- Attack
- 100
- Defense
- 100
- HP
- 155
100% CP
- RaidsLv20
- 573
- min 528
- Weather boostLv25
- 717
- min 661
- MaxLv50
- 1,135
- Lv40 1,004
At a glance
Basics
Venonat is a Bug/Poison-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 573 at level 20 (raids, eggs and research), 717 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,135 at level 50. It is weak to Fire/Flying/Psychic/Rock attacks (1.6×). It resists Poison/Bug/Fairy/Grass/Fighting attacks. In raids, Bug Bite + Signal Beam is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Venomoth with 50 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Insect Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 50,000 Stardust · 50 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,135 / 1,148
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.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
- Choosing IVs for PvP (low Attack wins in Great and Ultra League)In leagues with a CP cap, the lower the Attack IV, the higher you can level up within the same CP, which makes Defense and HP bigger.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Bug BiteSignal BeamBest100% efficiency6.2TDO 85 - 2
ConfusionSignal Beam96% efficiency6.0TDO 81 - 3Bug Bite
Poison Fang83% efficiency5.2TDO 71 - 4ConfusionPoison Fang81% efficiency5.1TDO 69
- 5Bug BitePsybeam81% efficiency5.0TDO 68
Top 5 of 6 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug BiteBestBug · 0.5s · STAB | 5 | +6 | 12 | 12 |
| ConfusionPsychic · 1.5s | 19 | +14 | 12.7 | 9.3 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signal BeamBestBug · 3s · STAB | 75 | 50 | 30 | 1.8 |
| Poison FangPoison · 1.5s · STAB | 30 | 33 | 24 | 1.09 |
| PsybeamPsychic · 3s | 65 | 50 | 21.7 | 1.3 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Venonat's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 68.7
- Actual Defense
- 68.7
- Actual HP
- 101
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
Bug BiteSignal BeamBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 83% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 225,000
- Candy
- 248
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 1,004 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
Venonat only reaches CP 1,135 at level 50 with 100% IVs, so it can't reach this league's cap. In that case, higher IVs are better.
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,135 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,132 | 100.0% |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,128 | 99.3% |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,130 | 99.1% |
| 5 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,127 | 99.1% |
| 6 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,125 | 99.1% |
| 7 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,122 | 99.1% |
| 8 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 1,125 | 98.6% |
| 9 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 50 | 1,123 | 98.4% |
| 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,118 | 98.4% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- VenonatViewingBest movesBug BiteSignal Beam
- Purified Pokémon need about 10% less Candy to evolve (e.g. 50 → 45 Candy).
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Fire
FlyingPsychic
Rock - ×0.625PoisonBug
Fairy - ×0.39
Grass
Fighting
Show all 18 types
Normal×1- Fire×1.6
Water×1
Electric×1- Grass×0.39
Ice×1- Fighting×0.39
- Poison×0.625
Ground×1- Flying×1.6
- Psychic×1.6
- Bug×0.625
- Rock×1.6
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1
Steel×1- Fairy×0.625
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events1 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2023.08.22Spotlight Hour: Venonat · 2× Candy for catches