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Whirlipede, a Bug and Poison type Pokémon, official artwork

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Whirlipede: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Whirlipede is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Defense (99) and Sp. Def (79), with a base stat total of 360.

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What is Whirlipede weak to?

How much damage Whirlipede takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toFireFlyingPsychicRock
0.5×ResistsBugFairyPoison
0.25×ResistsFightingGrass

Whirlipede takes super-effective damage from Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock. It resists Bug, Fairy, Poison, Fighting, Grass.

Best moveset for Whirlipede

Whirlipede has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Steel RollerSteel130
  • Double-EdgeNormal120
  • Solar BeamGrass120
  • Sludge BombPoison90

Best nature for Whirlipede

Adamant. Whirlipede is a physical attacker (55 Attack vs 40 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • Poison Point30% chance a Pokemon making contact with this Pokemon will be poisoned.
  • SwarmAt 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5x with Bug attacks.
  • Speed BoostThis Pokemon's Speed is raised 1 stage at the end of each full turn on the field.

Evolution line

Venipede
Whirlipede
Scolipede
Full learnset (52 moves; tap to expand)

Whirlipede is not obtainable in Scarlet/Violet, so this is its National Dex movepool.

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Steel RollerSteel130100%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
Rock ClimbNormal9085%Physical
Sludge BombPoison90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
Signal BeamBug75100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Secret PowerNormal70100%Physical
Skitter SmackBug7090%Physical
HexGhost65100%Special
SteamrollerBug65100%Physical
VenoshockPoison65100%Special
BiteDark60100%Physical
Bug BiteBug60100%Physical
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
RoundNormal60100%Special
PaybackDark50100%Physical
Poison TailPoison50100%Physical
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Struggle BugBug50100%Special
Fury CutterBug4095%Physical
PursuitDark40100%Physical
Rock SmashFighting40100%Physical
RolloutRock3090%Physical
Pin MissileBug2595%Physical
TwineedleBug25100%Physical
InfestationBug20100%Special
Poison StingPoison15100%Physical
EndeavorNormal?100%Physical
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
Gyro BallSteel?100%Physical
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
AgilityPsychic--Status
AttractNormal-100%Status
ConfideNormal--Status
Defense CurlNormal--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Iron DefenseSteel--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
RestPsychic--Status
ScreechNormal-85%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SpikesGround--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
Toxic SpikesPoison--Status
Venom DrenchPoison-100%Status