What does Snivy evolve into?

Servine at level 17 is the mid-stage. Push through to Serperior at level 36 for the final form. 308 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

At what level does Snivy evolve?

Level 17 gets you Servine . Quick enough that Snivy barely slows you down.

In Black & White, Snivy does the job early-game if you need a Grass type on your team. Evolve it into Servine before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Snivy?

You can find Snivy in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.

Snivy - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Support

DTier

63Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Snivy's stats barely vary. None sit in respectable range with no real gaps. It's a blank slate for EV investment. Worth 1 Speed EV, 1.06M XP medium-slow curve to max.

Base Stats

Avg

HP45

Attack45

Defense55

Sp. Atk45

Sp. Def55

Speed63

Total308

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight8.1 kg

Base XP62

Abilities

OvergrowTop Pick

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

ContraryHA

Inverts stat changes.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

It is very intelligent and calm. Being exposed to lots of sunlight makes its movements swifter.

Snivy Weakness

Snivy's Grass typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.

Snivy 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

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

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 Snivy in Black & White (Best Counters)

Pansear Fire	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Move Moves IncinerateLv. 10 Damage vs Snivy Incinerate 2x 63-75% View Pansear builds →
Tepig Fire	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Snivy Ember 2x 38-45% View Tepig builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Poison JabLv. 1 Aerial AceLv. 13 Fury CutterLv. 1 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Snivy Poison Jab 2x 70-85% Aerial Ace 2x 83-98% Fury Cutter 2x 38-45% Peck 2x 50-60% View Farfetch'd builds →

Black & White Evolution

Snivy is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Servine first, then eventually reaches Serperior. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via two egg groups. The evolved forms gain up to 220 total stats over Snivy. 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 Snivy easily with 181 breeding partners from the Ground and Plant egg groups. Pass egg moves like Captivate, Glare, Iron Tail and 7 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

GroundPlant

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

10moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Snivy Best Moveset

Snivy's built to absorb hits. Careful nature leans into special wall duty, Eviolite gives it a bulk boost that only works before full evolution, and Synthesis handles sustain. Overgrow and max HP and Sp. Def EVs tie the defensive profile together.

Best Build

Experimental

Wall

Ability

Overgrow

Item

EvioliteBULK

Best Nature for Snivy

Careful+SPD

Snivy best EVs are HP and Sp. Def

EVs

Atk

SpD

Wall Moveset

Leech SeedSTAB
SynthesisRecovery
ReturnCoverage
ProtectFAST +4

Recommended Teammates

PikachuExcellent

PigniteExcellent

UnfezantGood

Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Captivate and Glare from the egg pool give Snivy something extra.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 4

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 7

Vine Whip

B4510015Grass

Lv 10

Wrap

D159020Normal

Lv 13

Growth

D——40Normal

Lv 16

Leaf Tornado

—659010Grass

Lv 19

Leech Seed

A—9010Grass

Lv 22

Mega Drain

—4010015Grass

Lv 25

Slam

—807520Normal

Lv 28

Leaf Blade

B9010015Grass

Lv 31

Coil

D——20Poison

Lv 34

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

Lv 37

Wring Out

——1005Normal

Lv 40

Gastro Acid

——10010Poison

Lv 43

Leaf Storm

A140905Grass

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

B—10015Normal

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C8010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM17

Protect+4

A——10Normal

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

A—10020Normal

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Captivate

——10020Normal

Egg

Glare

D—9030Normal

Egg

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

Egg

Magical Leaf

—60—20Grass

Egg

Mean Look

———5Normal

Egg

Mirror Coat-5

D—10020Psychic

Egg

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Egg

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Grass Pledge

—5010010Grass

How to Get Snivy in Black & White

Snivy is handed to you at Nuvema Town. No encounter rates or random spawns involved, so there's nothing to grind. Check the location details below for the exact conditions to trigger it.

Best Locations to Catch Snivy in Black & White

Nuvema Town

WhiteGift from NPC Lv.5 City

LimitedEarly

AnyStarter choice

Nuvema Town

BlackGift from NPC Lv.5 City

LimitedEarly

AnyStarter choice

Snivy Guide

Servine at level 17 is the mid-stage. Push through to Serperior at level 36 for the final form. 308 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 17 gets you Servine. Quick enough that Snivy barely slows you down.
In Black & White, Snivy does the job early-game if you need a Grass type on your team. Evolve it into Servine before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
You can find Snivy in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Introduced in Black & White, Snivy has appeared in 7 games across 6 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Damage vs Snivy Wing Attack 2x 104-122%KO Pluck 2x 104-122%KO View Archen builds →
Woobat PsychicFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 8 Damage vs Snivy Gust 2x 46-56% View Woobat builds →
Pansear Fire	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Move Moves IncinerateLv. 10 Damage vs Snivy Incinerate 2x 61-72% View Pansear builds →
Tepig Fire	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Moves Moves Flame ChargeLv. 15 EmberLv. 7 SmogLv. 19 Damage vs Snivy Flame Charge 2x 56-67% Ember 2x 41-50% Smog 2x 20-26% View Tepig builds →
Pidove NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 15 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Snivy Air Cutter 2x 52-61% Gust 2x 37-44% View Pidove builds →

Volbeat Bug	C
TM Move Moves Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Snivy Struggle Bug 2x 47-55% View Volbeat builds →
Illumise Bug	C
TM Move Moves Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Snivy Struggle Bug 2x 63-75% View Illumise builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Damage vs Snivy Wing Attack 2x 102-120%KO Pluck 2x 102-120%KO View Archen builds →
Swadloon BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Bug BiteLv. 1 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Snivy Bug Bite 2x 67-80% Struggle Bug 2x 50-60% View Swadloon builds →
Whirlipede BugPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Bug BiteLv. 23 Poison TailLv. 19 Struggle BugTM76 Poison StingLv. 5 Damage vs Snivy Bug Bite 2x 63-75% Poison Tail 2x 55-65% Struggle Bug 2x 42-50% Poison Sting 2x 20-25% View Whirlipede builds →

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Fire PunchLv. 22 Fire FangLv. 11 IncinerateLv. 6 Damage vs Snivy Fire Punch 2x 139-165%KO Fire Fang 2x 122-143%KO Incinerate 2x 41-48% View Darmanitan builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 21 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Snivy Air Cutter 2x 88-104%KO Gust 2x 62-74% View Sigilyph builds →
Volbeat Bug	C
Available Moves Moves Signal BeamLv. 25 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Snivy Signal Beam 2x 62-74% Struggle Bug 2x 43-52% View Volbeat builds →
Illumise Bug	C
TM Move Moves Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Snivy Struggle Bug 2x 58-70% View Illumise builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Damage vs Snivy Wing Attack 2x 96-113%KO Pluck 2x 96-113%KO View Archen builds →

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Fire PunchLv. 22 Fire FangLv. 11 IncinerateLv. 6 Damage vs Snivy Fire Punch 2x 150-177%KO Fire Fang 2x 131-154%KO Incinerate 2x 42-50% View Darmanitan builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Ice FangLv. 1 Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Snivy Fly 2x 140-165%KO Ice Fang 2x 67-79% Fire Fang 2x 67-79% Wing Attack 2x 94-112%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air CutterLv. 21 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Snivy Fly 2x 91-108%KO Air Cutter 2x 94-112%KO Gust 2x 65-77% View Sigilyph builds →
Volbeat Bug	C
Available Moves Moves Signal BeamLv. 25 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Snivy Signal Beam 2x 65-77% Struggle Bug 2x 45-54% View Volbeat builds →
Illumise Bug	C
TM Move Moves Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Snivy Struggle Bug 2x 62-73% View Illumise builds →

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Flare BlitzLv. 33 Fire PunchLv. 22 Fire FangLv. 11 IncinerateLv. 6 Damage vs Snivy Flare Blitz 2x 240-283%KO Fire Punch 2x 152-179%KO Fire Fang 2x 131-155%KO Incinerate 2x 40-48% View Darmanitan builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Ice FangLv. 1 Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Snivy Fly 2x 143-169%KO Ice Fang 2x 70-83% Fire Fang 2x 70-83% Wing Attack 2x 97-114%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Leavanny BugGrass	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 Poison JabTM84 Bug BiteLv. 8 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Snivy X-Scissor 2x 125-148%KO Poison Jab 2x 84-99% Bug Bite 2x 93-110%KO Aerial Ace 2x 62-74% View Leavanny builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air CutterLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Snivy Fly 2x 91-107%KO Air Cutter 2x 93-110%KO Aerial Ace 2x 61-72% Gust 2x 64-76% View Sigilyph builds →
Unfezant NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 33 Air CutterLv. 15 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Snivy Fly 2x 155-183%KO Air Slash 2x 84-100%KO Air Cutter 2x 67-79% Aerial Ace 2x 105-124%KO View Unfezant builds →