In FireRed & LeafGreen, Seviper has a 458 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in FireRed & LeafGreen's meta. It works best as an attacker. Giga Drain with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is Seviper weak to?

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Seviper's biggest threats include Golem (Ground) and Starmie (Psychic), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

What role does Seviper play in battle?

In FireRed & LeafGreen, 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.

What are the best moves for Seviper?

For FireRed & LeafGreen, the core moveset is Giga Drain, Flamethrower, Sludge Bomb, and Hiddenpowerice. Giga Drain leads at 23% usage. This set covers the attacker role with a mix of damage and utility.

Seviper - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Attacker

CTier

65Speed · Below Avg

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.

Base Stats

Above

HP73

Attack100

Defense60

Sp. Atk100

Sp. Def60

Speed65

Total458

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging90 / 255

Growth Rate

Fluctuating1.64M XP

Height2.7 m

Weight52.5 kg

Base XP160

Abilities

Shed SkinTop Pick

Has a 33% chance of curing any major status ailment after each turn.

InfiltratorHANot in game

Bypasses light screen, reflect, and safeguard.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpA+1SpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

It sharpens its swordlike tail on hard rocks. It hides in tall grass and strikes unwary prey with venomous fangs.

Seviper Weakness

Seviper is weak to Ground and Psychic. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Only 2 weaknesses makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.

Seviper Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ground, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug

Type ChartAvg

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ground Psychic

½xResist

Grass Fighting Poison Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (1)

Grass

How to Beat Seviper in FireRed & LeafGreen (Best Counters)

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Starmie's Surf hits Seviper for 53-63%. Claydol threatens a KO with Earthquake (111-131%). Alakazam's Psychic also KOs at 131-154%.

Starmie WaterPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Rapid Spin Ice Beam Thunderbolt SurfSTAB Damage vs Seviper Rapid Spin 13-15% Ice Beam 35-42% Thunderbolt 35-42% Surf 53-63% View Starmie builds →
Claydol GroundPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Rapid Spin EarthquakeSTAB Explosion PsychicSTAB Damage vs Seviper Rapid Spin 19-22% Earthquake 2x 111-131%KO Explosion 92-109%KO Psychic 2x 59-69% View Claydol builds →
Alakazam Psychic	B
Recommended Build AbilitySynchronize ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves PsychicSTAB Fire Punch Ice Punch Calm Mind Damage vs Seviper Psychic 2x 131-154%KO View Alakazam builds →

FireRed & LeafGreen 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

No Evolution

#336SeviperDoes not evolve

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Seviper easily with 27 breeding partners from the Dragon and Ground egg groups. Pass egg moves like Body Slam, Spit Up, Stockpile and 1 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

DragonGround

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

4moves

Breed With (best first)

FireRed & LeafGreen Seviper Best Moveset

This build takes hits and hits back. Leftovers provides passive recovery each turn, Shedskin supports the gameplan, and max HP and Sp. Atk EVs mean Seviper doesn't crumble to chip damage. Plus Fire coverage backing it up.

Best Build

Experimental

Special Tank

Ability

Shed Skin

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Seviper

Mild+SPA

Seviper best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk

EVs

Atk

SpA

Special Tank Moveset

Giga Drain
FlamethrowerCoverage
Sludge BombSTAB
Hidden Power Ice

Recommended Teammates

ArbokGood

WeezingGood

VenusaurGood

Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Seviper. Body Slam and Spit Up come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Sludge Bomb and Poison Tail and coverage across 8 types.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Wrap

D158520Normal

Lv 7

Lick

D2010030Ghost

Lv 10

Bite

C6010025Dark

Lv 16

Poison Tail

—5010025Poison

Lv 19

Screech

D—8540Normal

Lv 25

Glare

D—7530Normal

Lv 28

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Lv 34

Poison Fang

—5010015Poison

Lv 37

Swagger

——9015Normal

Lv 43

Haze

D——30Ice

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM28

Dig

—6010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM35

Flamethrower

S9510015Fire

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

S751005Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM23

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

S9010010Poison

TM49

Snatch+4

———10Dark

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

C6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Egg

Spit Up

D—10010Normal

Egg

Stockpile

D——20Normal

Egg

Swallow

———10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Tutor

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Substitute

C——10Normal

How to Get Seviper in FireRed & LeafGreen

Seviper can't be caught in FireRed & LeafGreen. Bring it over from Sapphire, Emerald, or Scarlet instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Seviper is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Catch in the wild in:

SapphireWalking · Route 114 EmeraldWalking · Route 114

Then trade to FireRed & LeafGreen.

Also found in:

Diamond Platinum Black Black 2 X Alpha Sapphire

Seviper Guide

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Seviper has a 458 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in FireRed & LeafGreen's meta. It works best as an attacker. Giga Drain with Leftovers is the standard set.
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Seviper's biggest threats include Golem (Ground) and Starmie (Psychic), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
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 FireRed & LeafGreen, 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 FireRed & LeafGreen, the core moveset is Giga Drain, Flamethrower, Sludge Bomb, and Hiddenpowerice. Giga Drain leads at 23% 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

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