Venomoth (Pokmon) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia
Publish date: 2024-09-05
Venomoth (Japanese: モルフォン Morphon) is a dual-type Bug/Poison Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from Venonat starting at level 31.
Biology
Venomoth's translucent wingsVenomoth is a lepidopteran insect Pokémon whose body is varying shades of purple. Its head and thorax are both light purple, and it has bulbous, round, light blue eyes, a small mandible, and a three-point crest on its head. Tucked close to its thorax are three pairs of tiny, whitish legs. Its abdomen is paler with several black, zigzagging stripes encircling it. It has two pairs of pale purple moth-like wings with thin black venation. Its official artwork and various TCG cards depict the wings as translucent.
Venomoth's wings are covered in dust-like scales that vary in color depending on their toxic capability. Dark scales are poisonous, while lighter scales can cause paralysis. These scales are released when Venomoth flutters its wings and leak out poison once they make contact with the skin. Venomoth lives in dense temperate forests with thick undergrowth and little light. As a nocturnal Pokémon, Venomoth comes out at night to hunt for its favorite prey. It prefers to feed on insects that gather around light sources, and Venomoth is attracted to bright lights itself. As stated in Pokémon Adventures, Venomoth has a short lifespan.
Evolution
Venomoth evolves from Venonat.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Generation I | | | Kanto
#049 |
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| Red(JPN) | (This entry was originally untranslated in English until it was reused in Pokémon FireRed.) |
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| Red(ENG) | The dust-like scales covering its wings are color coded to indicate the kinds of poison it has. |
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| Yellow | The powdery scales on its wings are hard to remove. They also contain poison that leaks out on contact. |
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| Stadium | The powder on its wings is poisonous. It scatters the powder with every flap, so you may be poisoned if you are downwind. |
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| Generation II | | | Johto
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| Gold | When it attacks, it flaps its large wings violently to scatter its poisonous powder all around. |
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| Silver | The powder on its wings is poisonous if it is dark in color. If it is light, it causes paralysis. |
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| Crystal | The scales it scatters will paralyze anyone who touches them, making that person unable to stand. |
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| Stadium 2 | When it attacks, it flaps its large wings violently to scatter its poisonous powder all around. |
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| Generation III | | Hoenn
#— | | Kanto
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| FireRed | The wings are covered with dustlike scales. Every time it flaps its wings, it looses highly toxic dust. |
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| LeafGreen | The dustlike scales covering its wings are color-coded to indicate the kinds of poison it has. |
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| Generation IV | | Sinnoh
#— | | Johto
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| Diamond | It flutters its wings to scatter dustlike scales. The scales leach toxins if they contact skin. |
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| HeartGold | When it attacks, it flaps its large wings violently to scatter its poisonous powder all around. |
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| SoulSilver | The powder on its wings is poisonous if it is dark in hue. If it is light in hue, it causes paralysis. |
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| Generation V | | | Unova
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| Black | It flutters its wings to scatter dustlike scales. The scales leach toxins if they contact skin. |
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| Black 2 | It flutters its wings to scatter dustlike scales. The scales leach toxins if they contact skin. |
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| Generation VI | | Kalos
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| X | The scales it scatters will paralyze anyone who touches them, making that person unable to stand. |
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| Y | The wings are covered with dustlike scales. Every time it flaps its wings, it looses highly toxic dust. |
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| Omega 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. |
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| Generation IX | | Paldea
#257 | | Kitakami
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#9 |
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| Scarlet | The wings are covered with dustlike scales. Every time it flaps its wings, it looses highly toxic dust. |
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| Violet | When it attacks, it flaps its large wings violently to scatter its poisonous powder all around. |
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Game locations
In side games
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Held items
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.
Stats
Base stats
Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
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- 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
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Venomoth
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Venomoth
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Venomoth
- 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
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- 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
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Side game data
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Pokémon Rumble Rush | Walking Speed: 1.5 seconds | Base HP: 53 | | | Base Attack: 77 | Base Defense: 52 | Base Speed: 60 |
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Evolution data
Sprites
In the anime
Main series
Major appearances
In Working My Way Back to Mew!, Goh caught a Venomoth. It has since made further appearances in Pokémon Journeys: The Series.
In The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!, Tracey's Venonat was revealed to have evolved into Venomoth.
Other
Venomoth debuted in The Ninja Poké-Showdown, where Koga's Venonat evolved into one during a Gym battle against Ash. It battled Pidgeotto and Charmander before the match was interrupted by Team Rocket.
In All Things Bright and Beautifly!, Chaz used a Venomoth during the Rustboro City Pokémon Contest. During the Contest, it was able to advance to the Battle Stage and reach the final round, where it went up against Janet's Beautifly. Although both Coordinators gave it everything they had, Janet managed to defeat Chaz and won herself the Rustboro Ribbon.
In Shocks and Bonds, Katie used a Venomoth during her battle with Ash during the Ever Grande Conference. Venomoth's Disable caused 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, it used Disable once again to prohibit Swellow from using Peck. Despite this, it was eventually defeated by Swellow.
Minor appearances
A Venomoth appeared at the beginning of Mewtwo Strikes Back and its remake Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution, under the ownership of Raymond. Alongside two of his other Pokémon, it fought Ash's Pikachu, only for all of them to be defeated with Thunderbolt.
A Venomoth appeared in The Kangaskhan Kid.
In Round One - Begin!, a Trainer's Venomoth competed in the Indigo Plateau Conference.
In Friends to the End, Assunta used a Venomoth to battle Ritchie's Butterfree, Happy, during the Indigo Plateau Conference.
In Tracey Gets Bugged, a Venomoth was on Murcott Island.
In Misty Meets Her Match, Rudy's Venomoth was at the Trovita Gym.
In The Power of One, multiple Venomoth sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
A Venomoth appeared in a fantasy in The Rivalry Revival.
In Illusion Confusion!, a group of Haunter and Gengar created the illusion of a Venomoth.
In The Bug Stops Here, a Venomoth was prompted to use Stun Spore after being scared by Jessie, who was dressed as a Venomoth in order to attract Bug-type Pokémon.
A Venomoth appeared in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest.
Multiple Venomoth appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.
A Venomoth appeared in the opening sequence of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
A Coordinator's Venomoth appeared in What I Did for Love!.
A Venomoth appeared in The Ole' Berate and Switch!, under the ownership of a Team Rocket Grunt.
In Staging a Heroes' Welcome!, a Coordinator's Venomoth competed in the Performance Stage of the Wallace Cup.
A Venomoth appeared in a flashback in A Trainer and Child Reunion!.
A Venomoth made a cameo appearance in Arceus and the Jewel of Life.
In I Choose You!, a Venomoth fell under the control of Marshadow.
A Trainer's Venomoth appeared in HZ050.
Pokédex entries
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| EP032 | Venomoth | Ash's Pokédex | Venomoth, an evolved form of Venonat. Tiny scales on its wings disperse various spores when they are flapped. |
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Pokémon Evolutions
In The Show, a Venomoth was used to provide special effects for the Kimono Girls' performance.
A Venomoth appeared in The Discovery, under the ownership of a Bug Catcher. It was used to challenge Green to a battle and lost almost immediately.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Venomoth debuted in The Secret of Kangaskhan, where Blue defeated a wild one but didn't catch it because he already had one. This was the first Pokémon to be shown with a Pokédex entry.
A Venomoth appeared in Wake Up—You're Snorlax! when Red participated in the bike race held in Route 11.
In Valiant Venomoth!, Sabrina used a Venomoth in a battle against Lorelei.
The Battle Factory rented a Venomoth, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in Skirting Around Surskit I.
In Interrupting Ivysaur, a Venomoth under the ownership of a Veteran named Beck appeared during Platinum's challenge at the Battle Arcade.
A Venomoth appeared in Weavile Wobbles But It Won't Fall Down, under the ownership of a Double Team at the Safari Zone.
Two Venomoth were used by Team Flare in Zygarde Agitated.
Pokédex entries
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| 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. |
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Pokémon anime novelization series
Jet's Venomoth appeared in Race to Danger.
Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All
A Venomoth appeared in A Match For Pokémon.
In the TCG
Main article: Venomoth (TCG)Trivia
- Venomoth shares its category name with Dustox. They are both known as the Poison Moth Pokémon.
- In early official art, Venomoth had yellow spots on the back of its wings. This was removed when later official artwork was released.
- In Ruby and Sapphire, Venomoth's sprite color set contains 2 shades of yellow that go unused.
- Venomoth's Crystal sprite is different from its Gold and Silver sprite, making it one of the few Pokémon to have three different sprites in Generation II.
- Venomoth and its pre-evolved form are the Pokémon that went the longest without appearing in a regional Pokédex, excluding their appearances in remakes: prior to the release of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, their last appearance in a regional Pokédex was in Crystal, almost 22 years earlier.
Origin
Venomoth seems to be based on swallowtail moths, many of which are toxic. Its face and insect diet suggest that it may also draw inspiration from lacewings, which, like many moths, are attracted to lights at night. Specifically, it may be a play on moth lacewing (family Ithonidae).
Its Shiny coloration is similar to a blue morpho butterfly.
Name origin
Venomoth may be a combination of venom and moth.
Morphon may be derived from metamorphosis or the butterfly genus Morpho.
In other languages
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| More languages |  Hindi | वेनोमॉथ Venomoth | Transcription of English name |  Lithuanian | Venomotas | From the English name |  Russian | Веномот Venomot | Transcription of English name |  Thai | มอร์ฟอน Mofon | Transcription of Japanese name |
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