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Scolipede

BugPoison Legal in M-C Mega Evolution

Mega Scolipede is #230 on the ladder, on 0.0% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 60
Atk 140
Def 149
SpA 75
SpD 99
Spe 62

Base stat total 585

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86

Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 31 HP / 12 Atk / 3 Def / 16 SpD / 4 Spe · Careful Nature

Types and weaknesses

BugPoison
Weak ×2
FireFlyingPsychicRock
Resists ×½
PoisonBugFairy
Resists ×¼
GrassFighting

Abilities

Shell Armor
This Pokemon cannot be struck by a critical hit. · used by 100%

Mega Evolves from Scolipede holding Scolipite .

Speed tier

Most common
86
Fastest
125 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
82 (0 SP)
Slowest
73 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 86, it outspeeds 9 of the 50 most used Pokémon, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Indeedee-F 94
  2. Politoed 90
  3. Sinistcha 90
  4. Mega Scolipede (this) 86
  5. Armarouge 85
  6. Farigiraf 80
  7. Grimmsnarl 80
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #230 · on 0.0% of teams · 5,379 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Protect 98.2%
  2. Leech Life 94.5%
  3. Swords Dance 91.0%
  4. Poison Jab 81.8%
  5. Earthquake 10.6%
  6. Gunk Shot 6.3%
  7. Rock Slide 4.7%
  8. Stomping Tantrum 4.0%
  9. Megahorn 1.9%
  10. Cross Poison 1.6%

Items

  1. Scolipite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Shell Armor 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Careful 31/12/3/0/16/4 · Spe 86 43.3%
  2. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 114 10.2%
  3. Jolly 32/6/0/0/0/9 · Spe 100 6.4%
  4. Jolly 32/6/0/0/0/28 · Spe 121 5.5%
  5. Jolly 32/0/0/0/2/32 · Spe 125 3.9%
  6. Adamant 25/20/1/0/1/19 · Spe 101 2.8%
  7. Careful 27/10/0/0/21/8 · Spe 90 2.0%
  8. Jolly 14/20/0/0/0/32 · Spe 125 1.6%

Teammates

  1. Sinistcha 64.4%
  2. Grimmsnarl 50.3%
  3. Archaludon 38.5%
  4. Politoed 37.4%
  5. Rillaboom 18.4%
  6. Milotic 16.9%
  7. Mega Charizard Y 15.8%
  8. Mega Tyranitar 13.2%
  9. Mega Raichu Y 12.7%
  10. Weavile 12.5%
  11. Ceruledge 12.2%
  12. Pelipper 11.6%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #236 · on 0.1% of teams · 5,379 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Protect 92.7%
  2. Leech Life 89.1%
  3. Swords Dance 70.5%
  4. Poison Jab 66.8%
  5. Gunk Shot 15.8%
  6. Rock Slide 13.4%
  7. Steel Roller 12.3%
  8. Stomping Tantrum 8.6%
  9. Earthquake 8.5%
  10. Megahorn 4.6%

Items

  1. Scolipite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Shell Armor 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 114 9.8%
  2. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 82 8.0%
  3. Careful 31/12/3/0/16/4 · Spe 86 4.8%
  4. Jolly 32/6/0/0/0/9 · Spe 100 4.8%
  5. Jolly 32/6/0/0/0/28 · Spe 121 3.8%
  6. Adamant 25/30/0/0/11/0 · Spe 82 2.5%
  7. Adamant 23/22/0/0/0/21 · Spe 103 2.3%
  8. Brave 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 73 2.3%

Teammates

  1. Sinistcha 26.2%
  2. Incineroar 22.9%
  3. Rillaboom 22.0%
  4. Milotic 19.0%
  5. Ceruledge 15.4%
  6. Sneasler 14.5%
  7. Mega Raichu Y 12.6%
  8. Pelipper 12.2%
  9. Archaludon 11.3%
  10. Grimmsnarl 10.8%
  11. Indeedee-F 10.5%
  12. Politoed 10.0%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #234 · on 0.1% of teams · 5,379 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Protect 89.8%
  2. Leech Life 88.3%
  3. Swords Dance 61.2%
  4. Poison Jab 57.5%
  5. Gunk Shot 22.4%
  6. Steel Roller 15.8%
  7. Rock Slide 15.4%
  8. Stomping Tantrum 10.3%
  9. Earthquake 10.2%
  10. Baton Pass 5.3%

Items

  1. Scolipite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Shell Armor 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 114 18.6%
  2. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 82 7.7%
  3. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 125 3.2%
  4. Brave 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 73 2.6%
  5. Jolly 32/6/0/0/0/28 · Spe 121 1.9%
  6. Adamant 0/32/12/0/14/8 · Spe 90 1.8%
  7. Adamant 32/32/0/0/0/2 · Spe 84 1.7%
  8. Careful 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 82 1.7%

Teammates

  1. Sinistcha 19.7%
  2. Incineroar 15.5%
  3. Sneasler 14.9%
  4. Rillaboom 13.4%
  5. Milotic 13.2%
  6. Indeedee-F 10.4%
  7. Pelipper 10.0%
  8. Farigiraf 7.7%
  9. Grimmsnarl 7.7%
  10. Ceruledge 7.2%
  11. Annihilape 6.9%
  12. Kingambit 6.9%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 4 of 4,299 teams (0.1%) · win rate 47.1% (95% interval 26.2%–69.0%, n = 17 games) · 0 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,940 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Weavile +12.0 pp n = 671 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Mega Scolipede teams; Weavile is on 0% of all teams (28.92× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Grimmsnarl +45.0 pp n = 2,703 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 50% of Mega Scolipede teams; Grimmsnarl is on 5% of all teams (9.64× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Sinistcha +57.1 pp n = 3,465 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 64% of Mega Scolipede teams; Sinistcha is on 7% of all teams (8.79× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Ceruledge +9.9 pp n = 655 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Mega Scolipede teams; Ceruledge is on 2% of all teams (5.46× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Politoed +29.7 pp n = 2,010 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 37% of Mega Scolipede teams; Politoed is on 8% of all teams (4.87× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Mega Tyranitar +7.5 pp n = 709 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Mega Scolipede teams; Mega Tyranitar is on 6% of all teams (2.31× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Archaludon +21.3 pp n = 2,073 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 39% of Mega Scolipede teams; Archaludon is on 17% of all teams (2.24× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Milotic +5.1 pp n = 911 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 17% of Mega Scolipede teams; Milotic is on 12% of all teams (1.43× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Mega Charizard Y +3.6 pp n = 852 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 16% of Mega Scolipede teams; Mega Charizard Y is on 12% of all teams (1.30× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Mega Raichu Y +0.2 pp n = 684 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Mega Scolipede teams; Mega Raichu Y is on 13% of all teams (1.01× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Pelipper -3.3 pp n = 623 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Mega Scolipede teams; Pelipper is on 15% of all teams (0.78× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Rillaboom -28.2 pp n = 991 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 18% of Mega Scolipede teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.40× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

Stats at level 50

HP 60
Atk 100
Def 89
SpA 55
SpD 69
Spe 112

Base stat total 485

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe · Jolly Nature

Types and weaknesses

BugPoison
Weak ×2
FireFlyingPsychicRock
Resists ×½
PoisonBugFairy
Resists ×¼
GrassFighting

Abilities

Poison Point
30% chance a Pokemon making contact with this Pokemon will be poisoned. · used by 0%
Swarm
At 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5× with Bug attacks.
Speed Boost
This Pokemon's Speed is raised 1 stage at the end of each full turn on the field. · used by 100%

Speed tier

Most common
180
Fastest
180 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
132 (0 SP)
Slowest
118 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 180, it outspeeds 38 of the 50 most used Pokémon, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Mega Salamence 189
  2. Tyranitar 186 (Scarf)
  3. Whimsicott 184
  4. Scolipede (this) 180
  5. Maushold 179
  6. Mega Metagross 178
  7. Mega Staraptor 178
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #273 · on 0.0% of teams · 3,064 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Protect 90.2%
  2. Poison Jab 55.9%
  3. Acid Spray 47.6%
  4. Superpower 35.9%
  5. Swords Dance 31.9%
  6. Baton Pass 24.3%
  7. Megahorn 23.8%
  8. Leech Life 17.7%
  9. Steel Roller 16.7%
  10. Rock Slide 12.8%

Items

  1. Focus Sash 58.6%
  2. Life Orb 10.8%
  3. Wide Lens 9.8%
  4. Sitrus Berry 7.3%
  5. Coba Berry 5.5%
  6. Psychic Seed 2.3%

Abilities

  1. Speed Boost 100.0%
  2. Poison Point 0.0%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 180 41.2%
  2. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 164 20.0%
  3. Jolly 0/30/0/0/4/32 · Spe 180 7.7%
  4. Adamant 0/32/8/0/8/18 · Spe 150 7.0%
  5. Timid 32/0/5/0/25/4 · Spe 149 5.2%
  6. Careful 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 132 3.4%
  7. Careful 0/32/2/0/32/0 · Spe 132 3.1%
  8. Jolly 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 145 2.3%

Teammates

  1. Whimsicott 41.1%
  2. Mega Garchomp Z 37.4%
  3. Mega Scovillain 28.9%
  4. Maushold 28.9%
  5. Ninetales 28.9%
  6. Volcarona 16.7%
  7. Mega Salamence 15.0%
  8. Rillaboom 14.3%
  9. Vivillon 13.1%
  10. Mega Golisopod 12.8%
  11. Kleavor 12.7%
  12. Indeedee-F 11.5%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #265 · on 0.0% of teams · 3,064 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Protect 84.8%
  2. Swords Dance 47.0%
  3. Poison Jab 37.0%
  4. Leech Life 36.3%
  5. Gunk Shot 34.4%
  6. Rock Slide 34.4%
  7. Baton Pass 34.4%
  8. Megahorn 28.6%
  9. Steel Roller 14.9%
  10. Earthquake 10.6%

Items

  1. Focus Sash 40.5%
  2. Life Orb 17.2%
  3. Wide Lens 5.5%
  4. Sitrus Berry 4.9%
  5. Lum Berry 4.6%
  6. Psychic Seed 3.3%

Abilities

  1. Speed Boost 98.3%
  2. Poison Point 1.7%

Spreads

  1. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 164 38.7%
  2. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 180 7.2%
  3. Jolly 32/2/0/0/32/0 · Spe 145 4.6%
  4. Jolly 0/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 180 2.9%
  5. Adamant 32/32/0/0/0/2 · Spe 134 2.8%
  6. Careful 32/0/0/0/20/13 · Spe 145 2.5%
  7. Careful 4/0/25/0/27/10 · Spe 142 2.0%
  8. Careful 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 132 1.9%

Teammates

  1. Mega Golisopod 23.8%
  2. Pelipper 14.5%
  3. Basculegion 14.5%
  4. Rillaboom 13.7%
  5. Volcarona 13.0%
  6. Indeedee-F 12.8%
  7. Milotic 12.0%
  8. Mega Salamence 11.5%
  9. Archaludon 11.3%
  10. Araquanid 10.1%
  11. Farigiraf 9.5%
  12. Sinistcha 8.9%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #265 · on 0.1% of teams · 3,064 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Protect 82.0%
  2. Leech Life 46.4%
  3. Swords Dance 44.9%
  4. Poison Jab 37.6%
  5. Baton Pass 35.8%
  6. Gunk Shot 25.9%
  7. Rock Slide 24.8%
  8. Steel Roller 22.6%
  9. Megahorn 19.9%
  10. Iron Defense 13.5%

Items

  1. Focus Sash 33.4%
  2. Life Orb 18.3%
  3. Wide Lens 6.1%
  4. Sitrus Berry 5.8%
  5. Leftovers 4.0%
  6. Grassy Seed 3.3%

Abilities

  1. Speed Boost 96.3%
  2. Poison Point 3.5%
  3. Swarm 0.2%

Spreads

  1. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 164 40.0%
  2. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 180 8.8%
  3. Adamant 32/32/0/0/0/2 · Spe 134 3.6%
  4. Careful 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 132 1.8%
  5. Adamant 32/18/0/0/16/0 · Spe 132 1.6%
  6. Jolly 32/2/0/0/32/0 · Spe 145 1.5%
  7. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 132 1.3%
  8. Jolly 0/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 180 1.3%

Teammates

  1. Mega Golisopod 17.6%
  2. Volcarona 12.3%
  3. Rillaboom 11.7%
  4. Indeedee-F 11.0%
  5. Incineroar 10.2%
  6. Pelipper 9.7%
  7. Kleavor 8.9%
  8. Araquanid 8.8%
  9. Whimsicott 7.8%
  10. Basculegion 7.4%
  11. Sinistcha 7.3%
  12. Farigiraf 7.1%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,940 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Kleavor +12.1 pp n = 390 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Scolipede teams; Kleavor is on 1% of all teams (20.96× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Ninetales +28.6 pp n = 885 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 29% of Scolipede teams; Ninetales is on 0% of all teams (107.16× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Scovillain +27.9 pp n = 886 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 29% of Scolipede teams; Mega Scovillain is on 1% of all teams (27.10× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Maushold +26.1 pp n = 885 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 29% of Scolipede teams; Maushold is on 3% of all teams (10.32× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Vivillon +11.9 pp n = 401 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Scolipede teams; Vivillon is on 1% of all teams (11.09× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Whimsicott +33.5 pp n = 1,258 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 41% of Scolipede teams; Whimsicott is on 8% of all teams (5.42× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Mega Garchomp Z +29.5 pp n = 1,146 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 37% of Scolipede teams; Mega Garchomp Z is on 8% of all teams (4.75× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Volcarona +9.7 pp n = 510 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 17% of Scolipede teams; Volcarona is on 7% of all teams (2.38× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Mega Golisopod -2.9 pp n = 392 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Scolipede teams; Mega Golisopod is on 16% of all teams (0.81× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Indeedee-F -8.8 pp n = 352 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Scolipede teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (0.57× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Salamence -13.1 pp n = 459 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Scolipede teams; Mega Salamence is on 28% of all teams (0.53× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Rillaboom -32.3 pp n = 438 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Scolipede teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.31× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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