Is Snivy Good in Sun & Moon Playthrough?
Available through Island Scan. Snivy leads to Serperior, a fast Grass-type. Decidueye and Lurantis cover Grass natively though.
Snivy trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Snivy trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Snivy has the type edge here and should clean up Lana's team.
Kiawe's Pokemon outpace and outclass Snivy here.
Mallow's Pokemon outpace and outclass Snivy here.
Snivy has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Sophocles's team hits Snivy's weaknesses hard.
Snivy trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Snivy trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Totem Kommo-o's typing presses Snivy's defenses.
Snivy has the type edge here and should clean up Hapu's team.
Snivy trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Snivy has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Snivy trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Kahili's Pokemon outpace and outclass Snivy here.
Snivy cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Snivy in Sun & Moon
No wild encounters for Snivy. The 3-stage chain runs through Snivy, which you can catch in the wild from the locations below. Evolve at level 36 once you've got the levels.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
What is Snivy Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Snivy
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Salamence builds →Fly 2x170-202%KO Fire Fang 2x86-102%KO | ||
 Oricorio Fire | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Butterfree builds →Gust 2x58-70% Infestation 2x35-42% | ||
 Pikipek Normal | C | |
 Vullaby Dark | C | |
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Salamence builds →Fly 2x174-206%KO Fire Fang 2x83-100%KO | ||
Oricorio Fire | C | |
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Iki Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Torracat builds →Fire Fang 2x89-106%KO Acrobatics 2x52-63% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Butterfree builds →Silver Wind 2x89-106%KO Gust 2x61-72% | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Salamence builds →Fly 2x162-191%KO Fire Fang 2x78-93% | ||
Oricorio Fire | C | |
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Iki Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Torracat builds →Fire Fang 2x83-98% Acrobatics 2x47-55% | ||
 Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Magmar builds →Flame Burst 2x100-119%KO Clear Smog 2x48-59% | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Salamence builds →Fly 2x170-200%KO Fire Fang 2x81-95% | ||
Oricorio Fire | C | |
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Dartrix Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Iki Town Gift) | ||
 Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Vikavolt builds →Air Slash 2x98-117%KO Bug Bite 2x68-81% | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Salamence builds →Fly 2x165-196%KO Fire Fang 2x81-96% | ||
 Ariados BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Ariados builds →Leech Life 2x106-126%KO Venoshock 2x65-78% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Masquerain builds →Air Cutter 2x88-104%KO Infestation 2x32-39% | ||
Oricorio Fire | C | |
 Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Turtonator builds →Overheat 2x182-214%KO Venoshock 2x62-74% | ||
 Toucannon Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Toucannon builds →Beak Blast 2x176-207%KO Overheat 2x105-124%KO U-turn 2x84-99% | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Salamence builds →Fly 2x176-207%KO Fire Fang 2x85-101%KO | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Poni Breaker Coast Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Golisopod builds →First Impression 2x163-193%KO Aerial Ace 2x74-87% Ice Beam 2x62-74% Venoshock 2x45-53% | ||
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Salazzle builds →Overheat 2x209-247%KO Sludge Bomb 2x146-172%KO Leech Life 2x56-67% Acrobatics 2x41-48% | ||
Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Turtonator builds →Overheat 2x177-209%KO Venoshock 2x59-71% | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Salamence builds →Fly 2x172-203%KO Fire Fang 2x82-98% | ||
Toucannon Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Toucannon builds →Beak Blast 2x172-203%KO Overheat 2x102-121%KO U-turn 2x81-96% | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Victreebel builds →Sludge Bomb 2x135-159%KO Infestation 2x21-25% | ||
Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Turtonator builds →Shell Trap 2x209-246%KO Venoshock 2x61-72% | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Typhlosion builds →Eruption 2x241-284%KO Aerial Ace 2x53-64% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x268-316%KO Smog 2x42-50% | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Salazzle builds →Overheat 2x213-251%KO Sludge Wave 2x156-184%KO Leech Life 2x57-67% Acrobatics 2x39-47% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Flareon builds →Flare Blitz 2x224-264%KO Smog 2x30-36% | ||
Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Turtonator builds →Shell Trap 2x211-249%KO Venoshock 2x62-73% | ||
Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Typhlosion builds →Eruption 2x245-288%KO Aerial Ace 2x53-63% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x272-321%KO Smog 2x42-50% | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Emboar builds →Flare Blitz 2x218-257%KO Poison Jab 2x97-114%KO | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Staraptor builds →Brave Bird 2x214-252%KO U-turn 2x83-98% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityOblivious ItemEviolite NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Barboach builds →Earthquake22-26% Waterfall17-20% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemEviolite NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Hippopotas builds →Earthquake19-23% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemEviolite NatureHardy Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Baltoy builds →Rapid Spin15-18% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityWatercompaction ItemEviolite NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Sandygast builds →Shadow Ball30-35% | ||
D | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemEviolite NatureCalm Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Piplup builds →Ice Beam 2x61-72% Surf15-18% | ||
Snivy Evolutions
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
Breeding
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.
SM Snivy Best Moveset
Grass at 45 Sp. Atk with AbilityContrary reversing stat changes as a hidden ability. MoveLeaf Storm boosts Sp. Atk instead of dropping it under Contrary. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Serperior two evolutions away puts Contrary Leaf Storm to S-tier use.
Best Build
Snivy best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Support Moveset
- Leaf Storm
- Synthesis
- Glare
- Hidden Power Dragon
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Captivate and Glare from the egg pool give Snivy something extra.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Snivy Sun & Moon Guide
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.
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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
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