* In early official art of Venomoth, it was shown having yellow spots on the back of its wings. This was removed when later official artwork was released.
* In early official art of Venomoth, it was shown having yellow spots on the back of its wings. This was removed when later official artwork was released.
* Venomoth shares the same [[species]] name with {{p|Dustox}}. They are both known as the Poison Moth Pokémon.
* Venomoth shares the same [[species]] name with {{p|Dustox}}. They are both known as the Poison Moth Pokémon.
* Of the first generation Bug Pokémon, Venomoth has the highest base Special Attack and ties with Scyther for the highest base HP.
* Of the first generation Bug Pokémon, Venomoth has the highest base Special Attack and ties with {{P|Scyther}}or the highest base HP.
Venomoth has a light purple body. Its thorax is white with several black, zigzagging stripes running across the horizontal length. Venomoth has six short legs and its head has a three-point crest. Its wings are covered in purple scales that are capable of releasing a poisonous powder.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Venomoth normally attacks by blowing poisonous powder by flapping its wings. Like other Moth/Butterfly Pokémon, Venomoth is capable of learning Template:Type2 attacks.
At the beginning of Mewtwo Strikes Back, a pirate trainer by the name of Raymond used a Venomoth to battle alongside his Golem and Pinsir. Raymond's Golem, Pinsir and Venomoth fought Ash's Pikachu and were defeated afterwards.
Venomoth, an evolved form of Venonat. Tiny scales on its wings disperse various spores when they are flapped.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Venomoth debuts in The Secret of Kangaskhan in the Red, Green & Blue arc where Blue defeats a wild one but doesn't catch it because he already has one. This was the first Pokémon to be shown with a Pokédex entry.
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.
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.
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.
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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Although Venomoth clearly flies, it is not part Template:Type2 nor does it have the abilityLevitate therefore making it susceptible to Template:Type2 moves. It shares this trait with Beedrill and Dustox. Coincidentally, all three of these are Bug/Poison dual-type Pokémon.
In early official art of Venomoth, it was shown having yellow spots on the back of its wings. This was removed when later official artwork was released.
Venomoth shares the same species name with Dustox. They are both known as the Poison Moth Pokémon.
Of the first generation Bug Pokémon, Venomoth has the highest base Special Attack and ties with Scytheror the highest base HP.
Origin
Venomoth is based on a moth.
Name origin
Venomoth's name is likely a combination of venom and moth. Its Japanese name is from モルフォチョウ morpho butterfly.
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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For other sprites and images, please see Venomoth images on Bulbagarden Archives.
