}}} HeartGold When it attacks, it flaps its large wings violently to scatter its poisonous powder all around. SoulSilver The powder on its wings is poisonous if it is dark in hue. If it is light in hue, it causes paralysis. Generation V Black White It flutters its wings to scatter dustlike scales. The scales leach toxins if they contact skin. Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}}  ??? No Pokédex data is available.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I. Generation I Red Blue Uncommon Safari Zone, Victory Road, Cerulean Cave Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow Rare Routes 14 and 15 and Cerulean Cave Generation II Gold Silver Few Routes 24 and 25 (Night) Crystal Few Routes 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 24, 25, and 43 (Night) Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald None Trade FireRed LeafGreen Rare Safari Zone, Berry Forest Colosseum None Trade XD One Cipher Key Lair (Shadow) Generation IV Diamond Pearl Rare Route 229 (Poké Radar) Platinum Rare Route 229 (Poké Radar) HeartGold SoulSilver Uncommon Routes 24, 25 (Night) Pal Park Forest Generation V Black White Uncommon Dreamyard

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball	Evolve Venonat
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 1 Huge Storage 4 Endless Level 57 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team	Evolve Venonat
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Mt. Horn (8F-14F) Landslide Cave (B1-B12) Mt. Mistral (1F-19F)
Pokémon Rumble	Silent Forest
Pokémon Rumble Blast	Treetops: Shimmering Lake (post ending)

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	Gold Leaf (100%)
Yellow*
Pokémon XD		SilverPowder (100%)
FireRed	LeafGreen	SilverPowder (5%)
Diamond	Pearl	Shed Shell (5%)
Platinum
HeartGold	SoulSilver	Shed Shell (5%)
Black	White	Shed Shell (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 70	130 - 177	250 - 344
Attack: 65	63 - 128	121 - 251
Defense: 60	58 - 123	112 - 240
Sp.Atk: 90	85 - 156	166 - 306
Sp.Def: 75	72 - 139	139 - 273
Speed: 90	85 - 156	166 - 306
Total: 450   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature. This Pokémon's  Special  base stat in Generation I was 90.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 3/3 ★★★	Power 2/4 ★★☆☆
Skill 3/3 ★★★	Stamina 1/3 ★☆☆
Jump 5/5 ★★★★★	Total 14/18 ★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
Weak to Normal 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Resistant against Normal 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Unaffected by Normal 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Damaged normally by Normal 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None
Notes: In Generation I, the effectiveness of  Grass-type  moves is ¼×, and the effectiveness of  Bug-type  moves is 2×. In Generation I, the effectiveness of  Poison-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: I - II - III - IV
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Start	Silver Wind	Bug	Special	60	100%	5
Start	Tackle	Normal	Physical	50	100%	35
Start	Disable	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
Start	Foresight	Normal	Status	—	—%	40
Start	Supersonic	Normal	Status	—	55%	20
5	Supersonic	Normal	Status	—	55%	20
11	Confusion	Psychic	Special	50	100%	25
13	PoisonPowder	Poison	Status	—	75%	35
17	Leech Life	Bug	Physical	20	100%	15
23	Stun Spore	Grass	Status	—	75%	30
25	Psybeam	Psychic	Special	65	100%	20
29	Sleep Powder	Grass	Status	—	75%	15
31	Gust	Flying	Special	40	100%	35
37	Signal Beam	Bug	Special	75	100%	15
41	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90%	15
47	Poison Fang	Poison	Physical	50	100%	15
55	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
59	Bug Buzz	Bug	Special	90	100%	10
63	Quiver Dance	Bug	Status	—	—%	20
A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Venomoth obtained at level 1 in Generation V Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Venomoth Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Venomoth Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: I - II - III - IV
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
	TM09	Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—%	5
	TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM22	SolarBeam	Grass	Special	120	100%	10
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
	TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100%	10
	TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—%	20
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
	TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	40	100%	10
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
	TM53	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	80	100%	10
	TM62	Acrobatics	Flying	Physical	55	100%	15
	TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
	TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
	TM76	Struggle Bug	Bug	Special	30	100%	20
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15
	TM89	U-turn	Bug	Physical	70	100%	20
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Venomoth Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Venomoth Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: II - III - IV
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—%	30
	Baton Pass	Normal	Status	—	—%	40
	Bug Bite	Bug	Physical	60	100%	20
	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100%	10
	Morning Sun	Normal	Status	—	—%	5
	Rage Powder	Bug	Status	—	—%	20
	Screech	Normal	Status	—	85%	40
	Secret Power‡	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
	Signal Beam	Bug	Special	75	100%	15
	Skill Swap‡	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
	Toxic Spikes	Poison	Status	—	—%	20
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Venomoth in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Venomoth in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Venomoth Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Venomoth Click on the generation numbers at the top to see egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: II - III - IV
Game		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Venomoth can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Venomoth cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Venomoth Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Venomoth Click on the generation numbers at the top to see move tutor moves from other generations

By a prior evolution

Generation V Other generations: I - II - III - IV
Stage	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon has no moves exclusive to prior evolutions.
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Venomoth Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Venomoth Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

Special moves

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Shadow moves		Level 32+	Purified moves
Shadow Mist	Shadow		Refresh	Normal
Shadow Rush	Shadow		Silver Wind	Bug
--			Substitute	Normal
--			Psychic	Psychic

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball    Acquisition: Evolve	Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available	Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team 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! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up Yes! I leveled! My toxins powered up, too!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -4.5% IQ group: A
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Normal  None Past ( Normal ) None Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.

Evolution

Unevolved Venonat  Bug  Poison

Level 31 →

First evolution Venomoth  Bug  Poison

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White				Back

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. Coincidentally, all three of these are Bug/Poison dual-type Pokémon.
  • It also shares this trait with Heracross, Volbeat, Illumise and Volcarona, all of which are Bug types.
• 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 Poison Moth Pokémon.

Origin

Venomoth's ability to poison its enemies and its typing suggests that it may have been based on a moth in the Arctiidae family. Its Japanese name may mean it may also have been influenced by the Morphinae subfamily of butterflies; its wings' design seems to be heavily influenced by Morphinads.

Name origin

Venomoth's name is likely a combination of venom and moth. Its Japanese name may come from the butterfly genus, Morpho.

In other languages

Language Name Name Origin German Omot Shortened version of its English name. French Aeromite From the prefix aero- and mite. Korean 도나리 Donari Chinese (Mandarin) 末入蛾 Mòrù'é Partial transliteration of Morphon. The last character means moth. Chinese (Cantonese) 魔魯風 Mōlóuhfūng Transliteration of Venomoth's Japanese name, Morphon. The last character means wind.

External links

Notes

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