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Venomoth

#49

Bug
Poison
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An image of the Pokemon Venomoth #49 in the Pokedex
When it attacks, it flaps its large wings violently to scatter its poisonous powder all around.

Weakness Table

This is a list of Venomoth's weaknesses. These Pokemon types in the green zone will be strong against Venomoth:
2x
Fire
Flying
Psychic
Rock
1x
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Ghost
Ground
Ice
Normal
Steel
Water
0.5x
Fairy
Poison
0.25x
Fighting
Grass
: Types marked with this symbol will receive extra damage from Venomoth's STAB attacks.

Venomoth will receive 18% more damage from a Physical Attack compared to a Special Attack.

Physical attack icon

Venomoth's Weaknesses

Best Counters

The types that are strong against Venomoth are Fire, Flying, Rock type Pokemon.

Fire
Flying
Rock

For the best defense, Rock, Steel, Ghost types have very effective defense against Venomoth, and will be resistant to damage from Venomoth's STAB attacks:

Rock
Steel
Ghost

Psychic types will also deal super-effective damage against Venomoth, but be careful using Pokemon of this type because they may also receive extra damage from some of Venomoth's attacks!

Psychic

Weaknesses

Venomoth's type is Bug and Poison.

Venomoth has a weakness to Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock types. These Pokemon types will be strong against Venomoth, causing Venomoth to take a super effective double (2x) damage from attacks of those types.

Please keep in mind that Venomoth is resistant to attacks from Fairy, Poison, Fighting, Grass types, and these attacks are not very effective and cause reduced damage, so they should be avoided.

Strong against Venomoth:

Pokemon of these types will deal effective damage against Venomoth, without suffering any extra damage:
2x
Fire
Flying
Rock
1x
Bug
Dragon
Electric
Ghost
Ground
Ice
Normal
Steel
Water
0.5x
Poison
0.25x
Fighting

Strength Table

Here is what Venomoth is strong against:
2x
Dark
Fairy
Grass
Psychic
1x
Bug
Dragon
Electric
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Water
0.5x
Ghost
Rock
Steel

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