What does Venipede evolve into?

Whirlipede at level 22 is the mid-stage. Push through to Scolipede at level 30 for the final form. 260 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

At what level does Venipede evolve?

Level 22 gets you Whirlipede . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Venipede?

In Black & White, Venipede does the job early-game if you need a Bug/Poison type on your team. Evolve it into Whirlipede before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Venipede?

You can find Venipede in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 7 other games across the series.

Venipede - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

57Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Venipede's spread isn't flashy. Defense leads, HP trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Easy to catch and worth 1 Defense EV, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP30

Attack45

Defense59

Sp. Atk30

Sp. Def39

Speed57

Total260

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight5.3 kg

Base XP52

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 BoostHA

Raises Speed one stage after each turn.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+1SpASpDSpe

Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

Its bite injects a potent poison, enough to paralyze large bird Pokémon that try to prey on it.

Venipede Weakness

Venipede's Bug/Poison typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.

Venipede Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Poison, Bug
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting

Type ChartAvg

4Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-2

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Flying Psychic Rock

½xResist

Poison Bug

¼xResist

Grass Fighting

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Grass Psychic Dark

How to Beat Venipede in Black & White (Best Counters)

Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Venipede Wing Attack 2x 109-130%KO Pluck 2x 109-130%KO Ancient Power 2x 106-125%KO Rock Throw 2x 91-108%KO View Archen builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Venipede Fire Fang 2x 75-91% Wing Attack 2x 106-125%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceLv. 13 Air CutterLv. 21 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Venipede Aerial Ace 2x 91-108%KO Air Cutter 2x 85-102%KO Peck 2x 57-68% View Farfetch'd builds →
Tranquill NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 15 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Venipede Air Cutter 2x 81-96% Gust 2x 57-68% View Tranquill builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Move Moves RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Venipede Rollout 2x 32-40% View Omanyte builds →

Black & White Evolution

Venipede is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Whirlipede first, then eventually reaches Scolipede. For breeding, quick to hatch with plenty of partners via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 225 total stats over Venipede. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#543Venipede

Level 22

#544Whirlipede

Level 30

#545Scolipede

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Venipede

BugPoison

Whirlipede

BugPoison

Scolipede

BugPoison

40+10

60+20

ATK

55+10

100+45

DEF

99+40

89-10

SP.ATK

40+10

55+15

SP.DEF

79+40

69-10

SPE

47-10

112+65

BST

260D-Tier

360D-Tier+100

485B-Tier+125

ROLE

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Venipede easily with 65 breeding partners from the Bug egg group. Pass egg moves like Pin Missile, Rock Climb, Spikes and 3 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Bug

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

6moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Venipede Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Pin Missile and Rock Climb from the egg pool give Venipede something extra.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Lv 1

Rollout

—309020Rock

Lv 5

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Lv 8

Screech

——8540Normal

Lv 12

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Lv 15

Protect+4

C——10Normal

Lv 19

Poison Tail

—5010025Poison

Lv 22

Bug Bite

D6010020Bug

Lv 26

Venoshock

—6510010Poison

Lv 29

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 33

Steamroller

—6510020Bug

Lv 36

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Lv 40

Rock Climb

D908520Normal

Lv 43

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM74

Gyro Ball

D—1005Steel

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

D8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM94

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

TM76

Struggle Bug

—3010020Bug

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM09

Venoshock

—6510010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Pin Missile

—149520Bug

Egg

Rock Climb

D908520Normal

Egg

Spikes

C——20Ground

Egg

Take Down

—908520Normal

Egg

Toxic Spikes

C——20Poison

Egg

Twineedle

—2510020Bug

Tutor Moves

Venipede can't learn any Tutor moves

Black & White Venipede Locations

Venipede starts showing up in early-game routes at decent spawn rates across 6 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Best Locations to Catch Venipede in Black & White

6 spots to find Venipede at Lv. 15-21 via walking. Not all of them exist in both White and Black versions, so filter by your copy below.

Pinwheel Forest - inside

WhiteGrass Lv.15-16 Forest

UncommonEarly

Any

Pinwheel Forest - inside

BlackGrass Lv.15-16 Forest

UncommonEarly

Any

Lostlorn Forest

BlackGrass Lv.20-21 Forest

UncommonMid

AnyDouble grass

Lostlorn Forest

BlackGrass Lv.20-21 Forest

UncommonMid

Any

Lostlorn Forest

WhiteGrass Lv.20-21 Forest

UncommonMid

AnyDouble grass

Lostlorn Forest

WhiteGrass Lv.20-21 Forest

UncommonMid

Any

Venipede Guide

Whirlipede at level 22 is the mid-stage. Push through to Scolipede at level 30 for the final form. 260 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 22 gets you Whirlipede. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Black & White, Venipede does the job early-game if you need a Bug/Poison type on your team. Evolve it into Whirlipede before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
You can find Venipede in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 7 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Introduced in Black & White, Venipede has appeared in 8 games across 6 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Musharna Psychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsybeamLv. 1 Damage vs Venipede Dream Eater 2x 203-242%KO Psybeam 2x 133-158%KO View Musharna builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceLv. 13 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Venipede Aerial Ace 2x 92-108%KO Peck 2x 56-67% View Farfetch'd builds →
Pansear Fire	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Move Moves IncinerateLv. 10 Damage vs Venipede Incinerate 2x 83-100%KO View Pansear builds →
Tepig Fire	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Venipede Ember 2x 47-58% View Tepig builds →

Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Venipede Wing Attack 2x 110-131%KO Pluck 2x 110-131%KO Ancient Power 2x 106-125%KO Rock Throw 2x 94-113%KO View Archen builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Venipede Fire Fang 2x 77-92% Wing Attack 2x 106-125%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Tirtouga WaterRock	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 RolloutLv. 5 Damage vs Venipede Ancient Power 2x 83-100%KO Rollout 2x 46-56% View Tirtouga builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceLv. 13 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Venipede Aerial Ace 2x 94-113%KO Peck 2x 58-69% View Farfetch'd builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Move Moves RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Venipede Rollout 2x 31-38% View Omanyte builds →

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Fire PunchLv. 22 Fire FangLv. 11 IncinerateLv. 6 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Venipede Fire Punch 2x 154-182%KO Fire Fang 2x 133-157%KO Incinerate 2x 57-69% Rock Tomb 2x 84-98% View Darmanitan builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Venipede Wing Attack 2x 103-123%KO Pluck 2x 103-123%KO Ancient Power 2x 100-118%KO Rock Tomb 2x 103-123%KO View Archen builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Ancient PowerLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Venipede Fire Fang 2x 72-85% Wing Attack 2x 100-118%KO Ancient Power 2x 87-103%KO Rock Tomb 2x 100-118%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsybeamLv. 18 Air CutterLv. 21 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Venipede Dream Eater 2x 208-246%KO Psybeam 2x 138-162%KO Air Cutter 2x 125-148%KO Gust 2x 87-103%KO View Sigilyph builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Venipede Rock Tomb 2x 54-64% View Shieldon builds →

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Fire PunchLv. 22 Fire FangLv. 11 IncinerateLv. 6 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Venipede Fire Punch 2x 158-187%KO Fire Fang 2x 139-165%KO Incinerate 2x 58-70% Rock Tomb 2x 86-101%KO View Darmanitan builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Ancient PowerLv. 25 Damage vs Venipede Fly 2x 151-178%KO Fire Fang 2x 74-87% Wing Attack 2x 103-122%KO Ancient Power 2x 88-104%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Venipede Wing Attack 2x 106-126%KO Pluck 2x 106-126%KO Ancient Power 2x 103-122%KO Rock Tomb 2x 106-126%KO View Archen builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves SynchronoiseLv. 31 Dream EaterTM85 FlyHM02 PsybeamLv. 18 Damage vs Venipede Synchronoise 2x 258-304%KO Dream Eater 2x 217-257%KO Fly 2x 96-113%KO Psybeam 2x 143-170%KO View Sigilyph builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 28 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Venipede Ancient Power 2x 70-83% Rock Tomb 2x 55-65% View Shieldon builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Ancient PowerLv. 25 Damage vs Venipede Fly 2x 154-182%KO Fire Fang 2x 75-89% Wing Attack 2x 104-122%KO Ancient Power 2x 89-107%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Venipede Wing Attack 2x 111-130%KO Pluck 2x 111-130%KO Ancient Power 2x 104-122%KO Aerial Ace 2x 111-130%KO View Archen builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves SynchronoiseLv. 31 Dream EaterTM85 FlyHM02 PsybeamLv. 18 Damage vs Venipede Synchronoise 2x 264-312%KO Dream Eater 2x 221-261%KO Fly 2x 100-118%KO Psybeam 2x 147-174%KO View Sigilyph builds →
Unfezant NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 33 Air CutterLv. 15 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Venipede Fly 2x 167-197%KO Air Slash 2x 120-142%KO Air Cutter 2x 96-114%KO Aerial Ace 2x 113-134%KO View Unfezant builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 28 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Venipede Ancient Power 2x 74-87% Rock Tomb 2x 57-67% View Shieldon builds →