Whirlipede Profile
- Height
- 1.2 m
- Weight
- 58.5 kg
- Abilities
- Poison Point, Swarm, Speed Boost (hidden)
- Egg groups
- Bug
- Growth rate
- Medium slow
- Catch rate
- 120 / 255 (47%)
- Gender
- 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
- Introduced
- Generation V
Whirlipede Base Stats
Base stats are the starting point — a real Whirlipede's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.
Attacking Whirlipede?
Whirlipede Evolutions
Where to Catch Whirlipede
In Black, Whirlipede can be found at 1 location — highlighted on the Unova map. Hover or tap a glowing spot for details.
Whirlipede Moves
Star up to 4 moves to build a battle set, then open the Party battle planner to see which Pokémon and move beats any opponent.
| ★ | Move | Type | Category | Learn | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Defense | Steel | Status | Lv. 0 | — | — | 15 | |
| Defense Curl | Normal | Status | Lv. 1 | — | — | 40 | |
| Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | Lv. 1 | 15 | 100% | 35 | |
| Protect | Normal | Status | Lv. 1 | — | — | 10 | |
| Rollout | Rock | Physical | Lv. 1 | 30 | 90% | 20 | |
| Poison Tail | Poison | Physical | Lv. 12 | 50 | 100% | 25 | |
| Screech | Normal | Status | Lv. 16 | — | 85% | 40 | |
| Bug Bite | Bug | Physical | Lv. 20 | 60 | 100% | 20 | |
| Venoshock | Poison | Special | Lv. 26 | 65 | 100% | 10 | |
| Take Down | Normal | Physical | Lv. 32 | 90 | 85% | 20 | |
| Agility | Psychic | Status | Lv. 38 | — | — | 30 | |
| Toxic | Poison | Status | Lv. 44 | — | 90% | 10 | |
| Venom Drench | Poison | Status | Lv. 50 | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | Lv. 56 | 120 | 100% | 15 | |
| Attract | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Gyro Ball | Steel | Physical | TM / HM | — | 100% | 5 | |
| Hex | Ghost | Special | TM / HM | 65 | 100% | 10 | |
| Payback | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 50 | 100% | 10 | |
| Pin Missile | Bug | Physical | TM / HM | 25 | 95% | 20 | |
| Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 20 | |
| Rest | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Round | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 60 | 100% | 15 | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Snore | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 50 | 100% | 15 | |
| Solar Beam | Grass | Special | TM / HM | 120 | 100% | 10 | |
| Spikes | Ground | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Sunny Day | Fire | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Toxic Spikes | Poison | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Skitter Smack | Bug | Physical | Tutor | 70 | 90% | 10 | |
| Steel Roller | Steel | Physical | Tutor | 130 | 100% | 5 |
Whirlipede Questions & Answers
- What is Whirlipede weak to?
- Whirlipede takes extra damage from Flying (2×), Rock (2×), Fire (2×), and Psychic (2×) type attacks.
- What is Whirlipede resistant to?
- Whirlipede takes reduced damage from Fighting (¼×), Grass (¼×), Poison (½×), Bug (½×), and Fairy (½×) type attacks.
- What is Whirlipede strong against?
- Whirlipede's Bug and Poison type attacks are super effective against Grass, Psychic, Dark, and Fairy Pokémon.
- What type is Whirlipede?
- Whirlipede is a Bug/Poison-type Pokémon.
- What does Whirlipede evolve into?
- Whirlipede evolves into Scolipede.
- What are Whirlipede's base stats?
- Whirlipede has a base stat total of 360 — HP 40, Attack 55, Defense 99, Sp. Atk 40, Sp. Def 79, Speed 47.