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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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

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

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

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

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
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-6

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 X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Volcanion can KO Snivy with Flamethrower (206-243%). Gliscor's Earthquake hits Snivy for 36-43%. Gengar's Sludge Bomb also KOs at 309-364%.

Volcanion FireWater	A
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Steam Eruption FlamethrowerSTAB Sludge Bomb Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Snivy Flamethrower 2x 206-243%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 137-162%KO View Volcanion builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureCareful Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery Swords Dance Knock Off Damage vs Snivy Earthquake 36-43% Knock Off 32-37% View Gliscor builds →
Gengar GhostPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball Sludge Bomb Focus Blast Sludge Wave Damage vs Snivy Shadow Ball 137-161%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 309-364%KO Focus Blast 137-161%KO View Gengar builds →
Volcarona BugFire	B
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves Quiver Dance Giga Drain Bug Buzz FlamethrowerSTAB Damage vs Snivy Giga Drain 32-38% Flamethrower 2x 233-274%KO View Volcarona builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Shard Icicle Crash Rock Slide Damage vs Snivy Earthquake 63-74% Ice Shard 2x 101-119%KO Rock Slide 63-74% View Mamoswine builds →

X & Y 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 200 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)

X & Y Snivy Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

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

—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

—4010015Grass

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

——10010Poison

Lv 43

Leaf Storm

C130905Grass

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

D509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

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

C12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Captivate

——10020Normal

Egg

Glare

C—10030Normal

Egg

Grassy Terrain

D——10Grass

Egg

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

Egg

Magical Leaf

D60—20Grass

Egg

Mean Look

———5Normal

Egg

Mirror Coat-5

D—10020Psychic

Egg

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Egg

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Grass Pledge

—8010010Grass

How to Get Snivy in X & Y

Snivy can't be caught in X & Y. Bring it over from Black, Black 2, or Omega Ruby instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

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

Receive as a gift in:

Omega RubyGift · Route 101 · Complete Delta Episode

Then trade to X & Y.

Also found in:

Black Black 2

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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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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