Competitive Information for Whirlipede [Black/White]
Bug / Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Whirlipede? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Whirlipede is a marvelous Bug and Poison-typed Pokemon. Whirlipede is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Whirlipede is weak to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Flame Orb / Eviolite
Ability: Quick Feet
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Facade / Double-Edge
- Poison Jab / Poison Tail
- Steamroller / Bug Bite
- Protect
Physical Sweeper Whirlipede (Quick Feet)
Whirlipede is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Whirlipede is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield but Eviolite makes it possibly stronger than it's final form. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Flame Orb will burn Whirlipede at the end of the turn which will activate Whirlipede's Quick Feet ability. Use Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Quick Feet, if Whirlipede is statused its speed is 1.5x; ignores speed drop from paralysis. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Quick Feet to seriously give Whirlipede a sweet boost.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Poison Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Poison-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to poison).
♦ Steamroller is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Bug-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Whirlipede steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Whirlipede this turn).
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Item: Flame Orb / Eviolite
Ability: Quick Feet
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb / Venoshock
- Solar Beam
- Round / Snore
- Protect
Special Sweeper Whirlipede (Quick Feet)
Whirlipede is an extraordinary Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Whirlipede is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolte was added to the mix. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Flame Orb will burn Whirlipede at the end of the turn which will activate Whirlipede's Quick Feet ability. Use Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Quick Feet, if Whirlipede is statused its speed is 1.5x; ignores speed drop from paralysis.
♦ Venoshock is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Whirlipede must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Whirlipede this turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Whirlipede? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Item: Flame Orb / Eviolite
Ability: Quick Feet
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Facade / Double-Edge
- Poison Jab / Poison Tail
- Steamroller / Bug Bite
- Protect
Doubles Physical Sweeper Whirlipede (Quick Feet)
Whirlipede is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Whirlipede is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolite was attached to it. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Flame Orb will burn Whirlipede at the end of the turn which will activate Whirlipede's Quick Feet ability. Use Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Quick Feet, if Whirlipede is statused its speed is 1.5x; ignores speed drop from paralysis. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Quick Feet to seriously give Whirlipede a sweet boost.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Poison Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Poison-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to poison).
♦ Steamroller is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Bug-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Whirlipede steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Whirlipede this turn).
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Item: Flame Orb / Eviolite
Ability: Quick Feet
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb / Venoshock
- Struggle Bug
- Solar Beam
- Protect
Doubles Special Sweeper Whirlipede (Quick Feet)
Whirlipede is a sensational Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Whirlipede is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until it was realized Eviolite would make it quite viable. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Flame Orb will burn Whirlipede at the end of the turn which will activate Whirlipede's Quick Feet ability. Use Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Quick Feet, if Whirlipede is statused its speed is 1.5x; ignores speed drop from paralysis.
♦ Venoshock is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
♦ Struggle Bug is a special STAB-boosted 30-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Whirlipede this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Whirlipede learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Whirlipede can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Whirlipede
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Quick feet + Item: Flame orb
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Whirlipede's stats
- Agility
- Defense Curl
- Iron Defense
Most notable and possible best moves for Whirlipede
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Whirlipede in Black and White
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