Venomoth (Jungle 13)

Venomoth LV.28 モルフォン Morphon

Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Venonat Card name Venomoth Type Grass HP 70 weakness ×2 resistance -30 retreat cost None English expansion Jungle Rarity English card no. 13/64 Japanese expansion Pokémon Jungle Japanese rarity Expansion Jungle Rarity English card no. 29/64 Expansion Base Set 2 Rarity English card no. 31/130 TCG GB1 set Laboratory TCG GB1 ID D06 TCG GB2 set Beginning Pokémon TCG GB2 ID A09 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Venomoth.

Venomoth (Japanese: モルフォン Morphon) is a Grass-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It is part of the Jungle expansion.

Card text

Pokémon Power: Shift へんしょく

Once during your turn (before your attack), you may change the type of Venomoth to the type of any other Pokémon in play other than Colorless. This power can't be used if Venomoth is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.

Venom Powder りんぷん 10

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused and Poisoned.

Pokédex data

Venomoth - Poisonmoth Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
049	4'11" (1.5 m)	28 lbs. (12.5 kg)
Pokédex entry
The dust-like scales covering its wings are color-coded to indicate the kinds of poison it has.
羽にリンプンがついていて、ヒラヒラとはばたくたびに猛毒の粉をばらまく。

Release information

This card was released in the English Jungle expansion as both a Holofoil and Non Holofoil card, originating from the Japanese Pokémon Jungle expansion as only a Holofoil card. The Non Holofoil print of this card was later reprinted in the English Base Set 2 expansion.

Early prints of the Unlimited Holofoil version of this card were printed without the Jungle set symbol.

Trivia

• Although this Pokémon is level 28, Venonat does not evolve into Venomoth until level 31.
• Venomoth's species name is mislabeled as "Poisonmoth Pokémon," while its actual species name is the "Poison Moth Pokémon."
• This Venomoth is listed as having a resistance to Fighting-type Pokémon, as if it was a Flying-type Pokémon, such as Butterfree. However, Venomoth is of both the Bug and Poison types, so it would have a double resistance to Fighting-type attacks, but the TCG usually does not recognize such attributes when assigning Weaknesses and Resistances.

Origin

Shift's Japanese name is that of Color Change, an Ability later introduced in the Generation III Pokémon games that Venomoth cannot have. Venom Powder's Japanese name is that of Shield Dust, an Ability later introduced in the Generation III Pokémon games that Venomoth can have. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is slightly reworded. The Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.

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