Major appearances
Tracey has a Venonat, which he commonly uses to see things at night. It debuted in The Lost Lapras as the first Pokémon used by Tracey, although it was only one of two owned by him before he met Ash.
Other
Two Venonat appeared in The Ninja Poké-Showdown, with one under the ownership of Koga and the other under the ownership of Aya. Koga's evolved into a Venomoth in the same episode. Aya's Venonat reappeared in Ariados, Amigos!.
A Venonat appeared in Camping It Up!, where Conway trained it during the Pokémon Summer Academy. Conway used Venonat in a battle against a Grimer that Dawn was temporarily using. After Grimer used Poison Gas as a Counter Shield, the battle ended in a draw.
Multiple Venonat appeared in Leading a Stray!, where they were among the Pokémon assisting a Luxio in its efforts to help a Wailmer trapped in the sewers.
Minor appearances
Venonat debuted in Pokémon Fashion Flash as one of the Pokémon seen on Scissor Street.
A Venonat appeared in The Kangaskhan Kid.
A Venonat appeared in A Chansey Operation.
A Venonat appeared in Pikachu's Vacation as one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Theme Park.
A Trainer's Venonat appeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back as one of the Pokémon Mewtwo defeated while serving for Giovanni.
A Trainer's Venonat appeared in Friends to the End during the closing ceremonies of the Indigo Plateau Conference.
Multiple pink Venonat appeared in In the Pink as residents of Pinkan Island.
A Venonat appeared in Tricks of the Trade as one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Swap Meet in Palmpona.
A Venonat appeared in Beauty and the Breeder, under the ownership of a Pokémon Breeder participating in a Pokémon breeding competition.
A Venonat appeared in The Heartbreak of Brock as one of the Pokémon living at Temacu's father's lab.
A Venonat appeared in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest.
A Venonat appeared in Fangs for Nothin' as an inhabitant of the Dragon Holy Land.
A Venonat was partnered with two Team Rocket trainees in Training Daze.
A Venonat appeared in Gonna Rule The School!, under the ownership of the Pokémon Trainers' School. It was temporarily loaned to one of the school's underage students for use.
A Trainer's Venonat appeared in Saved by the Beldum, where it was among the Pokémon seen during the Ever Grande Conference. It reappeared in a flashback in Shocks and Bonds.
A Venonat appeared in the opening sequence of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
A Coordinator's Venonat appeared in The Saffron Con, where it was one of the Pokémon taken by Team Rocket. It reappeared in the next episode, where it participated in the Saffron City Pokémon Contest.
A Venonat appeared in The Green Guardian.
A Coordinator's Venonat appeared in What I Did for Love!.
Two Venonat appeared in Once More With Reeling!, under the ownership of a Coordinator. They were seen participating in the Terracotta Contest.
A Venonat appeared in A Trainer and Child Reunion! as a resident of a forest where Aaron's training center was located at.
A Venonat appeared in To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!.
A Venonat made a brief appearance in Coming Full-Festival Circle!. It was among the Pokémon listening to Nando as he played his music.
A Trainer's Venonat appeared in I Choose You!.
Two Venonat appeared in The Power of Us, with one appearing as a shadowy figure.
Pokédex entries
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EP032
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Venonat
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Ash's Pokédex
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Venonat, a Bug Pokémon. Its eyes function as radar, allowing it to see in the dark.
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Origin
In spite of Venonat's name, it is not similar to a gnat in size, physiology, or behavior, other than on its compound eyes. It is likely primarily based on a mite, which also sucks blood, is round, and has a pincer-like mouth. Based on its Ruby and Silver Pokédex entries and the fact that it evolves into a moth, Venonat may also draw inspiration from venomous caterpillars (such as those belonging to the Megalopyge genus).
Name origin
Venonat is likely a combination of venom and gnat (a small insect).
Kongpang is possibly a combination of こんちゅう konchū (insect) and pang (the sound that a radar makes, referring to its radar-like eyes). It could also be a shortening of コンパウンド アイ compound eye, both referring to its eyes and its Ability.