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==Biology== | ==Biology== | ||
===Physiology=== | ===Physiology=== | ||
Venonat has a round body covered in purple fur. It has a pair of clodhopper feet and stubby forepaws. Venonat has a pincer-like mouth, red {{ | Venonat has a round body covered in purple fur. It has a pair of clodhopper feet and stubby forepaws. Venonat has a pincer-like mouth, red {{a|Compoundeyes|compound eyes}}, and white antennae. | ||
====Gender differences==== | ====Gender differences==== | ||
None. | None. | ||
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===Behavior=== | ===Behavior=== | ||
The small bugs it catches and eats appear only at night, so it sleeps in a hole in a tree until night falls. Venonat's prey and Venonat itself are both attracted by bright light. | |||
The small bugs it catches and eats appear only at night, so it sleeps in a hole in a tree until night falls. | |||
===Habitat=== | ===Habitat=== | ||
[[ | [[File:Forest.gif|right|frame|{{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Forest Pokémon}}]] | ||
Venonat live in dense forests with much undergrowth and little light. It is most common in [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]] with occasional sightings in [[Sinnoh]]. | Venonat live in dense forests with much undergrowth and little light. It is most common in [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]] with occasional sightings in [[Sinnoh]]. | ||
===Diet=== | ===Diet=== | ||
{{main|Pokémon food}} | {{main|Pokémon food}} | ||
Venonat eat small bugs. | Venonat eat small bugs. | ||
==In the anime== | ==In the anime== | ||
[[ | [[File:ConwayVenonat.png|right|220px|thumb|Venonat in the anime]] | ||
===Major appearances=== | ===Major appearances=== | ||
====[[Tracey's Venonat]]==== | ====[[Tracey's Venonat]]==== | ||
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Venonat is most likely based on a gnat. | Venonat is most likely based on a gnat. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Venonat's name is likely a combination of '' | Venonat's name is likely a combination of ''{{wp|venom}}'' and ''{{wp|gnat}}'', a small insect. Its Japanese name is possibly a combination of こんちゅう ''konchū'', meaning ''insect'', and the word ''pang'', which is the sound that a {{wp|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 {{a|Compoundeyes|ability}}. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||