- Attack
- 83
- Defense
- 99
- HP
- 102
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 403
- min 338
- Weather boostLv25
- 504
- min 422
- MaxLv50
- 799
- Lv40 706
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Venipede is a Bug/Poison-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 403 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 504 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 799 at level 50. It is weak to Fire/Flying/Psychic/Rock attacks (1.6×). It resists Poison/Bug/Fairy/Grass/Fighting attacks. In raids, Bug Bite + Sludge Bomb is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Whirlipede with 25 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 1 km you walk together.
- Category
- Centipede Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 1 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 12,000 Stardust · 30 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 799 / 808
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Its bite injects a potent poison, enough to paralyze large bird Pokémon that try to prey on it.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- Shadow Pokémon: when to purifyShadow Pokémon have 1.2× Attack but also take more damage, and they cost 1.2× Stardust and Candy to power up.
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Bug Bite
Sludge BombBest100% efficiency7.2TDO 55 - 2Poison StingSludge Bomb100% efficiency7.2TDO 55
- 3Bug BiteSignal Beam85% efficiency6.2TDO 47
- 4Poison StingSignal Beam85% efficiency6.2TDO 47
- 5Bug Bite
Gyro Ball77% efficiency5.6TDO 43
Top 5 of 6 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Shadow modifiers (1.2× Attack, 0.83× Defense) are included. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug BiteBestBug · 0.5s · STAB | 5 | +6 | 12 | 12 |
| Poison StingPoison · 0.5s · STAB | 4 | +6 | 9.6 | 12 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sludge BombBestPoison · 2.5s · STAB | 85 | 50 | 40.8 | 2.04 |
| Signal BeamBug · 3s · STAB | 75 | 50 | 30 | 1.8 |
| Gyro BallSteel · 3.5s | 85 | 50 | 24.3 | 1.7 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Shadow Venipede's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 70.3
- Actual Defense
- 56.8
- Actual HP
- 69
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Shadow ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense are included (not in the in-game CP). Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
Bug BiteSludge BombBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 83% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 270,000
- Candy
- 312
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 706 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
Shadow Venipede only reaches CP 799 at level 50 with 100% IVs, so it can't reach this league's cap. In that case, higher IVs are better.
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 799 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 795 | 99.1% |
| 3 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 791 | 99.0% |
| 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 795 | 99.0% |
| 5 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 792 | 98.2% |
| 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 792 | 98.1% |
| 7 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 787 | 98.1% |
| 8 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 787 | 98.0% |
| 9 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 792 | 98.0% |
| 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 782 | 98.0% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- Shadow VenipedeViewingBest movesBug BiteSludge Bomb
From Shadow Venipede to the final evolution125 Candy
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Fire
Flying
Psychic
Rock - ×0.625PoisonBug
Fairy - ×0.39
Grass
Fighting
Show all 18 types
Normal×1- Fire×1.6
Water×1
Electric×1- Grass×0.39
Ice×1- Fighting×0.39
- Poison×0.625
Ground×1- Flying×1.6
- Psychic×1.6
- Bug×0.625
- Rock×1.6
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1- Steel×1
- Fairy×0.625
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events1 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2020.08.18Spotlight Hour: Venipede · 2× evolution XP