Utility
Balanced
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
D
Attack45
D
Defense55
D
Sp. Atk45
D
Sp. Def55
D
Speed63
C
Total308
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging45 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height0.6 m
2'00"Small
Weight8.1 kg
17.9 lbsFeather
Base XP62
Low Yield
Abilities
Overgrow
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
No Sun Moon entries available

Being exposed to sunlight makes its movements swifter. It uses vines more adeptly than its hands.

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
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)Water, Electric, Grass, Ground
Type ChartFragile
5Weak
4Resist
0Immune
Score-6
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
FireIcePoisonFlyingBug
½xResist
WaterElectricGrassGround
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (3)
WaterGroundRock
How to Beat Snivy in Sun & Moon (Best Counters)
Volcarona
Volcarona
BugFire
A
Bug is super effective against SnivyView Volcarona →

Sun & Moon 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
Snivy
#495Snivy
17
Level 17
Servine
#496Servine
36
Level 36
Serperior
#497Serperior
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Snivy
Grass
Servine
Grass
Serperior
Grass
HP
45
60+15
75+15
ATK
45
60+15
75+15
DEF
55
75+20
95+20
SP.ATK
45
60+15
75+15
SP.DEF
55
75+20
95+20
SPE
63
83+20
113+30
BST
308D-Tier
413C-Tier+105
528B-Tier+115
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Pivot
TYPE
Utility
Utility
Mixed

Breeding

Easy

Breed Snivy easily with 218 breeding partners from the Ground and Plant egg groups. Pass egg moves like Captivate, Glare, Grassy Terrain and 8 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
11moves
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckampharosvenusaurmeganiumtorterraroseradeserperiorrhydonludicolo
12 of 218·

Sun & Moon Snivy Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 7.

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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
—4010035Normal
Lv 4
Leer
——10030Normal
Lv 7
Vine Whip
—4510025Grass
Lv 10
Wrap
—159020Normal
Lv 13
Growth
D——20Normal
Lv 16
Leaf Tornado
—659010Grass
Lv 19
Leech Seed
C—9010Grass
Lv 22
Mega Drain
D7510015Grass
Lv 25
Slam
—807520Normal
Lv 28
Leaf Blade
C9010015Grass
Lv 31
Coil
D——20Poison
Lv 34
Giga Drain
D7510010Grass
Lv 37
Wring Out
——1005Normal
Lv 40
Gastro Acid
D—10010Poison
Lv 43
Leaf Storm
C130905Grass

TM Moves

TM
TM40
Aerial Ace
D60—20Flying
TM45
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM04
Calm Mind
C——20Psychic
TM100
Confide
D——20Normal
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM53
Energy Ball
C9010010Grass
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
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
TM88
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM22
Solar Beam
C20010010Grass
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
D—8515Normal
TM75
Swords Dance
C——20Normal
TM12
Taunt
C—10020Dark
TM41
Torment
——10015Dark
TM06
Toxic
C—9010Poison
TM01
Work Up
C——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Captivate
——10020Normal
Egg
Glare
D—10030Normal
Egg
Grassy Terrain
———10Grass
Egg
Iron Tail
D1007515Steel
Egg
Magical Leaf
—60—20Grass
Egg
Mean Look
D——5Normal
Egg
Mirror Coat-5
D—10020Psychic
Egg
Natural Gift
——10015Normal
Egg
Pursuit
D4010020Dark
Egg
Sweet Scent
——10020Normal
Egg
Twister
D4010020Dragon

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
Grass Pledge
D8010010Grass

Transfer Moves

Gen
Gen 6
Cut
—509530Normal
Gen 6
Flash
D—10020Normal
Gen 6
Secret Power
—7010020Normal

How to Get Snivy in Sun & Moon

Snivy doesn't appear in Sun & Moon. Transfer it from Black, Black 2, or Omega Ruby to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

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

Also found in:

BlackBlack 2Omega Ruby

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 Sun & Moon, 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 Sun & Moon. 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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