Venipede is a Bug and Poison-type Pokemon in Pokemon GO. You use 25 candies to evolve the Venipede into Whirlipede, which then becomes Scolipede using 100 candies. Knowing Venipede’s movesets, strengths, and weaknesses will help you in future battles and raids. This guide provides information on the best Movesets and Counters for Venipede in Pokemon GO.
Pokemon GO – The Best Movesets and Counters for Venipede
The best moveset to use with Venipede in Pokemon GO is Bug Bite and Sludge Bomb. These moves provide the highest DPS output and Same-Type attack bonuses compared to other moves like Signal Beam and Gyro Ball. While Venipede has another Quick move that benefits from Same-Type attack bonuses, it has slightly lower EPS stats and DPS. Furthermore, despite Signal Beam costing less energy to use, it also deals noticeably less damage compared to Sludge Bomb.
What Counters Venipede?
Since Venipede is a Bug and Poison-type, it is weak against Flying, Rock, Fire and Psychic-type moves. These moves deal 160% increased damage during battles. However, Venipede is also strong against numerous types, including other Poison and Bug-types, Fairy, Fighting and Grass-type moves. With this in mind, the following Pokemon are strong against Venipede in Pokemon GO:
- Mewtwo
- Deoxys
- Reshiram
- Alakazam
- Rampardos
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While these are some examples of Pokemon that are effective against Venipede, you are not required to use any of them. If you don’t have any of the above Pokemon, any with Flying, Rock, Fire and Psychic-type moves are still effective against Venipede. However, avoid using any ineffective types listed above unless you have no other options. For example, while Alakazam’s Psychic-type moves are very effective against Venipede, its Fighting and Fairy-type moves are not.