Whirlipede (Pokémon GO)

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Venipede

Scolipede

#544

653

817

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1293

F Tier

#1010

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1293

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1293

Normal

Shiny

Whirlipede

#544

Bug

Poison

Attack

100

Top 88.1%

Defense

173

Top 33.5%

Stamina

120

Top 89.1%

Total

393

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

605 -653 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

756 -817 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

605 -653 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

454 -490 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

1293 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Whirlipede takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Fire

160%

Flying

160%

Psychic

160%

Rock

160%

Resists

Grass

39.1%

Fighting

39.1%

Poison

62.5%

Bug

62.5%

Fairy

62.5%

Best Moves

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Every fast and charged move combo Whirlipede can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Bug Bite
Sludge Bomb
6.10
48.7
2461.0s
4.65
2
Poison Sting
Sludge Bomb
5.68
45.4
2639.7s
4.33
3
Bug Bite
Signal Beam
5.35
42.8
2802.8s
4.08
4
Poison Sting
Signal Beam
4.96
39.7
3023.1s
3.78
5
Bug Bite
Gyro Ball
4.90
39.2
3060.2s
3.74
6
Poison Sting
Gyro Ball
4.53
36.2
3310.3s
3.45

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Whirlipede in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
64.70
5808.2
0.3
27.8s
64.70
2
Mega Rayquaza
Air Slash
Dragon Ascent
53.90
6486.1
0.3
33.4s
53.90
3
Deoxys Attack
Zen Headbutt
Psycho Boost
56.13
813.9
2.2
32.1s
53.19
4
Mega Mewtwo X
Confusion
Psystrike
53.12
5459.8
0.3
33.9s
53.12
5
Mega Delphox
Fire Spin
Mystical Fire+
51.82
5357.6
0.3
34.7s
51.82
6
Deoxys Normal
Zen Headbutt
Psycho Boost
50.07
1535.3
1.2
36.0s
48.94
7
Shadow Mewtwo
Confusion
Psystrike
48.92
2839.0
0.6
36.8s
48.92
8
Blacephalon
Incinerate
Mind Blown
46.51
4214.1
0.4
38.7s
46.51
9
Shadow Reshiram
Fire Fang
Fusion Flare
45.71
4765.2
0.4
39.4s
45.71
10
Mega Alakazam
Confusion
Psychic
45.70
2531.9
0.7
39.4s
45.70

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Whirlipede in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Poison Sting

Fast Charge

Sludge Bomb

General

Gyro Ball

General

Rank 1 IVs

1293

15/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 50

96.63

Attack

157.98

Defense

113

Stat Product · 1,725,055

Attack

Defense

Best Buddy (Level 51): 15/15/15 at CP 1309

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
15/15/15	50	1293	100.00%
15/14/15	50	1290	99.47%
14/15/15	50	1282	99.13%
15/15/14	50	1288	99.12%
15/13/15	50	1286	98.94%
14/14/15	50	1278	98.60%
15/14/14	50	1285	98.59%
15/12/15	50	1283	98.40%
13/15/15	50	1271	98.26%
14/15/14	50	1277	98.25%
15/15/13	50	1284	98.23%
14/13/15	50	1275	98.08%
15/13/14	50	1281	98.06%
15/11/15	50	1279	97.87%
13/14/15	50	1267	97.74%
14/14/14	50	1274	97.73%
15/14/13	50	1280	97.71%
14/12/15	50	1272	97.55%
15/12/14	50	1278	97.53%
13/15/14	50	1266	97.39%
12/15/15	50	1259	97.39%
14/15/13	50	1272	97.38%
15/15/12	50	1279	97.35%
15/15/11	50	1274	97.35%
15/10/15	50	1276	97.34%
13/13/15	50	1264	97.22%
14/13/14	50	1270	97.21%
15/13/13	50	1277	97.19%
14/11/15	50	1268	97.02%
15/11/14	50	1275	97.01%
13/14/14	50	1263	96.87%
12/14/15	50	1256	96.87%
14/14/13	50	1269	96.86%
15/14/12	50	1275	96.83%
15/14/11	50	1270	96.83%
15/9/15	50	1272	96.81%
13/12/15	50	1260	96.69%
14/12/14	50	1267	96.69%
15/12/13	50	1273	96.66%
12/15/14	50	1255	96.53%
13/15/13	50	1261	96.52%
11/15/15	50	1248	96.52%
14/15/12	50	1268	96.50%
14/15/11	50	1263	96.50%
14/10/15	50	1265	96.49%
15/10/14	50	1271	96.48%
15/15/10	50	1269	96.46%
13/13/14	50	1259	96.36%
12/13/15	50	1253	96.36%
14/13/13	50	1266	96.34%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (3)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Whirlipede can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Bug Bite
5
6
0.5s
10
Poison Sting
4
6
0.5s
8

Charged Attacks

Gyro Ball
85
-50
3.5s
24.29
Signal Beam
75
-50
3.0s
25
Sludge Bomb
85
-50
2.5s
34

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Venipede	25 Candy	Whirlipede
Whirlipede	100 Candy	Scolipede

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Whirlipede including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Venipede

#543

Shadow Venipede

#543

Whirlipede

#544

Shadow Whirlipede

#544

Scolipede

#545

Mega Scolipede

#545

Shadow Scolipede

#545

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Bug- and Poison-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Whirlipede with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Venusaur #3

Boosts:

Mega Beedrill #15

Boosts:

Mega Victreebel #71

Boosts:

Mega Gengar #94

Boosts:

Mega Pinsir #127

Boosts:

Mega Scizor #212

Boosts:

Mega Heracross #214

Boosts:

Primal Kyogre #382

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.588 m to 1.86 m tall, averaging 1.2 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.588 m 1'11"	0.6 m 2'00"
XS	0.6 m 2'00"	0.9 m 2'11"
M	0.9 m 2'11"	1.5 m 4'11"
XL	1.5 m 4'11"	1.8 m 5'11"
XXL	1.8 m 5'11"	1.86 m 6'01"

XXS

0.588 m

1'11"

0.6 m

2'00"

0.6 m

2'00"

0.9 m

2'11"

0.9 m

2'11"

1.5 m

4'11"

1.5 m

4'11"

1.8 m

5'11"

XXL

1.8 m

5'11"

1.86 m

6'01"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	10s
Jump time	1s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	29s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Whirlipede at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	16 CP	27	882 CP
2	50 CP	28	915 CP
3	85 CP	29	948 CP
4	119 CP	30	980 CP
5	154 CP	31	997 CP
6	188 CP	32	1013 CP
7	223 CP	33	1029 CP
8	257 CP	34	1046 CP
9	292 CP	35	1062 CP
10	327 CP	36	1078 CP
11	359 CP	37	1095 CP
12	392 CP	38	1111 CP
13	425 CP	39	1127 CP
14	457 CP	40	1144 CP
15	490 CP	41	1158 CP
16	523 CP	42	1173 CP
17	555 CP	43	1188 CP
18	588 CP	44	1202 CP
19	621 CP	45	1217 CP
20	653 CP	46	1232 CP
21	686 CP	47	1247 CP
22	719 CP	48	1263 CP
23	751 CP	49	1278 CP
24	784 CP	50	1293 CP
25	817 CP	51	1309 CP
26	850 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	16 CP	18	588 CP	35	1062 CP
2	50 CP	19	621 CP	36	1078 CP
3	85 CP	20	653 CP	37	1095 CP
4	119 CP	21	686 CP	38	1111 CP
5	154 CP	22	719 CP	39	1127 CP
6	188 CP	23	751 CP	40	1144 CP
7	223 CP	24	784 CP	41	1158 CP
8	257 CP	25	817 CP	42	1173 CP
9	292 CP	26	850 CP	43	1188 CP
10	327 CP	27	882 CP	44	1202 CP
11	359 CP	28	915 CP	45	1217 CP
12	392 CP	29	948 CP	46	1232 CP
13	425 CP	30	980 CP	47	1247 CP
14	457 CP	31	997 CP	48	1263 CP
15	490 CP	32	1013 CP	49	1278 CP
16	523 CP	33	1029 CP	50	1293 CP
17	555 CP	34	1046 CP	51	1309 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Whirlipede up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

Venipede

Scolipede