Venipede (Pokémon)

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Venipede (Japanese: フシデ Fushide) is a introduced in Generation V.
It evolves into starting at level 22, which evolves into starting at level 30.
==Biology==
Venipede is an insectoid with a pronounced hump on the upper portion of its body. Its thorax and head are mainly magenta with black markings that consist of rings on its shoulders, a band around each antenna, and an upside-down 'Y' on its neck. A prominent ridge leading down to a pointed tip splits the top half of its head, and its lower jaw is black. It has round, heavy-lidded eyes that bulge away from the head slightly. Venipede's dark green abdomen is segmented, and it has four pairs of stubby black legs. Two short feelers banded with black extend from its hindquarters, which it uses in addition to its antennae to explore its surroundings and detect prey by sensing air vibrations.
Venipede is brutally aggressive, and its bite injects a poison strong enough to paralyze large bird Pokémon. Its fangs are known to be highly venomous. It often gets into fights with , a related species. Venipede tends to prey on any Pokémon it thinks it can eat without considering its actions thoroughly.
===Evolution===
Venipede evolves into , which evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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===Held items===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Venipede is available in Version 1.2.0+.
====By leveling up====
====By TM/TR====
====By ====
====By tutoring====
====By transfer from another generation====
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
Multiple Venipede debuted in A Venipede Stampede!, where they swarmed Castelia City and attacked it. Professor Juniper found out that they were disturbed from their nest by a mysterious force in Desert Resort and ended up in Castelia City. The Mayor of Castelia City was dealing with them the wrong way, so Burgh stepped in. With the help of , , Nurse Joy, and Trip, they were able to round all of the Venipede up. One reappeared in a flashback in Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!.
===Minor appearances===
Two Venipede appeared in Gotta Catch A Roggenrola!.
A 's Venipede appeared in Climbing the Tower of Success!.
In Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice, the legend featured a Venipede.
A Venipede appeared in A Pokémon of a Different Color!.
In Celebrating the Hero's Comet!, multiple Venipede were living at an in the Decolore Islands.
Two Venipede appeared in A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship!.
A Venipede appeared in a flashback in Splitting Heirs!.
In Must Be Our Heroes and the Witch!, a Venipede appeared in a fantasy.
Multiple Venipede appeared in The Same Moon, Now and Forever!.
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Burgh owns a Venipede that usually sits on his shoulder, as seen in The Mystery of the Missing Fossil.
Klara owns a Venipede, which fist appeared in Flutter!! Tickets to a New Land.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~===
A Venipede appeared in PNA3.
A Venipede appeared in PNA6.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Venipede is tied with for the lowest base stat of all Pokémon.
* Despite the Scolipede and evolutionary lines living in different parts of the Galar region, both Venipede and Scolipede's Pokédex entries speak of their hostile relationship with the latter family.
* Venipede's Black, Y, Alpha Sapphire, and Shield Pokédex entries mention Venipede's venomous fangs. Despite this, Venipede cannot learn .
* Venipede and its evolutions were designed by Tomohiro Kitakaze.Tweet by 北風友裕 (@kitakazeee). Posted on April 30, 2019.
===Origin===
Venipede's suggests it is based on a . However, it is more similar in appearance to other arthropods, such as a , , or . More specifically, it is most likely based on a green .
====Name origin====
Venipede may be a combination of venom and centipede or millipede.
Fushide may be a combination of 節 fushi (joint/segment) and 百足 mukade (centipede).
==In other languages==
==References==
==External links==
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de:Toxiped
es:Venipede
fr:Venipatte
it:Venipede
ja:フシデ
zh:百足蜈蚣