Poison · Special move · Gen 5
Venoshock
Venoshock is a Poison-type special move introduced in Generation 5. It has 65 base power and 100% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 125 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Poison
Category
Special
Power
65
Accuracy
100%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
Power doubles if the target is poisoned.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (82 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (28 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Poison attack
2× vsGrassFairy
½× vsPoisonGroundRockGhost
0× vsSteel
Pokémon that learn Venoshock
125 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Bug/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Dark/Normal | 7 | ||||
| Poison | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Poison | 5–8 | ||||
| Poison | 5–8 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 5–8 | ||||
| Poison | 5–8 | ||||
| Poison | 5–8 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 5–8 | ||||
| Poison/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Poison/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Bug/Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Water/Poison | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Water/Poison | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Poison | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Poison | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Poison/Fairy | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Poison/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Poison/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Bug | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Ground/Flying | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Dark/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Steel | 5–8 | ||||
| Bug/Rock | 5–8 | ||||
| Bug/Fighting | 5–8 | ||||
| Fighting/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 5–7 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | 5–8 | ||||
| Poison | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | 5–8 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Bug/Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug/Ground | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug/Steel | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Poison/Bug | 5–8 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 5–8 | ||||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Ground/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Water/Ground | 5–8 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 5–8 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 5–8 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Poison | 5–8 | ||||
| Poison | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Bug | 5–8 | ||||
| Bug | 5–8 | ||||
| Poison/Water | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Poison/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Poison/Water | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Poison/Fire | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Bug/Water | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Fire/Dragon | 7–8 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Poison | 7–8 | ||||
| Poison | 7–8 | ||||
| Poison/Dragon | 7–8 | ||||
| Electric/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Electric/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fire/Bug | 8 | ||||
| Fire/Bug | 8 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Poison/Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dark/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Poison/Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Poison/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Ghost | ✓ | 9 |
Venoshock FAQ
What does Venoshock do?
Venoshock is a Poison-type special move with 65 power. Power doubles if the target is poisoned.
Which Pokémon can learn Venoshock?
125 Pokémon and forms can learn Venoshock in at least one game: 82 in Scarlet & Violet, 28 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Butterfree, Beedrill and Alolan Raticate.
Is Venoshock in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 28 Pokémon can use Venoshock in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Venoshock super effective against?
As a Poison-type attack, Venoshock is super effective against Grass and Fairy, not very effective against Poison, Ground, Rock and Ghost and has no effect on Steel (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.