Where to find Venonat & Venomoth in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

Philip Trahan
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Plenty of Generation 1 Pokemon return in the latest mainline Pokemon game, Scarlet & Violet, including Venonat and Venomoth. Here’s everything trainers need to know about finding these poisonous insects around Paldea.

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet brought back a ton of older Pokemon from past Generations to populate the world of Paldea, including many Pokemon from the games that started it all: Pokemon Red & Blue.

While some fan-favorite Pokemon like Charizard have made it into the game through Tera Raids, plenty of Generation 1 Pokemon were available right away, like Eevee, Pikachu, and Gengar.

One of the many returning Pokemon is Venonat and Venomoth, who many likely remember from the Safari Zone in Fuschia City. Here’s how trainers can find these Bug/Poison-type Pokemon in Generation 9.

Where to find Venonat in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

According to its Pokedex, Venonat is commonly found around trees and is more active at night. As such, trainers should only search out Venonat when the sun starts to go down around Paldea.

Trainers can find Venonat in the following areas:

  • Artazon city
  • East Province (Area Two) – near the trees around the forked river south of Levincia
  • Tagtree Thicket
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Venomoth is commonly found at night around eastern and northern Paldea.

Where to find Venomoth in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

Like its pre-evolution, Venomoth also likes staying around trees. However, Venomoth will only come out during the nighttime, so players should avoid looking for it during the daytime.

Additionally, Venomoth is only found around one portion of Paldea: the northern side of Tagtree Thicket as well as the bamboo forest in North Province (Area Two).

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Venomoth is only found in northeastern Paldea at night.

How to evolve Venonat in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

Venonat’s evolution method hasn’t changed since it was introduced in Generation 1. To evolve Venonat, trainers simply need to raise it to level 31.

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Venomoth is a fast Special Attacker first introduced in Pokemon Red & Blue.

And that’s everything trainers need to know about finding Venonat and Venomoth in Generation 9. Those looking to find out more about Pokemon Scarlet & Violet can check out our other guides below:

Where to find Noibat & Noivern in Scarlet & Violet | Where to find Spiritomb in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Where to find Igglybuff, Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff & Paradox Form in Scarlet & Violet | How to get Misreavus, Mismagius & Flutter Mane | How to get Delibird & Iron Bundle | How to get Makuhita, Hariyama & Iron Hands | How to get Basculin & Basculegion | Where to find Swablu & Altaria in Scarlet & Violet | Where to find Sneasel, Weavile & Sneasler | Where to find Orthworm | Where to find Mimikyu in Scarlet & Violet | Where to find Ditto in Scarlet & Violet | How to get Eevee & Eeveelutions in Scarlet & Violet | Where to find Fidough & Dachsbun | How to get all starters in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet 

About The Author

Philip is a Staff Writer at Dexerto based in Louisiana, with expertise in Pokemon, Apex Legends, and general gaming industry news. His first job in the games industry was as a reviewer with NintendoEverything.com while attending college. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication focusing on Multimedia Journalism, he worked with GameRant.com for nearly two years before joining Dexerto. When he's not writing he's usually tearing through some 80+ hour JRPG. You can contact him at philip.trahan@dexerto.com.