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

What is Seviper weak to?

In Emerald, 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 Emerald, 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 Emerald, 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

SEVIPER and ZANGOOSE are eternal rivals. It counters a ZANGOOSE’s dazzling agility with its swordlike tail, which also oozes a horrible poison.

Emerald

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 Emerald (Best Counters)

Solrock RockPsychic	C
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves PsychicTM29 ConfusionLv. 7 Damage vs Seviper Psychic 2x 64-77% Confusion 2x 39-47% View Solrock builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Seviper Dig 2x 79-93% View Geodude builds →
Numel FireGround	D
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Seviper Dig 2x 62-73% View Numel builds →
Sandshrew Ground	D
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Seviper Dig 2x 73-87% View Sandshrew builds →
Baltoy GroundPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves PsychicTM29 DigTM28 PsybeamLv. 11 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Seviper Psychic 2x 57-67% Dig 2x 50-60% Psybeam 2x 42-50% Confusion 2x 33-40% View Baltoy builds →

Emerald 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)

Emerald 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 9 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

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Tutor

Fury Cutter

—109520Bug

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Sleep Talk

D——10Normal

Tutor

Snore

—4010015Normal

Tutor

Substitute

C——10Normal

Tutor

Swagger

——9015Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Emerald Seviper Locations

Seviper starts showing up in early-game routes at moderate rates across 1 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Best Locations to Catch Seviper in Emerald

Route 114

Grass Lv.15-17 Route

9%Early

Seviper Guide

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

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Abra Psychic	C
Upcoming Move Moves View Abra builds →
Ralts Psychic	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 6 Damage vs Seviper Confusion 2x 39-47% View Ralts builds →
Nincada BugGround	D
Upcoming Move Moves Mud-SlapLv. 31 Learns Mud-Slap at Level 31 View Nincada builds →

Geodude RockGround	C
Upcoming Move Moves EarthquakeLv. 36 Learns Earthquake at Level 36 View Geodude builds →
Abra Psychic	C
Upcoming Move Moves View Abra builds →
Ralts Psychic	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 6 Damage vs Seviper Confusion 2x 35-44% View Ralts builds →
Nincada BugGround	D
Upcoming Move Moves Mud-SlapLv. 31 Learns Mud-Slap at Level 31 View Nincada builds →

Geodude RockGround	C
Upcoming Move Moves EarthquakeLv. 36 Learns Earthquake at Level 36 View Geodude builds →
Abra Psychic	C
Upcoming Move Moves View Abra builds →
Ralts Psychic	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 6 Damage vs Seviper Confusion 2x 37-43% View Ralts builds →
Nincada BugGround	D
Upcoming Move Moves Mud-SlapLv. 31 Learns Mud-Slap at Level 31 View Nincada builds →

Solrock RockPsychic	C
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves PsychicTM29 ConfusionLv. 7 Damage vs Seviper Psychic 2x 68-80% Confusion 2x 38-45% View Solrock builds →
Gligar GroundFlying	C
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Seviper Dig 2x 76-90% View Gligar builds →
Rhyhorn GroundRock	C
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Seviper Dig 2x 83-98% View Rhyhorn builds →
Numel FireGround	D
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeLv. 35 DigTM28 Damage vs Seviper Earthquake 2x 80-95% Dig 2x 63-75% View Numel builds →
Sandshrew Ground	D
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Seviper Dig 2x 76-90% View Sandshrew builds →

Gligar GroundFlying	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Damage vs Seviper Earthquake 2x 93-110%KO Dig 2x 76-90% View Gligar builds →
Rhyhorn GroundRock	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Damage vs Seviper Earthquake 2x 103-123%KO Dig 2x 83-98% View Rhyhorn builds →
Phanpy Ground	D
TM Move Moves EarthquakeTM26 Damage vs Seviper Earthquake 2x 80-95% View Phanpy builds →
Numel FireGround	D
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Damage vs Seviper Earthquake 2x 80-95% Dig 2x 63-75% View Numel builds →
Sandshrew Ground	D
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Damage vs Seviper Earthquake 2x 93-110%KO Dig 2x 76-90% View Sandshrew builds →

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 →