Is Venonat viable in Gen 9 LC?

Venonat is ranked #47 in Gen 9 LC with 1.57% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

Venonat in Gen 9 LC

Gen 9 LC · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

#0048 Venonat

BugPoison

USAGE 1.6% #47

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 99.8% Agility 99.8% Substitute 99.7% Sleep Powder 72.7% Disable 19.2% Zen Headbutt 8.3% Sludge Bomb 0.2% Bug Buzz 0.1%

Items

Eviolite 92.9% Life Orb 7.1% Focus Sash 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Adrenaline Orb 0.0% Insect Plate 0.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.0% Air Balloon 0.0%

Abilities

Tinted Lens99.7%Compound Eyes0.3%Run Away0.0%

Tera Types

Bug 99.7% Psychic 0.2% Water 0.1% Steel 0.0% Dark 0.0% Flying 0.0% Fire 0.0% Dragon 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 #47 with 1.57% usage. Sorted by reliability score.