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Species guide · Ages 10+ · July 2026

Venipede

Say it: VE-ni-pe-de

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Venipede is the Centipede Pokémon — Bug and Poison before Whirlipede and Scolipede. In Pokémon GO it is usually candy on the way to Scolipede — not a finished raid attacker. Bug/Poison hits Grass, Psychic, Fairy, and other Bug/Poison types; Fire, Flying, Rock, and Psychic punish it. Catch Venipede from the wild, eggs, or events, then evolve.

Say it: VE-ni-pe-de

Venipede (#543) is a Bug / Poison Pokémon in Pokémon GO — the baby stage of Scolipede. Trainers almost never power Venipede for raids; the value is candy and IVs for Whirlipede/Scolipede. Against Venipede, lead with Fire, Flying, Rock, or Psychic. Stats, type chart, moves, and counter picks below use our Game Master snapshot.

BugPoison#543

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Pokédex notes

Venipede is a Bug / Poison-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. National Dex #0543. Use the Bug/Poison type chart below before powering up — metas shift every season.

Where in GO: Wild spawns, eggs, Field Research, and seasonal events

Invest tip: Do not sink Stardust into Venipede. Keep high-IV copies for Scolipede. Shadow Venipede is the same — evolve toward Shadow Scolipede after Frustration removal.

Type matchups

  • Bug moves hit Grass, Psychic, and Dark hard.
  • Poison moves hit Grass and Fairy hard.

When Venipede is your opponent, Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock hits hard.

Full type matchup guide →

GO base stats

From Game Master snapshot — IVs, buddy, and power-ups change real battle stats.

Attack
83
Defense
99
Stamina
102

Weak to

FireFlyingPsychicRock

Resists

GrassFightingPoisonBugFairy

Best Pokémon to use against it

When this species is your opponent (Rocket battle, gym, raid, or PvP), these picks exploit its typings. Each list is a pool of options — not a required 12-Pokémon lobby.

Recommended

Strongest practical attackers for this matchup.

  1. 1. Mega Charizard Y · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  2. 2. Reshiram · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Fusion Flare

  3. 3. Shadow Moltres · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Overheat

  4. 4. Shadow Charizard · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  5. 5. Mega Blaziken · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  6. 6. Shadow Entei · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Overheat

  7. 7. Blaziken · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  8. 8. Darmanitan · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Overheat

  9. 9. Chandelure · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Overheat

  10. 10. Heatran · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Flamethrower

  11. 11. Emboar · beats Fire

    Ember + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  12. 12. Infernape · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

Budget

Solid alternatives when you cannot build the Recommended picks.

  1. 1. Darmanitan · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Overheat

  2. 2. Arcanine · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Flamethrower

  3. 3. Flareon · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Overheat

  4. 4. Typhlosion · beats Fire

    Incinerate + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  5. 5. Magmortar · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Fire Punch

  6. 6. Camerupt · beats Fire

    Incinerate + Overheat

  7. 7. Torkoal · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Overheat

  8. 8. Rapidash · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Fire Blast

  9. 9. Pyroar · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Overheat

  10. 10. Simisear · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Flamethrower

  11. 11. Charizard · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  12. 12. Houndoom · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Flamethrower

Recommended moves

Venipede’s Game Master pool is temporary. Real investment is Scolipede (Poison Jab + Megahorn / X-Scissor) — evolve before serious TMs and power-ups.

Fast

  • Bug Bite · Standard

    Bug STAB

  • Poison Sting · Standard

    Poison energy

Charged

  • Sludge Bomb · Standard

    Poison nuke

  • Signal Beam · Standard

    Bug coverage

  • Gyro Ball · Standard

    Steel coverage

Moves in GO

Always-available Game Master learnset (regular TMs). Community Day / Elite TM moves appear above when we have curated notes for this species.

Fast

  • bug bite
  • poison sting

Charged

  • signal beam
  • sludge bomb
  • gyro ball

PvP league ranks (family snapshot)

  • Master League · rank #770 of 1023 · CP 799

    Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb

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