Venomoth (Pokémon)

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Venomoth (Japanese: モルフォン Morphon) is a dual-type introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from starting at level 31.
==Biology==
Venomoth is a whose body is varying shades of purple. Its head and thorax are both light purple, and it has bulbous, round, light blue eyes, a small mandible, and a three-point crest on its head. Tucked close to its thorax are three pairs of tiny, whitish legs. Its abdomen is paler with several black, zigzagging stripes encircling it. It has two pairs of pale purple moth-like wings with thin black . Its official artwork and various cards depict the wings as translucent.Depicted on the cards Unbroken Bonds 12, Silver Tempest 2, and 151 49.
Venomoth's wings are covered in dust-like scales that vary in color depending on their toxic capability. Dark scales are poisonous, while lighter scales can cause paralysis. These scales are released when Venomoth flutters its wings and leak out poison once they make contact with the skin. Venomoth lives in dense with thick undergrowth and little light. As a nocturnal Pokémon, Venomoth comes out at night to hunt for its favorite prey. It prefers to feed on insects that gather around light sources, and Venomoth is attracted to bright lights itself. As stated in the third chapter of Pokémon Adventures, Venomoth has a short lifespan.
===Evolution===
Venomoth evolves from .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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===Held items===
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
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===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====Goh's Venomoth=====
In Working My Way Back to Mew!, Goh caught a Venomoth. It has since made further appearances in .
=====Tracey's Venomoth=====
In The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!, 's was revealed to have evolved into Venomoth.
=====Other=====
Venomoth debuted in The Ninja Poké-Showdown, where Koga's Venonat evolved into one during a Gym against . It battled and before the match was interrupted by .
In All Things Bright and Beautifly!, used a Venomoth during the Rustboro City Pokémon Contest. During the Contest, it was able to advance to the Battle Stage and reach the final round, where it went up against Janet's . Although both s gave it everything they had, Janet managed to defeat Chaz and won herself the Rustboro Ribbon.
In Shocks and Bonds, used a Venomoth during her battle with during the Ever Grande Conference. Venomoth's caused to be unable to use , so that her could knock out the Coal Pokémon with . In the following episode, it used Disable once again to prohibit from using . Despite this, it was eventually defeated by Swellow.
====Minor appearances====
A Venomoth appeared at the beginning of Mewtwo Strikes Back and its remake Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution, under the ownership of Raymond. Alongside two of his other Pokémon, it fought Ash's Pikachu, only for all of them to be defeated with .
A Venomoth appeared in The Kangaskhan Kid.
In Round One - Begin!, a 's Venomoth competed in the Indigo Plateau Conference.
In Friends to the End, Assunta used a Venomoth to battle Ritchie's , Happy, during the Indigo Plateau Conference.
In Tracey Gets Bugged, a Venomoth was on Murcott Island.
In Misty Meets Her Match, Rudy's Venomoth was at the Trovita Gym.
In The Power of One, multiple Venomoth sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
A Venomoth appeared in a fantasy in The Rivalry Revival.
In Illusion Confusion!, a group of and created the illusion of a Venomoth.
In The Bug Stops Here, a Venomoth was prompted to use after being scared by Jessie, who was dressed as a Venomoth in order to attract Pokémon.
A Venomoth appeared in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest.
Multiple Venomoth appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.
A Venomoth appeared in the opening sequence of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
A 's Venomoth appeared in What I Did for Love!.
A Venomoth appeared in The Ole' Berate and Switch!, under the ownership of a .
In Staging a Heroes' Welcome!, a Coordinator's Venomoth competed in the Performance Stage of the Wallace Cup.
A Venomoth appeared in a flashback in A Trainer and Child Reunion!.
A Venomoth made a cameo appearance in Arceus and the Jewel of Life.
In I Choose You!, a Venomoth fell under the control of .
A Trainer's Venomoth appeared in Trending Terastallization! Dance, Dance, Quaxly!.
Multiple Venomoth appeared in HZ080.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Evolutions===
In The Show, a Venomoth was used to provide special effects for the Kimono Girls' performance.
A Venomoth appeared in The Discovery, under the ownership of a . It was used to challenge to a battle and lost almost immediately.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Venomoth debuted in The Secret of Kangaskhan, where defeated a one but didn't it because he already had one. This was the first Pokémon to be shown with a Pokédex entry.
A Venomoth appeared in Wake Up—You're Snorlax! when participated in the bike race held in .
In Valiant Venomoth!, Sabrina used a Venomoth in a against Lorelei.
The rented a Venomoth, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in Skirting Around Surskit I.
In Interrupting Ivysaur, a Venomoth under the ownership of a named Beck appeared during 's challenge at the Battle Arcade.
A Venomoth appeared in Weavile Wobbles But It Won't Fall Down, under the ownership of a at the .
Two Venomoth were used by Team Flare in Zygarde Agitated.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Chapter Books===
Jet's Venomoth appeared in Race to Danger.
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
A Venomoth appeared in A Match For Pokémon.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Venomoth shares its name with . They are both known as the Poison Moth Pokémon.
* In early official art, Venomoth had yellow spots on the back of its wings. This was removed when later official artwork was released.
** In , Venomoth's sprite color set contains 2 shades of yellow that go unused.
* Venomoth's sprite is different from its sprite, making it one of the few Pokémon to have three different sprites in Generation II.
* Venomoth and are the Pokémon that went the longest without appearing in a regional Pokédex, excluding their appearances in remakes: prior to the release of , their last appearance in a regional Pokédex was in Crystal, almost 22 years earlier.
===Origin===
Venomoth seems to be based on , many of which are toxic. Its face and insect diet suggest that it may also draw inspiration from , which, like many moths, are attracted to lights at night. Specifically, it may be a play on moth lacewing (family ).
Its coloration is similar to a butterfly.
====Name origin====
Venomoth may be a combination of and moth.
Morphon may be derived from or the butterfly genus .
==In other languages==
==Notes==
==Related articles==
* Tracey's Venomoth
* Goh's Venomoth
==External links==
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