POKÉMON Gold & Silver
Gold Venomoth sprite in Pokémon Gold
Silver Venomoth sprite in Pokémon Silver

NATIONAL POKÉDEX #049 · Poisonmoth Pokemon

Venomoth

Bug Poison Both

Venomoth is a Bug/Poison-type Poisonmoth Pokemon in Pokemon Gold and Silver. Gold: Wild; locations include Route 24, Route 25. Silver: Wild; locations include Route 24, Route 25.

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GENERATION II

Base stats

450
HP70
Attack65
Defense60
Sp. Atk90
Sp. Def75
Speed90

PROFILE

Pokédex data

Height
4'11" (1.5 m)
Weight
28.0 lbs (12.7 kg)
Catch rate
75
Base EXP
138
Growth
Medium Fast
BST
450

GENERATION II FORMULA

Stats by level

Lv. 50
Training profile

All DVs 15 · zero Stat Experience

Advanced DV & Stat Exp
Determinant values (0–15)

Derived HP DV: 15

Stat Experience (0–65,535)
StatCalculatedLegal range
HPBase 70
— —
AttackBase 65
— —
DefenseBase 60
— —
Sp. AtkBase 90
— —
Sp. DefBase 75
— —
SpeedBase 90
— —

Generation II uses four DVs: Attack, Defense, Speed, and Special. HP DV is derived from their low bits; Sp. Atk and Sp. Def share the Special DV and Special Stat Experience. Badge boosts and in-battle stat stages are not included.

ORIGINAL GAME TEXT

Gold and Silver Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold

When it attacks, it flaps its large wings violently to scatter its poisonous powder all around.

Pokémon Silver

The powder on its wings is poisonous if it is dark in color. If it is light, it causes paralysis.

FAMILY

Evolution chain

#048 Venonat #049 Venomoth
Venonat→Level 31→Venomoth

ACQUISITION

Gold / Silver locations, times, and methods

Gold

Wild

Areas
2
Tables
2
Special
0
Wild encounters 2
LocationMethodTimeLevelChance
Route 24 Grass NightNight 18:00–03:59 Lv. 10 5% slot
Route 25 Grass NightNight 18:00–03:59 Lv. 10 20% slot
Silver

Wild

Areas
2
Tables
2
Special
0
Wild encounters 2
LocationMethodTimeLevelChance
Route 24 Grass NightNight 18:00–03:59 Lv. 10 5% slot
Route 25 Grass NightNight 18:00–03:59 Lv. 10 20% slot

Every linked location opens the matching version and exact map view.

MOVESET

Level-up moves

13
Lv. 1

Tackle

Normal · Normal Hit

Power
35
Acc.
95%
PP
35
Lv. 1

Disable

Normal · Disable

Power
—
Acc.
55%
PP
20

Normal · Foresight

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
40

Normal · Confuse

Power
—
Acc.
55%
PP
20

Normal · Confuse

Power
—
Acc.
55%
PP
20
Lv. 17

Confusion

Psychic · Confuse Hit

Power
50
Acc.
100%
PP
25

Bug · Leech Hit

Power
20
Acc.
100%
PP
15

Grass · Paralyze

Power
—
Acc.
75%
PP
30
Lv. 31

Gust

Flying · Gust

Power
40
Acc.
100%
PP
35
Lv. 36

Psybeam

Psychic · Confuse Hit

Power
65
Acc.
100%
PP
20
TM29
Lv. 52

Psychic

Psychic · Sp Def Down Hit

Power
90
Acc.
100%
PP
10
TM / HM compatibility 23 moves
TM03 TM03 · CurseCurse— power · 100% · 10 PP TM06 TM06 · ToxicPoison— power · 85% · 10 PP TM10 TM10 · Hidden PowerNormalVaries power · 100% · 15 PP TM11 TM11 · Sunny DayFire— power · 90% · 5 PP TM12 TM12 · Sweet ScentNormal— power · 100% · 20 PP TM13 TM13 · SnoreNormal40 power · 100% · 15 PP TM15 TM15 · Hyper BeamNormal150 power · 90% · 5 PP TM17 TM17 · ProtectNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM19 TM19 · Giga DrainGrass60 power · 100% · 5 PP TM20 TM20 · EndureNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM21 TM21 · FrustrationNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM22 TM22 · SolarBeamGrass120 power · 100% · 10 PP TM27 TM27 · ReturnNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM29 TM29 · PsychicPsychic90 power · 100% · 10 PP TM32 TM32 · Double TeamNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP TM34 TM34 · SwaggerNormal— power · 90% · 15 PP TM35 TM35 · Sleep TalkNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM36 TM36 · Sludge BombPoison90 power · 100% · 10 PP TM39 TM39 · SwiftNormal60 power · 100% · 20 PP TM44 TM44 · RestPsychic— power · 100% · 10 PP TM45 TM45 · AttractNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP TM46 TM46 · ThiefDark40 power · 100% · 10 PP HM05 HM05 · FlashNormal— power · 70% · 20 PP
Egg moves 0 moves

No egg moves are assigned to this species in the Gold/Silver breeding table.