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Whirlipede

Category: Curlipede Pokémon

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#0543 venipede
#0545 scolipede
Whirlipede #0544

Basic Information

Height

1.2 m

Weight

58.5 kg

Abilities

Poison Point

Poisons foe on contact.
Swarm

Ups BUG moves in a pinch.
Speed Boost Hidden

Gradually boosts SPEED.
BugPoison
Generation V Type matchups on PokeTypes

Whirlipede

"Protected by a hard shell, it spins its body like a wheel and crashes furiously into its enemies."

Base Stats

Total360
HPATKDEFSP.ATKSP.DEFSPD
HP40
Attack55
Defense99
Sp. Atk.40
Sp. Def.79
Speed47

Training

Base experience
126
Capture rate
120
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Medium Slow
EV yield
2 Defense

Breeding

Egg groups
Bug
Gender ratio
♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
Egg cycles
15

Pokédex numbers

Total historical: 6
National
#544
Isle of Armor
#075

Evolution Chain

venipede
venipede#0543

Level Up

Level 22

whirlipede
whirlipede#0544

Level Up

Level 30

scolipede
scolipede#0545

Smogon tier

Source: Smogon (via Pokémon Showdown)

Illegal
Tier Categories Legend

Tier Categories Legend

Uber

Uber

Pokémon too powerful for the standard tiers.

OU

Overused

The competitive standard.

UU

Underused

Strong mid-usage Pokémon.

RU

Rarely Used

Pokémon of the intermediate league.

NU

Never Used

Pokémon with specific niches.

PU

PU

Low-usage category.

LC

Little Cup

Level 5 Pokémon.

AG

Anything Goes

No rules.

Moves

Learned moves

Lv. Move Category Priority Method Version Effect / Description
- Pin Missile TM/HM Sword / Shield
- Solar Beam TM/HM Sword / Shield
- Agility TM/HM Sword / Shield
- Screech TM/HM Sword / Shield
- Rest TM/HM Sword / Shield
- Substitute TM/HM Sword / Shield
- Snore TM/HM Sword / Shield
- Protect TM/HM Sword / Shield
- Sludge Bomb TM/HM Sword / Shield
- Spikes TM/HM Sword / Shield
- Endure TM/HM Sword / Shield
- Attract TM/HM Sword / Shield
- Sleep Talk TM/HM Sword / Shield
- Sunny Day TM/HM Sword / Shield
- Facade TM/HM Sword / Shield
- Iron Defense Level Sword / Shield
- Iron Defense TM/HM Sword / Shield
- Gyro Ball TM/HM Sword / Shield
- Payback TM/HM Sword / Shield
- Toxic Spikes TM/HM Sword / Shield
- Poison Jab TM/HM Sword / Shield
- Venoshock TM/HM Sword / Shield
- Round TM/HM Sword / Shield
- Hex TM/HM Sword / Shield
- Venom Drench TM/HM Sword / Shield
- Steel Roller Tutor Sword / Shield
- Skitter Smack Tutor Sword / Shield
1 Poison Sting Level Sword / Shield
1 Defense Curl Level Sword / Shield
1 Protect Level Sword / Shield
1 Rollout Level Sword / Shield
1 Iron Defense Level Sword / Shield
12 Poison Tail Level Sword / Shield
16 Screech Level Sword / Shield
20 Bug Bite Level Sword / Shield
26 Venoshock Level Sword / Shield
32 Take Down Level Sword / Shield
38 Agility Level Sword / Shield
44 Toxic Level Sword / Shield
50 Venom Drench Level Sword / Shield
56 Double Edge Level Sword / Shield