Whirlipede (Pokémon)

Whirlipede (Japanese: ホイーガ Wheega) is a dual-type Bug/Poison Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.

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Whirlipede
Curlipede Pokémon

ホイーガ
Wheega

#544




Images on the Bulbagarden Archives

Type

Bug

Poison

Abilities

Poison Point or Swarm	Cacophony	Cacophony	Speed Boost Hidden Ability	Cacophony Hidden Ability	Cacophony	Cacophony
Quick Feet Hidden Ability Gen. V*

Gender ratio

Unknown
50% male, 50% female

Catch rate

120 (24.9%)

Breeding

Egg Group

Bug

Hatch time

3855 - 4111 steps

Height

3'11"	1.2 m
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0'0"	0 m
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Weight

129.0 lbs.	58.5 kg
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Base experience yield

126

Leveling rate

Medium Slow

EV yield

Total: 2
Whirlipede
0 HP	0 Atk	2 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

Shape

Footprint

Pokédex color

Gray

Base friendship

70

External Links

On Smogon Pokédex:
Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

It evolves from Venipede starting at level 22 and evolves into Scolipede starting at level 30.

Biology

Whirlipede is an insectoid Pokémon encased in a hard, segmented shell. It has two pairs of gray, horn-like feelers with dark gray stripes, with one pair extended upward from its front and the other pointing downward from its lower rear. Two poisonous barbs flank either side of each segment of its shell. The shell itself is gray, with red rings in the middle of each segment and a darker gray border circling its open center. Whirlipede's eyes can be seen within the center, and have slitted pupils, yellow sclerae, and thick, gray eyelids. Whirlipede remains motionless while storing energy for evolution, but will move to stab approaching predators with its poisonous spikes. If attacked, it can quickly spin its body like a wheel and crash furiously into opponents. It can move to about the speed of 60 mph.

In the anime

Main series

Whirlipede in the anime

Major appearances

Whirlipede debuted in Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!, under the ownership of Burgh. It battled Ash during a Gym battle, but it was defeated by his newly evolved Swadloon.

In A Restoration Confrontation! Part 2, multiple Whirlipede attacked Ash, Ferris, and a Tirtouga that Ferris had befriended.

A Whirlipede appeared in Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!.

Minor appearances

In Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice, the Swords of Justice legend featured a Whirlipede.

Pokédex entries

Episode	Pokémon	Source	Entry
BW023	Whirlipede	Ash's Pokédex	Whirlipede, the Curlipede Pokémon and the evolved form of Venipede. Whirlipede can spin its hard shelled body like a tire to smash into opponents.

Pokémon Generations

Whirlipede in Pokémon Generations

In The Uprising, Team Plasma Grunts used multiple Whirlipede to battle Iris and the Unova Gym Leaders at N's Castle.

In the manga

Whirlipede in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Burgh has a Whirlipede which he used to battle Gorm in The Mystery of the Missing Fossil.

Roxie has a Whirlipede that first appeared in Angry Boy. She used it to battle against a group of Team Plasma Grunts at Castelia Sewers.

A Team Plasma Grunt's Whirlipede was seen in Deduction Time.

In the TCG

Main article: Whirlipede (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.

Generation V

Unova
BW: #050

Unova
B2W2: #044

White 2
Black	Protected by a hard shell, it spins its body like a wheel and crashes furiously into its enemies.
White	It is usually motionless, but when attacked, it rotates at high speed and then crashes into its opponent.
Black 2	Storing energy for evolution, it sits. But, when predators approach, it moves to stab them with poison spikes.

Generation VI

Kalos
Central #121

Hoenn
#—

X	Protected by a hard shell, it spins its body like a wheel and crashes furiously into its enemies.
Y	It is usually motionless, but when attacked, it rotates at high speed and then crashes into its opponent.
Omega Ruby	Protected by a hard shell, it spins its body like a wheel and crashes furiously into its enemies.
Alpha Sapphire	It is usually motionless, but when attacked, it rotates at high speed and then crashes into its opponent.

Generation VII

Alola
#—

Kanto
#—

This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation VII.

Generation VIII

Galar
Isle of Armor #075

Sinnoh
#—

Hisui
#—

This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus.
Sword	This Pokémon spins itself rapidly and charges into its opponents. Its top speed is just over 60 mph.
Shield	Whirlipede protects itself with a sturdy shell and poisonous spikes while it stores up the energy it'll need for evolution.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.

Generation V

Black

White

Pinwheel Forest (inner) (dark grass)

Black 2

White 2

Pinwheel Forest (inner)
Lostlorn Forest (dark grass)

Generation VI

X

Y

Friend Safari (Poison)

Generation VII

Unobtainable

Generation VIII

Sword

Shield

Trade^{Version 1.2.0+}

Expansion Pass

Fields of Honor (Max Raid Battle)

Brilliant Diamond

Shining Pearl

Unobtainable

Legends: Arceus

Unobtainable

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.

Generation V

Rumble Blast

Treetops: Sun-Dappled Bank, World Axle - B2F

Glacier Palace - Eastern Spire (1F-12F main story-line only), Glacier Palace - Western Spire (1F-12F), Worldcore (1F-13F), Silent Tundra (Uncharted Road, Gilded Hall), Dreamy Island (Uncharted Road, Gilded Hall), Moonlit Forest (Gilded Hall)

Rumble U

Flower Garden: Guardians of the Flower Patch, Variety Battle: Pokémon on a Roll,
Challenge Battle: The Battle for Sky and Land

Generation VI

Battle Trozei

Sacred Plains: Stage 4

Shuffle

Blau Salon: Stage 439

Rumble World

Dark Land: Murky Cavern (All Areas), Plasma Tundra: Endless Cave (All Areas)

Generation VII

Rumble Rush

Mewtwo Sea, Zygarde Sea, Mewtwo Sea^Final, Zygarde Sea^Final

Masters EX

Sync Pair Scout (Roxie's)

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Black	White	Pecha Berry (50%)	Poison Barb (5%)
Black 2	White 2	Poison Barb (5%)

Base stats

Stat		Range
Stat		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 40		100 - 147	190 - 284
Attack: 55		54 - 117	103 - 229
Defense: 99		93 - 166	182 - 326
Sp. Atk: 40		40 - 101	76 - 196
Sp. Def: 79		75 - 144	146 - 282
Speed: 47		46 - 108	89 - 212
Total: 360	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation VIII, this Pokémon is:

Damaged
normally by:

Normal

1×

Ground

1×

Ghost

1×

Steel

1×

Water

1×

Electric

1×

Ice

1×

Dragon

1×

Dark

1×

Weak to:

Flying

2×

Rock

2×

Fire

2×

Psychic

2×

Immune to:

None

Resistant to:

Fighting

¼×

Poison

½×

Bug

½×

Grass

¼×

Fairy

½×

Learnset

Whirlipede is available in Sword and Shield Version 1.2.0+.

By leveling up

Generation VIII

Other generations:
V - VI - VII

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
011	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	0000—	00——%	15
011	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	01515	100100%	35
011	Defense Curl	Normal	Status	0000—	00——%	40
011	Rollout	Rock	Physical	03030	09090%	20
011	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	00——%	10
Evo.Evo.	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	0000—	00——%	15
1212	Poison Tail	Poison	Physical	05050	100100%	25
1616	Screech	Normal	Status	0000—	08585%	40
2020	Bug Bite	Bug	Physical	06060	100100%	20
2626	Venoshock	Poison	Special	06565	100100%	10
3232	Take Down	Normal	Physical	09090	08585%	20
3838	Agility	Psychic	Status	0000—	00——%	30
4444	Toxic	Poison	Status	0000—	09090%	10
5050	Venom Drench	Poison	Status	0000—	100100%	20
5656	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120120	100100%	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
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/TR

Generation VIII

Other generations:
V - VI - VII

	TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
TM07	TM07	Pin Missile	Bug	Physical	02525	095}}95%	20
TM11	TM11	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120120	100}}100%	10
TM16	TM16	Screech	Normal	Status	0000—	085}}85%	40
TM21	TM21	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TM24	TM24	Snore	Normal	Special	05050	100}}100%	15
TM25	TM25	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TM31	TM31	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
TM34	TM34	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	5
TM39	TM39	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
TM57	TM57	Payback	Dark	Physical	05050	100}}100%	10
TM74	TM74	Venoshock	Poison	Special	06565	100}}100%	10
TM76	TM76	Round	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
TM77	TM77	Hex	Ghost	Special	06565	100}}100%	10
TR12	TR12	Agility	Psychic	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	30
TR20	TR20	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TR22	TR22	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	09090	100}}100%	10
TR23	TR23	Spikes	Ground	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	20
TR26	TR26	Endure	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TR27	TR27	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TR46	TR46	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	15
TR52	TR52	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	5
TR54	TR54	Toxic Spikes	Poison	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	20
TR57	TR57	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	08080	100}}100%	20
TR91	TR91	Venom Drench	Poison	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20

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
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VIII

Other generations:
V - VI - VII

Parent	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
	Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	40	95%	20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Whirlipede in Generation VIII
Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Whirlipede in that game.
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
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation VIII

Other generations:
V - VI - VII

Game					Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Skitter Smack	Bug	Physical	70	90%	10
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Steel Roller	Steel	Physical	130	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
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

By a prior evolution

Generation VIII

Other generations:
V - VI - VII

Stage	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon has no moves exclusive to prior evolutions.

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
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

By transfer from another generation

Generation VIII

Other generations:
VI - VII

Gen.			Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
V	VI	VII	Confide	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	20
V	VI	VII	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	15
V	VI	VII	Endeavor	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	5
V	VI	VII	Frustration ×	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
V	VI	VII	Hidden Power ×	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
V	VI	VII	Infestation	Bug	Special	02020	100}}100%	20
V	VI	VII	Pursuit ×	Dark	Physical	04040	100}}100%	20
V	VI	VII	Return ×	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
V	VI	VII	Rock Climb ×	Normal	Physical	09090	085}}85%	20
V	VI	VII	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	04040	100}}100%	15
V	VI	VII	Secret Power ×	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
V	VI	VII	Signal Beam ×	Bug	Special	07575	100}}100%	15
V	VI	VII	Steamroller ×	Bug	Physical	06565	100}}100%	20
V	VI	VII	Struggle Bug	Bug	Special	05050	100}}100%	20
V	VI	VII	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	085}}85%	15
V	VI	VII	Twineedle ×	Bug	Physical	02525	100}}100%	20

A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move
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
× indicates a move that cannot be used in Generation VIII
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see transfer-only moves for other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Rumble Blast

Attack	●
Defense	●●●
Speed	●●●

Pokémon Rumble Rush

	Walking Speed: 1.33 seconds	Base HP: 45
	Base Attack: 71	Base Defense: 57	Base Speed: 60

PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond


	PokéPark Pad entry:
	He rolls around as he likes. Other Pokémon are annoyed when he rolls around them, but Whirlipede doesn't mind.

Pokémon Conquest

	HP:	★	Move: Poison Tail
	Attack:	★	Ability 1: Poison Point Ability 2: Jagged Edge Ability 3: Hero
	Defense:	★★★★
	Speed:	★★
	Evolves from Venipede when its Defense is 50 or higher Evolves into Scolipede when its Speed is 57 or higher
Range: 2	Perfect Links: Hideaki and Yasunaga

Pokémon Battle Trozei

Bug

Attack Power:

★★★★★

Pokémon Shuffle

Bug

Attack Power: 50 - 100

5

#599

Damage Streak

Increases damage when it is triggered in a row.

Pokémon GO

Base Stamina: 120	Base Attack: 100	Base Defense: 173
Egg Distance: N/A	Buddy Distance: 1 km	Evolution Requirement: 100
Fast Attacks: Bug Bite, Poison Sting
Charged Attacks: Signal Beam, Sludge Bomb, Gyro Ball

Evolution

Unevolved

Venipede
Bug Poison

Level 22
→

First evolution

Whirlipede
Bug Poison

Level 30
→

Second evolution

Scolipede
Bug Poison

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.

Generation V

Black	White	Black 2	White 2


Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation VI

X	Y	Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire


Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation VII

Sun	Moon	Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon


Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation VIII

Sword	Shield
File:Spr 8s 544.png	File:Spr 8s 544 s.png

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For other sprites and images, please see Whirlipede images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

Like Spinda, its base stat total might be based on the fact that it and Spinda usually spin in circles, which are 360 degrees.
Despite the Scolipede and Centiskorch evolutionary families living in different parts of the Galar region, both Venipede and Scolipede's Pokédex entries speak of their hostile relationship with the latter family.

Origin

Whirlipede may be based on centipedes and on curled up pill millipedes, roly poly like arthropods that curl up into a ball when in danger. It also resembles a rubber tire.

Name origin

Whirlipede is a combination of whirl and centipede or millipede.

Wheega is a combination of wheel and 毬 iga (sphere).

In other languages

Language	Title	Meaning
Japanese	ホイーガ Wheega	From wheel and 毬 iga
French	Scobolide	From scolopendre and bolide
Spanish	Whirlipede	Same as English name
German	Rollum	From herumrollen
Italian	Whirlipede	Same as English name
Korean	휠구 Wheelgu	From wheel and 구(球) gu
Cantonese Chinese
Mandarin Chinese	車輪毬 / 车轮毬 Chēlúnqiú	From 車輪 chēlún and 毬 qiú.

More languages
Russian	Вирлипид Virlipid	Transcription of English name
Thai	วีกา Wika	Transcription of Japanese name

External links

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