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Seviper ハブネーク Habunake
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Type	Poison
Species	Fang Snake Pokémon
Height	8′10″ (2.7m)
Weight	115.7 lbs. (52.5kg)
Ability	Shed Skin
Egg groups	Ground
	Dragon
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	1 Atk, 1 SpA
Exp. yield	165 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,640,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Black
Catch rate	90
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Seviper (Japanese: ハブネーク Habunake) is a Poison-type Pokémon. It is well-known for its ongoing feud against Zangoose.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.6 By leveling up 5.7 By TM/HM 5.8 By breeding 5.9 By tutoring 5.10 Special moves 6 Side game data 7 Evolution 8 Sprites 9 Trivia 9.1 Origin 9.1.1 Name origin 10 In other languages 11 Related articles 12 External links

Biology

Physiology

Seviper are fairly large snake Pokémon that are usually depicted scrunched up like an accordion. They are mostly black in color, but have several markings on their body. Seviper have yellow hexagon markings that run from their head to their tail, small yellow bumps where they touch the ground (this is presumably to help with movement) and various purple scar-like marks. Seviper has several different weapons it can use in battle, such as elongated red fangs that protrude from the mouth and a bladed tail which it can stab or swipe with. Seviper also have fierce red eyes that make it able to use attacks like Glare.

It is theorized whether Seviper are distant relatives of the Ekans line, considering they are both snake Pokémon, can breed together and have similar behavioral patterns.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Seviper can create a horrible poison that it can channel through either the tail or fangs, quickly dispatching prey.

Seviper is the only known Pokémon that learns Poison Tail.

Behavior

Seviper are bitter enemies with Zangoose, willing to battle them to the bitter end. It is suggested that this feud has lasted since the beginning of time.

Habitat

Unknown, though this Pokémon is found only found on Route 114, which suggests its habitat consists of grassy plains with sparse trees and mountains.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Seviper appears to hunt small rodent, bird, and bug Pokémon.

In the anime

Seviper first appeared in A Tail with a Twist. Jessie was so impressed by how it beat up Ash's Treecko, that she just had to capture it. After it bit off a chunk of her hair accidentally, she beat it up with her own two hands. She then captured it in a Poké Ball.

The Battle Pike Queen Lucy owns a Seviper. She used it to fight off Team Rocket and to battle Ash's Donphan in Queen of the Serpentine.

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Seviper (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
III	Ruby	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.
	Sapphire	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.
	Emerald	Seviper and Zangoose are eternal rivals. It counters a Zangoose's dazzling agility with its swordlike tail, which also oozes a horrible poison.
	FireRed	It sharpens its swordlike tail on hard rocks. It hides in tall grass and strikes unwary prey with venomous fangs.
	LeafGreen	It sharpens its swordlike tail on hard rocks. It hides in tall grass and strikes unwary prey with venomous fangs.
IV	Diamond	For many generations, it has feuded with Zangoose. It whets its bladed tail on rocks for battle.
	Pearl	For many generations, it has feuded with Zangoose. It whets its bladed tail on rocks for battle.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	Uncommon	Route 114 (Sapphire only)
	Pokémon Emerald	Rare	Route 114
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None	Trade
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Uncommon	Route 208 (dongle method: Sapphire)
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Forest

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Plains (Sapphire Field)
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 20 Endless Level 41 Forever Level 41 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Mt. Freeze (13F-15F) Northern Range (20F-24F) Murky Cave (1F-5F) Joyous Tower (62F-69F)

Base stats

HP:	73
Attack:	100
Defense:	60
SpAtk:	100
SpDef:	60
Speed:	65

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Ground: 2× Psychic: 2×	Fighting: ½× Poison: ½× Bug: ½× Grass: ½×	Normal: 1× Flying: 1× Rock: 1× Ghost: 1× Steel: 1× Fire: 1× Water: 1× Electric: 1× Ice: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation III Level Move Type Start Wrap 7 Lick 10 Bite 16 Poison Tail 19 Screech 25 Glare 28 Crunch 34 Poison Fang 37 Swagger 43 Haze

Generation IV Level Move Type Cat. Start Wrap 7 Lick 10 Bite 16 Poison Tail 19 Screech 25 Glare 28 Crunch 34 Poison Fang 37 Swagger 43 Haze 46 Night Slash 52 Poison Jab 55 Wring Out

By TM/HM

#	Generation III	Generation IV
TM06	Toxic	Toxic
TM10	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
TM11	Sunny Day	Sunny Day
TM12	Taunt	Taunt
TM17	Protect	Protect
TM18	Rain Dance	Rain Dance
TM19	Giga Drain	Giga Drain
TM21	Frustration	Frustration
TM23	Iron Tail	Iron Tail
TM26	Earthquake	Earthquake
TM27	Return	Return
TM28	Dig	Dig
TM32	Double Team	Double Team
TM35	Flamethrower	Flamethrower
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Sludge Bomb
TM42	Facade	Facade
TM43	Secret Power	Secret Power
TM44	Rest	Rest
TM45	Attract	Attract
TM46	Thief	Thief
TM49	Snatch	Snatch
TM58		Endure
TM66		Payback
TM78		Captivate
TM79		Dark Pulse
TM81		X-Scissor
TM83		Natural Gift
TM84		Poison Jab
TM82		Sleep Talk
TM87		Swagger
TM90		Substitute
HM04	Strength	Strength
HM06	Rock Smash	Rock Smash

By breeding

• Assurance
• Body Slam
• Scary Face
• Spit Up
• Stockpile
• Swallow

By tutoring

Special moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 7.2%	Friend Area: Wild Plains
Phrases
51%-100% HP	Go with Zangoose? Sorry, I don't do that!
26%-50% HP	Shoot... My health's been cut to half already?
1%-25% HP	It's hopeless... My bladed tail is losing its edge...
Level Up	There, I leveled up! I hate losing to Zangoose!

Evolution

Basic Seviper

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	Image:Spr 3r 336.png			Image:Spr 3f 336.png
	Image:Spr 3r 336 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 336 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 336 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 336 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 336.png		Image:Spr 4p 336.png
			Image:Spr 4p 336 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 336 s.png

For other sprites and images, please see Seviper images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• In the most infamous Pokémon Trainer's Choice, Seviper was claimed to be an evolution of Arbok.
• Despite being known as Zangoose's worst enemy, they are both in the Ground egg group, meaning they can breed.
• The rivalry between Seviper and Zangoose is based on the relationship between the mongoose and the king cobra - the cobra is the largest venomous snake in the world, and the mongoose is one of its few predators.
• Seviper is the only Pokémon to this date that learns Poison Tail by leveling up - although the Ekans line can learn it by breeding.

Origin

Seviper is based on a viper or other venomous fanged snake.

Name origin

Seviper's name is a combination of sever and viper. Its Japanese name is a combination of 波布 habu and English snake.

In other languages

• German: Vipitis
• French: Seviper
• Korean: 세비퍼 Seviper

Related articles

• Jessie's Seviper
• Lucy's Seviper

External links

• Article on Wikipedia
• Relentless Rival, the fanlisting for Seviper at The Anime Fanlistings Network

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