Whirlipede

Type

Attack

Defense

Speed

Special Attack

Special Defense

Total

360

#64

0' 4.7"
129.07 lbs.

Curlipede Pokémon

Storing energy for evolution, it sits. But when attacked, it spins its body at high speed like a wheel and then crashes furiously into its opponent.

Ability capacity:
92

Egg group(s):
Bug

EV Yield:
Defense: 2

Growth:
Medium Slow

Catch Rate:
120

Evolution

Venipede	Level 22	Whirlipede	Level 30	Scolipede

Wild Encounters

Type	Map	Chance	Level

Trainers

Entomologist Olivia

Anorith Lv. 23
	Abilities		Moves
	Battle Armor		Fury Cutter Metal Claw Ancient Power Swords Dance

Whirlipede Lv. 21
	Abilities		Moves
	Poison Point Frostproof Swarm		Screech Pursuit Silk Trap Poison Tail

Ariados Lv. 22
	Abilities		Moves
	Swarm Lifelink Insomnia		Infestation Night Shade Spider Web Shadow Sneak

Battle Frontier

Whirlipede @ Black Sludge
	Abilities		Moves
			Spikes Toxic Infestation Skitter Smack

Whirlipede @ Coba Berry
	Abilities		Moves
	Poison Point		Poison Tail Bug Bite Rollout Defense Curl

Move learnset

By leveling up

Level	Move	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Evolve	Iron Defense	—	—	15
1	Defense Curl	—	—	40
1	Rollout	30	90	20
1	Poison Sting	15	100	35
1	Screech	—	85	40
5	Poison Sting	15	100	35
8	Screech	—	85	40
12	Pursuit	40	100	20
15	Silk Trap	0	100	10
19	Poison Tail	50	100	25
23	Bug Bite	60	100	20
28	Venoshock	65	100	10
32	Agility	—	—	30
37	Steamroller	65	100	20
41	Toxic	—	90	10
43	Venom Drench	—	100	20
46	Rock Climb	90	85	20
50	Double-Edge	120	100	15
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Whirlipede Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Whirlipede

By TM

TM		Move	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM 005	Toxic	—	90	10
	TM 010	Hidden Power	60	100	15
	TM 011	Sunny Day	—	—	5
	TM 017	Protect	—	—	10
	TM 021	Solar Beam	120	100	10
	TM 027	Double Team	—	—	15
	TM 029	Sludge Bomb	90	100	10
	TM 034	Secret Power	70	100	20
	TM 035	Rest	—	—	10
	TM 036	Attract	—	100	15
	TM 052	Venoshock	65	100	10
	TM 072	Noxious Terrain	—	—	10
	TM 075	Bug Bite	60	100	20
	TM 080	Gyro Ball	—	100	5
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Whirlipede Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Whirlipede

By breeding

Parents

Move

Type

Cat.

Pwr.

Acc.

Bite

100

—

—

Take Down

Toxic Spikes

—

Twineedle

100

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Whirlipede
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Whirlipede

By tutoring

Move	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Agility	—	—	30
Bite	60	100	25
Confide	—	—	20
Defense Curl	—	—	40
Double-Edge	120	100	15
Endeavor	—	100	5
Endure	—	—	10
Facade	70	100	20
Frustration	—	100	20
Fury Cutter	40	95	20
Hex	65	100	10
Infestation	20	100	20
Iron Defense	—	—	15
Payback	50	100	10
Pin Missile	25	95	20
Poison Jab	80	100	20
Poison Sting	15	100	35
Poison Tail	50	100	25
Pursuit	40	100	20
Return	—	100	20
Rock Climb	90	85	20
Rock Smash	40	100	15
Rollout	30	90	20
Round	60	100	15
Screech	—	85	40
Shed Tail	0	—	10
Shelter	0	—	10
Signal Beam	75	100	15
Silk Trap	0	100	10
Skitter Smack	70	90	10
Sleep Talk	—	—	10
Snore	50	100	15
Spikes	—	—	20
Steamroller	65	100	20
Steel Roller	130	100	5
Struggle Bug	50	100	20
Substitute	—	—	10
Surprise Venom	10	100	5
Swagger	—	85	15
Take Down	90	85	20
Toxic Spikes	—	—	20
Twineedle	25	100	20
Venom Drench	—	100	20
Noxious Needle	70	100	20
Victory Dance	0	—	10
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Whirlipede Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Whirlipede

Ability Learnset

By leveling up

Level	Ability	Cost	Description
1	Poison Point	12	Contact with the Pokémon may poison the attacker.
1	Swarm	14	Powers up Bug-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low.
18	Frostproof	12	The Pokémon resists Ice-type moves and damage from frostbite.
36	Liquid Ooze	2	The oozed liquid has a strong stench, which damages attackers using draining moves.
54	Regenerator	54	Restores a little HP when withdrawn from battle.
72	Adaptability	77	Powers up moves of the same type as the Pokémon.
90	Protean	80	Changes the Pokémon's type to the type of the move it's about to use.
100	Speed Boost	61	Its Speed stat is boosted every turn.
Bold indicates a default ability if multiple abilities are disabled Italic indicates hidden ability if multiple abilities are disabled

By Disc

Disc		Ability	Cost	Description
	Disc 01	Battle Armor	60	Hard armor protects the Pokémon from critical hits.
	Disc 03	Own Tempo	2	This Pokémon has its own tempo, and that prevents it from becoming confused.
	Disc 07	Illuminate	4	Raises the Pokémon's evasiveness.
	Disc 16	Lifelink	2	The Pokémon recovers some HP when it deals damage.
	Disc 18	Mimicry	22	Changes the Pokémon's type depending on the terrain.
	Disc 26	Super Luck	35	The Pokémon is so lucky that the critical-hit ratios of its moves are boosted.
	Disc 46	Fog Veil	11	Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in eerie fog.
	Disc 50	Oblivious	11	The Pokémon is oblivious, and that keeps it from being infatuated or taunted.
	Disc 51	Cecity	-19	This Pokémon's poor eyesight makes its moves more likely to miss.
	Disc 55	Regenerator	54	Restores a little HP when withdrawn from battle.
	Disc 59	Stamina	33	Boosts the Defense stat when hit by an attack.
Bold indicates a default ability if multiple abilities are disabled Italic indicates hidden ability if multiple abilities are disabled

By tutoring

Ability	Cost	Description
Adaptability	77	Powers up moves of the same type as the Pokémon.
Aftermath	11	Damages the attacker if it contacts the Pokémon with a finishing hit.
Anger Shell	57	When HP drops to half or less, defenses are lowered but attack and Speed are raised.
Bulletproof	15	Protects the Pokémon from some ball and bomb moves.
Cold-Blooded	33	Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in harsh sunlight.
Color Change	1	The Pokémon's type becomes the type of the move used on it.
Contrary	82	Makes stat changes have an opposite effect.
Defeatist	-17	Halves the Pokémon's Attack and Sp. Atk stats when its HP becomes half or less.
Emergency Exit	-22	The Pokémon, sensing danger, switches out when its HP becomes half or less.
Frostproof	12	The Pokémon resists Ice-type moves and damage from frostbite.
Fumigate	77	Normal-type moves become Poison-type moves. Their power is boosted a little.
Hive Mind	77	Normal-type moves become Bug-type moves. Their power is boosted a little.
Indigestion	41	The Pokémon summons Noxious Terrain when it's hit by an attack.
Innards Out	11	Damages the attacker landing the finishing hit by the amount equal to its last HP.
Liquid Ooze	2	The oozed liquid has a strong stench, which damages attackers using draining moves.
Natural Cure	32	All status conditions heal when the Pokémon switches out.
Obliviate	32	Contact with the Pokémon may confuses the attacker.
Overcoat	2	Protects the Pokémon from things like sand, hail, and powder.
Pickup	1	The Pokémon may pick up the items, both during and outside of battle.
Poison Point	12	Contact with the Pokémon may poison the attacker.
Poison Touch	15	May poison a target when the Pokémon makes contact.
Protean	80	Changes the Pokémon's type to the type of the move it's about to use.
Rock Head	14	Protects the Pokémon from recoil damage.
Sap Sipper	32	Boosts the Attack stat if hit by a Grass-type move instead of taking damage.
Shed Skin	11	The Pokémon may heal its own status conditions by shedding its skin.
Shell Armor	42	A hard shell protects the Pokémon from critical hits.
Slow Start	-94	For five turns, the Pokémon's Attack and Speed stats are halved.
Soundproof	15	Soundproofing gives the Pokémon full immunity to all sound-based moves.
Speed Boost	61	Its Speed stat is boosted every turn.
Stench	11	By releasing stench when attacking, this Pokémon may cause the target to flinch.
Swarm	14	Powers up Bug-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low.
Truant	-67	The Pokémon can't use a move if it had used a move on the previous turn.
Gunk Guard	11	Boosts the Pokémon's Defensive stats on Noxious Terrain.
Bold indicates a default ability if multiple abilities are disabled Italic indicates hidden ability if multiple abilities are disabled