Venipede #0543

The Centipede Pokémon

Typing	BugPoison
Abilities	Poison Point - Ability 1 Swarm - Ability 2 Speed Boost - Hidden
Classification	The Centipede Pokémon
National ID	#0543
How to get	Trade or transfer only

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

FlyingRockFirePsychic

Resists x½

PoisonBugFairy

Resists x¼

FightingGrass

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	30	90—137
Attack	45	45—106
Defense	59	57—122
Sp. Attack	30	31—90
Sp. Defense	39	39—100
Speed	57	55—119
Total	260	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 22

At Level 30

Where to Find

Venipede can't be caught in Sword & Shield.

Get it in The Isle of Armor

Transfer from Sun & Moon, X & Y, Black 2 & White 2, Black & White

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Bug
Egg Cycles	15
Egg Steps	1920
Gender Ratio	50.20%49.80%
Height	0.4 m (1'4")
Weight	5.3 kg (11.7 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	1 Defense
Base Exp. Yield	52
Catch Rate	255
Catch Chance	~43.87% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Slow
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

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."

Learnset

Level-up Egg Tutor TM TR Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Venipede via level-up in Pokémon Sword and Shield:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Defense Curl	—	—	Normal	Stat.
1	Poison Sting	15	100	Poison	Phys.
4	Rollout	30	90	Rock	Phys.
8	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
12	Poison Tail	50	100	Poison	Phys.
16	Screech	—	85	Normal	Stat.
20	Bug Bite	60	100	Bug	Phys.
24	Venoshock	65	100	Poison	Spec.
28	Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
32	Agility	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
36	Toxic	—	90	Poison	Stat.
40	Venom Drench	—	100	Poison	Stat.
44	Double-Edge	120	100	Normal	Phys.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Venipede as Egg Moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Bite	60	100	Dark	Phys.
Fury Cutter	40	95	Bug	Phys.

Tutor Moves

The following moves are learned by Venipede as Tutor Moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Skitter Smack	70	90	Bug	Phys.
Steel Roller	130	100	Steel	Phys.

Tutor moves can only be learned by visiting a special Move Tutor.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Venipede via TM in Pokémon Sword and Shield:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM007	Pin Missile	25	95	Bug	Phys.
TM011	Solar Beam	120	100	Grass	Spec.
TM016	Screech	—	85	Normal	Stat.
TM021	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM024	Snore	50	100	Normal	Spec.
TM025	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM031	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM034	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM039	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM057	Payback	50	100	Dark	Phys.
TM074	Venoshock	65	100	Poison	Spec.
TM076	Round	60	100	Normal	Spec.
TM077	Hex	65	100	Ghost	Spec.

Learnset via TR

The following moves are learned by Venipede via TR in Pokémon Sword and Shield:

TR	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TR12	Agility	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TR20	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TR22	Sludge Bomb	90	100	Poison	Spec.
TR23	Spikes	—	—	Ground	Stat.
TR26	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TR27	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TR46	Iron Defense	—	—	Steel	Stat.
TR52	Gyro Ball	1	100	Steel	Phys.
TR54	Toxic Spikes	—	—	Poison	Stat.
TR57	Poison Jab	80	100	Poison	Phys.
TR91	Venom Drench	—	100	Poison	Stat.

Transfer Moves

The following moves are learned by Venipede via Transfer from an older game:

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Confide	ORASXYSMUSUM	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Double Team	BWB2W2ORASXYSMUSUM	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Endeavor	B2W2ORASUSUM	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Frustration	BWB2W2ORASXYSMUSUM	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Hidden Power	BWB2W2ORASXYSMUSUM	60	100	Normal	Spec.
Infestation	ORASXYSMUSUM	20	100	Bug	Spec.
Pursuit	BWB2W2ORASXYSMUSUM	40	100	Dark	Phys.
Return	BWB2W2ORASXYSMUSUM	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Rock Climb	BWB2W2ORASXYSMUSUM	90	85	Normal	Phys.
Rock Smash	BWB2W2ORASXY	40	100	Fighting	Phys.
Secret Power	ORAS	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Signal Beam	ORASUSUM	75	100	Bug	Spec.
Steamroller	BWB2W2ORASXYSMUSUM	65	100	Bug	Phys.
Struggle Bug	BWB2W2ORASXY	50	100	Bug	Spec.
Swagger	BWB2W2ORASXYSMUSUM	—	85	Normal	Stat.
Twineedle	BWB2W2ORASXYSMUSUM	25	100	Bug	Phys.

Transfer moves require transferring the Pokémon from a previous generation where it could learn the move.

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Venipede #0543

The Centipede Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Evolutionary Family

Where to Find

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Egg Moves

Tutor Moves

Learnset via TM

Learnset via TR

Transfer Moves

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites