Venonat

The Insect Pokémon
#048 - Venonat
Evolve	Venomoth
Debut	Pokémon: Red Version Pokémon: Green Version
Species Info
Type	+ +
Height	1.0 m (3'03")
Weight	30.0 kg (66.1 lbs.)
Color	Purple
Gender Ratio	1♂ : 1♀
Ability	Compoundeyes / Tinted Lens
Hidden Ability	Run Away
Egg Group	Bug
Icon		Sprite
		File:048sprite.png
Footprint
30px
Base Statistics
Hit Points	60	Speed	45
Attack	55	Sp. Attack	40
Defense	50	Sp. Defense	55
Training Info
Catch Rate	075	Hatch Steps	5,120
Base Exp.	075	Effort Points	SpD
Happiness	70
To Lv.100	Normal

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Venonat is a furry Bug-type Pokémon that was introduced in the first generation Pokémon games.

Information

Venonat have large eyes which function as radar units, which allows them to move around in darkness. Each eye is actually a cluster of many small eyes, and the eyes can also shoot defensive beams. They primarily live in the shadows of tall trees and eat small bugs, but they are also attracted by light instinctively. It will sleep in a hole in a tree until night falls, as this is when the bugs that they eat appear.

It is believed that Venonat's coat of thin and stiff hair has evolved over the years to protect their entire bodies. Poison also oozes from all over their body. Venonat evolved into Venomoth at Level 31.

Gen		Game	Pokédex entry
I		Red	Lives in the shadows of tall trees where it eats bugs. It is attracted by light at night.
		Blue
		Yellow	Its large eyes act as radars. In a bright place, you can see that they are clusters of many tiny eyes.
		Stadium	Uses its large, radar-like eyes to move around in darkness. It is instinctively attracted to light.
II		Gold	Its eyes also function as radar units. It catches and eats small bugs that hide in darkness.
		Silver	Poison oozes from all over its body. It catches and eats small bugs at night that are attracted by light.
		Crystal	The small bugs it eats appear only at night, so it sleeps in a hole in a tree until night falls.
III		Ruby	Venonat is said to have evolved with a coat of thin, stiff hair that covers its entire body for protection. It possesses large eyes that never fail to spot even minuscule prey.
		Sapphire	Venonat is said to have evolved with a coat of thin, stiff hair that covers its entire body for protection. It possesses large eyes that never fail to spot even minuscule prey.
		Emerald	Its coat of thin, stiff hair that covers its entire body is said to have evolved for protection. Its large eyes never fail to spot even miniscule prey.
		FireRed	Its eyes act as radar, enabling it to be active in darkness. The eyes can also shoot powerful beams.
		LeafGreen	Lives in the shadows of tall trees where it eats bugs. It is attracted by light at night.
IV		Diamond	Its big eyes are actually clusters of tiny eyes. At night, its kind is drawn by light.
		Pearl	Its big eyes are actually clusters of tiny eyes. At night, its kind is drawn by light.
		Platinum

Appearances

Mainstream Games

In Pokémon: Red, Blue, FireRed and LeafGreen, Venonat are uncommonly found on Routes 12, 13, 14 and 15 as well as the Safari Zone, in addition to appearing at Berry Forest and Bond Bridge in FireRed/LeafGreen. In Yellow, they appear at Routes 14, 15, 24 and 25.

In Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold and SoulSilver, Venonat are more commonly found at Routes 24, 25 and 43 as well as at the Bug-Catching Contest. In Crystal, Venonant were more widespread and also appeared at Routes 9, 10, 14 and 15 in addition to appearing from trees that were headbutted in Ilex Forest and National Park. Venonat could also be caught in the Noisy Forest route of the Pokéwalker, from which they could be sent to HeartGold/SoulSilver.

In Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, Venonat could be found at Route 229 using the Poké Radar.

Other Games

Venonat could be found at Fuschia City in Pokémon Pinball. It appears in Pokémon Puzzle League as one of Tracey's Pokémon. In Pokémon Trozei!, it appeared at Huge Storage 4, Endless Level 57, Forever Level 1 and Mr. Who's Den. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Teams, they appeared on the first four floors of Uproar Forest, the first three floors of Western Cave and the first five floors of Murky Cave. Venonat also appeared in Pokémon Ranger within the Olive Jungle. In Pokémon Rumble, they could be found at Silent Forest.

Other Appearances

In Other Media

• Various Venonat have appeared throughout the Pokémon anime series. Within the first series, the Fuschia gym episode showed that both Koga and his sister Aya each owned one, with Koga's evolving into Venomoth during his battle with Ash. During the Orange Islands season, one of Tracey's main Pokémon was a Venonant which he often employed the radar senses of.

Trivia

• Its name is a simple combination of "venom" and "gnat".