Utility
Balanced
DTier
57Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Venipede's spread isn't flashy. Defense leads, HP trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Easy to catch and worth 1 Defense EV, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats
Below
HP30
F
Attack45
D
Defense59
D
Sp. Atk30
F
Sp. Def39
F
Speed57
D
Total260
Details
Catch Rate
Guaranteed255 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height0.4 m
1'04"Tiny
Weight5.3 kg
11.7 lbsFeather
Base XP52
Low Yield
Abilities
Poison Point
Has a 30% chance of poisoning attacking Pokémon on contact.
Swarm
Strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
Speed BoostHA
Raises Speed one stage after each turn.
EV Yield
HPAtkDef+1SpASpDSpe
Defense training source
Pokedex Entries
No Legends Z A entries available

Venipede and Sizzlipede are similar species, but when the two meet, a huge fight ensues.

Venipede Weakness

Venipede's Bug/Poison typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.

Venipede Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock
0.5x (Resist)Poison, Bug, Fairy
0.25x (Resist)Grass, Fighting
Type ChartAvg
4Weak
5Resist
0Immune
Score-1
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
FireFlyingPsychicRock
½xResist
PoisonBugFairy
¼xResist
GrassFighting
0xImmune
None
STAB (4)
GrassPsychicDarkFairy
How to Beat Venipede in Legends: Z-A (Best Counters)
Metagross
Metagross
SteelPsychic
A
Psychic is super effective against VenipedeView Metagross →

Legends: Z-A Evolution

Venipede is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Whirlipede first, then eventually reaches Scolipede. For breeding, quick to hatch with a decent partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 225 total stats over Venipede. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Venipede
#543Venipede
22
Level 22
Whirlipede
#544Whirlipede
30
Level 30
Scolipede
#545Scolipede
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Venipede
BugPoison
Whirlipede
BugPoison
Scolipede
BugPoison
HP
30
40+10
60+20
ATK
45
55+10
100+45
DEF
59
99+40
89-10
SP.ATK
30
40+10
55+15
SP.DEF
39
79+40
69-10
SPE
57
47-10
112+65
BST
260D-Tier
360D-Tier+100
485B-Tier+125
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Sweeper
TYPE
Utility
Utility
Physical
Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Z-A Venipede Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 9.

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Moves

Venipede develops a solid moveset just through leveling. Take Down and Double-Edge show up naturally, and the progression handles both STAB and utility without leaning on TMs for the core attacks.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Leer
D—10030Normal
Lv 1
Poison Sting
D1510035Poison
Lv 4
Rollout
D309020Rock
Lv 8
Protect+4
C——10Normal
Lv 12
Infestation
D2010020Bug
Lv 16
Screech
C—8540Normal
Lv 20
Pin Missile
D259520Bug
Lv 24
Take Down
D908520Normal
Lv 28
Poison Jab
D8010020Poison
Lv 36
Toxic
C—9010Poison
Lv 48
Agility
C——30Psychic
Lv 52
Double-Edge
D12010015Normal

TM Moves

TM
TM47
Agility
C——30Psychic
TM56
Double-Edge
D12010015Normal
TM35
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM109
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM80
Iron Defense
C——15Steel
TM77
Poison Jab
D8010020Poison
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM36
Rock Tomb
D609515Rock
TM53
Sludge Bomb
D9010010Poison
TM64
Solar Beam
D12010010Grass
TM88
Spikes
C——20Ground
TM85
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM07
Toxic
C—9010Poison
TM89
Toxic Spikes
C——20Poison

Egg Moves

Venipede doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Venipede can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Venipede in Legends: Z-A

No wild encounters for Venipede in Legends: Z-A. It's available in Black, Black 2, or Sword and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Venipede is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

BlackBlack 2XSunSword

Venipede Guide

  • Whirlipede at level 22 is the mid-stage. Push through to Scolipede at level 30 for the final form. 260 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

  • Level 22 gets you Whirlipede. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

  • In Legends: Z-A, Venipede does the job early-game if you need a Bug/Poison type on your team. Evolve it into Whirlipede before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

  • You can find Venipede in Legends: Z-A. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 7 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Introduced in Black & White, Venipede has appeared in 8 games across 6 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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