Physical
Balanced
DTier
45Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Venonat's stats barely vary. None sit in respectable range with no real gaps. It's a blank slate for EV investment. Worth 1 Sp. Def EV, medium-fast 1M XP curve to max.

Base Stats
Avg
HP60
C
Attack55
D
Defense50
D
Sp. Atk40
D
Sp. Def55
D
Speed45
D
Total305
Details
Catch Rate
Easy190 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height1.0 m
3'03"Small
Weight30.0 kg
66.1 lbsLight
Base XP61
Low Yield
Abilities
Compound Eyes
Increases moves' accuracy to 1.3×.
Tinted Lens
Doubles damage inflicted with not-very-effective moves.
Run AwayHANot in game
Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpD+1Spe
Special Defense training source
Pokedex Entries

VENONAT is said to have evolved with a coat of thin, stiff hair that covers its entire body for protection. It possesses large eyes that never fail to spot even miniscule prey.

Venonat Weakness

Venonat is weak to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. 4 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.

Venonat Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock
0.5x (Resist)Poison, Bug
0.25x (Resist)Grass, Fighting
Type ChartAvg
4Weak
4Resist
0Immune
Score-2
Gen III Type Chart
  • Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
  • Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
FireFlyingPsychicRock
½xResist
PoisonBug
¼xResist
GrassFighting
0xImmune
None
STAB (3)
GrassPsychicDark
How to Beat Venonat in Ruby & Sapphire (Best Counters)

In Ruby & Sapphire, Charizard can KO Venonat with Fire Blast (197-232%). Gyarados's Earthquake hits Venonat for 77-91%. Regirock's Explosion also KOs at 165-195%.

Charizard
Charizard
FireFlying
B
Recommended Build
AbilityBlaze
ItemLeftovers
NatureHasty
Moves
  • Fire Blast
  • Hidden Power Grass
  • SubstituteUtility
  • Focus Punch
Damage vs Venonat
Fire Blast 2x
197-232%KO
View Charizard builds →

Ruby & Sapphire Evolution

Venonat evolves into Venomoth. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 145 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Venonat
#048Venonat
31
Level 31
Venomoth
#049Venomoth
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Venonat
BugPoison
Venomoth
BugPoison
HP
60
70+10
ATK
55
65+10
DEF
50
60+10
SP.ATK
40
90+50
SP.DEF
55
75+20
SPE
45
90+45
BST
305D-Tier
450C-Tier+145
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Utility
Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Venonat easily with 37 breeding partners from the Bug egg group. Pass egg moves like Baton Pass, Giga Drain, Screech and 1 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
Bug
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
4moves
Breed With (best first)
flygonmasquerainvolbeatillumiseparasectvibravaparastrapinchsurskitshuckleforretressvenomoth
12 of 37·

Ruby & Sapphire Venonat Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

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Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Venonat. Baton Pass and Giga Drain come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Sludge Bomb and Leech Life and Normal and Psychic coverage and more.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Disable
——5520Normal
Lv 1
Foresight
——10040Normal
Lv 1
Tackle
—3510035Normal
Lv 9
Supersonic
——5520Normal
Lv 17
Confusion
—5010025Psychic
Lv 20
Poison Powder
——7535Poison
Lv 25
Leech Life
—2010010Bug
Lv 28
Stun Spore
C—7530Grass
Lv 33
Psybeam
—6510020Psychic
Lv 36
Sleep Powder
C—7515Grass
Lv 41
Psychic
D9010010Psychic

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
——10015Normal
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
HM05
Flash
——7020Normal
TM21
Frustration
——10020Normal
TM19
Giga Drain
D751005Grass
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM29
Psychic
D9010010Psychic
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM43
Secret Power
—7010020Normal
TM48
Skill Swap
———10Psychic
TM36
Sludge Bomb
D9010010Poison
TM22
Solar Beam
D12010010Grass
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM46
Thief
D6010025Dark
TM06
Toxic
C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Baton Pass
C——40Normal
Egg
Giga Drain
D751005Grass
Egg
Screech
D—8540Normal
Egg
Signal Beam
D7510015Bug

Tutor Moves

Venonat can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Venonat in Ruby & Sapphire

Venonat can't be caught in Ruby & Sapphire. Bring it over from Red, Yellow, or FireRed instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Venonat is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Catch in the wild in:

FireRedWalking · Route 14

Then trade to Ruby & Sapphire.

Also found in:

RedYellowGoldCrystal

Venonat Guide

  • Venonat evolves into Venomoth at level 31. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 305 BST.

  • Venonat evolves into Venomoth at level 31. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

  • In Ruby & Sapphire, Venonat does the job early-game if you need a Bug/Poison type on your team. Evolve it into Venomoth before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

  • Venonat is catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 18 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Venonat has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 19 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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