Is Venomoth viable in Gen 9 PU?

Venomoth is ranked #60 in Gen 9 PU with 3.08% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Venomoth in Gen 9 PU

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

#0049 Venomoth

BugPoison

USAGE 3.1% #60

ABILITYTinted Lens

BASE STATS

HP 70

ATK 65

DEF 60

SPA 90

SPD 75

SPE 90

BST450

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

FireFlyingPsychicRock

½×

PoisonBugFairy

¼×

GrassFighting

Moves

Bug Buzz 100.0% Sludge Bomb 95.2% U-turn 85.6% Energy Ball 76.6% Quiver Dance 14.4% Psychic Noise 11.7% Substitute 8.0% Morning Sun 3.6%

Items

Choice Specs 85.6% Leftovers 8.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 3.7% Kee Berry 1.6% Mental Herb 0.7% Focus Sash 0.1% Grassy Seed 0.1% Black Sludge 0.0%

Abilities

Tinted Lens99.9%Shield Dust0.1%Wonder Skin0.0%

Tera Types

Bug 86.8% Water 8.9% Electric 2.3% Steel 1.1% Fairy 0.5% Ghost 0.2% Dark 0.1% Poison 0.1%

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 #60 with 3.08% usage. Sorted by conservative score.