Venipede (Pokémon)

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Venipede Centipede Pokémon フシデ Fushide #0543 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Bug Poison Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Poison Point or Swarm Cacophony Cacophony Speed Boost Gen VI+ Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony Quick Feet Gen V* Hidden Ability
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 255 (43.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Bug Hatch time 15 cycles
Height 1'04" 0.4 m Venipede 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 11.7 lbs. 5.3 kg Venipede 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 52	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 1 Venipede 0 HP 0 Atk 1 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Red	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Venipede (Japanese: フシデ Fushide) is a Bug/Poison Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

It evolves into Whirlipede starting at level 22, which evolves into Scolipede starting at level 30.

Biology

Venipede is an insectoid Pokémon with a pronounced hump on the upper portion of its body. Its thorax and head are mainly magenta with black markings that consist of rings on its shoulders, a band around each antenna, and an upside-down 'Y' on its neck. A prominent ridge leading down to a pointed tip splits the top half of its head, and its lower jaw is black. It has round, heavy-lidded eyes that bulge away from the head slightly. Venipede's dark green abdomen is segmented, and it has four pairs of stubby black legs. Two short feelers banded with black extend from its hindquarters, which it uses in addition to its antennae to explore its surroundings and detect prey by sensing air vibrations.

Venipede is brutally aggressive, and its bite injects a poison strong enough to paralyze large bird Pokémon. Its fangs are known to be highly venomous. It often gets into fights with Sizzlipede, a related species. Venipede tends to prey on any Pokémon it thinks it can eat without considering its actions thoroughly.

Evolution

Venipede evolves into Whirlipede, which evolves into Scolipede.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Venipede  Bug  Poison

→

First Evolution Whirlipede  Bug  Poison

→

Second Evolution Scolipede  Bug  Poison

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V Unova  B  W : #049 Unova  B2  W2 : #043 Black Its bite injects a potent poison, enough to paralyze large bird Pokémon that try to prey on it. White It discovers what is going on around it by using the feelers on its head and tail. It is brutally aggressive. Black 2 Using the feelers on its head and tail, it picks up vibrations in the air to determine its prey's location and state. White 2
Generation VI Kalos Central #120 Hoenn #— X It discovers what is going on around it by using the feelers on its head and tail. It is brutally aggressive. Y Its bite injects a potent poison, enough to paralyze large bird Pokémon that try to prey on it. Omega Ruby It discovers what is going on around it by using the feelers on its head and tail. It is brutally aggressive. Alpha Sapphire Its bite injects a potent poison, enough to paralyze large bird Pokémon that try to prey on it.
Generation VII Alola #— Kanto #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation VII.
Generation VIII Galar Isle of Armor #074 Sinnoh #— Hisui #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus. Sword Venipede and Sizzlipede are similar species, but when the two meet, a huge fight ensues. Shield Its fangs are highly venomous. If this Pokémon finds prey it thinks it can eat, it leaps for them without any thought of how things might turn out.
Generation IX Paldea #— Kitakami #— Blueberry #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation IX.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V Black White Pinwheel Forest (inner), Lostlorn Forest Black 2 White 2 Lostlorn Forest Route 20 (dark grass)
Generation VI X Y Route 6 (Rustling bush) Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Trade
Generation VII Sun Moon Route 4 (Island Scan)Th Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Trade Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee Unobtainable
Generation VIII Sword Shield TradeVersion 1.2.0+ Expansion Pass Forest of Focus Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Unobtainable Legends: Arceus Unobtainable
Generation IX Scarlet Violet Unobtainable

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V Rumble Blast Treetops: Sun-Dappled Bank, Field: Sun-Dappled Bank PokéPark 2 Arbor Area Conquest Chrysalia, Viperia, Dragnor MD GTI Breezy Meadow (1F-8F), Tempting Path (1F-9F), Crags of Lament (1F-9F), Telluric Path (B1-B10), Redland Reaches (1F-10F), Silent Tundra (Uncharted Road, Gilded Hall), Dreamy Island (Uncharted Road, Gilded Hall), Moonlit Forest (Gilded Hall), Skill Treasury (1F-15F) Rumble U Flower Garden: Guardians of the Flower Patch, Challenge Battle: The Battle for Sky and Land
Generation VI Battle Trozei Sacred Plains: Stage 4 Rumble World Dark Land: Murky Cavern (All Areas), Plasma Tundra: Endless Cave (All Areas)
Generation VII Rumble Rush Mewtwo Sea, Zygarde Sea, Mewtwo SeaFinal, Zygarde SeaFinal
Generation VIII This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VIII side games.
Cross-Generation Shuffle Blau Salon: Stage 435

Held items

Games		Held items
Black	White	Pecha Berry (50%) Poison Barb (5%)
Black 2	White 2	Poison Barb (5%)
X	Y
Sun	Moon
Sword	Shield	Poison Barb (Expansion Pass required, 5%)

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 30		90 - 137	170 - 264
Attack: 45		45 - 106	85 - 207
Defense: 59		57 - 122	110 - 238
Sp. Atk: 30		31 - 90	58 - 174
Sp. Def: 39		39 - 100	74 - 194
Speed: 57		55 - 119	107 - 234
Total: 260	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Learnset

Venipede is available in Sword and Shield Version 1.2.0+.

By leveling up

Generation VIII Other generations: V - VI - VII - IX

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Poison Sting Poison Physical 01515 100100% 35 011 Defense Curl Normal Status 0000— 00——% 40 044 Rollout Rock Physical 03030 09090% 20 088 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00——% 10 1212 Poison Tail Poison Physical 05050 100100% 25 1616 Screech Normal Status 0000— 08585% 40 2020 Bug Bite Bug Physical 06060 100100% 20 2424 Venoshock Poison Special 06565 100100% 10 2828 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 08585% 20 3232 Agility Psychic Status 0000— 00——% 30 3636 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 09090% 10 4040 Venom Drench Poison Status 0000— 100100% 20 4444 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Venipede Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Venipede Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/TR

Generation VIII Other generations: V - VI - VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM07 TM07 Pin Missile Bug Physical 02525 095}}95% 20 TM11 TM11 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM16 TM16 Screech Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 40 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM34 TM34 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM57 TM57 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10 TM74 TM74 Venoshock Poison Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM77 TM77 Hex Ghost Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TR12 TR12 Agility Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR22 TR22 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR23 TR23 Spikes Ground Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR46 TR46 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TR52 TR52 Gyro Ball Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5 TR54 TR54 Toxic Spikes Poison Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR57 TR57 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TR91 TR91 Venom Drench Poison Status 0000— 100}}100% 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Venipede Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Venipede Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VIII Other generations: V - VI - VII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Bite Dark Physical 60 100% 25 Fury Cutter Bug Physical 40 95% 20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Venipede in Generation VIII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Venipede in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Venipede Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Venipede Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation VIII Other generations: V - VI - VII - IX

Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Sw Sh EP BD SP Skitter Smack Bug Physical 70 90% 10 Sw Sh EP BD SP Steel Roller Steel Physical 130 100% 5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Venipede Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Venipede Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

By transfer from another generation

Generation VIII Other generations: VI - VII - IX

Gen.   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  V VI VII Confide Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 V VI VII Double Team Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 V VI VII Endeavor Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5 V VI VII Frustration × Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 V VI VII Hidden Power × Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 V VI VII Infestation Bug Special 02020 100}}100% 20 V VI VII Pursuit × Dark Physical 04040 100}}100% 20 V VI VII Return × Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 V VI VII Rock Climb × Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 V VI VII Rock Smash Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 15 V VI VII Secret Power × Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 V VI VII Signal Beam × Bug Special 07575 100}}100% 15 V VI VII Steamroller × Bug Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 V VI VII Struggle Bug Bug Special 05050 100}}100% 20 V VI VII Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 V VI VII Twineedle × Bug Physical 02525 100}}100% 20

Transferred Pokémon only retain these moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Venipede Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Venipede × indicates a move that cannot be used in Sword and Shield Click on the generation numbers at the top to see transfer-only moves for other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ● Defense ●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 3.33 seconds Base HP: 41 Base Attack: 65 Base Defense: 48 Base Speed: 60
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: Weak: PokéPark Pad entry: He thought he didn't need friends, but he is still a bit excited to have become friends with you.
Pokémon Conquest HP: ★ Move: Poison Sting Attack: ★ Ability 1: Poison Point Ability 2: Jagged Edge Ability 3: Herbivore Defense: ★★ Speed: ★★ Evolves into Whirlipede when its Defense is 50 or higher Range: 3 Perfect Links: Hideaki and Yasunaga
Pokémon Battle Trozei Bug Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Bug Attack Power: 30 - 85 5 #598 Counterattack Deals even more damage the more disruptions there are.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 102 Base Attack: 83 Base Defense: 99 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 1 km Evolution Requirement: 25 Fast Attacks: Bug Bite, Poison Sting Charged Attacks: Signal Beam, Sludge Bomb, Gyro Ball

Evolution data

Unevolved Venipede  Bug  Poison

Level 22 →

First Evolution Whirlipede  Bug  Poison

Level 30 →

Second Evolution Scolipede  Bug  Poison

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Venipede images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In the anime

Venipede in the anime

Major appearances

Multiple Venipede debuted in A Venipede Stampede!, where they swarmed Castelia City and attacked it. Professor Juniper found out that they were disturbed from their nest by a mysterious force in Desert Resort and ended up in Castelia City. The Mayor of Castelia City was dealing with them the wrong way, so Burgh stepped in. With the help of Ash, his friends, Nurse Joy, and Trip, they were able to round all of the Venipede up. One reappeared in a flashback in Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!.

Minor appearances

Two Venipede appeared in Gotta Catch A Roggenrola!.

A Trainer's Venipede appeared in Climbing the Tower of Success!.

In Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice, the Swords of Justice legend featured a Venipede.

A Venipede appeared in A Pokémon of a Different Color!.

In Celebrating the Hero's Comet!, multiple Venipede were living at an unnamed island in the Decolore Islands.

Two Venipede appeared in A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship!.

A Venipede appeared in a flashback in Splitting Heirs!.

In Must Be Our Heroes and the Witch!, a Venipede appeared in a fantasy.

Multiple Venipede appeared in The Same Moon, Now and Forever!.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry BW022 Venipede Ash's Pokédex Venipede, the Centipede Pokémon. Venipede explores its surroundings by sensing vibrations in the air with feelers on its head and tail.

In the manga

Venipede in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Burgh owns a Venipede that usually sits on his shoulder, as seen in The Mystery of the Missing Fossil.

Klara owns a Venipede, which fist appeared in PASS31.

Pokédex entries

Manga Chapter Entry Pokémon Adventures The Mystery of the Missing Fossil Its bite injects a potent poison, enough to paralyze large bird Pokémon that try to prey on it.

Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~

A Venipede appeared in The Yellow Scroll: Hanbei vs Kanbei.

A Venipede appeared in The Black Scroll: Nobunaga's Ambition.

In the TCG

Main article: Venipede (TCG)

Trivia

• Venipede is tied with Gastly for the lowest base HP stat of all Poison-type Pokémon.
• Despite the Scolipede and Centiskorch evolutionary families living in different parts of the Galar region, both Venipede and Scolipede's Pokédex entries speak of their hostile relationship with the latter family.
• Venipede's Black, Y, Alpha Sapphire, and Shield Pokédex entries mention Venipede's venomous fangs. Despite this, Venipede cannot learn Poison Fang.
• Venipede and its evolutions were designed by Tomohiro Kitakaze.

Origin

Venipede's category suggests it is based on a centipede. However, it is more similar in appearance to other arthropods, such as a woodlouse, pill bug, or pill millipede. More specifically, it is most likely based on a green Glomeris marginata.

Name origin

Venipede may be a combination of venom and centipede or millipede.

Fushide may be a combination of 節 fushi (joint/segment) and 百足 mukade (centipede).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese フシデ Fushide From 節 fushi and 百足 mukade French Venipatte From venin and mille-pattes Spanish Venipede Same as English name German Toxiped From Toxin and pedes Italian Venipede Same as English name Korean 마디네 Madine From 마디 madi and 지네 jine Mandarin Chinese 百足蜈蚣 Bǎizúwúgōng From 百足 bǎizú and 蜈蚣 wúgōng Cantonese Chinese 百足蜈蚣 Baakjūknghgūng From 百足 baakjūk and 蜈蚣 ngh-gūng

More languages Hindi खंजूरा Khanjoora From खंडा khand and कनखजूरा kankhajoora/खजूरा khajoora Russian Венипид Venipid Transcription of English name Thai ฟูชิเดะ Fuchide Transcription of Japanese name

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