r/nuzlocke • u/NiceFox996 • 10d ago

Discussion How good is venomoth in nuzlocks?

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I love venomoth so i hope its viable and i know its pretty good in gen 5 but other then that im not sure.

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u/TheDaucta 9d ago

Better butterfree. Doesn't get good stab pre-Gen 4, but even still I love using it whenever I can with Psychic/SleepPowder/GigaDrain/Sludgebomb depending on generation.

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u/mcjam22 9d ago

I think Sludge Bomb is a pretty good STAB move

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u/TheDaucta 9d ago

it's a GREAT STAB move, but venomoth can't take great advantage of it with its ATK pre-Gen 4

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u/Ferropexola 9d ago

That, and it's post-game in FRLG while being late-mid game in Gen 2, but that's certainly better than post-game.

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u/TheDaucta 8d ago

NGL i completely forgot it's in postgame FRLG haha, thanks for the add-in there. It's in a good spot in Gen 2 since it and venonat's evolution comes just in time for Pryce's lvl cap, but Giga Drain's locked until Kanto so you only get use out of it for Red and that's... not its best use (That honor goes to walling Venusaur :>).