Scolipede

Contents
Info
Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Language

Scolipede is a Bug/Poison type Pokémon introduced in Generation 5.

Additional artwork

Pokédex data

National №	0545
Type	Bug Poison
Species	Megapede Pokémon
Height	2.5 m (8′02″)
Weight	200.5 kg (442.0 lbs)
Abilities	1. Poison Point 2. Swarm Speed Boost (hidden ability)
Local №	0051 (Black/White) 0045 (Black 2/White 2) 0122 (X/Y — Central Kalos) 0076 (The Isle of Armor)

Training

EV yield	3 Speed
Catch rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	50 (normal)
Base Exp.	218
Growth Rate	Medium Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups	Bug
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	20 (4,884–5,140 steps)

Base stats

HP	60	230	324
Attack	100	184	328
Defense	89	164	304
Sp. Atk	55	103	229
Sp. Def	69	128	260
Speed	112	206	355
Total	485	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Scolipede.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	2			¼		¼	½

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
2	2	½	2					½

Evolution chart

#0543
Venipede
Bug · Poison

(Level 22)

#0544
Whirlipede
Bug · Poison

(Level 30)

#0545
Scolipede
Bug · Poison

Scolipede changes

In Generation 5, Scolipede has Quick Feet as its hidden ability.
In Generation 5, Scolipede has a base Attack of 90.
In Generation 5, Scolipede has a base experience yield of 214.
In Generations 5-7, Scolipede has a base Friendship value of 70.

Pokédex entries

Black	With quick movements, it chases down its foes, attacking relentlessly with its horns until it prevails.
White	Highly aggressive, it uses the claws near its neck to dig into its opponents and poison them.
Black 2 White 2	It clasps its prey with the claws on its neck until it stops moving. Then it finishes it off with deadly poison.
X Omega Ruby	It clasps its prey with the claws on its neck until it stops moving. Then it finishes it off with deadly poison.
Y Alpha Sapphire	With quick movements, it chases down its foes, attacking relentlessly with its horns until it prevails.
Sword	Scolipede latches on to its prey with the claws on its neck before slamming them into the ground and jabbing them with its claws’ toxic spikes.
Shield	Scolipede engage in fierce territorial battles with Centiskorch. At the end of one of these battles, the victor makes a meal of the loser.

Moves learned by Scolipede

In other generations
5
6
7
8
9

Sword/Shield Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon

Moves learnt by level up

Scolipede learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
1	Defense Curl	Normal	—	—
1	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
1	Protect	Normal	—	—
1	Rollout	Rock	30	90
12	Poison Tail	Poison	50	100
16	Screech	Normal	—	85
20	Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
26	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
34	Take Down	Normal	90	85
42	Agility	Psychic	—	—
50	Toxic	Poison	—	90
58	Venom Drench	Poison	—	100
66	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
74	Megahorn	Bug	120	85

Egg moves

Scolipede learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Scolipede gen 8 learnset page.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Bite	Dark		60	100
Fury Cutter	Bug		40	95

Move Tutor moves

Scolipede can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Skitter Smack	Bug		70	90
Steel Roller	Steel		130	100

Moves learnt by TM

Scolipede is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
07	Pin Missile	Bug	25	95
08	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
09	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
11	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
15	Dig	Ground	80	100
16	Screech	Normal	—	85
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
22	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
34	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
48	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
57	Payback	Dark	50	100
58	Assurance	Dark	60	100
73	Cross Poison	Poison	70	100
74	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
76	Round	Normal	60	100
77	Hex	Ghost	65	100
81	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
96	Smart Strike	Steel	70	—
98	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100

Moves learnt by TR

Scolipede is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
00	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
10	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
12	Agility	Psychic	—	—
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
22	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
23	Spikes	Ground	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
28	Megahorn	Bug	120	85
29	Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
31	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
39	Superpower	Fighting	120	100
46	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
52	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
54	Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
57	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
60	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
91	Venom Drench	Poison	—	100
95	Throat Chop	Dark	80	100

Moves learnt by level up

Scolipede learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
1	Defense Curl	Normal	—	—
1	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
1	Megahorn	Bug	120	85
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
1	Rollout	Rock	30	90
1	Screech	Normal	—	85
5	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
8	Screech	Normal	—	85
12	Pursuit	Dark	40	100
15	Protect	Normal	—	—
19	Poison Tail	Poison	50	100
23	Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
28	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
33	Agility	Psychic	—	—
39	Steamroller	Bug	65	100
44	Toxic	Poison	—	90
47	Venom Drench	Poison	—	100
50	Rock Climb	Normal	90	85
55	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
65	Megahorn	Bug	120	85

Moves learnt on evolution

Scolipede learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Baton Pass	Normal		—	—

Egg moves

Scolipede learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Scolipede gen 7 learnset page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Pin Missile	Bug	25	95
Rock Climb	Normal	90	85
Spikes	Ground	—	—
Take Down	Normal	90	85
Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
Twineedle	Bug	25	100

Move Tutor moves

Scolipede can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Endeavor	Normal	—	100
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Snatch	Dark	—	—
Snore	Normal	50	100
Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100
Superpower	Fighting	120	100
Throat Chop	Dark	80	100

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon by a previous evolution of Scolipede. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Iron Defense	Steel		—	—	Evolution

Moves learnt by TM

Scolipede is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
67	Smart Strike	Steel	70	—
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
74	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
83	Infestation	Bug	20	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Scolipede can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Struggle Bug	Bug	50	100	Generation 6 — TM
Cut	Normal	50	95	Generation 6 — HM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

In other generations
5
6
7
8
9

Scolipede sprites

Type	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9
Normal			—		—
Shiny			—	—	—

See all Scolipede sprites

Where to find Scolipede

Black White	Evolve Venipede/Whirlipede
Black 2 White 2	Pinwheel Forest
X Y	Evolve Venipede/Whirlipede
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Trade/migrate from another game
Sun Moon	Evolve Venipede/Whirlipede
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon	Trade/migrate from another game
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	Not available in this game
Sword Shield	Evolve Venipede/Whirlipede
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game
Scarlet Violet	Location data not yet available

Answers to Scolipede questions

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Other languages

English	Scolipede
Japanese	ペンドラー (Pendror)
German	Cerapendra
French	Brutapode
Italian	Scolipede
Spanish	Scolipede
Korean	펜드라 (pendeura)
Chinese (Simplified)	蜈蚣王
Chinese (Traditional)	蜈蚣王

English	Megapede Pokémon
Japanese	メガムカデポケモン
German	Riesenfüßer-Pokémon
French	Pokémon Mégaplopode
Italian	Pokémon Megapede
Spanish	Pokémon Megaciempiés
Korean	메가지네포켓몬
Chinese (Simplified)	巨蜈蚣宝可梦
Chinese (Traditional)	巨蜈蚣寶可夢

Name origin

scolopendra: genus of creatures containing centipedes
centipede: insect with many legs