
Protected by a hard shell, it spins its body like a wheel and crashes furiously into its enemies.
- Height
- 1.2 m
- Weight
- 58.5 kg
- Generation
- 5
Defensive matchups
Immunities
Based on typing; abilities and battle effects are not included.
Base Stats
Training
| Catch Rate | 120 (47.1%) |
| Base Exp | 126 |
| Base Happiness | 70 |
| Growth Rate | Medium Slow |
Breeding
| Egg Groups | Bug |
| Gender | 50.0% male, 50.0% female |
| Egg Cycles | 15 (3855 steps) |
Compare evolutions and forms
Compare Whirlipede with its evolution family and other forms of the same species. Parentheses show the difference from Whirlipede.
| Pokémon | HP | Attack | Defense | Sp. Atk | Sp. Def | Speed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whirlipede | 40 | 55 | 99 | 40 | 79 | 47 | 360 |
| Venipede | 30 (-10) | 45 (-10) | 59 (-40) | 30 (-10) | 39 (-40) | 57 (+10) | 260 (-100) |
| Scolipede | 60 (+20) | 100 (+45) | 89 (-10) | 55 (+15) | 69 (-10) | 112 (+65) | 485 (+125) |
These are base stats, not in-battle values. Level, nature, IVs and EVs change the final stats. Forms are not available in every game; an alternate form is not necessarily an evolution.
Data: PokéAPI. Differences calculated from the records shown.
Evolution Chain
Pokédex Entries
Protected by a hard shell, it spins its body like a wheel and crashes furiously into its enemies.
It is usually motionless, but when attacked, it rotates at high speed and then crashes into its opponent.
Storing energy for evolution, it sits. But, when predators approach, it moves to stab them with poison spikes.
This Pokémon spins itself rapidly and charges into its opponents. Its top speed is just over 60 mph.
Whirlipede protects itself with a sturdy shell and poisonous spikes while it stores up the energy it’ll need for evolution.
Moves Learned
Moves learned by level up
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poison Sting | poison | Physical | 15 | 100% |
| 1 | Defense Curl | normal | Status | — | — |
| 1 | Rollout | rock | Physical | 30 | 90% |
| 12 | Poison Tail | poison | Physical | 50 | 100% |
| 20 | Bug Bite | bug | Physical | 60 | 100% |
| 32 | Take Down | normal | Physical | 90 | 85% |
| 44 | Toxic | poison | Status | — | 90% |
| 56 | Double Edge | normal | Physical | 120 | 100% |
Moves learned by TM/HM
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agility | psychic | Status | — | — |
| Attract | normal | Status | — | 100% |
| Endure | normal | Status | — | — |
| Facade | normal | Physical | 70 | 100% |
| Gyro Ball | steel | Physical | — | 100% |
| Hex | ghost | Special | 65 | 100% |
| Iron Defense | steel | Status | — | — |
| Payback | dark | Physical | 50 | 100% |
| Pin Missile | bug | Physical | 25 | 95% |
| Poison Jab | poison | Physical | 80 | 100% |
| Protect | normal | Status | — | — |
| Rest | psychic | Status | — | — |
| Round | normal | Special | 60 | 100% |
| Screech | normal | Status | — | 85% |
| Sleep Talk | normal | Status | — | — |
| Sludge Bomb | poison | Special | 90 | 100% |
| Snore | normal | Special | 50 | 100% |
| Solar Beam | grass | Special | 120 | 100% |
| Spikes | ground | Status | — | — |
| Substitute | normal | Status | — | — |
| Sunny Day | fire | Status | — | — |
| Toxic Spikes | poison | Status | — | — |
| Venom Drench | poison | Status | — | 100% |
| Venoshock | poison | Special | 65 | 100% |
Moves learned by Move Tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skitter Smack | bug | Physical | 70 | 90% |
| Steel Roller | steel | Physical | 130 | 100% |
Sprites
Official Artwork
Normal
ShinyPokémon HOME
Normal
ShinyAnimated
Normal
ShinyGame Sprites
black white
omegaruby alphasapphire
x y
ultra sun ultra moonHeld Items
| Item | Rarity | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Pecha Berry | 50% | black, white |
| Poison Barb | 5% | black, white, black-2, white-2, x, y, omega-ruby, alpha-sapphire, sun, moon, ultra-sun, ultra-moon |

