Is Venonat viable in Gen 9 LC?

Venonat is ranked #38 in Gen 9 LC with 2.07% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Venonat in Gen 9 LC

Gen 9 LC · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0048 Venonat

BugPoison

USAGE 2.1% #38

ABILITYTinted Lens

BASE STATS

HP 60

ATK 55

DEF 50

SPA 40

SPD 55

SPE 45

BST305

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

FireFlyingPsychicRock

½×

PoisonBugFairy

¼×

GrassFighting

Moves

Leech Life 99.9% Agility 99.9% Substitute 99.2% Sleep Powder 81.0% Disable 18.2% Zen Headbutt 0.9% Morning Sun 0.7% Sludge Bomb 0.1%

Items

Eviolite 100.0% Focus Sash 0.0% Adrenaline Orb 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Oran Berry 0.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.0% nothing 0.0% Galarica Cuff 0.0%

Abilities

Tinted Lens99.9%Compound Eyes0.1%Run Away0.0%

Tera Types

Bug 99.8% Psychic 0.1% Water 0.1% Steel 0.0% Dark 0.0% Fire 0.0% Ghost 0.0% Rock 0.0%

Common Teammates

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #38 with 2.07% usage. Sorted by conservative score.