Venipede

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Venipede

Pokédex data

National №	0543
Type	Bug Poison
Species	Centipede Pokémon
Abilities	1. Poison Point 2. Swarm Speed Boost (hidden ability)
Local №	049 (Black/White) 043 (Black 2/White 2) 120 (X/Y — Central Kalos) 074 (Sword/Shield — Isle of Armor)

Training

EV yield	1 Defense
Catch rate	255
Base Friendship	50 (Normal)
Base Exp.	52
Growth Rate	Medium Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups	Bug
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	15 (3584–3855 steps)

Base stats

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	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Evolution chart

#0543
Venipede
Bug · Poison

(Level 22)

#0544
Whirlipede
Bug · Poison

(Level 30)

#0545
Scolipede
Bug · Poison

Venipede changes

In Generation 5, Venipede has Quick Feet as its hidden ability.
In Generations 5-7, Venipede has a base Friendship value of 70.

Moves learned by Venipede

In other generations 5 6 7 8 9

Venipede

Black/White Black 2/White 2

Moves learnt by level up

Venipede learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Defense Curl	normal	—	—
1	Rollout	rock	30	90
5	Poison Sting	poison	15	100
8	Screech	normal	—	85
12	Pursuit	dark	40	100
15	Protect	normal	—	—
19	Poison Tail	poison	50	100
22	Bug Bite	bug	60	100
26	Venoshock	poison	65	100
29	Agility	psychic	—	—
33	Steamroller	bug	65	100
36	Toxic	poison	—	90
40	Rock Climb	normal	90	85
43	Double-Edge	normal	120	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Venipede learns the following moves via breeding in Black & White.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Take Down	normal	90	85
Twineedle	bug	25	100
Pin Missile	bug	25	95
Spikes	ground	—	—
Toxic Spikes	poison	—	—
Rock Climb	normal	90	85
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Venipede can be taught these attacks in Black & White from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Venipede is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black & White.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Venipede is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	poison	65	100
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
17	Protect	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	poison	90	100
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
74	Gyro Ball	steel	—	100
76	Struggle Bug	bug	50	100
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Venipede learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Defense Curl	normal	—	—
1	Rollout	rock	30	90
5	Poison Sting	poison	15	100
8	Screech	normal	—	85
12	Pursuit	dark	40	100
15	Protect	normal	—	—
19	Poison Tail	poison	50	100
22	Bug Bite	bug	60	100
26	Venoshock	poison	65	100
29	Agility	psychic	—	—
33	Steamroller	bug	65	100
36	Toxic	poison	—	90
40	Rock Climb	normal	90	85
43	Double-Edge	normal	120	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Venipede learns the following moves via breeding in Black 2 & White 2.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Take Down	normal	90	85
Twineedle	bug	25	100
Pin Missile	bug	25	95
Spikes	ground	—	—
Toxic Spikes	poison	—	—
Rock Climb	normal	90	85
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Venipede can be taught these attacks in Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Snore	normal	50	100
Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
Endeavor	normal	—	100
Iron Defense	steel	—	—
Bug Bite	bug	60	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Venipede is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Venipede is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	poison	65	100
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
17	Protect	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	poison	90	100
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
74	Gyro Ball	steel	—	100
76	Struggle Bug	bug	50	100
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

X/Y Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire

Moves learnt by level up

Venipede learns the following moves in Pokémon X & Y at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Defense Curl	normal	—	—
1	Rollout	rock	30	90
5	Poison Sting	poison	15	100
8	Screech	normal	—	85
12	Pursuit	dark	40	100
15	Protect	normal	—	—
19	Poison Tail	poison	50	100
22	Bug Bite	bug	60	100
26	Venoshock	poison	65	100
29	Agility	psychic	—	—
33	Steamroller	bug	65	100
36	Toxic	poison	—	90
38	Venoshock	poison	65	100
40	Rock Climb	normal	90	85
43	Double-Edge	normal	120	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Venipede learns the following moves via breeding in X & Y.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Take Down	normal	90	85
Twineedle	bug	25	100
Pin Missile	bug	25	95
Spikes	ground	—	—
Toxic Spikes	poison	—	—
Rock Climb	normal	90	85
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Venipede can be taught these attacks in X & Y from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Venipede is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon X & Y.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Venipede is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon X & Y.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	poison	65	100
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
17	Protect	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	poison	90	100
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
74	Gyro Ball	steel	—	100
76	Struggle Bug	bug	50	100
83	Infestation	bug	20	100
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
100	Confide	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Venipede learns the following moves in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Defense Curl	normal	—	—
1	Rollout	rock	30	90
5	Poison Sting	poison	15	100
8	Screech	normal	—	85
12	Pursuit	dark	40	100
15	Protect	normal	—	—
19	Poison Tail	poison	50	100
22	Bug Bite	bug	60	100
26	Venoshock	poison	65	100
29	Agility	psychic	—	—
33	Steamroller	bug	65	100
36	Toxic	poison	—	90
38	Venoshock	poison	65	100
40	Rock Climb	normal	90	85
43	Double-Edge	normal	120	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Venipede learns the following moves via breeding in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Take Down	normal	90	85
Twineedle	bug	25	100
Pin Missile	bug	25	95
Spikes	ground	—	—
Toxic Spikes	poison	—	—
Rock Climb	normal	90	85
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Venipede can be taught these attacks in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Snore	normal	50	100
Endeavor	normal	—	100
Signal Beam	bug	75	100
Iron Defense	steel	—	—
Bug Bite	bug	60	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Venipede is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
06	Rock Smash	fighting		40	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Venipede is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	poison	65	100
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
17	Protect	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	poison	90	100
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
74	Gyro Ball	steel	—	100
76	Struggle Bug	bug	50	100
83	Infestation	bug	20	100
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
94	Secret Power	normal	70	100
100	Confide	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Let's Go, Pikachu!/Let's Go, Eevee!

Moves learnt by level up

Venipede learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Defense Curl	normal	—	—
1	Rollout	rock	30	90
5	Poison Sting	poison	15	100
8	Screech	normal	—	85
12	Pursuit	dark	40	100
15	Protect	normal	—	—
19	Poison Tail	poison	50	100
22	Bug Bite	bug	60	100
26	Venoshock	poison	65	100
29	Agility	psychic	—	—
33	Steamroller	bug	65	100
36	Toxic	poison	—	90
38	Venoshock	poison	65	100
40	Rock Climb	normal	90	85
43	Double-Edge	normal	120	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Venipede learns the following moves via breeding in Sun & Moon.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Take Down	normal	90	85
Twineedle	bug	25	100
Pin Missile	bug	25	95
Spikes	ground	—	—
Toxic Spikes	poison	—	—
Rock Climb	normal	90	85
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Venipede can be taught these attacks in Sun & Moon from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Venipede is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & Moon.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	poison	65	100
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
17	Protect	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	poison	90	100
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
74	Gyro Ball	steel	—	100
83	Infestation	bug	20	100
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
100	Confide	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Venipede learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Defense Curl	normal	—	—
1	Rollout	rock	30	90
5	Poison Sting	poison	15	100
8	Screech	normal	—	85
12	Pursuit	dark	40	100
15	Protect	normal	—	—
19	Poison Tail	poison	50	100
22	Bug Bite	bug	60	100
26	Venoshock	poison	65	100
29	Agility	psychic	—	—
33	Steamroller	bug	65	100
36	Toxic	poison	—	90
38	Venom Drench	poison	—	100
40	Rock Climb	normal	90	85
43	Double-Edge	normal	120	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Venipede learns the following moves via breeding in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Take Down	normal	90	85
Twineedle	bug	25	100
Pin Missile	bug	25	95
Spikes	ground	—	—
Toxic Spikes	poison	—	—
Rock Climb	normal	90	85
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Venipede can be taught these attacks in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Snore	normal	50	100
Endeavor	normal	—	100
Signal Beam	bug	75	100
Iron Defense	steel	—	—
Bug Bite	bug	60	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Venipede is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	poison	65	100
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
17	Protect	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	poison	90	100
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
74	Gyro Ball	steel	—	100
83	Infestation	bug	20	100
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
100	Confide	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Venipede learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Poison Sting	poison	15	100
1	Defense Curl	normal	—	—
4	Rollout	rock	30	90
8	Protect	normal	—	—
12	Poison Tail	poison	50	100
16	Screech	normal	—	85
20	Bug Bite	bug	60	100
24	Venoshock	poison	65	100
28	Take Down	normal	90	85
32	Agility	psychic	—	—
36	Toxic	poison	—	90
40	Venom Drench	poison	—	100
44	Double-Edge	normal	120	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Venipede learns the following moves via breeding in Sword & Shield.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bite	dark	60	100
Fury Cutter	bug	40	95
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Venipede can be taught these attacks in Sword & Shield from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Steel Roller	steel	130	100
Skitter Smack	bug	70	90
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Venipede is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
07	Pin Missile	bug	25	95
11	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
16	Screech	normal	—	85
21	Rest	psychic	—	—
24	Snore	normal	50	100
25	Protect	normal	—	—
31	Attract	normal	—	100
34	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
39	Facade	normal	70	100
57	Payback	dark	50	100
74	Venoshock	poison	65	100
76	Round	normal	60	100
77	Hex	ghost	65	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TR

Venipede is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
12	Agility	psychic	—	—
20	Substitute	normal	—	—
22	Sludge Bomb	poison	90	100
23	Spikes	ground	—	—
26	Endure	normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
46	Iron Defense	steel	—	—
52	Gyro Ball	steel	—	100
54	Toxic Spikes	poison	—	—
57	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
91	Venom Drench	poison	—	100
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Scarlet/Violet

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Venipede sprites

Type	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9	Home
Normal					—
Shiny				—	—

See all Venipede sprites

Pokédex entries

Black	Its bite injects a potent poison, enough to paralyze large bird Pokémon that try to prey on it.
White	It discovers what is going on around it by using the feelers on its head and tail. It is brutally aggressive.
Black 2	Using the feelers on its head and tail, it picks up vibrations in the air to determine its prey’s location and state.
White 2	Using the feelers on its head and tail, it picks up vibrations in the air to determine its prey’s location and state.
X	It discovers what is going on around it by using the feelers on its head and tail. It is brutally aggressive.
Y	Its bite injects a potent poison, enough to paralyze large bird Pokémon that try to prey on it.
Omega Ruby	It discovers what is going on around it by using the feelers on its head and tail. It is brutally aggressive.
Alpha Sapphire	Its bite injects a potent poison, enough to paralyze large bird Pokémon that try to prey on it.
Sword	Venipede and Sizzlipede are similar species, but when the two meet, a huge fight ensues.
Shield	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.

Other languages

English	Venipede
Italian	Venipede
Spanish	Venipede
German	Toxiped
French	Venipatte
Chinese	百足蜈蚣
Korean	마디네
Japanese	フシデ

English	Centipede Pokémon
Italian	Pokémon Centipede
Spanish	Pokémon Ciempiés
German	Tausendfüßer-Pokémon
French	Pokémon Chilopode
Chinese	蜈蚣寶可夢
Korean	지네포켓몬
Japanese	ムカデポケモン

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