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scolipede
#545

Scolipede

Megapede Pokémon

BugPoison

With quick movements, it chases down its foes, attacking relentlessly with its horns until it prevails.

Base Stats

HP 60
Attack 100
Defense 89
Sp. Atk 55
Sp. Def 69
Speed 112
Total 485

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

scolipede Scolipede Lv. 30

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Megapede Pokémon
Height 2.5 m
Weight 200.5 kg
Base Exp 218
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Bug

Sprites

scolipede Front Front
scolipede Back Back
scolipede Front Shiny Front Shiny
scolipede Back Shiny Back Shiny
scolipede Official Art Official Art
scolipede Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 0.8%
Spikes + 3 Attacks
Item
Focus Sash / Life Orb
Ability
Swarm
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252
Swords Dance
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Swarm
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Scolipede is the second fastest user of Spikes in the tier, but it unfortunately gets a lot of competition from Accelgor, which has much higher Speed. Scolipede also has a fairly poor defensive typing, as it is weak to Stealth Rock and Fire-type moves, and its bulk in general is pretty mediocre. From an offensive perspective, it faces a lot of competition from one of the most common Pokemon in the tier, Heracross, which has a lot more power and also has a STAB Megahorn.

However, by combining all of these traits, Scolipede has a niche in UU as a fast, offensive user of Spikes, thanks to its high Speed and powerful Megahorn to scare off foes. While its typing is mediocre in many respects, 4x resistances to Fighting and Grass, as well as a resistance to Bug, help it combat many Pokemon in UU, especially considering its Speed allows it to outspeed threats such as Tornadus and Mienshao. Although it isn't common, Scolipede is still a great addition to teams that need its role fulfilled.

Most Used Moves

Spikes
99.0%
Endeavor
62.8%
Megahorn
34.0%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc