Venipede
BugPoison
Best attacking moveset: Bug Bite and Sludge Bomb, worth 5.8 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Venipede can learn 6 combinations. Bug Bite 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 Sting | Poison | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyro Ball | Steel | 85 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Signal Beam | Bug | 75 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Venipede has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 799 at level 50, 706 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 403 CP at level 20, or 504 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 366 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 83 attack · 99 defense · 102 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 | 0.4 m and 5.3 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Venipede does not have one best moveset, it has 4. 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 | 9.2 |
| Fairy | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 7.9 |
| Psychic | Bug Bite + Signal Beam | 7.8 |
| Dark | Bug Bite + Signal Beam | 7.8 |
| Rock | Bug Bite + Gyro Ball | 6.1 |
| Ice | Bug Bite + Gyro Ball | 6.1 |
| Normal | Bug Bite + Sludge Bomb | 5.8 |
| Fighting | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 5.8 |
| Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 5.8 | |
| Bug | Bug Bite + Sludge Bomb | 5.8 |
| Fire | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 5.8 |
| Water | Bug Bite + Sludge Bomb | 5.8 |
| Electric | Bug Bite + Sludge Bomb | 5.8 |
| Dragon | Bug Bite + Sludge Bomb | 5.8 |
| Ground | Bug Bite + Signal Beam | 5.1 |
| Poison | Bug Bite + Gyro Ball | 3.6 |
| Ghost | Bug Bite + Gyro Ball | 3.6 |
| Steel | Bug Bite + Signal Beam | 3.0 |
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 Venipede is actually for.
Counters: what beats Venipede
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 63.8 |
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 55.0 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 53.0 |
 Salamence | Dragon | Fire Fang + Fly | 48.9 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 48.5 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Fly | 48.1 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 47.9 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 47.3 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 47.2 |
 Yveltal | Dark | Gust + Oblivion Wing Legacy | 47.0 |
Ranked by damage per second against Venipede's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.