Venipede
Centipede Pokémon
Its bite injects a potent poison, enough to paralyze large bird Pokémon that try to prey on it.
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Strategy Overview
Venipede's access to Speed Boost and Spikes gives it a niche as a reliable entry hazard setter that can deal with common spinners and hazard setters such as Staryu, Drilbur, and Onix using Bloom Doom. Additionally, its multi-hit STAB move Pin Missile can OHKO Focus Sash users like Abra and is generally powerful. Unlike other Spikes setters, Venipede can effectively set up Spikes at nearly any point in the game. Its defensive typing is also pretty good, granting it a 4x resistance to the incredibly common Fighting- and Grass-type moves. Sadly, Venipede's overall poor offensive presence and relatively poor defensive presence make it outclassed by other hazard setters if reliability isn't needed, mainly Ferroseed and Dwebble, which have much better defensive and offensive presence, respectively.
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