Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 2.5 m
- Weight
- 200.5 kg
Alternate forms (2)
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium slow
Base EXP218
Base stats
HP
60
Attack
100
Defense
89
Sp. Atk
55
Sp. Def
69
Speed
112
Total
485
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Scolipede
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
Black 2
White 2
Isle of Armor (Sword)
Isle of Armor (Shield)
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (Shield)
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Scolipede can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
19 of 19
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baton Pass Allows the trainer to switch out the user and pass effects along to its replacement. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Defense Curl Raises user’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Iron Defense Raises the user’s Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 1 | Poison Sting Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Rollout Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, resetting after five turns. | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| 12 | Poison Tail Has an increased chance for a critical hit and a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| 12 | Pursuit Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out. | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 16 | Screech Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 20 | Bug Bite If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry. | Bug | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 26 | Venoshock Inflicts double damage if the target is Poisoned. | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| 34 | Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 39 | Steamroller Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Bug | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 42 | Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 50 | Rock Climb Has a chance to confuse the target. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 50 | Toxic Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 58 | Venom Drench Lowers the target’s Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by one stage if it is poisoned. | Poison | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 66 | Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 74 | Megahorn Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Bug | Physical | 120 | 85 | 10 |
Sprites & renders
15 sprites & renders for Scolipede.
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Cite this page
“Scolipede”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/scolipede.
Species data from PokéAPI.