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Pokédex No.0543
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Venipede

No.0543 · Centipede Pokémon

Venipede

フシデ

BugPoison
Height
0.4 m
Weight
5.3 kg
Color
Red
Shape
Armor
Abilities

Has a 30% chance of poisoning attacking Pokémon on contact.

Strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Raises Speed one stage after each turn.

02 //Base stats

Base stats
StatBase
HP30
170–264
Attack45
85–207
Defense59
110–238
Sp. Atk30
58–174
Sp. Def39
74–194
Speed57
107–234
Total260Higher than 6% of all Pokémon

Ranges assume 0 IV/0 EV with a hindering nature (min) up to 31 IV/252 EV with a boosting nature (max).

HP 30Attack 45Defense 59Speed 57Sp. Def 39Sp. Atk 30
  • HPtop 99%
  • Attacktop 88%
  • Defensetop 66%
  • Sp. Atktop 96%
  • Sp. Deftop 91%
  • Speedtop 61%

03 //Type matchups

Defensive multipliers
Type matchups
Takes 2× damage
FireFlyingPsychicRock
Takes ½× damage
PoisonBugFairy
Takes ¼× damage
GrassFighting
Damage taken from every type
Normal1×
Fire2×
Water1×
Electric1×
Grass¼×
Ice1×
Fighting¼×
Poison½×
Ground1×
Flying2×
Psychic2×
Bug½×
Rock2×
Ghost1×
Dragon1×
Dark1×
Steel1×
Fairy½×
Its own types hit these super-effectively (STAB)
GrassPsychicDarkFairy

04 //Evolution

Evolution

05 //Easily confused with

Most similar silhouettes
Easily confused with
Venipede silhouette
Venipede
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Ranked by a DINOv2 vision model comparing silhouette shapes — these are the options Who's That Pokémon? hard mode will try to trip you up with. Tap to reveal.

06 //Where to find it

By game
Where to find it
GamesLocationMethod
ZA
Hyperspace Lumiose
Poison zone · 1★
Hyperspace
ZA
Hyperspace Lumiose
Bug zone · 1★
Hyperspace
ZA
Wild Zone 5Wild
SV
Not in this game

Gens 1–7 from PokéAPI checked against Serebii (places PokéAPI lacks come from Serebii), Let's Go and Gens 8–9 from Serebii. Rates are the chance per encounter in that spot; Gen 8–9 raids and overview-only spots list no levels or rates. Tap a place for its page, or Atlas to find it on the map.

07 //Moves

41 moves
Moves
LvMoveTypeCat.Pow
1Page →Normal—
1Page →Poison15
4Page →Rock30
8Page →Normal—
12Page →Poison50
16Page →Normal—
20Page →Bug60
24Page →Poison65
28Page →Normal90
32Page →Psychic—
36Page →Poison—
40Page →Poison—
44Page →Normal120

Learnset from Sword & Shield. Tap a move for its effect.

08 //Pokédex entries

5 unique entries
Pokédex entries
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.
Shield
Venipede and Sizzlipede are similar species, but when the two meet, a huge fight ensues.
Sword
Using the feelers on its head and tail, it picks up vibrations in the air to determine its prey’s location and state.
Black 2White 2
It discovers what is going on around it by using the feelers on its head and tail. It is brutally aggressive.
WhiteXOmega Ruby
Its bite injects a potent poison, enough to paralyze large bird Pokémon that try to prey on it.
BlackYAlpha Sapphire

09 //Names in other languages

9 languages
Names in other languages
Japanese
フシデ
Rōmaji
Fushide
Korean
마디네
Chinese (Simplified)
百足蜈蚣
Chinese (Traditional)
百足蜈蚣
French
Venipatte
German
Toxiped
Spanish
Venipede
Italian
Venipede

10 //Training & breeding

Training & breeding

Training

EV yield1 Defense
Catch rate255 (43.9% per Poké Ball at full HP, Gen 5+)
Base friendship70
Base experience52
Growth rateMedium Slow

Breeding

Egg groupsBug
Egg cycles15
Gender50% ♂ · 50% ♀
Gender differencesNo
Habitat—

Other names

Japaneseフシデ
Korean마디네
GermanToxiped
FrenchVenipatte
SpanishVenipede
ItalianVenipede

Regional Pokédex numbers

Original Unova #49Updated Unova #43Kalos Central #120Isle Of Armor #74

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Venipede summary

Venipede is a Bug/Poison-type Centipede Pokémon introduced in Generation 5, number 543 in the National Pokédex. It has a base stat total of 260 (HP 30, Attack 45, Defense 59, Sp. Atk 30, Sp. Def 39, Speed 57). It is weak to Fire, Flying, Psychic and Rock moves. Its abilities are poison-point and swarm, with speed-boost as a hidden ability.

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