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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. 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

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

Venipede Weakness

Venipede's Bug/Poison typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.

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

Type ChartAvg

4Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score-1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Flying Psychic Rock

½xResist

Poison Bug Fairy

¼xResist

Grass Fighting

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Grass Psychic Dark Fairy

How to Beat Venipede in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire (Best Counters)

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Tyranitar can KO Venipede with Stone Edge (317-373%). Latios threatens a KO with Psyshock (351-413%). Volcanion's Flamethrower also KOs at 304-358%.

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Venipede Stone Edge 2x 317-373%KO Pursuit 64-75% Crunch 127-149%KO Superpower 31-37% View Tyranitar builds →
Latios DragonPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Draco Meteor ProtectPriority PsyshockSTAB TailwindUtility Damage vs Venipede Draco Meteor 284-334%KO Psyshock 2x 351-413%KO View Latios builds →
Volcanion FireWater	A
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Steam Eruption FlamethrowerSTAB Sludge Bomb Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Venipede Flamethrower 2x 304-358%KO Sludge Bomb 51-60% View Volcanion builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureCareful Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery Swords Dance Knock Off Damage vs Venipede Earthquake 79-93% Knock Off 34-41% View Gliscor builds →
Volcarona BugFire	B
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves Quiver Dance Giga Drain Bug Buzz FlamethrowerSTAB Damage vs Venipede Giga Drain 23-28% Flamethrower 2x 342-403%KO View Volcarona builds →

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire 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 68 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)

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Venipede Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

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

D309020Rock

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

D6510010Poison

Lv 29

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 33

Steamroller

—6510020Bug

Lv 36

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Lv 38

Venoshock

D6510010Poison

Lv 40

Rock Climb

D908520Normal

Lv 43

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM74

Gyro Ball

D—1005Steel

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM83

Infestation

D2010020Bug

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

D8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM94

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

TM76

Struggle Bug

D5010020Bug

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM09

Venoshock

D6510010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Pin Missile

D259520Bug

Egg

Rock Climb

D908520Normal

Egg

Spikes

C——20Ground

Egg

Take Down

—908520Normal

Egg

Toxic Spikes

C——20Poison

Egg

Twineedle

—2510020Bug

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Bug Bite

D6010020Bug

Tutor

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Tutor

Iron Defense

D——15Steel

Tutor

Signal Beam

D7510015Bug

Tutor

Snore

—5010015Normal

How to Get Venipede in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

No wild encounters for Venipede in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. It's available in Black, Black 2, or Sword and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Venipede is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Catch in the wild in:

XWalking · Route 6 · Shaking spot

Then trade to Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

Also found in:

Black Black 2 Sun Sword

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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. 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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