#0543

Venipede

Centipede Pokémon

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.

In Pokémon GO · 706 max CP 1 TCG Pocket card

Details

Height0.4 m

Weight5.3 kg

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate255(43.9%)Easy catch

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time15 cycles · ~4,080 steps

Growth ratemedium slow

Base EXP52

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 BoostHidden

Raises Speed one stage after each turn.

Egg groups: Bug

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Breeding
Sprites

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

260

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Flying2×

Rock2×

Fire2×

Psychic2×

Resistant to

Fighting¼×

Grass¼×

Poison½×

Bug½×

Fairy½×

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Spikes Setter

Moves

Item

Eviolite

AbilitySpeed Boost

NatureCareful+SpD/−SpA

EV spread

HP116

Def44

SpD▲204

Spe140

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Venipede

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Black

Lostlorn Forest Pinwheel Forest

White

Lostlorn Forest Pinwheel Forest

Black 2

Lostlorn Forest Route 20

White 2

Lostlorn Forest Route 20

Sun

Route 4

Moon

Route 4

Evolution

#0543Venipede

Lv. 22

#0544Whirlipede

Lv. 30

#0545Scolipede

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Venipede can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Defense Curl Raises user’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	—	40
1	Poison Sting Has a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Physical	15	100	35
4	Rollout Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, resetting after five turns.	Rock	Physical	30	90	20
8	Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
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
24	Venoshock Inflicts double damage if the target is Poisoned.	Poison	Special	65	100	10
28	Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.	Normal	Physical	90	85	20
32	Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages.	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
33	Steamroller Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Bug	Physical	65	100	20
36	Toxic Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.	Poison	Status	—	90	10
40	Rock Climb Has a chance to confuse the target.	Normal	Physical	90	85	20
40	Venom Drench Lowers the target’s Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by one stage if it is poisoned.	Poison	Status	—	100	20
44	Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.	Normal	Physical	120	100	15