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Species guide · Ages 10+ · July 2026

Venonat

Say it: VE-no-na-t

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Venonat is the Insect Pokémon — Bug and Poison before Venomoth. In Pokémon GO it is usually candy on the way to Venomoth — not a finished raid attacker. Bug/Poison hits Grass, Psychic, and Fairy well; Fire, Flying, Rock, and Psychic punish it. Catch Venonat from the wild, eggs, or events, then evolve.

Say it: VE-no-na-t

Venonat (#048) is a Bug / Poison Pokémon in Pokémon GO — the baby stage of Venomoth. Trainers almost never power Venonat for raids; the value is candy and IVs for Venomoth. Against Venonat, lead with Fire, Flying, Rock, or Psychic. Stats, type chart, moves, and counter picks below use our Game Master snapshot.

BugPoison#048

Type-colored placeholder — not official Pokémon artwork (see IP notice below).

Pokédex notes

Venonat is a Bug / Poison-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. National Dex #0048. Use the Bug/Poison type chart below before powering up — metas shift every season.

Where in GO: Wild spawns, eggs, Field Research, and seasonal events

Invest tip: Do not sink Stardust into Venonat. Keep high-IV copies for Venomoth. Shadow Venonat is the same — evolve toward Shadow Venomoth after Frustration removal.

Type matchups

  • Bug moves hit Grass, Psychic, and Dark hard.
  • Poison moves hit Grass and Fairy hard.

When Venonat is your opponent, Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock hits hard.

Full type matchup guide →

GO base stats

From Game Master snapshot — IVs, buddy, and power-ups change real battle stats.

Attack
100
Defense
100
Stamina
155

Weak to

FireFlyingPsychicRock

Resists

GrassFightingPoisonBugFairy

Best Pokémon to use against it

When this species is your opponent (Rocket battle, gym, raid, or PvP), these picks exploit its typings. Each list is a pool of options — not a required 12-Pokémon lobby.

Recommended

Strongest practical attackers for this matchup.

  1. 1. Mega Charizard Y · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  2. 2. Reshiram · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Fusion Flare

  3. 3. Shadow Moltres · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Overheat

  4. 4. Shadow Charizard · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  5. 5. Mega Blaziken · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  6. 6. Shadow Entei · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Overheat

  7. 7. Blaziken · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  8. 8. Darmanitan · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Overheat

  9. 9. Chandelure · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Overheat

  10. 10. Heatran · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Flamethrower

  11. 11. Emboar · beats Fire

    Ember + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  12. 12. Infernape · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

Budget

Solid alternatives when you cannot build the Recommended picks.

  1. 1. Darmanitan · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Overheat

  2. 2. Arcanine · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Flamethrower

  3. 3. Flareon · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Overheat

  4. 4. Typhlosion · beats Fire

    Incinerate + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  5. 5. Magmortar · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Fire Punch

  6. 6. Camerupt · beats Fire

    Incinerate + Overheat

  7. 7. Torkoal · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Overheat

  8. 8. Rapidash · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Fire Blast

  9. 9. Pyroar · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Overheat

  10. 10. Simisear · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Flamethrower

  11. 11. Charizard · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  12. 12. Houndoom · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Flamethrower

Recommended moves

Venonat’s Game Master pool is temporary. Real investment is Venomoth — evolve before serious TMs and power-ups.

Fast

  • Bug Bite · Standard

    Bug STAB

  • Confusion · Standard

    Psychic energy

Charged

  • Poison Fang · Standard

    Poison debuff

  • Psybeam · Standard

    Psychic nuke

  • Signal Beam · Standard

    Bug coverage

Moves in GO

Always-available Game Master learnset (regular TMs). Community Day / Elite TM moves appear above when we have curated notes for this species.

Fast

  • bug bite
  • confusion

Charged

  • poison fang
  • psybeam
  • signal beam

PvP league ranks (family snapshot)

  • Great League · rank #871 of 954 · CP 1135

    Confusion + Signal Beam

  • Master League · rank #937 of 1023 · CP 1135

    Confusion + Signal Beam

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