Venomoth

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.

Dex No

#049

Venomoth Weaknesses and Strengths

Venomoth is a dual-type Pokemon of types Bug and Poison. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Flying	160%
Rock	160%
Fire	160%
Psychic	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Fighting	39.1%
Grass	39.1%
Poison	62.5%
Bug	62.5%
Fairy	62.5%

Best Moves for Venomoth in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Venomoth.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Bug Bite	Bug Buzz	44.43	384.73
Infestation	Bug Buzz	43.34	381.39
Confusion	Bug Buzz	44.93	370.63
Bug Bite	Psychic	44.14	363.82
Infestation	Psychic	43.05	357.78
Bug Bite	Return	62.00	353.87
Confusion	Psychic	44.64	343.79
Infestation	Return	60.91	342.78
Confusion	Return	62.50	335.31
Bug Bite	Silver Wind	34.70	325.09

All Moves for Venomoth

Below are all the moves that Venomoth can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Silver Wind	Charged	70	22.7	3700ms	-33
Psychic	Charged	90	32.14	2800ms	-50
Bug Buzz	Charged	100	32.43	3700ms	-50
Poison Fang	Charged	35	20.59	1700ms	-33
Bug Bite EliteTM	Quick	5	12	500ms	6
Infestation	Quick	10	10.91	1100ms	14
Confusion	Quick	20	12.5	1600ms	15

Venomoth Evolution

Venonat

Requires
50x Candy

Venomoth

Best Venomoth Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Venomoth Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Venomoth in a raid.