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Venomoth, a Bug and Poison type Pokémon, official artwork

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Venomoth: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

Venomoth is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Sp. Atk (90) and Speed (90), with a base stat total of 450.

Build a team with Venomoth

What is Venomoth weak to?

How much damage Venomoth takes from each attacking type.

0.5×ResistsBugFairyPoison
0.25×ResistsFightingGrass

Venomoth takes super-effective damage from Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock. It resists Bug, Fairy, Poison, Fighting, Grass.

Best moveset for Venomoth

Venomoth has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • Solar BeamGrass120
  • Sludge WavePoison95
  • Bug BuzzBug90

Best nature for Venomoth

Timid. Venomoth is a special attacker (90 Sp. Atk) with usable 90 Speed, so Timid (+Speed, −Attack) is the standard pick.

Abilities

  • Shield DustThis Pokemon is not affected by the secondary effect of another Pokemon's attack.
  • Tinted LensThis Pokemon's attacks that are not very effective on a target deal double damage.
  • Wonder SkinStatus moves with accuracy checks are 50% accurate when used on this Pokemon.

Evolution line

Full learnset (53 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
Sludge WavePoison95100%Special
Bug BuzzBug90100%Special
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
Sludge BombPoison90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Leech LifeBug80100%Physical
LungeBug80100%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Air SlashFlying7595%Special
Giga DrainGrass75100%Special
Psychic NoisePsychic75100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Skitter SmackBug7090%Physical
U-turnBug70100%Physical
PsybeamPsychic65100%Special
VenoshockPoison65100%Special
Air CutterFlying6095%Special
Bug BiteBug60100%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
AcrobaticsFlying55100%Physical
ConfusionPsychic50100%Special
Poison FangPoison50100%Physical
PounceBug50100%Physical
Struggle BugBug50100%Special
Acid SprayPoison40100%Special
TackleNormal40100%Physical
EndeavorNormal?100%Physical
Night ShadeGhost?100%Special
AgilityPsychic--Status
Baton PassNormal--Status
Confuse RayGhost-100%Status
DisableNormal-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
Poison PowderPoison-75%Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Quiver DanceBug--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Skill SwapPsychic--Status
Sleep PowderGrass-75%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
Stun SporeGrass-75%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
SupersonicNormal-55%Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
Toxic SpikesPoison--Status