Venomoth (Japanese: モルフォン Morphon) is a dual-type Bug/Poison Pokémon.
It evolves from Venonat starting at level 31.
Biology
Venomoth is an insectoid creature with a light purple body. It has bulbous, round eyes with large pupils and a small mandible. Its thorax is paler with several black, zigzagging stripes running across the horizontal length. It has six short legs and a three-point crest on its head. Its two pairs of wings are covered in dust-like, purple scales that vary in color depending on their toxic capability. Dark scales are poisonous, while lighter scales can cause paralysis. These scales are released when Venomoth flutters its wings.
Venomoth live in dense forests with much undergrowth and little light. As a nocturnal Pokémon, Venomoth comes out at night to hunt of its favorite prey. It prefers to feed on insects that gather around light, and Venomoth is attracted to bright lights itself.
In the anime
Major appearances
Koga's Venonat evolved into Venomoth in The Ninja Poké-Showdown.
Chaz uses a Venomoth in the Rustboro City Contest in All Things Bright and Beautifly!.
In Shocks and Bonds, Katie battled against Ash using a Venomoth in the Ever Grande Conference. Venomoth's Disable attack caused Ash's Torkoal to be unable to use Iron Defense, so that her Golduck could knock out the Coal Pokémon with Hydro Pump. In the following episode, Katie's Venomoth used Disable once again to prohibit Ash's Swellow from using Peck. It was eventually defeated by Swellow though.
Minor appearances
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 also appeared in The Kangaskhan Kid.
A Venomoth under the ownership of a Trainer, appeared in Round One - Begin!, during the Indigo League.
A Trainer named Assunta used one to battle Ritchie in Friends to the End.
A Venomoth had a small cameo in Tracey Gets Bugged as one of the Bug Pokémon on Murcott Island.
A Venomoth belonging to Rudy made a cameo appearance in Misty Meets Her Match.
Multiple Venomoth also appeared in The Power of One.
A Venomoth was seen in a fantasy in The Rivalry Revival.
A Venomoth appeared in Illusion Confusion! as an illusion created by Haunter and Gengar.
In The Bug Stops Here, Jessie dressed as a Venomoth in order to attract Bug types, however this did not work as she scared a real Venomoth away, causing it to use Stun Spore.
A Venomoth also appeared in Celebi: Voice of the Forest.
Multiple Venomoth appeared in the opening of Destiny Deoxys.
A Venomoth appeared in the opening of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
A Venomoth made a cameo in Arceus and the Jewel of Life.
Pokédex entries
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| EP032
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Venomoth
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Ash's Pokédex
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Venomoth, an evolved form of Venonat. Tiny scales on its wings disperse various spores when they are flapped.
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In the manga
Venomoth in Pokémon Adventures
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
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. Another wild one appears when Red partakes in the bike race held in Route 11.
In the Yellow arc, Sabrina also has a Venomoth. It was used in a battle against Lorelei.
In the Gold, Silver & Crystal arc, a Trainer sent out his Venomoth to battle Lugia and Ho-Oh.
A Venomoth appeared in the Emerald arc as a rental Pokémon that Guile Hideout stole.
In the Platinum arc, a Venomoth under the ownership of a Veteran named Beck appeared during Platinum's challenge at the Battle Arcade.
In the HeartGold & SoulSilver arc, a Trainer at the Safari Zone owns one.
In the Pokémon Get da ze! manga
Tomio caught a Venomoth but released it as it was a Practice Zone for catching Pokémon.
Pokédex entries
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PS003
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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.
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In the TCG
- Main article: Venomoth (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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| Generation I
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| Red
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The dustlike scales covering its wings are color-coded to indicate the kinds of poison it has.
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| Blue
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| Yellow
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The powdery scales on its wings are hard to remove. They also contain poison that leaks out on contact.
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The powder on its wings is poisonous. It scatters the powder with every flap, so you may be poisoned if you are downwind.
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When it attacks, it flaps its large wings violently to scatter its poisonous powder all around.
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| Silver
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The powder on its wings is poisonous if it is dark in color. If it is light, it causes paralysis.
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| Crystal
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The scales it scatters will paralyze anyone who touches them, making that person unable to stand.
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| Stadium 2
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When it attacks, it flaps its large wings violently to scatter its poisonous powder all around.
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| Generation III
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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.
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| Emerald
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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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| FireRed
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The wings are covered with dustlike scales. Every time it flaps its wings, it looses highly toxic dust.
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| LeafGreen
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The dustlike scales covering its wings are color-coded to indicate the kinds of poison it has.
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| Generation IV
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| Diamond
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It flutters its wings to scatter dustlike scales. The scales leach toxins if they contact skin.
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| Pearl
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| Platinum
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| HeartGold
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When it attacks, it flaps its large wings violently to scatter its poisonous powder all around.
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| SoulSilver
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The powder on its wings is poisonous if it is dark in hue. If it is light in hue, it causes paralysis.
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It flutters its wings to scatter dustlike scales. The scales leach toxins if they contact skin.
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| White
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| Black 2
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It flutters its wings to scatter dustlike scales. The scales leach toxins if they contact skin.
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| White 2
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The scales it scatters will paralyze anyone who touches them, making that person unable to stand.
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Game locations
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In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
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Range
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| At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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70
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130 - 177
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250 - 344
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65
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63 - 128
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121 - 251
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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90
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85 - 156
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166 - 306
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75
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72 - 139
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139 - 273
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90
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85 - 156
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166 - 306
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Total: 450
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 90.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
| Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Venomoth
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Venomoth
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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| This Pokémon has no moves exclusive to prior Evolutions.
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Venomoth
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Venomoth
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- 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.
Origin
Venomoth's ability to poison its enemies and its type combination suggests that it may have been based on a moth in the Arctiidae family. Its Japanese name may mean it may also have been influenced by the Morphinae subfamily of butterflies; its wings' design seems to be heavily influenced by Morphinads.
Name origin
Venomoth is likely a combination of venom and moth.
Morphon may refer to the butterfly genus, Morpho.
In other languages
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Title
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Meaning
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 Japanese
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モルフォン Morphon
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May refer to the butterfly genus, Morpho
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 French
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Aeromite
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From the prefix aero- and mite
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 Spanish
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Venomoth
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Same as English name
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 German
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Omot
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Shortened version of English name
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 Italian
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Venomoth
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Same as English name
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 Korean
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도나리 Donari
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From 독 dok, 날 nal and 이 i
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 Mandarin Chinese
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末入蛾 Mòrù'é
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From 末入 mòrù and 蛾 é. May also be from 粉末 fěnmò
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 Cantonese Chinese
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魔魯風 Mōlóuhfūng
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Transliteration of Japanese name; the last character means wind
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External links
Notes
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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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SilverPowder (100%)
Shed Shell (5%)
For other sprites and images, please see Venomoth images on Bulbagarden Archives.
