Servine is meant to evolve into Serperior . At 413 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.

What is Servine weak to?

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Servine's biggest threats include Arcanine (Fire), Walrein (Ice), and Crobat (Poison), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

How do you evolve Servine?

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Snivy evolves into Servine at level 17. Servine evolves into Serperior at level 36. Servine is a middle-stage evolution in the Snivy line.

What is the best ability for Servine?

Contrary is what you want on Servine. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Overgrow) work on paper but Contrary is what makes Servine worth using.

What is Servine's hidden ability?

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Contrary is the hidden ability. It inverts stat changes. Worth hunting for if you want Servine to compete at a higher level.

Servine - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

83Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

An unusually even spread gives Servine flexibility. Speed barely edges ahead. But HP isn't far off. Tough to catch and follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve. Yields 2 Speed EVs.

Base Stats

Above

HP60

Attack60

Defense75

Sp. Atk60

Sp. Def75

Speed83

Total413

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.8 m

Weight16.0 kg

Base XP145

Abilities

Overgrow

Strengthens grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

ContraryHA

Inverts stat changes.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+2

Speed training target

Pokedex Entries

It moves along the ground as if sliding. Its swift movements befuddle its foes, and it then attacks with a vine whip.

Servine Weakness

Servine is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. That's a lot of weak spots to cover so team support is important.

Servine Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-6

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Poison Flying Bug

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Servine in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire (Best Counters)

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Volcanion can KO Servine with Flamethrower (143-169%). Gengar's Sludge Bomb also KOs at 215-253%.

Volcanion FireWater	A
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Steam Eruption FlamethrowerSTAB Sludge Bomb Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Servine Flamethrower 2x 143-169%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 95-113%KO View Volcanion builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureCareful Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery Swords Dance Knock Off Damage vs Servine Earthquake 25-30% Knock Off 22-26% View Gliscor builds →
Gengar GhostPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball Sludge Bomb Focus Blast Sludge Wave Damage vs Servine Shadow Ball 95-113%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 215-253%KO Focus Blast 95-112%KO View Gengar builds →
Volcarona BugFire	B
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves Quiver Dance Giga Drain Bug Buzz FlamethrowerSTAB Damage vs Servine Giga Drain 23-26% Flamethrower 2x 162-191%KO View Volcarona builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Shard Icicle Crash Rock Slide Damage vs Servine Earthquake 44-51% Ice Shard 2x 71-84% Rock Slide 44-52% View Mamoswine builds →

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Evolution

Partway through Snivy's chain. Servine still has another evolution ahead before reaching Serperior. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via two egg groups. Defense has grown the most so far (+20), but there's still another 115 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#495Snivy

Level 17

#496Servine

Level 36

#497Serperior

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Snivy

Grass

Servine

Grass

Serperior

Grass

60+15

75+15

ATK

60+15

75+15

DEF

75+20

95+20

SP.ATK

60+15

75+15

SP.DEF

75+20

95+20

SPE

83+20

113+30

BST

308D-Tier

413C-Tier+105

528B-Tier+115

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Easy

Breed with Servine to get Snivy eggs easily using 200 partners from the Ground and Plant egg groups. Notable egg moves include Captivate, Glare, Grassy Terrain and 8 more.

Egg Groups

GroundPlant

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

11moves

Breed With (best first)

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Servine Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

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Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Servine. Captivate and Glare come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Leaf Storm and Solar Beam and coverage across 7 types.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 1

Vine Whip

—4510025Grass

Lv 1

Wrap

—159020Normal

Lv 4

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 7

Vine Whip

—4510025Grass

Lv 10

Wrap

—159020Normal

Lv 13

Growth

D——20Normal

Lv 16

Leaf Tornado

—659010Grass

Lv 20

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Lv 24

Mega Drain

—4010015Grass

Lv 28

Slam

—807520Normal

Lv 32

Leaf Blade

C9010015Grass

Lv 36

Coil

D——20Poison

Lv 40

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

Lv 44

Wring Out

——1005Normal

Lv 48

Gastro Acid

——10010Poison

Lv 52

Leaf Storm

C130905Grass

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

D509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM96

Nature Power

D——20Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM94

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Captivate

——10020Normal

Egg

Glare

C—10030Normal

Egg

Grassy Terrain

D——10Grass

Egg

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

Egg

Magical Leaf

D60—20Grass

Egg

Mean Look

———5Normal

Egg

Mirror Coat-5

D—10020Psychic

Egg

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Egg

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Aqua Tail

D909010Water

Tutor

Bind

—158520Normal

Tutor

Gastro Acid

——10010Poison

Tutor

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

Tutor

Grass Pledge

—8010010Grass

Tutor

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

Tutor

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Tutor

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

Tutor

Snatch+4

———10Dark

Tutor

Snore

—5010015Normal

Tutor

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Tutor

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

How to Get Servine in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

You're catching Snivy first, not Servine. Snivy appears at moderate rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.

How to Obtain Servine in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

Step 1Catch Snivy
Route 101
Omega RubyGift from NPC Lv.5 Route
Early
One-timeComplete Delta Episode
Route 101
Alpha SapphireGift from NPC Lv.5 Route
Early
One-timeComplete Delta Episode
Train until Level 17
Step 2Servine ✓

Servine Guide

Servine is meant to evolve into Serperior. At 413 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Servine's biggest threats include Arcanine (Fire), Walrein (Ice), and Crobat (Poison), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Snivy evolves into Servine at level 17. Servine evolves into Serperior at level 36. Servine is a middle-stage evolution in the Snivy line.
Contrary is what you want on Servine. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Overgrow) work on paper but Contrary is what makes Servine worth using.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Contrary is the hidden ability. It inverts stat changes. Worth hunting for if you want Servine to compete at a higher level.

Game Availability

Servine joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 7 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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