Whirlipede

Whirlipede ホイーガ
Venipede < Whirlipede > Scolipede
Species	Type
Curlipede Pokémon
Number	Ability
#544	Poison Point/Swarm Quick Feet
Height	Weight
3'11" (1.2m)	129 lbs (58.5kg)
Gender Ratio
Male: 50%	Female: 50%
Evolves From	Evolves Into
Venipede	Scolipede
Egg Group	Catch Rate
Bug	120
Tier	EV Yield
NFE	2 Defense Points

Whirlpede (ホイーガ) is the 50th Pokémon in the Unova Pokédex. It is a Bug/Poison type, and it is known as the Curlipede Pokémon.

Whirlipede can have one of two Abilities Poison Point, which has a 30% chance of poisoning the oppoenent when its uses an attack that requires physical contact against this Pokémon wiht the exception of Pokémon with the Immunity ability and Poison-or-Steel-types, or Swarm, which increases the power of Bug-Type attacks by 1.5 times when this Pokémon's HP falls below one-third of its maximum. A third Ability is available to Whirlipede from the Dream World is the Quick Feet Ability, which increases Speed by 50% when a status is induced on it with the acceptions of Paralysis, and-in this instance-Poisoning because Poison-Types cannot be Poisoned.

Venipede can evolve into Whirlipede at Level 22, and gain the opportunity to evolve into Scolipede starting at Level 30.

Whirlipede is in the Bug Egg Group, and its Egg will take approximately 3,840 Steps to hatch. It takes Whirlipede 1,059,860 Experience Points to reach Level 100.

[edit] Biology

[edit] Physiology

Whirlipede take the appearance of a mix between a rolled-up pillbug with the antennae of a centipede.

[edit] Gender Differences

Whirlipede doesn't have any distinguishable characteristics to help differentiate between male and female.

[edit] Game Information

[edit] Original Games

Whirlipede can be found inside the Pinwheel Forest in Black and White. In Black 2 and White 2, Whirlipede appear at the Pinwheel Forest and Lostlorn Forest.

[edit] Spin-off Games

Whirlipede appears within the Arbor Area's Verdant Courts in PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond after befriending Venipede. Befriending it requires you to defeat it in a tag race.

Whirlipede appears within the Pupa Nation and Poison Fang Nation in Pokémon Conquest.

[edit] Trading Card Game

Whirlipede is listed as an Uncommon Card in the Black&White and Emerging Powers sets.

[edit] Anime/Manga Information

[edit] Anime

Burgh uses a Whirlipede in his Gym Battle against Ash. It would appear to have the upper hand against Ash's Sewaddle, but it evolved into Swadloon during the matchup, and it would subsequently lose to Swadloon.

[edit] Movies

Whirlipede has yet to make an appearance in the Movies.

[edit] Manga

Whirlipede's Manga Information is unknown as of writing.

[edit] Pokémon Information

[edit] Competitive Battling

Whirlipede is listed in the Not Fully Evolved Tier of Competitive Battling as it hasn't reached its final evolution.

[edit] Area Location

Game	Rarity	Location
Black/White	15%	Pinwheel Forest: Inside (Double Grass)
Black2/White2	15%	Pinwheel Forest: Inside (Regular and Double Grass)
Black2/White2	20%	Lostlorn Forest (Double Grass)

[edit] Pokédex Entries

**Pokédex Entries**
Gen	Game	Pokedex Entry
I	Pokémon Red
I	Pokémon Blue
I	Pokémon Yellow

II	Pokémon Gold
II	Pokémon Silver
II	Pokémon Crystal

III	Pokémon Ruby
III	Pokémon Sapphire
III	Pokémon Emerald
III	Pokémon FireRed
III	Pokémon LeafGreen

IV	Pokémon Diamond	Unknown Entry
IV	Pokémon Pearl	Unknown Entry
IV	Pokémon Platinum	Unknown Entry
IV	Pokémon HeartGold	Unknown Entry
IV	Pokémon SoulSilver	Unknown Entry

V	Pokémon Black	Protected by a hard shell, it spins its body like a wheel and crashes furiously into its enemies.
V	Pokémon White	It is usually motionless, but when attacked, it rotates at high speed and then crashes into its opponent.
V	Pokémon Black 2	Unknown Entry
V	Pokémon White 2	Unknown Entry

[edit] Pokéathlon Statistics

Stat	#
Speed	N/A
Power	N/A
Technique	N/A
Stamina	N/A
Jump	N/A

[edit] Statistics

Base Stats

		Min-	Min	Max	Max+
HP	40	-	190	284	-
Atk	55	103	115	209	229
Def	99	182	203	297	326
Sp. Atk	40	76	85	179	196
Sp. Def	79	146	163	257	282
Spd	47	89	99	193	212

[edit] Moves

[edit] Via Level-Up

Level	Move	Power	Acc%	Class
Start	Defense Curl	N/A	N/A	Status
Start	Rollout	30	90	Physical
Start 5	Poison Sting	15	100	Physical
Start 8	Screech	N/A	85	Status
12	Pursuit	40	100	Physical
15	Protect	N/A	N/A	Status
19	Poison Tail	50	100	Special
22	Iron Defense	N/A	N/A	Status
23	Bug Bite	60	100	Physical
28	Venoshock	65	100	Special
32	Agility	N/A	N/A	Status
37	Steamroller	65	100	Physical
41	Toxic	N/A	90	Status
46	Rock Climb	90	85	Physical
50	Double-Edge	120	100	Physical

[edit] Via TM/HM

TM/HM No.	Move	Power	Acc%	Class
TM06	Toxic	--	90	Status
TM09	Venoshock	65	100	Special
TM10	Hidden Power	??	100	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	--	--	Status
TM17	Protect	--	--	Status
TM21	Frustration	??	100	Physical
TM22	Solarbeam	120	100	Special
TM27	Return	??	100	Physical
TM32	Double Team	--	--	Status
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100	Special
TM42	Facade	70	100	Physical
TM44	Rest	--	--	Status
TM45	Attract	--	100	Status
TM48	Round	60	100	Special
TM66	Payback	50	100	Physical
TM74	Gyro Ball	??	100	Physical
TM76	Struggle Bug	30	100	Special
TM84	Poison Jab	80	100	Physical
TM87	Swagger	--	90	Status
TM90	Substitute	--	--	Status
TM94	Rock Smash	40	100	Physical