Venomoth
BugPoison
Best attacking moveset: Bug Bite and Bug Buzz, worth 9.7 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Venomoth can learn 16 combinations. Bug Bite with Bug Buzz does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
That set is legacy. Bug Bite is only obtainable with an Elite TM or from the event that gave it out, so the Venomoth you catch today cannot learn it. The best set it can learn now is Infestation and Bug Buzz, worth 9.3 damage per second.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confusion | Psychic | 19 | 1.5s | +14 |
| Infestation | Bug | 9 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Psywave | Psychic | 4 | 0.5s | +7 |
| Bug Bite Legacy | Bug | 5 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Buzz | Bug | 95 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Poison Fang | Poison | 30 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Psychic | Psychic | 95 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Silver Wind | Bug | 65 | 3.5s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Venomoth has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,354 at level 50, 2,082 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,190 CP at level 20, or 1,487 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,125 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 179 attack · 143 defense · 172 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 1.5 m and 12.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Venomoth does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Grass, Psychic, Dark.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 15.6 |
| Psychic | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 15.6 |
| Dark | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 15.6 |
| Fighting | Confusion + Psychic | 13.3 |
| Poison | Confusion + Psychic | 13.3 |
| Normal | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 9.7 |
| Ground | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 9.7 |
| Rock | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 9.7 |
| Bug | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 9.7 |
| Water | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 9.7 |
| Electric | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 9.7 |
| Ice | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 9.7 |
| Dragon | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 9.7 |
| Fairy | Confusion + Poison Fang | 9.2 |
| Confusion + Psychic | 8.8 | |
| Ghost | Confusion + Psychic | 8.8 |
| Fire | Confusion + Psychic | 8.8 |
| Steel | Psywave + Bug Buzz | 6.4 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Venomoth is actually for.
Counters: what beats Venomoth
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 46.0 |
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 39.7 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 38.2 |
 Salamence | Dragon | Fire Fang + Fly | 35.3 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 35.0 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Fly | 34.7 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 34.5 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 34.1 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 34.0 |
 Yveltal | Dark | Gust + Oblivion Wing Legacy | 33.9 |
Ranked by damage per second against Venomoth's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.