Venomoth - Generation 5 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Venomoth can learn in Generation 5, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Black
Pokémon White
Pokémon Black 2
Pokémon White 2

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Venomoth artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Black/White Black 2/White 2

Moves learnt by level up

Venomoth learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Disable	Normal	—	100
1	Foresight	Normal	—	—
1	Silver Wind	Bug	60	100
1	Supersonic	Normal	—	55
1	Tackle	Normal	50	100
5	Supersonic	Normal	—	55
11	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
13	PoisonPowder	Poison	—	75
17	Leech Life	Bug	20	100
23	Stun Spore	Grass	—	75
25	Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
29	Sleep Powder	Grass	—	75
31	Gust	Flying	40	100
37	Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
41	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
47	Poison Fang	Poison	50	100
55	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
59	Bug Buzz	Bug	90	100
63	Quiver Dance	Bug	—	—

Egg moves

Venomoth learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black & White. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	—	—
Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
Morning Sun	Normal	—	—
Rage Powder	Bug	—	—
Screech	Normal	—	85
Secret Power	Normal	70	100
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—

Moves learnt by HM

Venomoth does not learn any HMs in Pokémon Black & White.

Moves learnt by TM

Venomoth is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
53	Energy Ball	Grass	80	100
62	Acrobatics	Flying	55	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
76	Struggle Bug	Bug	30	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Venomoth can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black & White.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Defog	Flying	—	—	Generation 4 — HM
Air Cutter	Flying	55	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
String Shot	Bug	—	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Twister	Dragon	40	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Venomoth learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Disable	Normal	—	100
1	Foresight	Normal	—	—
1	Silver Wind	Bug	60	100
1	Supersonic	Normal	—	55
1	Tackle	Normal	50	100
5	Supersonic	Normal	—	55
11	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
13	PoisonPowder	Poison	—	75
17	Leech Life	Bug	20	100
23	Stun Spore	Grass	—	75
25	Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
29	Sleep Powder	Grass	—	75
31	Gust	Flying	40	100
37	Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
41	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
47	Poison Fang	Poison	50	100
55	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
59	Bug Buzz	Bug	90	100
63	Quiver Dance	Bug	—	—

Egg moves

Venomoth learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	—	—
Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
Morning Sun	Normal	—	—
Rage Powder	Bug	—	—
Screech	Normal	—	85
Secret Power	Normal	70	100
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Venomoth can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
Roost	Flying	—	—
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Tailwind	Flying	—	—
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by HM

Venomoth does not learn any HMs in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

Moves learnt by TM

Venomoth is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
53	Energy Ball	Grass	80	100
62	Acrobatics	Flying	55	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
76	Struggle Bug	Bug	30	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Venomoth can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Defog	Flying	—	—	Generation 4 — HM
Air Cutter	Flying	55	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
String Shot	Bug	—	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Twister	Dragon	40	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Venomoth egg move parents

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Venomoth

Venomoth's egg groups: Bug

The egg moves for Venomoth are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Venomoth with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Venomoth with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Agility

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Beedrill Scyther Ledyba Ledian Spinarak Ariados Scizor Surskit Ninjask Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede Joltik Galvantula Accelgor Durant
Breeding	Paras Parasect Venonat Venomoth Gligar Skorupi Drapion Gliscor Sewaddle Swadloon Leavanny
Pre-evolution Level up	Masquerain

Baton Pass

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Ledyba Ledian Surskit Ninjask Scolipede
Breeding	Venonat Venomoth Scyther Spinarak Ariados Gligar Scizor Volbeat Gliscor Sewaddle Swadloon Leavanny Shelmet Accelgor Durant
Pre-evolution Level up	Masquerain

Bug Bite

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Caterpie Weedle Ariados Pineco Forretress Shuckle Wurmple Ninjask Kricketot Burmy (Plant Cloak) Mothim Combee Skorupi Drapion Yanmega Sewaddle Swadloon Leavanny Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede Dwebble Crustle Joltik Galvantula Durant Larvesta
Breeding	Paras Parasect Venonat Venomoth Pinsir Ledyba Ledian Surskit Masquerain Nincada Ninjask Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Karrablast Escavalier
Move tutor	Caterpie Metapod Butterfree Weedle Kakuna Beedrill Paras Parasect Venonat Venomoth Scyther Pinsir Ledyba Ledian Spinarak Ariados Yanma Pineco Forretress Gligar Scizor Shuckle Heracross Wurmple Silcoon Beautifly Cascoon Dustox Surskit Masquerain Nincada Ninjask Volbeat Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Kricketot Kricketune Burmy (Plant Cloak) Mothim Combee Skorupi Drapion Yanmega Gliscor Sewaddle Swadloon Leavanny Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede Dwebble Crustle Karrablast Escavalier Joltik Galvantula Shelmet Accelgor Durant Larvesta Volcarona
Pre-evolution Level up	Metapod Butterfree Kakuna Beedrill Silcoon Beautifly Cascoon Dustox Kricketune Volcarona

Giga Drain

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Paras Parasect Beautifly Shelmet Accelgor
Breeding	Venonat Venomoth
Move tutor	Butterfree Beedrill Paras Parasect Venonat Venomoth Ledyba Ledian Spinarak Ariados Yanma Pineco Forretress Beautifly Dustox Surskit Masquerain Nincada Ninjask Volbeat Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Mothim Yanmega Sewaddle Swadloon Leavanny Karrablast Escavalier Joltik Galvantula Shelmet Accelgor Larvesta Volcarona

Morning Sun

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Beautifly
Breeding	Venonat Venomoth Larvesta Volcarona

Rage Powder

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Butterfree Paras Parasect Volcarona
Breeding	Venonat Venomoth Spinarak Ariados

Screech

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Yanma Gligar Ninjask Vibrava Flygon Kricketune Yanmega Gliscor Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede Joltik Galvantula
Breeding	Paras Parasect Venonat Venomoth Ledyba Ledian Skorupi Drapion Sewaddle Swadloon Leavanny Karrablast Escavalier Durant

Secret Power

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Venonat Venomoth Yanma Yanmega
Generation 4 TM	Butterfree Beedrill Paras Parasect Scyther Pinsir Ledyba Ledian Spinarak Ariados Pineco Forretress Gligar Scizor Shuckle Heracross Beautifly Dustox Surskit Masquerain Nincada Ninjask Volbeat Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Kricketune Mothim Skorupi Drapion Gliscor

Signal Beam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Venonat Venomoth Volbeat Joltik Galvantula
Breeding	Venonat Venomoth Spinarak Ariados Yanma Surskit Masquerain Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Yanmega
Move tutor	Butterfree Venonat Venomoth Spinarak Ariados Yanma Forretress Beautifly Dustox Surskit Masquerain Volbeat Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Mothim Yanmega Sewaddle Swadloon Leavanny Joltik Galvantula Shelmet Accelgor Larvesta Volcarona

Skill Swap

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Venonat Venomoth
Move tutor	Butterfree Venonat Venomoth Mothim

Toxic Spikes

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Beedrill Forretress Skorupi Drapion
Breeding	Venonat Venomoth Spinarak Ariados Pineco Forretress Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede