Competitive Information for Venipede [Sword/Shield]
Base Stats for Venipede
Bug / Poison
Abilities:
Poison PointPoison Point: 30% chance a Pokemon making contact with this Pokemon will be poisoned.
, SwarmSwarm: At 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's attacking stat is 1.5x with Bug attacks.
, Speed BoostSpeed Boost: This Pokemon's Speed is raised 1 stage at the end of each full turn on the field.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
0.5x
0.5x
0.25x
2x
2x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0.25x
0.5x
2x
2x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Venipede? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Venipede is a decent Bug and Poison-typed Pokemon. Venipede is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Venipede is weak to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock-typed attacks.
Species: Venipede
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Steel Roller / Bite
- Bite / Double-Edge
- Poison Jab / Poison Tail
- Skitter Smack / Bug Bite
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Steel Roller / Bite
- Bite / Double-Edge
- Poison Jab / Poison Tail
- Skitter Smack / Bug Bite
Physical Sweeper Venipede (Speed Boost)
Venipede is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Venipede's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Venipede's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Speed Boost, Venipede's speed is raised 1 stage at the end of each full turn on the field. Bite was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Steel Roller is a physical 130-base power Steel-type move (fails if there is no terrain active. ends the effects of terrain).
♦ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ 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).
♦ Skitter Smack is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower target's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Venipede steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ 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).
♦ Skitter Smack is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower target's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Venipede steals and eats the target's berry).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Venipede? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Species: Venipede
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Steel Roller / Bite
- Bite / Double-Edge
- Poison Jab / Poison Tail
- Skitter Smack / Bug Bite
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Steel Roller / Bite
- Bite / Double-Edge
- Poison Jab / Poison Tail
- Skitter Smack / Bug Bite
Doubles Physical Sweeper Venipede (Speed Boost)
Venipede is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Venipede's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Venipede's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Speed Boost, Venipede's speed is raised 1 stage at the end of each full turn on the field. Bite was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Steel Roller is a physical 130-base power Steel-type move (fails if there is no terrain active. ends the effects of terrain).
♦ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ 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).
♦ Skitter Smack is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower target's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Venipede steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ 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).
♦ Skitter Smack is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower target's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Venipede steals and eats the target's berry).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Venipede learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Venipede can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Venipede
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar Beam
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Ability: Speed boost + Move: Protect
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Optimize Venipede's EVs for Sword/Shield
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