Stats & Training
Seviper's built around mixed offense. Attack leads the charge, Defense pays for it. Moderately hard to find, worth 2 Attack and Sp. Atk EVs. Follows a standard growth curve.
For many generations, it has feuded with Zangoose. It whets its bladed tail on rocks for battle.
For many generations, it has feuded with Zangoose. It whets its bladed tail on rocks for battle.
Seviper Weakness
Seviper is weak to Ground and Psychic. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Only 2 weaknesses makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Fairy |
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Slowking's Scald hits Seviper for 46-54%. Garchomp threatens a KO with Earthquake (172-203%). Alakazam's Psyshock also KOs at 156-184%.
 Slowking WaterPsychic | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemColbur Berry NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Seviper View Slowking builds →Scald46-54% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Seviper View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x172-203%KO | ||
 Alakazam Psychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemFocus Sash NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Seviper View Alakazam builds →Dazzling Gleam26-31% Psyshock 2x156-184%KO Focus Blast39-46% | ||
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution
No evolution chain to worry about here. Seviper is a standalone Pokemon with a decent partner pool for breeding through two egg groups. Eggs come out average hatch time. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Seviper easily with 30 breeding partners from the Dragon and Ground egg groups. Pass egg moves like Assurance, Body Slam, Final Gambit and 6 more to offspring.
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Seviper Best Moveset
Seviper runs a standard physical attacker set. Adamant nature with max Attack and Speed EVs shapes the build, while Life Orb brings extra damage on every hit for a health trade. Shedskin supports the kit from the background.
Best Build
Seviper best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Earthquake
- Sucker Punch
- Poison Jab
- Iron Tail
Recommended Teammates
Moves
Breeding opens up real options for Seviper. Assurance and Body Slam come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Belch and Sludge Bomb and coverage across 9 types.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Seviper Locations
moderate rates for Seviper across 6 locations in endgame routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Best Locations to Catch Seviper in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
6 walking spots from Lv. 58-63 for Seviper. Sorted by game progression with rates on each row, so you can compare without scrolling through everything.
Seviper Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Seviper has a 458 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's meta. It works best as an attacker. Earthquake with Life Orb is the standard set.
Shed Skin is the go-to ability for Seviper. It has a 33% chance of curing any major status ailment after each turn. Its hidden ability Infiltrator can work in specific setups.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Seviper fills the attacker role. It's a physical attacker with base 100 Attack. At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often.
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, the core moveset is Earthquake, Sucker Punch, Poisonjab, and Irontail. Earthquake leads at 24% usage. This set covers the attacker role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Seviper first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 15 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves