Whirlipede ホイーガ
Bug
Poison
Generation V
Curlipede Pokémon
Height 1.2m Weight 58.5kg
Poison Point
Swarm
Speed Boost (Hidden Ability)
Pokémon Profile
Protected by a hard shell, it spins its body like a wheel and crashes furiously into its enemies.
Base Stats
Form Base Stats：Whirlipede · Total 360
HP
40
Attack
55
Defense
99
Sp. Atk
40
Sp. Def
79
Speed
47
Basic Info
- Gender Ratio
- ♂ 50% / ♀ 50%
- Catch Rate
- 120（15.7%）
- Egg Groups
- Bug
- Egg Cycles
- 15
- Base Friendship
- 50
- EV Yield
- Defense+2
- Base Experience
- 126
- Shape
- Spherical
- Color
- Gray
- Experience
- 1,059,860（Medium Slow）
Type Matchups View full type chart →
Defensive (when attacked)
2× Weakness
Fire ×2
Flying ×2
Psychic ×2
Rock ×2
1/4 Resistance
Grass ×0.25
Fighting ×0.25
1/2 Resistance
Poison ×0.5
Bug ×0.5
Fairy ×0.5
Offensive (when attacking)
2× Weakness
Grass ×2
Psychic ×2
Dark ×2
Fairy ×2
1/2 Resistance
Poison ×0.5
Ghost ×0.5
Steel ×0.5
Evolution Chain
Learnset
| Level | Moves | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evolution | Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| — | Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| — | Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 |
| — | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| — | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| — | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 12 | Poison Tail | Poison | Physical | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| 16 | Screech | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 20 | Bug Bite | Bug | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 26 | Venoshock | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| 32 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 38 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 44 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 50 | Venom Drench | Poison | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 56 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| TM | Moves | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM07 | Pin Missile | Bug | Physical | 25 | 95 | 20 |
| TM11 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM16 | Screech | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| TM21 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM24 | Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| TM25 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM31 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM34 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM39 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM57 | Payback | Dark | Physical | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| TM74 | Venoshock | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| TM76 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM77 | Hex | Ghost | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| TM12 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM20 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM22 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM23 | Spikes | Ground | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM26 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM27 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM46 | Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM52 | Gyro Ball | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
| TM54 | Toxic Spikes | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM57 | Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| TM91 | Venom Drench | Poison | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
Wild Encounters
Generation V
Black
Unova
| Location | Level | Method | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinwheel Forest | Lv.23-24 | Dark grass | 10% |
Black 2
Unova
| Location | Level | Method | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinwheel Forest | Lv.55-57 | Walking | 10% |
| Lv.63-65 | Dark grass | 10% | |
| Lostlorn Forest | Lv.23 | Dark grass | 10% |
White
Unova
| Location | Level | Method | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinwheel Forest | Lv.23-24 | Dark grass | 10% |
White 2
Unova
| Location | Level | Method | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinwheel Forest | Lv.55-57 | Walking | 10% |
| Lv.63-65 | Dark grass | 10% | |
| Lostlorn Forest | Lv.23 | Dark grass | 10% |
Generation VI
X
Kalos
| Location | Level | Method | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friend Safari | Lv.30 | Walking | 33% |
Y
Kalos
| Location | Level | Method | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friend Safari | Lv.30 | Walking | 33% |
Whirlipede Competitive Movesets & Sets
Whirlipede movesets cover 1 generations and 2 formats with 3 sets in total, including moves, abilities, items, natures, EVs and Tera types with analysis.
1 Generation
2 Format
3 set
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Pokédex Entries
Generation V
- Black：
- Protected by a hard shell, it spins its body like a wheel and crashes furiously into its enemies.
- White：
- It is usually motionless, but when attacked, it rotates at high speed and then crashes into its opponent.
- Black 2：
- Storing energy for evolution, it sits. But, when predators approach, it moves to stab them with poison spikes.
Generation VI
- X：
- Protected by a hard shell, it spins its body like a wheel and crashes furiously into its enemies.
- Y：
- It is usually motionless, but when attacked, it rotates at high speed and then crashes into its opponent.
Generation VIII
- Sword：
- This Pokémon spins itself rapidly and charges into its opponents. Its top speed is just over 60 mph.
- Shield：
- Whirlipede protects itself with a sturdy shell and poisonous spikes while it stores up the energy it’ll need for evolution.