Venipede
#0543

Venipede

Venipede
BugPoison
📏 0.4 m ⚖️ 5.3 kg 🎯 255 · Very easy to catch

Its fangs are highly venomous. If this Pokémon finds prey it thinks it can eat, it leaps for them without any thought of how things might turn out.

Venipede is a Bug/Poison-type Pokémon. It takes double damage from Fire, Flying, Psychic and Rock, and resists five types. Its base stats add up to 260: the highest is Defense (59) and the lowest are HP and Special Attack (30).

It is the first stage of its evolution line, along with Whirlipede and Scolipede. Its abilities are Poison Point and Swarm, and its Hidden Ability is Speed Boost. It is in the Bug egg group and can breed with 92 species. In Sword and Shield it learns 13 moves by level-up and 24 by TM.

BASE STATS

AT LV 100
HP 30
170-264
Attack 45
85-207
Defense 59
110-238
Sp. Atk 30
58-174
Sp. Def 39
74-194
Speed 57
107-234
TOTAL 260
EVs on defeat: Defense +1

ABILITIES

Poison Point

Contact with the Pokémon may poison the attacker.

Swarm

Powers up Bug-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low.

Speed Boost (hidden)

The Pokémon's Speed stat is boosted every turn.

BREEDING

GroupsBug
Gender50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Breeds with92

MOVES

Data from Sword/Shield 13 moves
Lv. 1 Poison Sting Poison Physical 15 100% 35
Lv. 1 Defense Curl Normal Status — — 40
Lv. 4 Rollout Rock Physical 30 90% 20
Lv. 8 Protect Normal Status — — 10
Lv. 12 Poison Tail Poison Physical 50 100% 25
Lv. 16 Screech Normal Status — 85% 40
Lv. 20 Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100% 20
Lv. 24 Venoshock Poison Special 65 100% 10
Lv. 28 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85% 20
Lv. 32 Agility Psychic Status — — 30
Lv. 36 Toxic Poison Status — 90% 10
Lv. 40 Venom Drench Poison Status — 100% 20
Lv. 44 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100% 15

WEAKNESSES & RESISTANCES

💥 WEAK x2 / x4

Firex2Flyingx2Psychicx2Rockx2

🛡️ RESISTS x0.5 / x0.25

Grassx¼Fightingx¼Poisonx½Bugx½Fairyx½

EVOLUTION LINE

Venipede #0543 Venipede
Lv. 22 ▶
Whirlipede #0544 Whirlipede
Lv. 30 ▶ Scolipede #0545 Scolipede
◀ #0542 Leavanny