Essentials

Venomoth

Venomoth

bug poison

Abilities

Shield Dust
This Pokemon is immune to stat/status changes from damaging moves.
Tinted Lens
This Pokemon inflicts double damage with not-very-effective moves.

Damage Taken

  • bug ½
  • dark 1
  • dragon 1
  • electric 1
  • fighting ¼
  • fire 2
  • flying 2
  • ghost 1
  • grass ¼
  • ground 1
  • ice 1
  • normal 1
  • poison ½
  • psychic 2
  • rock 2
  • steel 1
  • water 1
  • ??? 1

Pokédex Numbers

Introduced in
Generation 1
National
49
Kanto Generation 1
49
Johto Generation 2
109
Johto Generation 4
110

Names

Japanese
モルフォン (morufon)
Official Roomaji
Morphon
Korean
도나리
Chinese
末入蛾
French
Aéromite
German
Omot

Breeding

Gender
½ male, ½ female
Egg groups
  • Bug
Steps to hatch
5120

Compatibility

  • Caterpie
  • Weedle
  • Paras
  • Venonat
  • Scyther
  • Pinsir
  • Ledyba
  • Spinarak
  • Yanma
  • Pineco
  • Gligar
  • Shuckle
  • Heracross
  • Wurmple
  • Surskit
  • Nincada
  • Volbeat
  • Illumise
  • Trapinch
  • Kricketot
  • Burmy
  • Combee
  • Skorupi

Training

Base EXP
138
1971 EXP at level
Effort points
  • 1 Special Attack
  • 1 Speed
Capture rate
75
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
medium
Wild held items

Generation 3

EmeraldSapphireRuby None
Leaf GreenFire Red 5% SilverPowderSilverPowder

Generation 4

5% Shed ShellShed Shell

Evolution

Baby Basic Stage 1 Stage 2
VenonatVenonat Venomoth Venomoth Level up: 31

Stats

Pctile Min IVs Max IVs
HP
70
60.7 313 344
Attack
65
40.4 198 229
Defense
60
41.3 188 219
Special Attack
90
75.7 248 279
Special Defense
75
61.0 218 249
Speed
90
79.0 248 279
Total
450
56.0

Flavor

Flavor Text

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.
Platinum
It flutters its wings to scatter dustlike scales. The scales leach toxins if they contact skin.
Heart Gold
When it attacks, it flaps its large wings violently to scatter its poisonous powder all around.
Soul Silver
The powder on its wings is poisonous if it is dark in hue. If it is light in hue, it causes paralysis.

Sprites

Venomoth Venomoth Venomoth Venomoth

Miscellany

Species
Poison Moth
Color
purple
Cry
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Habitat Generation 3
forest
Pawprint
Venomoth
Shape
Lepidopterous

Height

Trainer dude

Venomoth
15

4'11.1"
1.5 m

Weight

Trainer dudette

Venomoth
125

27.6 lb
12.5 kg

Locations

Red Red
Blue Blue
Yellow Yellow
Diamond Diamond
Pearl Pearl
Platinum Platinum
Heart Gold Heart Gold
Soul Silver Soul Silver

Moves

RedBlue Yellow Generation 2 Generation 3 DiamondPearl
Platinum
Heart GoldSoul Silver Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
Tackle normal Physical 35 35 95%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

Disable normal None 20 0 80%

Disables the target's last used move for 1-8 turns.

Foresight normal None 40 0 100%

Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it's a Ghost.

Supersonic normal None 20 0 55%

Confuses the target.

PoisonPowder poison None 35 0 75%

Poisons the target.

Silver Wind bug Special 5 60 100%

Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user's stats by one level.

Tackle normal Physical 35 35 95%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

Disable normal None 20 0 80%

Disables the target's last used move for 1-8 turns.

Foresight normal None 40 0 100%

Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it's a Ghost.

9 Supersonic normal None 20 0 55%

Confuses the target.

9 5 5 Supersonic normal None 20 0 55%

Confuses the target.

17 17 11 11 Confusion psychic Special 25 50 100%

Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.

22 20 20 13 13 PoisonPowder poison None 35 0 75%

Poisons the target.

27 25 25 17 17 Leech Life bug Physical 15 20 100%

Heals the user by half the damage inflicted.

24 PoisonPowder poison None 35 0 75%

Poisons the target.

27 Leech Life bug Physical 15 20 100%

Heals the user by half the damage inflicted.

30 30 28 28 23 23 Stun Spore grass None 30 0 75%

Paralyzes the target.

38 38 25 25 Psybeam psychic Special 20 65 100%

Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.

43 43 29 29 Sleep Powder grass None 15 0 75%

Puts the target to sleep.

31 31 31 31 Gust flying Special 35 40 100%

Inflicts regular damage and can hit Bounce and Fly users.

37 37 Signal Beam bug Special 15 75 100%

Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.

41 41 Zen Headbutt psychic Physical 15 80 90%

Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.

47 47 Poison Fang poison Physical 15 50 100%

Has a 30% chance to badly poison the target.

36 36 Psybeam psychic Special 20 65 100%

Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.

42 42 Sleep Powder grass None 15 0 75%

Puts the target to sleep.

50 50 52 52 55 55 Psychic psychic Special 10 90 100%

Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one level.

59 59 Bug Buzz bug Special 10 90 100%

Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one level.

RedBlue Yellow Generation 2 Generation 3 DiamondPearl
Platinum
Heart GoldSoul Silver Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Tutor: Can be taught at any time by an NPC.
Emerald Fire RedLeaf Green Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Air Cutter flying Special 25 55 95%

Has an increased chance for a critical hit.

Emerald Fire RedLeaf Green Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Bug Bite bug Physical 20 60 100%

If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry.

Emerald Fire RedLeaf Green Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Double-Edge normal Physical 15 120 100%

User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.

Emerald Fire RedLeaf Green Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Endure normal None 10 0 100% 3

Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.

Emerald Fire RedLeaf Green Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Mimic normal None 10 0 100%

Copies the target's last used move.

Emerald Fire RedLeaf Green Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Ominous Wind ghost Special 5 60 100%

Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user's stats by one level.

Emerald Fire RedLeaf Green Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Signal Beam bug Special 15 75 100%

Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.

Emerald Fire RedLeaf Green Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Sleep Talk normal None 10 0 100%

Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.

Emerald Fire RedLeaf Green Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Snore normal Special 15 40 100%

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.

Emerald Fire RedLeaf Green Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver String Shot bug None 40 0 95%

Lowers the target's Speed by one level.

Emerald Fire RedLeaf Green Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Substitute normal None 10 0 100%

Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.

Emerald Fire RedLeaf Green Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Swagger normal None 15 0 90%

Raises the target's Attack by two levels and confuses the target.

Emerald Fire RedLeaf Green Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Swift normal Special 20 60 100%

Never misses.

Emerald Fire RedLeaf Green Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Tailwind flying None 30 0 0%

For three turns, friendly Pokémon have doubled Speed.

Emerald Fire RedLeaf Green Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Twister dragon Special 20 40 100%

Has chance to make the target flinch.

Emerald Fire RedLeaf Green Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Zen Headbutt psychic Physical 15 80 90%

Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.

RedBlue Yellow Generation 2 Generation 3 DiamondPearl
Platinum
Heart GoldSoul Silver Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Machine: Can be taught at any time by using a TM or HM.
03 Curse ??? None 10 0 100%

Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.

02 02 Razor Wind normal Special 10 80 100%

Requires a turn to charge before attacking.

06 06 06 06 06 06 Toxic poison None 10 0 85%

Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.

10 10 10 10 Hidden Power normal Special 15 1 100%

Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.

11 11 11 11 Sunny Day fire None 5 0 0%

Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.

12 Sweet Scent normal None 20 0 100%

Lowers the target's Evasion by one level.

13 Snore normal Special 15 40 100%

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.

09 09 Take Down normal Physical 20 90 85%

User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.

10 10 Double-Edge normal Physical 15 120 100%

User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.

15 15 15 15 15 15 Hyper Beam normal Special 5 150 90%

User foregoes its next turn to recharge.

20 20 Rage normal Physical 20 20 100%

If the user is hit after using this move, its Attack rises by one level.

21 21 Mega Drain grass Special 15 40 100%

Heals the user by half the damage inflicted.

17 17 17 17 Protect normal None 10 0 0% 3

Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.

19 19 19 19 Giga Drain grass Special 10 60 100%

Heals the user by half the damage inflicted.

20 Endure normal None 10 0 100% 3

Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.

21 21 21 21 Frustration normal Physical 20 1 100%

Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.

22 22 22 22 22 22 SolarBeam grass Special 10 120 100%

Requires a turn to charge before attacking.

27 27 27 27 Return normal Physical 20 1 100%

Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.

29 29 29 29 29 29 Psychic psychic Special 10 90 100%

Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one level.

30 30 Teleport psychic None 20 0 100%

Immediately ends wild battles. No effect otherwise.

31 31 Mimic normal None 10 0 100%

Copies the target's last used move.

32 32 32 32 32 32 Double Team normal None 15 0 100%

Raises the user's Evasion by one level.

34 Swagger normal None 15 0 90%

Raises the target's Attack by two levels and confuses the target.

35 Sleep Talk normal None 10 0 100%

Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.

36 36 36 36 Sludge Bomb poison Special 10 90 100%

Has a 30% chance to poison the target.

40 40 40 Aerial Ace flying Physical 20 60 100%

Never misses.

42 42 42 Facade normal Physical 20 70 100%

Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.

43 43 43 Secret Power normal Physical 20 70 100%

Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.

33 33 Reflect psychic None 20 0 100%

Reduces damage from physical attacks by half.

34 34 Bide normal Physical 10 1 100% 1

User waits for 2-3 turns, then hits back for twice the damage it took.

39 39 39 Swift normal Special 20 60 100%

Never misses.

44 44 44 44 44 44 Rest psychic None 10 0 100%

User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.

46 46 Psywave psychic Special 15 1 80%

Inflicts damage between 50% and 150% of the user's level.

45 45 45 45 Attract normal None 15 0 100%

Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.

46 46 46 46 Thief dark Physical 10 40 100%

Takes the target's item.

48 48 48 Skill Swap psychic None 10 0 100%

User and target swap abilities.

51 51 Roost flying None 10 0 0%

Heals the user by half its max HP.

53 53 Energy Ball grass Special 10 80 100%

Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one level.

58 58 Endure normal None 10 0 100% 3

Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.

62 62 Silver Wind bug Special 5 60 100%

Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user's stats by one level.

68 68 Giga Impact normal Physical 5 150 90%

User foregoes its next turn to recharge.

H5 H5 70 70 Flash normal None 20 0 100%

Lowers the target's Accuracy by one level.

78 78 Captivate normal None 20 0 100%

Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it's the opposite gender.

82 82 Sleep Talk normal None 10 0 100%

Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.

83 83 Natural Gift normal Physical 15 1 100%

Power and type depend on the held berry.

87 87 Swagger normal None 15 0 90%

Raises the target's Attack by two levels and confuses the target.

89 89 U-Turn bug Physical 20 70 100%

User must switch out after attacking.

50 50 90 90 Substitute normal None 10 0 100%

Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.

H5 Defog flying None 15 0 0%

Lowers the target's evasion by one level. Removes field effects from the enemy field.

H5 Flash normal None 20 0 100%

Lowers the target's Accuracy by one level.

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