#0048
Venonat
Insect Pokémon
Its large eyes act as radar. In a bright place, you can see that they are clusters of many tiny eyes.
Details
Height1.0 m
Weight30.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate190(35.2%)Moderate
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP61
Base stats
HP
60
Attack
55
Defense
50
Sp. Atk
40
Sp. Def
55
Speed
45
Total
305
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Venonat
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Crystal
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
Black 2
White 2
Green Japan
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Venonat can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disable Disables the target’s last used move for 1-8 turns. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Foresight Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it’s a Ghost. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Struggle Bug Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage. | Bug | Special | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 5 | Supersonic Confuses the target. | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 20 |
| 11 | Confusion Has a chance to confuse the target. | Psychic | Special | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| 24 | Poison Powder Poisons the target. | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 25 | Bug Buzz Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Bug | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 25 | Mega Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| 25 | Signal Beam Has a chance to confuse the target. | Bug | Special | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| 27 | Leech Life Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 30 | Stun Spore Paralyzes the target. | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 |
| 35 | Psybeam Has a chance to confuse the target. | Psychic | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 37 | Zen Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 38 | Sleep Powder Puts the target to sleep. | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 41 | Poison Fang Has a chance to badly poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| 43 | Psychic Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Venonat can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
25 sprites & renders for Venonat.
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Cite this page
“Venonat”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/venonat.
Species data from PokéAPI.