Is Seviper Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Sapphire only, Route 114. AbilityShed Skin has a chance to heal status each turn. Pure Poison with decent Attack. Seviper is the Sapphire counterpart to Zangoose but the Poison typing and lower Speed make it the weaker exclusive. Contributes through mid-game but falls off by the E4.
Seviper has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Seviper has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Seviper has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Seviper has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Seviper trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Seviper trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's team hits Seviper's weaknesses hard.
Seviper has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Seviper has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Phoebe's team hits Seviper's weaknesses hard.
Seviper has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Seviper trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Seviper trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Seviper on Route 114 (walking, Lv 15-17, uncommon).
- After Roxanne
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- After Brawly
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
- After Wattson
- TM35FireFlamethrower90100%15
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- LV 28DarkCrunch80100%15
- After Winona
- TM19GrassGiga Drain75100%10
- After Tate & Liza
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- After Wallace
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
Ruby & Sapphire Seviper Locations
1 encounter spots for Seviper at decent spawn rates starting from early-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
Best Locations to Catch Seviper in Ruby & Sapphire
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Seviper Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Seviper
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Seviper View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x166-195%KO | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Seviper View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x160-188%KO | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
 Metang SteelPsychic | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seviper View Metang builds →Earthquake 2x61-73% Psychic 2x67-79% | ||
 Chimecho Psychic | C | |
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seviper View Latios builds →Psychic 2x131-154%KO Earthquake 2x70-83% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seviper View Latias builds →Psychic 2x113-133%KO Earthquake 2x64-76% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seviper View Metagross builds →Earthquake 2x100-117%KO Psychic 2x100-118%KO | ||
Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Seviper View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x167-197%KO | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Seviper View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x161-189%KO | ||
In Ruby & Sapphire, Alakazam threatens a KO with Psychic (131-154%).
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityKeeneye ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves View Skarmory builds →
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 Alakazam Psychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySynchronize ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Seviper View Alakazam builds →Psychic 2x131-154%KO | ||
Seviper Evolutions
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
Breeding
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.
RS Seviper Best Moveset
100 Attack with MoveSludge Bomb for Poison TermStab and MoveEarthquake for coverage. AbilityShed Skin has a chance to cure status each turn. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Decent Attack behind types that don't threaten the top tier.
Best Build
Seviper best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk
Special Tank Moveset
- Giga Drain
- Flamethrower
- Sludge Bomb
- Hidden Power Ice
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
SEVIPER shares a generations-long feud with ZANGOOSE. The scars on its body are evidence of vicious battles. This POKéMON attacks using its sword-edged tail.
SEVIPER’s swordlike tail serves two purposes - it slashes foes and douses them with secreted poison. This POKéMON will not give up its long-running blood feud with ZANGOOSE.
Seviper Ruby & Sapphire Guide
In Ruby & Sapphire, Seviper has a 458 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Ruby & Sapphire's meta. It works best as an attacker. Giga Drain with Leftovers is the standard set.
Shed Skin is the go-to ability for Seviper. It has a 33% chance of curing any major status ailment after each turn. It's Seviper's only ability.
In Ruby & Sapphire, 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 Ruby & Sapphire, the core moveset is Giga Drain, Flamethrower, Sludge Bomb, and Hiddenpowerice. Giga Drain leads at 0% 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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves