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Shadow Venomoth - #049Pokemon GO

TYPE
Bug / Poison
CANDY
5
STARDUST
300
DISTANCE
3KM

Shadow Venomoth

This is a Shadow Pokemon and deals an extra +20% damage in Raids and Gym Battles. It also has 20% less defense.

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

Category

Shadow Pokemon

Capture Rate

20%

Flee Rate

7%

New Move

50000 50

Shadow Venomoth Weaknesses and Strengths

Shadow 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
TypesDamage
Flying 160%
Rock 160%
Fire 160%
Psychic 160%
Resistant Against
TypesDamage
Fighting 39.1%
Grass 39.1%
Poison 62.5%
Bug 62.5%
Fairy 62.5%

Best Moves for Shadow Venomoth in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Shadow 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 44.43384.73
Infestation Bug Buzz 43.34381.39
Confusion Bug Buzz 44.93370.63
Bug Bite Psychic 44.14363.82
Infestation Psychic 43.05357.78
Bug Bite Return 62.00353.87
Confusion Psychic 44.64343.79
Infestation Return 60.91342.78
Confusion Return 62.50335.31
Bug Bite Silver Wind 34.70325.09

All Moves for Shadow Venomoth

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

Move Type Power DPS Duration Energy
Bug BuzzCharged10032.433700ms-50
Poison FangCharged3520.591700ms-33
FrustrationCharged1052000ms-33
ReturnCharged3550700ms-33
Silver WindCharged7022.73700ms-33
PsychicCharged9032.142800ms-50
Bug Bite EliteTMQuick512500ms6
InfestationQuick1010.911100ms14
ConfusionQuick2012.51600ms15

Shadow Venomoth Evolution


Shadow Venonat
Requires
50x Candy

Shadow Venomoth

Best Shadow Venomoth Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Shadow 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) Shadow Venomoth in a raid.

#384
Mega Rayquaza

Mega Rayquaza

TTK: 348.00

Air Slash
Dragon Ascent
#257
Mega Blaziken

Mega Blaziken

TTK: 432.30

Fire Spin
Blast Burn
#065
Mega Alakazam

Mega Alakazam

TTK: 442.00

Confusion
Psychic
#609
Shadow Chandelure

Shadow Chandelure

TTK: 446.00

Fire Spin
Overheat
#006
Mega Charizard Y

Mega Charizard Y

TTK: 449.90

Fire Spin
Blast Burn
#150
Shadow Mewtwo

Shadow Mewtwo

TTK: 455.70

Confusion
Psystrike
#384
Rayquaza

Rayquaza

TTK: 462.00

Air Slash
Dragon Ascent
#719
Mega Diancie

Mega Diancie

TTK: 463.50

Rock Throw
Rock Slide
#282
Mega Gardevoir

Mega Gardevoir

TTK: 465.20

Confusion
Psychic
#146
Shadow Moltres

Shadow Moltres

TTK: 485.50

Fire Spin
Sky Attack
#250
Shadow Ho-Oh

Shadow Ho-Oh

TTK: 497.50

Incinerate
Brave Bird
#381
Mega Latios

Mega Latios

TTK: 511.40

Zen Headbutt
Psychic
#018
Mega Pidgeot

Mega Pidgeot

TTK: 520.00

Gust
Brave Bird
#643
Reshiram

Reshiram

TTK: 522.10

Fire Fang
Overheat
#006
Mega Charizard X

Mega Charizard X

TTK: 524.70

Fire Spin
Blast Burn
#150
Mewtwo

Mewtwo

TTK: 533.80

Confusion
Psystrike
#609
Chandelure

Chandelure

TTK: 536.00

Fire Spin
Overheat
#244
Shadow Entei

Shadow Entei

TTK: 536.40

Fire Fang
Overheat
#376
Shadow Metagross

Shadow Metagross

TTK: 556.20

Zen Headbutt
Psychic
#065
Shadow Alakazam

Shadow Alakazam

TTK: 556.80

Confusion
Psychic

Other Shadow Venomoth Forms

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