#0543 · Centipede Pokémon
Venipede
Venipede›
Whirlipede›
ScolipedeCommunity tiers (you can vote in all four)
Classic
Rank #456 · 6 votes · median C
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Rank #284 · 10 votes · median A
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Tier history
8 recorded changes · 6 votes
Moved B → A 26 days ago
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Game data
Abilities
- Poison Point
When the Pokémon is hit by a contact move, the attacker has a 30% chance of being poisoned.
- Swarm
Boosts the power of the Pokémon’s Bug-type moves by 50% when its HP drops to ⅓ or less of its max.
- Speed BoostHidden
Boosts the Pokémon’s Speed stat at the end of every turn.
When the Pokémon takes damage from a move, its Defense stat is boosted.
Egg moves
- Baneful BunkerPoisonStatus— · —
The user protects itself from incoming moves for the turn. Any attackers that use contact moves against the user during this turn become poisoned. With each consecutive use, this move’s chance of success becomes ⅓ of what it was before.
- Leech LifeBugPhysical80 pow · 100%
The user drains the target’s blood. The user’s HP is restored by ½ of the damage dealt by this move.
- Noxious TorquePoisonPhysical100 pow · 100%
The user rams into the target with a poisonous end. This move has a 30% chance of poisoning the target.
- Power TripDarkPhysical20 pow · 100%Rare egg move
The user boasts its strength and attacks the target. This move’s power is increased by 20 for each stage that the user’s stats have been boosted.
Base stats
Venipede · BST 260
Scolipede · BST 485
BST in this line: Venipede 260 · Whirlipede 360 · Scolipede 485
Unlock costs
Candy needed for a cost-3 starter:
- Passive ability
- 35 🍬
- Cost reductions
- 20 / 50 🍬
- Same-species egg
- 25 🍬
- The price only drops once you have hatched enough Venipede eggs: 22 🍬 after 20 hatches, 18 🍬 after 40 hatches, 12 🍬 after 80 hatches.
- Friendship needed per candy
- 75
Expensive starters ask for fewer candies, but earn them far more slowly: Venipede needs 75 friendship per candy, while a cost-1 starter earns one every 25.