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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield. 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

Venipede and Sizzlipede are similar species, but when the two meet, a huge fight ensues.

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 Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 Drill PeckLv. 34 Air SlashTM95 PluckLv. 16 Damage vs Venipede Fly 2x 134-157%KO Drill Peck 2x 118-140%KO Air Slash 2x 101-119%KO Pluck 2x 90-107%KO View Corviknight builds →
Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 28 Rock SlideTM22 Rock TombTM48 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Venipede Extrasensory 2x 146-172%KO Rock Slide 2x 75-89% Rock Tomb 2x 60-71% Confusion 2x 93-110%KO View Bronzong builds →
Coalossal RockFire	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM22 Ancient PowerLv. 20 IncinerateLv. 27 Rock TombTM48 Damage vs Venipede Rock Slide 2x 103-122%KO Ancient Power 2x 111-131%KO Incinerate 2x 111-131%KO Rock Tomb 2x 83-98% View Coalossal builds →
Drifblim GhostFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 AcrobaticsTM78 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Venipede Fly 2x 123-146%KO Acrobatics 2x 78-92% Gust 2x 83-98% View Drifblim builds →
Lampent GhostFire	C
Available Moves Moves InfernoLv. 40 EmberLv. 1 Fire SpinLv. 24 Damage vs Venipede Inferno 2x 209-247%KO Ember 2x 85-101%KO Fire Spin 2x 75-89% View Lampent builds →

Sword & Shield 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 a decent partner pool 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 47 breeding partners from the Bug egg group. Pass egg moves like Bite, Fury Cutter 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

2moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield Venipede Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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Moves

Venipede develops a solid moveset just through leveling. Take Down and Double-Edge show up naturally, and the progression handles both STAB and utility without leaning on TMs for the core attacks.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

Lv 1

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Lv 4

Rollout

—309020Rock

Lv 8

Protect+4

C——10Normal

Lv 12

Poison Tail

—5010025Poison

Lv 16

Screech

D—8540Normal

Lv 20

Bug Bite

D6010020Bug

Lv 24

Venoshock

D6510010Poison

Lv 28

Take Down

D908520Normal

Lv 32

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 36

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Lv 40

Venom Drench

——10020Poison

Lv 44

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

TM Moves

TR12

Agility

C——30Psychic

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TR52

Gyro Ball

D—1005Steel

TM77

Hex

D6510010Ghost

TR46

Iron Defense

C——15Steel

TM57

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM07

Pin Missile

D259520Bug

TR57

Poison Jab

D8010020Poison

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TM16

Screech

D—8540Normal

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TR22

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TM11

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

TR23

Spikes

C——20Ground

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM34

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TR54

Toxic Spikes

C——20Poison

TR91

Venom Drench

——10020Poison

TM74

Venoshock

D6510010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Bite

D6010025Dark

Egg

Fury Cutter

—409520Bug

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Skitter Smack

D709010Bug

Tutor

Steel Roller

D1301005Steel

Sword & Shield Venipede Locations

Venipede is available from early-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 36 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.

Best Locations to Catch Venipede in Sword & Shield

36 walking encounters at Lv. 10-18 for Venipede across Sword and Shield. A few locations are version-exclusive, so your copy of the game affects what's available.

Forest of Focus

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

56%Early

Snowing

Forest of Focus

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

56%Early

Normal Weather

Forest of Focus

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

56%Early

Snowstorm

Forest of Focus

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

56%Early

Normal Weather

Forest of Focus

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

56%Early

Snowstorm

Forest of Focus

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

56%Early

Snowing

Forest of Focus

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

46%Early

Sandstorm

Forest of Focus

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

46%Early

Heavy Fog

Forest of Focus

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

46%Early

Sandstorm

Forest of Focus

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

46%Early

Heavy Fog

Forest of Focus

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

36%Early

Overcast

Forest of Focus

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

36%Early

Raining

Forest of Focus

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

36%Early

Overcast

Forest of Focus

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

36%Early

Thunderstorm

Forest of Focus

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

36%Early

Intense Sun

Forest of Focus

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

36%Early

Thunderstorm

Forest of Focus

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

36%Early

Raining

Forest of Focus

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

36%Early

Intense Sun

Forest of Focus

ShieldGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

30%Early

Normal Weather

Forest of Focus

SwordGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

30%Early

Raining

Forest of Focus

ShieldGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

30%Early

Snowstorm

Forest of Focus

SwordGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

30%Early

Heavy Fog

Forest of Focus

SwordGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

30%Early

Overcast

Forest of Focus

SwordGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

30%Early

Normal Weather

Forest of Focus

ShieldGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

30%Early

Thunderstorm

Forest of Focus

SwordGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

30%Early

Snowstorm

Forest of Focus

ShieldGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

30%Early

Intense Sun

Forest of Focus

ShieldGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

30%Early

Snowing

Forest of Focus

ShieldGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

30%Early

Sandstorm

Forest of Focus

SwordGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

30%Early

Thunderstorm

Forest of Focus

ShieldGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

30%Early

Raining

Forest of Focus

SwordGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

30%Early

Intense Sun

Forest of Focus

ShieldGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

30%Early

Heavy Fog

Forest of Focus

SwordGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

30%Early

Snowing

Forest of Focus

ShieldGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

30%Early

Overcast

Forest of Focus

SwordGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

30%Early

Sandstorm

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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield. 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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Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves PluckLv. 16 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Venipede Pluck 2x 94-113%KO Peck 2x 58-69% View Corviknight builds →
Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Venipede Rock Throw 2x 31-38% Rollout 2x 21-25% Rock Blast 2x 21-25% View Shuckle builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Venipede Confusion 2x 46-56% View Bronzor builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 4 Damage vs Venipede Gust 2x 63-75% View Drifloon builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Flame WheelLv. 12 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Venipede Flame Wheel 2x 79-94% Ember 2x 73-88% View Growlithe builds →

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves PluckLv. 16 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Venipede Pluck 2x 87-104%KO Peck 2x 55-65% View Corviknight builds →
Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Venipede Rock Throw 2x 27-33% Rollout 2x 18-22% Rock Blast 2x 18-22% View Shuckle builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Venipede Confusion 2x 45-55% View Bronzor builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 4 Damage vs Venipede Gust 2x 60-71% View Drifloon builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceLv. 20 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Venipede Aerial Ace 2x 93-109%KO Peck 2x 55-65% View Farfetch'd builds →

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves PluckLv. 16 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Venipede Pluck 2x 87-103%KO Peck 2x 54-64% View Corviknight builds →
Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Venipede Rock Throw 2x 25-30% Rollout 2x 16-20% Rock Blast 2x 16-20% View Shuckle builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Venipede Confusion 2x 46-54% View Bronzor builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 4 Damage vs Venipede Gust 2x 57-69% View Drifloon builds →
Salandit PoisonFire	D
Available Move Moves EmberLv. 10 Damage vs Venipede Ember 2x 66-79% View Salandit builds →

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 Drill PeckLv. 34 PluckLv. 16 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Venipede Fly 2x 131-154%KO Drill Peck 2x 117-138%KO Pluck 2x 87-104%KO Peck 2x 55-65% View Corviknight builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Venipede Extrasensory 2x 68-81% Confusion 2x 45-54% View Bronzor builds →
Carkol RockFire	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 IncinerateLv. 27 Flame ChargeLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 1 Damage vs Venipede Ancient Power 2x 87-104%KO Incinerate 2x 87-104%KO Flame Charge 2x 58-69% Smack Down 2x 58-69% View Carkol builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 4 Damage vs Venipede Gust 2x 62-73% View Drifloon builds →
Salandit PoisonFire	D
Available Moves Moves IncinerateLv. 30 EmberLv. 10 Damage vs Venipede Incinerate 2x 101-119%KO Ember 2x 68-81% View Salandit builds →

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 Drill PeckLv. 34 PluckLv. 16 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Venipede Fly 2x 133-157%KO Drill Peck 2x 117-139%KO Pluck 2x 89-106%KO Peck 2x 52-62% View Corviknight builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Venipede Extrasensory 2x 68-80% Confusion 2x 43-51% View Bronzor builds →
Carkol RockFire	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 IncinerateLv. 27 Flame ChargeLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 1 Damage vs Venipede Ancient Power 2x 89-106%KO Incinerate 2x 89-106%KO Flame Charge 2x 59-70% Smack Down 2x 59-70% View Carkol builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Moves Moves AcrobaticsTM78 GustLv. 4 Damage vs Venipede Acrobatics 2x 55-66% Gust 2x 62-73% View Drifloon builds →
Salandit PoisonFire	D
Available Moves Moves IncinerateLv. 30 EmberLv. 10 Damage vs Venipede Incinerate 2x 102-121%KO Ember 2x 68-80% View Salandit builds →