What is a good competitive moveset for Venonat? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the X/Y generation metagame.
Venonat is a notable Bug and Poison-typed Pokemon. Venonat is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Venonat can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Venonat is weak to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock-typed attacks.
Species: Venonat Item: Life Orb / Choice Band Ability: Compound Eyes Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 176 Hp / 252 Atk / 60 Def / 20 SpD Moveset: - Thief / Double-Edge - Bug Bite / Leech Life - Poison Fang - Zen Headbutt
Physical Sweeper Venonat (Compound Eyes)
Venonat is an astounding Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Venonat's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Venonat's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Compound Eyes, Venonat's moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.3. Thief was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Venonat has no item, it steals the target's). ♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil). ♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Venonat steals and eats the target's berry). ♦ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 20-base power Bug-type move (Venonat recovers 50% of the damage dealt). ♦ Poison Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Poison-type move (50% chance to badly poison the target). ♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Venonat? These builds have been optimized for X/Y Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the X/Y generation metagame.
Species: Venonat Item: Life Orb / Choice Band Ability: Compound Eyes Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 176 Hp / 252 Atk / 60 Def / 20 SpD Moveset: - Thief / Double-Edge - Bug Bite / Leech Life - Poison Fang - Zen Headbutt
Doubles Physical Sweeper Venonat (Compound Eyes)
Venonat is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Venonat's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Venonat's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Compound Eyes, Venonat's moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.3. Thief was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Venonat has no item, it steals the target's). ♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil). ♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Venonat steals and eats the target's berry). ♦ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 20-base power Bug-type move (Venonat recovers 50% of the damage dealt). ♦ Poison Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Poison-type move (50% chance to badly poison the target). ♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Venonat learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation. Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Venonat can perform in X/Y. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive XY Move and Ability Combos for Venonat
Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
Moves: Swagger + Screech
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Rage Powder
Moves that inflict status: Stun Spore, Toxic, Sleep Powder
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