Venonat (Analysis)

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Venonat​
[Overview]

<p>Venonat is a Bug- and Poison-type Pokemon that has an excellent movepool, allowing it to Baton Pass with the help of its ability and its status inflicting moves, namely Sleep Powder and Stun Spore. It also has access Toxic Spikes. It has a mode of recovery, but it's not completely reliable, as Sand is very common. While Venonat does not have the greatest stats, its movepool definitely makes up for it.</p>

[SET]
name: Baton Passer
move 1: Agility
move 2: Baton Pass
move 3: Sleep Powder
move 4: Signal Beam / Psychic
item: Eviolite / Focus Sash
ability: Compoundeyes
nature: Timid
evs: 196 HP / 36 Def / 36 SpA / 236 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>This set takes advantage of Venonat's excellent movepool and its ability Compoundeyes. The main goal of this set is to put your opponent to sleep, set up an Agility, and pass it on to a slower sweeper. Signal Beam is the STAB of choice thanks to its confusion chance, making Baton Passing easier. Since Fighting-type Pokemon are common in the metagame, and Venonat 4x resists their STAB moves, it can find many opportunities to switch in, cripple them with Sleep Powder, and begin boosting with Agility. As for your item of choice, it mostly comes down to your playstyle. If you plan on setting up just one Agility and passing it on, Focus Sash is the better option. If you plan on setting up more than one Agility, Evolite is the better option since it increases Venonat's defenses.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>Venonat can run Stun Spore over Signal Beam, allowing it to cripple more than one Pokemon, but Signal Beam also has a chance to confuse your opponent, so it comes down to preference. As for teammates, Venonat helps hard- hitting slow Pokemon such as Litwick, Cranidos, Cubone, and Aron. Evolite Bronzor with Heatproof is probably the best teammate Venonat can have, as it covers all of its weaknesses, except those to Fire-type moves, to which it is neutral.</p>

[SET]
name: Substitute + Disable
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Disable
move 3: Morning Sun
move 4: Signal Beam
item: Eviolite
ability: Tinted Lens
nature: Bold
evs: 36 HP / 116 Def / 116 SpA / 156 SpD / 76 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>Substitute + Disable is a great combination for Venonat, as it can Substitute on the first turn to let the Substitute take damage and proceed to Disable the opponent's attack, preventing it from hitting Venonat for super effective damage. If you plan on using Substitute + Sleep Powder or Disable + Sleep Powder, Venonat becomes the perfect setup bait for Scraggy due to sleep clause. Mienfoo can cause problems for Venonat, as it can keep using U-turn to stall out your Morning Sun PP and eventually KO Venonat. Signal Beam isn't the strongest move, but it has a chance to confuse the opponent, which can be quite helpful. Tinted Lens makes Signal Beam better, improving its coverage, and Morning Sun recovers 1/2 of Venonat's maximum health when used in normal weather conditions.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>Venonat 4x resists one of the most common types: Fighting. Heatproof Bronzor is the best teammate for this set, as it resits all of Venonat's weaknesses and deals well with opposing Pokemon with which Venonat has trouble such as Taillow. This set works well with entry hazard support, particularly Stealth Rock and Toxic Spikes.</p>

[Other Options]

<p>Bug Buzz can be used over Signal Beam for more power, but Venonat doesn't have the best Special Attack stat, and Signal beam's 10% confusion chance is more important than the slight increase in power. In the Baton Pass set, Stun Spore and Morning Sun can be used over Signal Beam. As for the defensive set, Toxic Spikes is a good option, as Venonat has the ability to set them up and absorb them for stall-oriented teams. However, Toxic Spikes and Morning Sun is a illegal combination.</p>

[Checks and Counters]

<p>Pokemon immune to sleep, such as Shuppet and Mankey, can pose a threat, freely switching into Sleep Powder and taking little from a resisted Signal Beam, but they must watch out for Stun Spore. Priority can also be a problem, namely from Fake Out Mienfoo; in this scenario, Bronzor is a prime, if not the best, teammate for Venonat. Taunt users completely shut down Venonat if it's not carrying an attacking move. Hard hitting Flying- and Fire- type Pokemon, such as Tailow and Litwick, OHKO Venonat with Brave Bird and Fire Blast respectively. Phazers, such as Hippopotas can Roar Venonat out while it is setting up Agility, making its effort useless.</p>

[Dream World]

<p>Venonat gets Run Away as its Dream World ability, which has no in-battle effect and should never be used in a battle.</p>
 
I'm not entirely sold on the second set because Choice Scarf isn't as great as it used to be and Venonat has only base 40 Special Attack, which is very, very low.

No mention of morning sun on the first set?

Or Stun Spore?
 
comatthew6 said:
I'm not entirely sold on the second set because Choice Scarf isn't as great as it used to be and Venonat has only base 40 Special Attack, which is very, very low.

No mention of morning sun on the first set?

Or Stun Spore?
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I will mention Stun Spore over Sludge Bomb on the first set because of Sleep Clause.
Should I also give morning Sun a slash over Sludge Bomb?
 
Sludge bomb should still be the first option so it doesn't get completely fucked by Taunt.

It should be: Sludge Bomb / Stun Spore / Morning Sun in the last slot
 
Sorry if you already know this but just make sure to expand your analysis. I've been told this a lot, so i should know. :P
 
Rejecting the Choice Scarf set, Venonat has an awful Special Attack stat, and almost no EVs and Eviolite, it just isn't strong enough. Also, being Stealth Rock weak doesn't help either.

The Baton Pass looks pretty mediocre, it's a shame that it doesn't get Quiver Dance, but whatever. Also you've listed Sleep Powder twice, remove the one in the last slot and replace it with Psychic.

To me it seems like you aren't sure what Venonat can do, so you just started with the old gen 4 stuff, but it isn't relevent here imo. Think about what Venonat has:


  • Compoundeyes + Sleep Powder (Stun Spore too)
  • A 4x resistance to Fighting-type attacks and a 2x resistance to Dark-type attacks
  • Toxic Spikes, and the ability to absorb them
  • Morning Sun for recovery
I really think a Defensive set should be tested. Because of Venonat's restances, it could make a useful switch-in to the likes of Timburr, Scraggy, and Mienfoo (just theorymoning). It has compoundeyes Sleep Powder and Psychic, which could help it beat them, and the ability to set up Toxic Spikes, too. I'll try it out and let you know.
 
Adding on to what Moo said, I think the first set should look like this.

[SET]
name: Baton Passer
move 1: Agility
move 2: Baton Pass
move 3: Sleep Powder
move 4: Signal Beam / Psychic
item: Evolite / Focus Sash
ability: Compoundeyes
nature: Timid
evs: 196 HP / 36 Def / 36 SpA / 236 Spe

Signal Beam is just STAB with the chance of confusion, which could be helpful for Baton Passing. Psychic isn't doing terribly much anyway, since Venonat would usually rather be passing than attacking. However, Mienfoo is probably the most common and annoying in the tier, so hitting it for 10/21 while 4x resisting Fighting is a good enough reason to use it, just in case the thing you're passing to can't really take a Hi Jump Kick.

Focus Sash vs. Eviolite basically comes down to your team and playstyle its playstyle. Focus Sash lets you survive everything (even Dwebble's Rock Blast some of the time), Sleep Powder, then Agility + Baton Passl, but you're almost required to use a Rapid Spinner. While Eviolite is definitely better when you can't afford to run a Rapid Spinner, or plan to attempt more than one set up and Baton Pass.

I also reject the Choice Scarf set and most likely any future offensive sets, because of Venonat's poor coverage and low low offensive stats.

Regarding the defensive set, EM made a great one during the research week thread:

Elevator Music said:
Venonat @ Eviolite
Ability: Tinted Lens
EVs: 36 HP / 116 Def / 116 SpA / 156 SpD / 76 Spe
Bold Nature
- Substitute
- Disable
- Morning Sun
- Signal Beam
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Substitute Disable is probably the best route to go, since if you go with just Sleep Powder + Sub or Disable, Venonat could become set up bait for Scraggy, after Sleep Clause, and Mienfoo could easily shuffle around Venonat with U-Turn to waste Morning Sun PP.
 
@Moo: Your right I didn't know where to start of. I have added the bullet points, and I have taken out the Scarf set. I'll add the defensive set posted by EM in a few.

@Al Alchemist I have removed everything and added everything in your post, again, I'll add the defensive set soon.

Thanks a lot guys.
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You should also include some sort of set for setting up TSpikes. Morning Sun can't be used in conjunction with Toxic Spikes because its an illegal egg move combination, but some set like Sleep Powder/Tspikes/filler/filler could still probably be used successfully.

As far as defensive sets go, Sleep Powder/Stun Spore/Morning Sun/attack also works very effectively. You should probably run Compoundeyes on a set like that, which is a shame because Tinted Lens is really cool. Anyways, mention in the Sub/Disable set that entry hazards are a big help, especially because a lot of the things that will switch into Venonat are weak to SR (Houndour, Taillow, etc).
 
I think Double Powder is worth looking into, too, and should at the very least have an Other Options mention
 
Elevator Music said:
You should also include some sort of set for setting up TSpikes. Morning Sun can't be used in conjunction with Toxic Spikes because its an illegal egg move combination, but some set like Sleep Powder/Tspikes/filler/filler could still probably be used successfully.

As far as defensive sets go, Sleep Powder/Stun Spore/Morning Sun/attack also works very effectively. You should probably run Compoundeyes on a set like that, which is a shame because Tinted Lens is really cool. Anyways, mention in the Sub/Disable set that entry hazards are a big help, especially because a lot of the things that will switch into Venonat are weak to SR (Houndour, Taillow, etc).
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I've always though that Venipede outclasses Venonat at the job of setting up Toxic Spikes, and therefore haven't mentioned it.
If I'm wrong I'll try it out and see how it works.

Moo said:
I think Double Powder is worth looking into, too, and should at the very least have an Other Options mention
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Added to OO.
 
Venipede doesn't get Compoundeyes Sleep Powder either, so it's probably worth trying.
 
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[Overview]
<p>Venonat is a Bbug- and Ppoison-type pokemon., It has an excellent movepool which allows him to Batton Pass with the help of it's ability along with it's status inflicting moves, namely Sleep Powder and Stun Spore. It also has access to reliable recovery and Toxic Spikes. Venonat doesen't not have the greatest stats but it's movepool makes up for that.</p>

[SET]
name: Baton Passer
move 1: Agility
move 2: Baton Pass
move 3: Sleep Powder
move 4: Signal Beam / Psychic
item: Evolite / Focus Sash
ability: Compoundeyes
nature: Timid
evs: 196 HP / 36 Def / 36 SpA / 236 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>This set takes advantage of Venonat's excellent movepool and it's ability, Compoundeyes. The main goal of this set is to put your opponent to sleep, set up an Agility and pass it on to a slower sweeper. Signal Beam is a the STAB move of choice, having a chance thanks to its Confusion chance, possibly making it easier for Venonat to Baton Pass successfully of confusing your opponent. With Fighting-types Mienfoo being so such a common pokemon in the metagame, and Venonat counters it pretty well, as it 4X resisting theirs it's Ffighting-STAB, it can find many opportunities to switch in, cripple them with Sleep Powder, and begin boosting up with Agility move, High Jump Kick. Mienfoo is also a good reason for Venonat to carry Signal Beam. Choice Scarf Mienfoo 0HK0's with Stone Edge. And Venonat can't do much back without Psychic. So I changed this quite a bit I hope that's OK. As for your item of choice, it mostly comes down to your playstyle, If you plan on setting up just one Agility and passing it on, Focus Sash is the better option. If you plan on setting up more thant 1 Agility, Evolite is the better option.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>Venonat can run Stun Spore over Signal beam, allowing you to cripple more than since Sleep Clause only allows you to put one of your opponent's Ppokemon to sleep, but Signal Beam also has a chance to confuse your opponent, so iIt comes down to your choice of preference. As for teammates, Venonat helps hard hitting slow pokemon like Litwick, Cranidos,[SPACE]Cubone, and Aron. Evolite Bronzor with Hheatproof is probably the best teammate Venonat can have, ais it covers all of Venonat's weaekenesses. Heatproof Bronzor is still neutral to Fire though</p>

[SET]
name: SubDisable
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Disable
move 3: Morning Sun
move 4: Signal Beam
item: Evolite
ability: Compoundeyes Tinted Lens Not really a grammar issue but based on the comments I think it's what you meant
nature: Bold
evs: 36 HP / 116 Def / 116 SpA / 156 SpD / 76 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p> SubDisable is the best combo for Venonat. I really think you need to mention what it's supposed to do. Cos if I didn't already know I wouldn't learn it here :(. If you plan on using Substitute/Disable+Sleep Powder Venonat becomes the perfect set up bait for Scraggy due to sleep clause. This is a bit vague. I'm not sure if you mean using all 3 of Sub, Disable, and Sleep Powder, or only one of Sub and Disable, on top of Sleep Powder. And if it's all 3 are you replacing Signal Beam or Morning Sun? Mienfoo can cause problems for Venonat as it can keep U-Turning to stall out your Morning Sun PP and eventually KO you. Singnal beam isn't the strongest move but it has a chance to confuse your opponent which can be is quite helpful. Tinted Lense makes Signal Bbeam better,. improving its coverage Morning Sun allows you to helps you recover 1/2 of your maximum health when used in normal weather conditions, improving Venonat's longevity.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>Venonat has the ability to 4X resists one of the most common types, Fighting. Heatproof Bronzor is the best teamate for this set as it resists all of Venonat's weaeknesses, and deals well with opposing Pokemon with which Venonat has trouble such as namely Taillow. This set works well with eEntry hHazard support, particularly Stealth Rocks and Toxic Spikes.</p>

[Other Options]

<p>Bug Buzz can be used over Signal Beam for more raw power, but Venonat doesen't have the best Special Attack stat and Signal Bbeam's has a 10% confusion chance is more important than the slight increase in power. In the Batton Pass set, you can consider running Stun Spore and / Morning Sun are options to consider over Signal Beam. As for the defensive set, you can run Toxic Spikes are a good option, as Venonat has the ability to set it them up and aAbsorb them it. </p>

[Checks and Counters]

<p>For one pPokemon immune to sleep, such as Shuppet and Mankey can pose a threat, freely switching into Sleep Powder and taking little from a resisted Signal Beam, but must watch out for Stun Spore if your opponent predicts you sleep powder and switches in to pokemon like Shuppet and Mankey. Priority can also be a problem, namely FakeOut Mienfoo and Aqua Jet Squirtle.(For this scenario Bronzor is a very good, if not the best teamate for Venonat). Why is this a problem? Pretty sure Mienfoo outspeeds anyway, and Venonat is not weak to either Fake Out or Aqua Jet... Bronzong doesn't resist Aqua Jet either. Is Aqua Jet Squirtle even used? Lastly, Taunt users completely shut down Venonat if it's not carrying an attacking move.</p>

[Dream World]

<p>Venonat gets Run Aaway as it's Dream World ability which has no in-battlle effect and should is therefore never be used useless in a battle.</p></p>

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[Overview]
<p>Venonat is a Bbug- and Ppoison-type pokemon., It has an excellent movepool which allows him to Batton Pass with the help of it's ability along with it's status inflicting moves, namely Sleep Powder and Stun Spore. It also has access to reliable recovery and Toxic Spikes. Venonat doesen't not have the greatest stats but it's movepool makes up for that.</p>

[SET]
name: Baton Passer
move 1: Agility
move 2: Baton Pass
move 3: Sleep Powder
move 4: Signal Beam / Psychic
item: Evolite / Focus Sash
ability: Compoundeyes
nature: Timid
evs: 196 HP / 36 Def / 36 SpA / 236 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>This set takes advantage of Venonat's excellent movepool and it's ability, Compoundeyes. The main goal of this set is to put your opponent to sleep, set up an Agility and pass it on to a slower sweeper. Signal Beam is a the STAB move of choice, having a chance thanks to its Confusion chance, possibly making it easier for Venonat to Baton Pass successfully of confusing your opponent. With Fighting-types Mienfoo being so such a common pokemon in the metagame, and Venonat counters it pretty well, as it 4X resisting theirs it's Ffighting-STAB, it can find many opportunities to switch in, cripple them with Sleep Powder, and begin boosting up with Agility move, High Jump Kick. Mienfoo is also a good reason for Venonat to carry Signal Beam. Choice Scarf Mienfoo 0HK0's with Stone Edge. And Venonat can't do much back without Psychic. So I changed this quite a bit I hope that's OK. As for your item of choice, it mostly comes down to your playstyle, If you plan on setting up just one Agility and passing it on, Focus Sash is the better option. If you plan on setting up more thant 1 Agility, Evolite is the better option.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>Venonat can run Stun Spore over Signal beam, allowing you to cripple more than since Sleep Clause only allows you to put one of your opponent's Ppokemon to sleep, but Signal Beam also has a chance to confuse your opponent, so iIt comes down to your choice of preference. As for teammates, Venonat helps hard hitting slow pokemon like Litwick, Cranidos,[SPACE]Cubone, and Aron. Evolite Bronzor with Hheatproof is probably the best teammate Venonat can have, ais it covers all of Venonat's weaekenesses. Heatproof Bronzor is still neutral to Fire though</p>

[SET]
name: SubDisable
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Disable
move 3: Morning Sun
move 4: Signal Beam
item: Evolite
ability: Compoundeyes Tinted Lens Not really a grammar issue but based on the comments I think it's what you meant
nature: Bold
evs: 36 HP / 116 Def / 116 SpA / 156 SpD / 76 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p> SubDisable is the best combo for Venonat. I really think you need to mention what it's supposed to do. Cos if I didn't already know I wouldn't learn it here :(. If you plan on using Substitute/Disable+Sleep Powder Venonat becomes the perfect set up bait for Scraggy due to sleep clause. This is a bit vague. I'm not sure if you mean using all 3 of Sub, Disable, and Sleep Powder, or only one of Sub and Disable, on top of Sleep Powder. And if it's all 3 are you replacing Signal Beam or Morning Sun? Mienfoo can cause problems for Venonat as it can keep U-Turning to stall out your Morning Sun PP and eventually KO you. Singnal beam isn't the strongest move but it has a chance to confuse your opponent which can be is quite helpful. Tinted Lense makes Signal Bbeam better,. improving its coverage Morning Sun allows you to helps you recover 1/2 of your maximum health when used in normal weather conditions, improving Venonat's longevity.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>Venonat has the ability to 4X resists one of the most common types, Fighting. Heatproof Bronzor is the best teamate for this set as it resists all of Venonat's weaeknesses, and deals well with opposing Pokemon with which Venonat has trouble such as namely Taillow. This set works well with eEntry hHazard support, particularly Stealth Rocks and Toxic Spikes.</p>

[Other Options]

<p>Bug Buzz can be used over Signal Beam for more raw power, but Venonat doesen't have the best Special Attack stat and Signal Bbeam's has a 10% confusion chance is more important than the slight increase in power. In the Batton Pass set, you can consider running Stun Spore and / Morning Sun are options to consider over Signal Beam. As for the defensive set, you can run Toxic Spikes are a good option, as Venonat has the ability to set it them up and aAbsorb them it. </p>

[Checks and Counters]

<p>For one pPokemon immune to sleep, such as Shuppet and Mankey can pose a threat, freely switching into Sleep Powder and taking little from a resisted Signal Beam, but must watch out for Stun Spore if your opponent predicts you sleep powder and switches in to pokemon like Shuppet and Mankey. Priority can also be a problem, namely FakeOut Mienfoo and Aqua Jet Squirtle.(For this scenario Bronzor is a very good, if not the best teamate for Venonat). Why is this a problem? Pretty sure Mienfoo outspeeds anyway, and Venonat is not weak to either Fake Out or Aqua Jet... Bronzong doesn't resist Aqua Jet either. Is Aqua Jet Squirtle even used? Lastly, Taunt users completely shut down Venonat if it's not carrying an attacking move.</p>

[Dream World]

<p>Venonat gets Run Aaway as it's Dream World ability which has no in-battlle effect and should is therefore never be used useless in a battle.</p></p>

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[Overview]
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<p>Venonat is a Bug- and Poison-type Pokemon,[remove comma] It has that has an excellent movepool,[comma] whichallows him it to Baton Pass with the help of it's its ability and along with it's status inflicting moves, namely Sleep Powder and Stun Spore. It also has access to reliable recovery and Toxic Spikes. While Venonat does not have the greatest stats,[comma] but it's its movepool makes up for that.</p>

[SET]
name: Baton Passer
move 1: Agility
move 2: Baton Pass
move 3: Sleep Powder
move 4: Signal Beam / Psychic
item: Evolite / Focus Sash
ability: Compoundeyes
nature: Timid
evs: 196 HP / 36 Def / 36 SpA / 236 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>This set takes advantage of Venonat's excellent movepool and it's its ability, Compoundeyes. The main goal of this set is to put your opponent to sleep, set up an Agility,[comma] and pass it on to a slower sweeper. Signal Beam is the STAB of choice thanks to it's confusion chance, making Baton Passing easier. Since Fighting-type are so common in the metagame, and Venonat 4x resists their STAB moves, it can find many oppurtunities to switch in, cripple them with Sleep Powder, and begin boosting with Agility. With Fighting- types being so common Pokemon in the metagame, and 4X resisting their Fighting-STAB, it can find many opportunities to switch in, cripple them with Sleep Powder, and begin boosting up with Agility. As for your item of choice, it mostly comes down to your playstyle.[period],[remove comma] If you plan on setting up just one Agility and passing it on, Focus Sash is the better option. If you plan on setting up more than 1 Agility, Evolite is the better option since it increases bulk.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>Venonat can run Stun Spore over Signal beam, allowing you to cripple more than one [change here]Pokemon, but Signal Beam also has a chance to confuse your opponent, so [change here]it comes down to your choice of preference. As for teammates teamates, Venonat helps hard hitting slow [change here]Pokemon like such as Litwick, Cranidos, Cubone,[comma] and Aron. Evolite Bronzor with Heatproof is probably the best teamate teammate Venonat can have,[comma] as it covers all of Venonat's weaknesses, except Fire-type to which it is neutral.</p>

[SET]
name: SubDisable
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Disable
move 3: Morning Sun
move 4: Signal Beam
item: Evolite
ability: Tinted Lens
nature: Bold
evs: 36 HP / 116 Def / 116 SpA / 156 SpD / 76 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p> SubDisable is the best combo for Venonat,[comma] as it can Substitute allows you sub on the first turn to let your the [change here]Substitute to take damage and then proceed to Disabling Disable the your opponent's attack. If you plan on using Substitute + Sleep or Disable + Sleep Powder, Venonat becomes the perfect set up bait for Scraggy due to sleep clause. Mienfoo can cause problems for Venonat,[comma] as it can keep using U-turn Turning to stall out your its Morning Sun PP and eventually KO you. Signal Beam isn't the strongest move,[comma] but it has a chance to confuse you the opponent, which can be quite helpful. Tinted Lens makes Signal [change here]Beam better, improving it's its coverage, and Morning Sun helps you recovers[change here] 1/2 of your maximum health when used in normal weather conditions.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>Venonat has the ability to 4X resists[change here] one of the most common types, Fighting. Heatproof Bronzor is the best teammate for this set,[comma] as it resits all of Venonat's weaknesses and deals well with opposing Pokemon with which Venonat has trouble such as Taillow. This set works well with entry hazard support, particularly Stealth Rockss Rock and Toxic Spikes.</p>

[Other Options]

<p>Bug Buzz can be used over Signal Beam for rmore more power, but Venonat doesen't doesn't have the best Special Attack stat but and Signal beam's 10% confusion chance is more important than the slight increase in power. In the Baton Pass set, Stun Spore and Morning Sun can be used over Signal Beam. As for the defensive set,[comma] Toxic Spikes,[remove comma] are is a good option,[comma] as Venonat has the ability to set them up and absorb them for stall-oriented teams.</p>

[Checks and Counters]

<p>Pokemon immune to sleep, such as Shuppet and Mankey,[comma] can pose a threat, freely switching switch into Sleep Powder and taking little from a resisted Signal Beam, but must watch out for Stun Spore. Priority can also be a problem, namely Fake Out Mienfoo[space](for this scenario Bronzor is a very good, if not the best teamate teammate for Venonat). Lastly, Taunt users completely shut down Venonat if it's not carrying an attacking move.</p> I think this section needs some more comments. For example, what about Fire- and Flying-types that hit it super effectively? Pokemon with phazing move that will get rid of the Agility boosts?

[Dream World]

<p>Venonat gets Run Away as it's Dream World ability,[comma] which has no in-battle effect and should therefore never be used in a battle.</p>


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[Overview]
<p>Venonat is a Bug- and Poison-type Pokemon that has an excellent movepool which allows him to Baton Pass with the help of its ability and its status inflicting moves, namely Sleep Powder and Stun Spore. It also has access to reliable recovery and Toxic Spikes. While Venonat does not have the greatest stats, its movepool makes up for that.</p>
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[Overview]
<p>Venonat is a Bug- and Poison-type Pokemon that has an excellent movepool, allowing it which allows him to Baton Pass with the help of its ability and its status inflicting moves, namely Sleep Powder and Stun Spore. It also has access to reliable recovery and Toxic Spikes [Morning Sun isn't really reliable due to sand becoming popular, and it's illegal with Toxic Spikes]. While Venonat does not have the greatest stats, its movepool definitely makes up for it that.</p>

[SET]
name: Baton Passer
move 1: Agility
move 2: Baton Pass
move 3: Sleep Powder
move 4: Signal Beam / Psychic
item: Eviolite / Focus Sash
ability: Compoundeyes
nature: Timid
evs: 196 HP / 36 Def / 36 SpA / 236 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>This set takes advantage of Venonat's excellent movepool and its ability Compoundeyes. The main goal of this set is to put your opponent to sleep, set up an Agility, and pass it on to a slower sweeper. Signal Beam is the STAB of choice thanks to its confusion chance, making Baton Passing easier. Since Fighting-type Pokemon are so common in the metagame, and Venonat 4x resists their STAB moves, it can find many opportunities to switch in, cripple them with Sleep Powder, and begin boosting with Agility. As for your item of choice, it mostly comes down to your playstyle; if you plan on setting up just one Agility with Venonat and passing it on, Focus Sash is the better option. If you plan on setting up more than one Agility, Evolite is the better option since it increases Venonat's defenses bulk.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>Venonat can run Stun Spore over Signal beam, allowing it to cripple more than one Pokemon, but Signal Beam also has a chance to confuse your opponent, so it comes down to your preference. As for teammates, Venonat helps hard hitting slow Pokemon such as Litwick, Cranidos, Cubone, and Aron. Evolite Bronzor with Heatproof is probably the best teammate Venonat can have, as it covers all of Venonat's its weaknesses except those to Fire-type moves, to which it is neutral.</p>

[SET]
name: SubDisable
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Disable
move 3: Morning Sun
move 4: Signal Beam
item: Eviolite
ability: Tinted Lens
nature: Bold
evs: 36 HP / 116 Def / 116 SpA / 156 SpD / 76 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>SubDisable is the best combo for Venonat, as it can Substitute on the first turn to let the Substitute to take damage, and then proceed to Disable the opponent's attack. If you plan on using Substitute + Sleep Powder or Disable + Sleep Powder, Venonat becomes the perfect setup bait for Scraggy due to sleep clause. Mienfoo can cause problems for Venonat, as it can keep using U-Turn to stall out your Morning Sun PP and eventually KO Venonat. Signal Beam isn't the strongest move, but it has a chance to confuse the opponent, you which can be quite helpful. Tinted Lens makes Signal Beam better, improving its coverage, and Morning Sun recovers 1/2 of your Venonat's maximum health when used in normal weather conditions.</p>

[This sounds like what AC should be imo. Can you explain more strategy with the actual set?]

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>Venonat 4x resists one of the most common types: Fighting. Heatproof Bronzor is the best teammate for this set, as it resits all of Venonat's weaknesses and deals well with opposing Pokemon with which Venonat has trouble such as Taillow. This set works well with entry hazard support, particularly Stealth Rock and Toxic Spikes.</p>

[Other Options]

<p>Bug Buzz can be used over Signal Beam for more power, but Venonat doesn't have the best Special Attack stat, and Signal beam's 10% confusion chance is more important than the slight increase in power. In the Baton Pass set, Stun Spore and Morning Sun can be used over Signal Beam. As for the defensive set, Toxic Spikes is a good option, as Venonat has the ability to set them up and absorb them for stall-oriented teams. [it's actually illegal with Morning Sun ;_; mention this]</p>

[Checks and Counters]

<p>Pokemon immune to sleep, such as Shuppet and Mankey, can pose a threat, freely switching into Sleep Powder and taking little from a resisted Signal Beam, but must watch out for Stun Spore. Priority can also be a problem, namely Fake Out Mienfoo; in (for this scenario, Bronzor is a very good prime, if not the best, teammate for Venonat. Taunt users completely shut down Venonat if it's not carrying an attacking move. Hard hitting Flying- and Fire- type Pokemon, such as Tailow and Litwick, OHKO's Venonat with their STAB move Brave Bird and Fire Blast, respectively. Phazers, like such as Hippopotas, can Roar Venonat out while your it is setting up Agility, making them its effort useless.</p>

[Dream World]

<p>Venonat gets Run Away as its Dream World ability, which has no in-battle effect and should therefore never be used in a battle.</p>
 
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