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yellow=Its large eyes act as radars. In a bright place, you can see that they are clusters of many tiny eyes.|
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silver=Poison oozes from all over its body. It catches and eats small bugs at night that are attracted by light.|
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crystal=The small bugs it eats appear only at night, so it sleeps in a hole in a tree until night falls.|
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ruby=Venonat is said to have evolved with a coat of thin, stiff hair that covers its entire body for protection. It possesses large eyes that never fail to spot even minuscule prey.|
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emerald=Its coat of thin, stiff hair that covers its entire body is said to have evolved for protection. Its large eyes never fail to spot even miniscule prey.|
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|emerald=Its coat of thin, stiff hair that covers its entire body is said to have evolved for protection. Its large eyes never fail to spot even miniscule prey.|
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firered=Its eyes act as radar, enabling it to be active in darkness. The eyes can also shoot powerful beams.|
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firered=Its eyes act as radar, enabling it to be active in darkness. The eyes can also shoot powerful beams.
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leafgreen=Lives in the shadows of tall trees where it eats bugs. It is attracted by light at night.|
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|leafgreen=Lives in the shadows of tall trees where it eats bugs. It is attracted by light at night.
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diamond=Its big eyes are actually clusters of tiny eyes. At night, its kind is drawn by light.|
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platinum=Its big eyes are actually clusters of tiny eyes. At night, its kind is drawn by light.|
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heartgold=Its eyes also function as radar units. It catches and eats small bugs that hide in darkness.|
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soulsilver=Poison oozes from all over its body. It catches and eats small bugs at night that are attracted by light.|
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Venonat is covered with large purple fur. The feet of Venonat are brown and are about half as long as Venonat itself. Venonat have two white antennae that stick out of their head. The most notable feature of Venonat is their large red eyes. It also has a small nose just under its eyes.
Special abilities
Venonat can have the ability Compoundeyes or the ability Tinted Lens. Compoundeyes increases Venonat's accuracy by 30%. Tinted Lens increases the power of not-very-effective moves by 1.5x. Venonat's eyes are very accurate: they enable Venonat to easily catch extremely small prey. Conway has one in the episode Camping it Up.
Lives in the shadows of tall trees where it eats bugs. It is attracted by light at night.
Yellow
Its large eyes act as radars. In a bright place, you can see that they are clusters of many tiny eyes.
Gold
Its eyes also function as radar units. It catches and eats small bugs that hide in darkness.
Silver
Poison oozes from all over its body. It catches and eats small bugs at night that are attracted by light.
Crystal
The small bugs it eats appear only at night, so it sleeps in a hole in a tree until night falls.
Ruby
Venonat is said to have evolved with a coat of thin, stiff hair that covers its entire body for protection. It possesses large eyes that never fail to spot even minuscule prey.
Sapphire
Venonat is said to have evolved with a coat of thin, stiff hair that covers its entire body for protection. It possesses large eyes that never fail to spot even minuscule prey.
Emerald
Its coat of thin, stiff hair that covers its entire body is said to have evolved for protection. Its large eyes never fail to spot even miniscule prey.
FireRed
Its eyes act as radar, enabling it to be active in darkness. The eyes can also shoot powerful beams.
LeafGreen
Lives in the shadows of tall trees where it eats bugs. It is attracted by light at night.
Diamond
Its big eyes are actually clusters of tiny eyes. At night, its kind is drawn by light.
Pearl
Its big eyes are actually clusters of tiny eyes. At night, its kind is drawn by light.
Platinum
Its big eyes are actually clusters of tiny eyes. At night, its kind is drawn by light.
HeartGold
Its eyes also function as radar units. It catches and eats small bugs that hide in darkness.
SoulSilver
Poison oozes from all over its body. It catches and eats small bugs at night that are attracted by light.
Black
Its big eyes are actually clusters of tiny eyes. At night, its kind is drawn by light.
White
Its big eyes are actually clusters of tiny eyes. At night, its kind is drawn by light.
Black 2
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White 2
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Etymology
Venonat's name is derived from the words "venom" and "gnat".
Trivia
In earlier Pokémon books, it is said that Venonat can fly. However, Venonat doesn't appear to have wings.