Seviper Pokemon Guide

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Seviper Pokemon Guide

Seviper is a Poison-type Pokemon known for its swordlike tail, venomous fangs and rivalry with Zangoose. This guide covers Seviper’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations and future Pokemon game availability.

Normal Form

Seviper

Shiny Form

Shiny Seviper

Last Updated: May 2026 | Page Status: This Seviper guide supports current Pokemon games and future updates. Location, moves and availability details will be updated as new Pokemon game data becomes available.

Seviper Guide Contents

Description	Quick Facts
Stats	Best Moves
All Moves	Weaknesses
Abilities	Evolution
Locations	FAQ

Seviper Description

Seviper is a Poison-type Pokemon introduced in Generation 3. Known as the Fang Snake Pokemon, it attacks with venomous fangs and a swordlike tail while maintaining a famous rivalry with Zangoose.

Competitive Overview

Is Seviper Good in Competitive?

Seviper is usually a niche competitive Pokemon. It has solid mixed attacking options and a useful Poison typing, but its Speed and bulk can make it difficult to use against faster or stronger opponents.

Seviper is most useful when it can take advantage of strong Poison-type attacks, coverage moves such as Crunch or Earthquake and abilities like Shed Skin or Infiltrator depending on the format.

Seviper Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Seviper, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Seviper

National Dex

#0336

Type

Poison

Species

Fang Snake Pokemon

Height

8’10” / 2.7 m

270 cm

Weight

115.7 lbs / 52.5 kg

52.5 kg

Abilities

Shed Skin, Infiltrator

Seviper Stats

Seviper has balanced offensive stats and lower defensive stats. It can use both physical and special attacks, but it often needs careful positioning because it is not especially fast or bulky.

Attack

100

Defense

Special Attack

100

Special Defense

Speed

Seviper Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Seviper uses Poison, Dark, Ground, Fire and coverage moves across Pokemon games. These are some of Seviper’s most useful and recognizable moves for story play and battle coverage.

Poison type Pokemon icon

Poison Jab

A reliable physical Poison-type attack that can also poison the target.

Poison type Pokemon icon

Sludge Bomb

A strong special Poison-type move with a chance to poison opposing Pokemon.

Poison type Pokemon icon

Gunk Shot

A high-power Poison-type attack for heavy damage when accuracy is less important.

Poison type Pokemon icon

Poison Fang

A signature-style Poison move that can badly poison the target in many games.

Dark type Pokemon icon

Crunch

Dark-type coverage that helps Seviper hit Psychic and Ghost-type Pokemon.

Dark type Pokemon icon

Night Slash

A physical Dark-type option with an increased critical hit chance.

Ground type Pokemon icon

Earthquake

Ground-type coverage that helps Seviper pressure Steel, Poison, Fire, Rock and Electric-type Pokemon.

Fire type Pokemon icon

Flamethrower

Special Fire-type coverage against Steel, Grass, Bug and Ice-type Pokemon.

Seviper All Moves

Seviper can learn Poison, Dark, Ground, Fire, Dragon, Grass and utility moves across different Pokemon games. Use the section below to view Seviper’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Swagger	Normal	Status	–	85
1	Wrap	Normal	Physical	15	90
4	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
6	Lick	Ghost	Physical	30	100
9	Poison Tail	Poison	Physical	50	100
11	Feint	Normal	Physical	30	100
14	Screech	Normal	Status	–	85
19	Glare	Normal	Status	–	100
21	Poison Fang	Poison	Physical	50	100
24	Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100
29	Gastro Acid	Poison	Status	–	100
31	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100
34	Haze	Ice	Status	–	–
39	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
41	Belch	Poison	Special	120	90
44	Coil	Poison	Status	–	–
46	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Acid Spray	Poison	Special	40	100
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Breaking Swipe	Dragon	Physical	60	100
TM	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100
TM	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
TM	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
TM	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100
TM	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
TM	Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
TM	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
TM	Endeavor	Normal	Physical	–	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95
TM	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100
TM	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	120	80
TM	Haze	Ice	Status	–	–
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95
TM	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100
TM	Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100
TM	Lash Out	Dark	Physical	75	100
TM	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100
TM	Poison Tail	Poison	Physical	50	100
TM	Pounce	Bug	Physical	50	100
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Psychic Fangs	Psychic	Physical	85	100
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Reversal	Fighting	Physical	–	100
TM	Scary Face	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100
TM	Skitter Smack	Bug	Physical	70	90
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100
TM	Sludge Wave	Poison	Special	95	100
TM	Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Taunt	Dark	Status	–	100
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100
TM	Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100
TM	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95
TM	Toxic	Poison	Status	–	90
TM	Trailblaze	Grass	Physical	50	100
TM	Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100
TM	X Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100
TM	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90

Egg Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Assurance	Dark	Physical	60	100
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
Final Gambit	Fighting	Special	–	100
Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100
Scary Face	Normal	Status	–	100
Spit Up	Normal	Special	–	100
Stockpile	Normal	Status	–	–
Swallow	Normal	Status	–	–
Switcheroo	Dark	Status	–	100

Seviper Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Seviper is a Poison-type Pokemon. This gives it weaknesses to Ground and Psychic-type moves, while resisting Fighting, Poison, Bug, Grass and Fairy-type attacks.

Type

Poison

Weaknesses

Ground and Psychic

Resistances

Fighting, Poison, Bug, Grass and Fairy

Immunity

None

Seviper Abilities

Seviper’s abilities affect how it handles status, disruption, coverage or battle positioning depending on the game and format.

Shed Skin

May cure Seviper of status conditions during battle, helping it recover from poison, burn, paralysis, sleep or freeze.

Infiltrator

Seviper’s hidden ability lets its attacks bypass certain barriers such as Substitute, Reflect, Light Screen and Safeguard in games where the ability is available.

Seviper Evolution

Seviper does not evolve into or from any other Pokemon. Its full evolution line is Seviper only.

Single Stage

Seviper

Poison type Pokemon icon

Does not evolve

Where to Find Seviper in Pokemon Games

Seviper’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. It is often version-exclusive or found in select route, cave or wild area locations depending on the generation.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Seviper
Pokemon Red	Not available because Seviper had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Blue	Not available because Seviper had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Yellow	Not available because Seviper had not been introduced yet.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Seviper
Pokemon Gold	Not available because Seviper had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Silver	Not available because Seviper had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Crystal	Not available because Seviper had not been introduced yet.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Seviper
Pokemon Ruby	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Sapphire	Route 114.
Pokemon Emerald	Route 114.
Pokemon FireRed	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Seviper
Pokemon Diamond	Route 208 and Route 210.
Pokemon Pearl	Route 208 and Route 210.
Pokemon Platinum	Route 208 and Route 210.
Pokemon HeartGold	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Seviper
Pokemon Black	Route 11 and Village Bridge.
Pokemon White	Route 11 and Village Bridge.
Pokemon Black 2	Route 7, Route 11 and Village Bridge.
Pokemon White 2	Route 7, Route 11 and Village Bridge.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Seviper
Pokemon X	Route 8.
Pokemon Y	Route 8.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Route 114.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Seviper
Pokemon Sun	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Moon	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Not available in this game.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Seviper
Pokemon Sword	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Shield	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Grassland Cave, Swampy Cave, Dazzling Cave, Sunlit Cavern, Stargleam Cavern and Bogsunk Cavern.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Seviper
Pokemon Scarlet	South Province Area Five.
Pokemon Violet	South Province Area Five.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Catch in the Mega Dimension DLC Hyperspace Wild Zones. Seviper is also required for the A Special Seviper side mission.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Seviper
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

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Seviper FAQ

Here are quick answers to common questions about Seviper. This FAQ is visible on-page content only and does not use FAQ schema markup.

What type is Seviper?

Seviper is a Poison-type Pokemon.

What is Seviper weak against?

Seviper is weak to Ground and Psychic-type moves.

Does Seviper evolve?

No. Seviper does not evolve into or from any other Pokemon.

What are Seviper’s abilities?

Seviper’s abilities are Shed Skin and the hidden ability Infiltrator.

What are Seviper’s best moves?

Seviper’s best moves often include Poison Jab, Sludge Bomb, Gunk Shot, Poison Fang, Crunch, Night Slash, Earthquake and Flamethrower.

Is Seviper good in Pokemon?

Seviper can be useful as a mixed attacker in story play or niche formats, but it is usually limited by its Speed and defenses.

How do you get Seviper?

Seviper is found in different locations depending on the game, and it is version-exclusive in several titles.

Does Seviper have a Mega Evolution?

No. Seviper does not have an official Mega Evolution, Gigantamax form, regional form or other major alternate form.

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