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Venonat, a Bug and Poison type Pokémon, official artwork

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Venonat: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Venonat is a balanced Pokémon, led by its HP (60) and Attack (55), with a base stat total of 305. Competitively it is a Little Cup Pokémon.

Build a team with Venonat

What is Venonat weak to?

How much damage Venonat takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toFireFlyingPsychicRock
0.5×ResistsBugFairyPoison
0.25×ResistsFightingGrass

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

Best moveset for Venonat

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

  • Solar BeamGrass120
  • Bug BuzzBug90
  • PsychicPsychic90
  • Sludge BombPoison90

Best nature for Venonat

Adamant. Venonat is a physical attacker (55 Attack vs 40 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • Compound EyesThis Pokemon's moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.3.
  • Tinted LensThis Pokemon's attacks that are not very effective on a target deal double damage.
  • Run AwayNo competitive use.

Evolution line

Venonat
Venomoth
Full learnset (47 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Solar BeamGrass120100%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
Giga DrainGrass75100%Special
Psychic NoisePsychic75100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Skitter SmackBug7090%Physical
PsybeamPsychic65100%Special
VenoshockPoison65100%Special
Bug BiteBug60100%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%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
Morning SunNormal--Status
Poison PowderPoison-75%Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rage PowderBug--Status
RestPsychic--Status
ScreechNormal-85%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