What does Venonat evolve into?

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

At what level does Venonat evolve?

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

Should I use Venonat?

In X & Y, 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.

Where can you catch Venonat?

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

Venonat - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

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

Attack55

Defense50

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def55

Speed45

Total305

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.0 m

Weight30.0 kg

Base XP61

Abilities

Compound Eyes

Increases moves' accuracy to 1.3×.

Tinted Lens

Doubles damage inflicted with not-very-effective moves.

Run AwayHA

Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+1Spe

Special Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

Its big eyes are actually clusters of tiny eyes. At night, its kind is drawn by light.

Venonat Weakness

Venonat is weak to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. 4 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.

Venonat Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Poison, Bug, Fairy
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting

Type ChartAvg

4Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score-1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Flying Psychic Rock

½xResist

Poison Bug Fairy

¼xResist

Grass Fighting

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Grass Psychic Dark Fairy

How to Beat Venonat in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Tyranitar can KO Venonat with Stone Edge (276-325%). Latios threatens a KO with Psyshock (212-249%). Volcanion's Flamethrower also KOs at 182-215%.

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Venonat Stone Edge 2x 276-325%KO Pursuit 56-66% Crunch 111-130%KO Superpower 28-32% View Tyranitar builds →
Latios DragonPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Draco Meteor ProtectPriority PsyshockSTAB TailwindUtility Damage vs Venonat Draco Meteor 171-202%KO Psyshock 2x 212-249%KO View Latios builds →
Volcanion FireWater	A
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Steam Eruption FlamethrowerSTAB Sludge Bomb Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Venonat Flamethrower 2x 182-215%KO Sludge Bomb 30-36% View Volcanion builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureCareful Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery Swords Dance Knock Off Damage vs Venonat Earthquake 69-81% Knock Off 30-35% View Gliscor builds →
Volcarona BugFire	B
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves Quiver Dance Giga Drain Bug Buzz FlamethrowerSTAB Damage vs Venonat Giga Drain 14-17% Flamethrower 2x 206-243%KO View Volcarona builds →

X & Y Evolution

Venonat evolves into Venomoth. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. Plenty of partners 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

#048Venonat

Level 31

#049Venomoth

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Venonat

BugPoison

Venomoth

BugPoison

70+10

ATK

65+10

DEF

60+10

SP.ATK

90+50

SP.DEF

75+20

SPE

90+45

BST

305D-Tier

450C-Tier+145

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Venonat easily with 68 breeding partners from the Bug egg group. Pass egg moves like Agility, Baton Pass, Bug Bite and 8 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

11moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Venonat Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Venonat. Agility and Baton Pass 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

C—10020Normal

Lv 1

Foresight

———40Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 5

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Lv 11

Confusion

—5010025Psychic

Lv 13

Poison Powder

——7535Poison

Lv 17

Leech Life

C2010010Bug

Lv 23

Stun Spore

D—7530Grass

Lv 25

Psybeam

—6510020Psychic

Lv 29

Sleep Powder

C—7515Grass

Lv 35

Signal Beam

D7510015Bug

Lv 37

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Lv 41

Poison Fang

D5010015Poison

Lv 47

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM83

Infestation

D2010020Bug

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

TM76

Struggle Bug

D5010020Bug

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM09

Venoshock

D6510010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Agility

C——30Psychic

Egg

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

Egg

Bug Bite

D6010020Bug

Egg

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

Egg

Morning Sun

D——5Normal

Egg

Rage Powder+2

C——20Bug

Egg

Screech

——8540Normal

Egg

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Egg

Signal Beam

D7510015Bug

Egg

Skill Swap

C——10Psychic

Egg

Toxic Spikes

C——20Poison

Tutor Moves

Venonat can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Gen 4

String Shot

——9540Bug

Gen 4

Swift

—60—20Normal

How to Get Venonat in X & Y

Venonat doesn't appear in X & Y. Transfer it from Red, Yellow, or FireRed to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

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

Also found in:

Red Yellow Gold Crystal FireRed

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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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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