Venonat
BugPoison
Best attacking moveset: Bug Bite and Signal Beam, worth 5.5 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Venonat can learn 6 combinations. Bug Bite with Signal Beam 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Bite | Bug | 5 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Confusion | Psychic | 19 | 1.5s | +14 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison Fang | Poison | 30 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Psybeam | Psychic | 65 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Signal Beam | Bug | 75 | 3.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Venonat has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,135 at level 50, 1,004 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 573 CP at level 20, or 717 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 528 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 100 attack · 100 defense · 155 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| 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 m and 30 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Venonat does not have one best moveset, it has 3. 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 + Signal Beam | 8.7 |
| Psychic | Bug Bite + Signal Beam | 8.7 |
| Dark | Bug Bite + Signal Beam | 8.7 |
| Fighting | Confusion + Psybeam | 6.6 |
| Poison | Confusion + Psybeam | 6.6 |
| Normal | Bug Bite + Signal Beam | 5.5 |
| Ground | Bug Bite + Signal Beam | 5.5 |
| Rock | Bug Bite + Signal Beam | 5.5 |
| Bug | Bug Bite + Signal Beam | 5.5 |
| Water | Bug Bite + Signal Beam | 5.5 |
| Electric | Bug Bite + Signal Beam | 5.5 |
| Ice | Bug Bite + Signal Beam | 5.5 |
| Dragon | Bug Bite + Signal Beam | 5.5 |
| Fairy | Confusion + Poison Fang | 5.3 |
| Confusion + Poison Fang | 4.3 | |
| Fire | Confusion + Poison Fang | 4.3 |
| Ghost | Confusion + Psybeam | 4.2 |
| Steel | Bug Bite + Signal Beam | 3.3 |
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 Venonat is actually for.
Counters: what beats Venonat
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 63.3 |
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 54.5 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 52.5 |
 Salamence | Dragon | Fire Fang + Fly | 48.5 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 48.1 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Fly | 47.7 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 47.4 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 46.9 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 46.8 |
 Yveltal | Dark | Gust + Oblivion Wing Legacy | 46.6 |
Ranked by damage per second against Venonat's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.