Question

It knows Bug Buzz, Sludge Bomb, Energy Ball, Psychic.

Venomoth Learnset

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Venomoth (M) @ Focus Sash
Trait: Tinted Lens
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Bug Buzz
- Butterfly Dance
- Baton Pass
- Giga Drain

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Venonat (M) @ Evolution Stone
Trait: Tinted Lens
EVs: 160 HP / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 28 SDef
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Bug Bite
- Poison Fang
- Toxic Spikes
- Zen Headbutt

Answer 1

Venomoth (M) @ Focus Sash

Role: Baton Passer

Trait: Shield Dust

EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd

Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)

• Baton Pass
• Sleep Powder
• Quiver Dance
• Bug Buzz

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Okay, this is pretty darn simple.

You use Sleep Powder.

You start Quiver Dancing.

You Baton Pass.

Bug Buzz there in case of Taunt or something of that nature.

Answer 2

Gen V

Venomoth (M) @ Focus Sash

Trait: Tinted Lens

EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd

Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)

• Bug Buzz
• Quiver Dance
• Giga Drain
• Sludge Bomb

Focus Sash lets you get in Quiver Dance. Now the fun begins. Tinted Lens helps you by making you get a neutral hit almost every time (or super-effective, but Tinted Lens has nothing to do with that). This helps with Sludge Bomb mainly, which doesn't get the best of type coverage, but now gets plenty of neutral coverage which is just fine with Quiver Dance and STAB. Bug Buzz is also for STAB. Giga Drain provides healing and coverage. Your EVs are once again standard sweeping EVs.

Answer 3

Gen III

Venomoth (F) @ Sitrus Berry

Ability: Shield Dust

EVs: 252 SAtk / 60 SDef / 196 Spd

Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)

• Skill Swap
• Psychic
• Sludge Bomb
• Thief

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This relies more on your opponents Things, than yours almost.

Sludge bomb is powerful STAB and Psychic is power Coverage, that gets that out of the way.
Now you have a Sitrus Berry when your Hp starts to get low, and then you can steal whatever item your opponent has. Skill Swap gives your opponent Shield Dust, if you feel their Ability is more usefull to you.

Answer 4

Double/Triple Battle

Venomoth (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Tinted Lens
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Tailwind
- Air Cutter
- Bug Buzz
- Sludge Bomb

Such a shame. In singles, Venomoth is a good Pokemon and is the best Quiver Dancer besides Volcarona. But since stat boosting is too risky in multi-battles, Venomoth just isn't so great. Tailwind offers team support. Air Cutter hits multiple foes. Bug Buzz and Sludge Bomb are STAB. All of these attacks would ordinarily be resisted by many foes, but Tinted Lens changes that.

Answer 5

Here is what I used recently:

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Venomoth (M) @ Focus Sash

Trait: Tinted Lens

EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd

Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)

• Sleep Powder
• Quiver Dance
• Bug Buzz
• Hidden Power [Ground]