Scolipede
BugPoison
Best attacking moveset: Poison Jab and Sludge Bomb, worth 11.6 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Scolipede can learn 15 combinations. Poison Jab with Sludge Bomb does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Bite | Bug | 5 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Poison Jab | Poison | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Poison Sting | Poison | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Tail | Water | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Gyro Ball | Steel | 85 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Megahorn | Bug | 105 | 2.0s | -100 |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
| X Scissor | Bug | 45 | 1.5s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Scolipede has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,766 at level 50, 2,447 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,398 CP at level 20, or 1,747 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,328 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 203 attack · 175 defense · 155 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 2.5 m and 200.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Scolipede does not have one best moveset, it has 7. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Grass, Fairy, Psychic.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Bug Bite + Sludge Bomb | 18.1 |
| Fairy | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 18.1 |
| Psychic | Bug Bite + Megahorn | 17.5 |
| Dark | Bug Bite + Megahorn | 17.5 |
| Ice | Poison Jab + Gyro Ball | 12.2 |
| Fire | Poison Jab + Aqua Tail | 12.1 |
| Rock | Bug Bite + Gyro Ball | 11.9 |
| Ground | Bug Bite + Aqua Tail | 11.7 |
| Normal | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 11.6 |
| Fighting | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 11.6 |
| Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 11.6 | |
| Bug | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 11.6 |
| Water | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 11.6 |
| Electric | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 11.6 |
| Dragon | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 11.6 |
| Poison | Poison Jab + Gyro Ball | 7.6 |
| Ghost | Poison Jab + Gyro Ball | 7.6 |
| Steel | Bug Bite + Aqua Tail | 7.4 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Scolipede is actually for.
Counters: what beats Scolipede
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 38.3 |
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 33.0 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 31.8 |
 Salamence | Dragon | Fire Fang + Fly | 29.3 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 29.1 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Fly | 28.9 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 28.7 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 28.4 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 28.3 |
 Yveltal | Dark | Gust + Oblivion Wing Legacy | 28.2 |
Ranked by damage per second against Scolipede's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.