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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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 X & Y (Best Counters)

Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Venipede Wing Attack 2x 110-131%KO Pluck 2x 110-131%KO Ancient Power 2x 106-125%KO Rock Tomb 2x 110-131%KO View Archen builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Aerial AceTM40 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Venipede Fire Fang 2x 77-92% Wing Attack 2x 106-125%KO Aerial Ace 2x 106-125%KO Rock Tomb 2x 106-125%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Venipede Rock Tomb 2x 58-69% View Shieldon builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 8 Damage vs Venipede Gust 2x 63-75% View Drifloon builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 15 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Venipede Wing Attack 2x 63-75% Aerial Ace 2x 63-75% View Zubat builds →

X & Y 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)

X & Y 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

TM94

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

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

Venipede can't learn any Tutor moves

X & Y Venipede Locations

decent spawn rates across 2 locations for Venipede in early-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.

Best Locations to Catch Venipede in X & Y

Route 6

YGrass Lv.10-12 Route

UncommonEarly

Shaking spot

Route 6

XGrass Lv.10-12 Route

UncommonEarly

Shaking spot

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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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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Fennekin Fire	D
Obtain MethodAquacorde Town Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 5 Damage vs Venipede Ember 2x 68-84% View Fennekin builds →
Combee BugFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 1 Damage vs Venipede Gust 2x 48-60% View Combee builds →
Ralts PsychicFairy	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 6 Damage vs Venipede Confusion 2x 68-84% View Ralts builds →
Pansear Fire	D
Upcoming Move Moves IncinerateLv. 10 Learns Incinerate at Level 10 View Pansear builds →
Fletchling NormalFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves PeckLv. 10 Learns Peck at Level 10 View Fletchling builds →

Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Venipede Ancient Power 2x 75-89% Rock Tomb 2x 56-68% Rock Throw 2x 49-59% Smack Down 2x 49-59% View Carbink builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town 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 →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 28 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Venipede Ancient Power 2x 68-80% Rock Tomb 2x 54-63% View Shieldon builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 8 Damage vs Venipede Gust 2x 61-72% View Drifloon builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 15 Air CutterLv. 26 Aerial AceTM40 AcrobaticsLv. 30 Damage vs Venipede Wing Attack 2x 54-63% Air Cutter 2x 56-68% Aerial Ace 2x 54-63% Acrobatics 2x 49-59% View Zubat builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Ancient PowerLv. 25 Damage vs Venipede Fly 2x 146-173%KO Fire Fang 2x 72-85% Wing Attack 2x 100-118%KO Ancient Power 2x 86-101%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Venipede Ancient Power 2x 75-89% Rock Tomb 2x 56-68% Rock Throw 2x 49-59% Smack Down 2x 49-59% View Carbink builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town 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 →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 28 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Venipede Ancient Power 2x 68-80% Rock Tomb 2x 54-63% View Shieldon builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Moves Moves AcrobaticsTM62 GustLv. 8 Damage vs Venipede Acrobatics 2x 54-63% Gust 2x 61-72% View Drifloon builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Ancient PowerLv. 25 Damage vs Venipede Fly 2x 146-173%KO Fire Fang 2x 72-85% Wing Attack 2x 100-118%KO Ancient Power 2x 86-101%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Venipede Ancient Power 2x 75-89% Rock Tomb 2x 56-68% Rock Throw 2x 49-59% Smack Down 2x 49-59% View Carbink builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town 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 →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 28 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Venipede Ancient Power 2x 68-80% Rock Tomb 2x 54-63% View Shieldon builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Moves Moves AcrobaticsTM62 GustLv. 8 Damage vs Venipede Acrobatics 2x 54-63% Gust 2x 61-72% View Drifloon builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Ancient PowerLv. 25 Damage vs Venipede Fly 2x 155-183%KO Fire Fang 2x 74-88% Wing Attack 2x 105-124%KO Ancient Power 2x 89-106%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Venipede Ancient Power 2x 77-91% Rock Tomb 2x 62-73% Rock Throw 2x 52-62% Smack Down 2x 52-62% View Carbink builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Venipede Wing Attack 2x 109-128%KO Pluck 2x 109-128%KO Ancient Power 2x 105-124%KO Rock Tomb 2x 109-128%KO View Archen builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 28 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Venipede Ancient Power 2x 71-84% Rock Tomb 2x 55-66% View Shieldon builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Moves Moves AcrobaticsTM62 GustLv. 8 Damage vs Venipede Acrobatics 2x 55-66% Gust 2x 62-73% View Drifloon builds →

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 →