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Venonat using its "Radar Eye" to find Team Rocket's truck
Venonat is an instectoid Pokémon with a spherical body covered in purple fur. Poison oozes from all over its fuzzy body. A pink pincer-like mouth with two teeth, stubby forepaws, and a pair of two-toed feet are visible through its fur. Its limbs are light tan. There is also a pair of white antennae sprouting from the top of its head. However, the most prominent feature on its face are its large, red compound eyes. Venonat's highly developed eyes act as radar units and can shoot powerful beams.
Venonat can be found in dense temperate forests, where it will sleep in the hole of a tree until nightfall. It sleeps throughout the day because the small insects it feeds on appear only at night. Both Venonat and its prey are attracted to bright lights.
Tracey has a Venonat, which he commonly uses to see things at night. It debuted in The Lost Lapras as the first Pokémon used by Tracey, although it was only one of two owned by him before he met Ash.
Other
Two Venonat appeared in The Ninja Poké-Showdown, with one under the ownership of Koga and the other under the ownership of Aya. Koga's evolved into a Venomoth in the same episode. Aya's Venonat reappeared in Ariados, Amigos!.
Multiple Venonat appeared in Leading a Stray!, where they were among the Pokémon assisting a Luxio in its efforts to help a Wailmer trapped in the sewers.
Venonat is said to have evolved with a coat of thin, stiff hair that covers its entire body for protection. It possesses large eyes that never fail to spot even minuscule prey.
Its coat of thin, stiff hair that covers its entire body is said to have evolved for protection. Its large eyes never fail to spot even miniscule prey.
Venonat is said to have evolved with a coat of thin, stiff hair that covers its entire body for protection. It possesses large eyes that never fail to spot even miniscule prey.
In spite of Venonat's name, it is not similar to a gnat in size, physiology, or behavior, other than on its compound eyes. It is likely primarily based on a mite, which also sucks blood, is round, and has a pincer-like mouth. Based on its Ruby and SilverPokédex entries and the fact that it evolves into a moth, Venonat may also draw inspiration from venomous caterpillars, such as those belonging to the Megalopyge genus.
Name origin
Venonat is likely a combination of venom and gnat (a small insect).
Kongpang is possibly a combination of こんちゅう konchū (insect) and pang (the sound that a radar makes, referring to its radar-like eyes). It could also be a shortening of コンパウンド アイ compound eye, both referring to its eyes and its Ability.
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