Whirlipede (Japanese: ホイーガ Hoiiga) is a Bug/Poison-type Pokémon introduced in Generation V.
Biology
Physiology
Whirlipede is a large arthropod Pokémon that resembled a curled-up centipede. Its rolled-up body is segmented. It is mainly purple and black with long spine-like appendages on its front and lower body. Its body is covered in smaller purple spikes. In the center of its body is its large yellow eye. It has light purple scales; on these scales are small red circles. Its curled-up body gives it the appearance of a tire.
Evolution
Whirlipede is the middle evolution in the series of centipede like Pokémon, evolving from Venipede at level 22 then into Scolipede at level 30.
Game Info
Game Locations
| Locations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Version(s) | Area(s) | Rarity |
| Black and White | Pinwheel Forest | Common |
| Black 2 and White 2 | Pinwheel Forest, Lostlorn Forest | Common |
| Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | Trade | None |
Pokédex Entries
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Learnset
Leveling
| LevelingGeneration V | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Cat. | |||
| 1 | Defense Curl | - | -% | 40 |  Normal
|
Status | |||
| 1 | Rollout | 30 | 90% | 20 |  Rock
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Physical | |||
| 1 | Poison Sting | 15 | 100% | 35 |  Poison
|
Physical | |||
| 1 | Screech | - | 85% | 40 | Normal
|
Status | |||
| 5 | Poison Sting | 15 | 100% | 35 | Poison
|
Physical | |||
| 8 | Screech | - | 85% | 40 | Normal
|
Status | |||
| 12 | Pursuit | 40 | 100% | 20 |  Dark
|
Physical | |||
| 15 | Protect | - | -% | 10 | Normal
|
Status | |||
| 19 | Poison Tail | 50 | 100% | 25 | Poison
|
Physical | |||
| 22 | Iron Defense | - | -% | 15 |  Steel
|
Status | |||
| 23 | Bug Bite | 60 | 100% | 20 |  Bug
|
Physical | |||
| 28 | Venoshock | 65 | 100% | 10 | Poison
|
Special | |||
| 32 | Agility | - | -% | 30 |  Psychic
|
Status | |||
| 37 | Steamroller | 65 | 100% | 20 | Bug
|
Physical | |||
| 41 | Toxic | - | 90% | 10 | Poison
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Status | |||
| 46 | Rock Climb | 90 | 85% | 20 | Normal
|
Physical | |||
| 50 | Double-Edge | 120 | 100% | 15 | Normal
|
Physical | |||
| Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | |||||||||
Sprites
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Trivia
- Although it's similar to Kakuna and Cascoon in nature, it does not evolve from its previous form nor into its final form quite as fast as them.
Origin
Whirlipede is based on a curled-up centipede. It looks similar to a wheel.
Whirlipede's appearance is somewhat related to what an ordinary insect will go through at its basic form, which is Venipede, which looks like a centipede, then Whirlipede, which is like Venipede coiling up to begin the stage of development in real life, then evolving to Scolipede, which is the mature centipede.
Etymology
Whirlipede's English name is derived from the words "whirl" and "centipede".
Gallery
See also
- Pokémon.com Pokédex
- Legendary Pokémon data
- The Pokémon Database
- Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
- Psypokes Psydex data
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