Elite Redux LeafGreen
#543

Venipede

The Centipede Pokémon

Bug Poison

Using the feelers on its head and tail, it picks up vibrations in the air to determine its prey's location and state. It is brutally aggressive.

Base stat total
260
Height
0.4 m
Weight
5.3 kg
Catch rate
255

Base stats

260 total
HP 30 201 264
Atk 45 113 207
Def 59 138 238
SpA 30 86 174
SpD 39 102 194
Spe 57 135 234

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending
Takes more
Flying 2× Rock 2× Fire 2× Psychic 2×
Takes less
Fighting ¼× Grass ¼× Poison ½× Bug ½× Fairy ½×

The other 9 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate
Main choose one, switch any time Unnerve Foes can't eat Berries. Neurotoxin Inflicting poison also lowers Attack, SpAtk, and Speed. Speed Boost Gradually boosts Speed.
Innate always active, all of them Poison Point Poisons foe on contact. Shed Skin Heals the body by shedding. Hyper Aggressive Moves hit twice. Second hit does 25% damage.

Evolution line

Venipede Venipede BST 260
Whirlipede Whirlipede BST 360 Level · 22
Scolipede Scolipede BST 485 Level · 30

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities kept Speed Boost new Unnerve Neurotoxin now innate Poison Point removed Swarm
Innates added Shed SkinHyper Aggressive

Details

Height
0.4 m
Weight
5.3 kg
Gender
50% male · 50% female
Egg groups
Bug
Egg cycles
15
Catch rate
255
Base exp
52
Growth rate
Medium Slow
EV yield
1 Def
Base friendship
50
Wild held item
Poison Barb
Colour
Red

Moves

13 level-up · 6 egg · 54 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Defense Curl Normal Status — ∞ 40
Rollout Rock Physical 40 100 20
5 Poison Sting Poison Physical 40 100 35
8 Screech Normal Status — 85 40
12 Pursuit Dark Physical 40 100 20
15 Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
19 Poison Tail Poison Physical 60 100 10
22 Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100 20
26 Venoshock Poison Special 65 100 10
29 Agility Psychic Status — ∞ 30
33 Steamroller Bug Physical 65 100 20
36 Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
40 Rock Climb Rock Physical 90 95 20
43 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Twineedle Bug Physical 45 100 20
Pin Missile Bug Physical 25 95 20
Toxic Spikes Poison Status — ∞ 20
Spikes Ground Status — ∞ 20
Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
Rock Climb Rock Physical 90 95 20
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Agility Psychic Status — ∞ 30
Attract Normal Status — 90 15
Bite Dark Physical 60 100 25
Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100 20
Confide Normal Status — ∞ 20
Defense Curl Normal Status — ∞ 40
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
Double Team Normal Status — ∞ 15
Endeavor Normal Physical 1 100 5
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Frustration Dark Physical 75 100 10
Fury Cutter Bug Physical 40 95 20
Gyro Ball Steel Physical 1 100 5
Hex Ghost Special 65 100 10
Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
Infestation Bug Special 20 100 20
Iron Defense Steel Status — ∞ 15
Leer Normal Status — 100 30
Payback Dark Physical 50 100 10
Pin Missile Bug Physical 25 95 20
Poison Jab Poison Physical 80 100 20
Poison Sting Poison Physical 40 100 35
Poison Tail Poison Physical 60 100 10
Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
Pursuit Dark Physical 40 100 20
Rest Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Return Normal Physical 102 100 20
Rock Climb Rock Physical 90 95 20
Rock Smash Fighting Physical 60 100 15
Rock Tomb Rock Physical 60 95 15
Rollout Rock Physical 40 100 20
Round Normal Special 60 100 15
Screech Normal Status — 85 40
Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100 20
Signal Beam Bug Special 85 100 15
Skitter Smack Bug Physical 70 90 10
Sleep Talk Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sludge Bomb Poison Special 90 100 10
Snore Normal Special 85 100 15
Solar Beam Grass Special 120 100 10
Spikes Ground Status — ∞ 20
Steamroller Bug Physical 65 100 20
Steel Roller Steel Physical 80 100 15
Struggle Bug Bug Special 50 100 20
Substitute Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sunny Day Fire Status — ∞ 5
Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
Toxic Spikes Poison Status — ∞ 20
Twineedle Bug Physical 45 100 20
Venom Drench Poison Status — 100 20
Venoshock Poison Special 65 100 10

Where to find it

1 method
Walking in grass