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Venipede

Centipede Pokémon

BugPoison

It discovers what is going on around it by using the feelers on its head and tail. It is brutally aggressive.

Base Stats

HP 30

Attack 45

Defense 59

Sp. Atk 30

Sp. Def 39

Speed 57

Total 260

Type Effectiveness

Weak to

flying 2x rock 2x fire 2x psychic 2x

Resistant to

fighting ¼x grass ¼x poison ½x bug ½x fairy ½x

Abilities

Poison Point Swarm Speed Boost (Hidden)

Held Items

Pecha Berry 50%Poison Barb 5%

Evolution Chain

Venipede

→

Whirlipede Lv. 22

→

Scolipede Lv. 30

Moves

Details

Category Centipede Pokémon

Height 0.4 m

Weight 5.3 kg

Base Exp 52

Growth Rate Medium Slow

Capture Rate 255

Base Happiness 70

Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀

Habitat —

Egg Groups Bug

Sprites

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.4%

LC PU

Entry Hazard Setter

Moves

Spikes

Toxic Spikes

Protect

Endeavor / Pin Missile

Item

Eviolite / Focus Sash

Ability

Speed Boost

Nature

Jolly

EVs

Atk 236

Def 44

Spe 220

Strategy Overview

Venipede has access to Speed Boost, which allows it to quickly outspeed the opposition and set up entry hazards. It has a pretty good defensive typing and 4x resistances to Fighting and Grass. Pin Missile, with a little bit of luck, can hit multiple times to break Focus Sashes. Venipede faces competition from other hazard setters such as Dwebble and Pineco, but has a niche in Speed Boost and Endeavor; however, it is not very bulky, it has a poor offensive presence, and doesn't learn Baton Pass.