Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Venomoth
HS—Triumphant · #11 · Rare Holo · 2010
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$4.40
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 11 / 103
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Venonat
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Hideaki Hakozaki
- Pokédex #
- 49
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Venomoth plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Stun Spore) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Venomoth
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Building around Venomoth?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The powder on its wings is poisonous if it is dark in hue. If it is light in hue, it causes paralysis."
Poké-Power: Poison Moth Wind
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned. If tails, your Active Pokémon is now Poisoned. This power can't be used if Venomoth is affected by a Special Condition.
GCStun Spore — 30
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $2.67 | $5.17 | $48.10 | $4.40 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $4.85 | $5.11 | $77.90 | $5.11 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.00 |
| 7-day average | €2.84 |
| 30-day average | €2.27 |
| Low | €0.14 |
| Trend price | €2.42 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.49 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.60 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.20 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.22 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.54 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.38 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.76 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Venomoth is real?
Venomoth is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Venomoth worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Venomoth is $4.40; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Venomoth from?
Venomoth is from the Pokémon set "HS—Triumphant" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.
What rarity is Venomoth?
Venomoth is a Rare Holo card in the HS—Triumphant set.
Other Venomoth printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
