Seviper (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Seviper (disambiguation).

Seviper ハブネーク Habunake #336
Art by Ken Sugimori from Ruby and Sapphire
Type  Poison   Poison   Poison   Poison   Poison   Poison	Species Fang Snake Pokémon
Abilities Shed Skin ----- Infiltrator Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,640,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #— Hoenn #124 Sinnoh #— Unova #— Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia R— Oblivia (past) N— Not in any regional Browser
Height 8'10" Imperial 2.7m Metric 8'10"/2.7m 0.0m	Weight 115.7lbs Imperial 52.5kg Metric 115.7lbs/52.5kg 0.0kg
Dex color Black	Footprint
Body style	Catch rate 90 11.8%
Gender ratio Genderless Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Field and Dragon groups 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 1 Def 0 Sp.Atk 1 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 165 Battle Exp.: 1651*
External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V On Eevee's Pokédex On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex Generation IV Generation V Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Seviper (Japanese: ハブネーク Habunake) is a Poison-type Pokémon.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other 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 2.1 Major appearances 2.1.1 Jessie's Seviper 2.1.2 Pike Queen Lucy's Seviper 2.1.3 Other 2.2 Minor appearances 2.3 Pokédex entries 3 In the manga 3.1 Pokémon Adventures 3.2 Pokédex entries 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Stats 5.3.1 Base stats 5.3.2 Pokéathlon stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.5.4 By tutoring 5.6 Special moves 5.7 Side game data 5.8 Evolution 5.9 Sprites 6 Trivia 6.1 Origin 6.1.1 Name origin 7 In other languages 8 Related articles 9 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 partially red-colored, bladelike tail that it can use to stab or swipe. Seviper also have fierce red eyes that make it able to use attacks like Glare.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

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

Prior to Generation V, Seviper was the only known Pokémon that learned Poison Tail through leveling up.

Seviper can also use Flamethrower, despite not being able to learn any other Fire-type moves (excluding Sunny Day).

Behavior

Seviper are bitter enemies with Zangoose, willing to battle them to the bitter end. It is suggested that this feud has lasted for quite some time. It sharpens its swordlike tail on hard rocks for battle, and may hide in tall grass and strike unwary prey with its venomous fangs.

Habitat

They live on places such as plains and forest to search for prey.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Seviper is a carnivore, hiding in tall grass. It uses its long tongue to sense prey. Then it strikes unawary prey with its venomous fangs.

In the anime

Major appearances

Jessie's Seviper

Main article: Jessie's Seviper

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.

Pike Queen Lucy's Seviper

Main article: Lucy's Seviper

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.

Other

In Tears for Fears, the rivalry between both Seviper and Zangoose was highlighted upon a couple of times during the episode. Jessie's Seviper had picked up on the three other Zangoose that were making their way towards the team. It had immediately reacted and proceeded to do battle with them. Once learning of the fact that they would be fighting till the death, Jessie had tried to recall Seviper several times, though each time, Seviper would break back out of its Poké Ball to continue fighting.

Minor appearances

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry AG008 Seviper Ash's Pokédex Seviper, the Fang Snake Pokémon. Seviper is known for its angry disposition, immobilizing its opponents by wrapping its body around them. AG048 Seviper Nicholai's Pokédex Seviper, the Fang Snake Pokémon. Seviper shares a generations-long fued with Zangoose. Its sword-like tail can slash foes and douse them with poison. This concludes the entries from the Advanced Generation series.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

A wild Seviper attacked Ruby and Sapphire after the latter took him to her Secret Base. Her Torchic was able to put it down for the time being with its Ember barrage, but it rose back up after Sapphire fainted from an earlier wound. Ruby, seeing that there was no one around to see him fight, knocked it out cold before leaving Sapphire a letter and a change of clothes.

Another Seviper appeared in the wild in Volume 17, where it broke Ruby's Poké Balls in unison with a wild Zangoose. The then-uncaptured Mimi was able to take them both out, resulting in it being forced into his team (which provided a sharp contrast between the well-groomed Nana and Coco, and Zuzu and itself).

As in the games, the Pike Queen Lucy uses a Seviper as her main Pokémon, which was able to defeat two rental Pokémon in an exhibition match, and later fought Emerald before losing.

Pokédex entries

Manga Chapter Entry Pokémon Adventures PS183 Its sword-like tail can slash and emit poison at the enemy. It has a long-lasting feud with the Zangoose.*

In the TCG

Main article: Seviper (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III. Generation I Red Blue {{{redbluedex}}} Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}} Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald {{{rsedex}}} Ruby Sapphire {{{rsdex}}} 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 LeafGreen It sharpens its swordlike tail on hard rocks. It hides in tall grass and strikes unwary prey with venomous fangs. FireRed {{{firereddex}}} LeafGreen {{{leafgreendex}}} Generation IV Diamond Pearl {{{dpdex}}} Diamond Pearl Platinum For many generations, it has feuded with Zangoose. It whets its bladed tail on rocks for battle. Diamond {{{diamonddex}}} Pearl {{{pearldex}}} Platinum {{{platinumdex}}} HeartGold SoulSilver In battle, it uses its bladed tail to counter any Zangoose. It secretes a deadly venom in its tail. HeartGold {{{heartgolddex}}} SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}} Generation V Black White For many generations, it has feuded with Zangoose. It whets its bladed tail on rocks for battle. Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}}  ??? No Pokédex data is available.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III. Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade Generation II Gold Silver None Trade Crystal None Trade Generation III Ruby Sapphire Uncommon Route 114 (Sapphire only) Emerald Rare Route 114 FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade Generation IV Diamond Pearl Dongle Route 208 (Sapphire) Platinum Dongle Route 208 (Sapphire) HeartGold SoulSilver Common Safari Zone Pal Park Forest Generation V Black White Rare Route 11, Village Bridge

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 Red/Blue Rescue Team	Mt. Freeze (13F-15F) Northern Range (20F-24F) Murky Cave (1F-5F) Joyous Tower (62F-69F)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Crystal Cave (B1-B7)
Pokémon Rumble Blast	Meadow: Everspring Valley

Stats

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 73	133 - 180	256 - 350
Attack: 100	94 - 167	184 - 328
Defense: 60	58 - 123	112 - 240
Sp.Atk: 100	94 - 167	184 - 328
Sp.Def: 60	58 - 123	112 - 240
Speed: 65	63 - 128	121 - 251
Total: 458   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 3/4 ★★★☆	Power 3/4 ★★★☆
Skill 4/5 ★★★★☆	Stamina 4/5 ★★★★☆
Jump 2/2 ★★	Total 16/20 ★★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
Weak to Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Resistant against Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Unaffected by Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Damaged normally by Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: III - IV
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Start	Wrap	Normal	Physical	15	90%	20
7	Lick	Ghost	Physical	20	100%	30
10	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
16	Poison Tail	Poison	Physical	50	100%	25
19	Screech	Normal	Status	—	85%	40
25	Glare	Normal	Status	—	90%	30
28	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
34	Poison Fang	Poison	Physical	50	100%	15
37	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15
43	Haze	Ice	Status	—	—%	30
46	Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100%	15
52	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20
55	Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100%	10
61	Wring Out	Normal	Special	—	100%	5
64	Coil	Poison	Status	—	—%	20
A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Seviper obtained at level 1 in Generation V Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Seviper Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Seviper Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: III - IV
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
	TM09	Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—%	5
	TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—%	5
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
	TM34	Sludge Wave	Poison	Special	95	100%	10
	TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	95	100%	15
	TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100%	10
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
	TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	40	100%	10
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
	TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
	TM67	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	70	100%	5
	TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
	TM81	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100%	15
	TM82	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	60	90%	10
	TM84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15
	HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Seviper Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Seviper Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: III - IV
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Assurance	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15
	Final Gambit	Fighting	Special	—	100%	5
	Iron Tail*	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15
	Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100%	15
	Punishment	Dark	Physical	—	100%	5
	Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	90%	10
	Spit Up	Normal	Special	—	100%	10
	Stockpile	Normal	Status	—	—%	20
	Swallow	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	Switcheroo	Dark	Status	—	100%	10
	Wring Out	Normal	Special	—	100%	5
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Seviper in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Seviper in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Seviper Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Seviper Click on the generation numbers at the top to see egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: III - IV
Game		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Seviper can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Seviper cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Seviper Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Seviper Click on the generation numbers at the top to see move tutor moves from other generations

Special moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available	Pokémon Pinball RS     Acquisition: Catch	Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team 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! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up There, I leveled up! I hate losing to Zangoose!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 6.4% IQ group: C
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Normal  None Past ( Normal ) None Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.

Evolution

Does not evolve Seviper  Poison

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
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White				Back

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

Trivia

• In the most infamous Pokémon Trainer's Choice, Seviper was incorrectly claimed to be an evolution of Arbok.
• Although it is stated that Seviper and Zangoose are bitter enemies, they share several characteristics, such as being in the Field egg group, residing in the same Friend Area, and having a base stat total of 458 (which is unique to only them).
• Seviper is the only pure Poison-type to not have an evolutionary relative, and one of two Poison-types in total to not have an evolutionary relative (Qwilfish is the other).
• Seviper is one of the three Poison-types in the Dragon-egg group, the other two being Ekans and its evolution Arbok, all based on snakes.
• Seviper is mentioned in every single one of Zangoose's Pokédex entries. However, Seviper's Pokédex entries fail to mention Zangoose in both FireRed and LeafGreen.
• The pattern on the Luck Symbol seems to be based on Seviper's diamond patterns.
• Seviper is the only Poison-type Pokémon in the black color group.

Origin

Seviper is based on a viper; specifically, the habu, a type of venomous snake that was often pitted against mongooses in roadside shows. This practice is now considered inhumane and is rarely seen today. Aside from its scars, the shape of its color pattern resembles that of the Sakishima habu. The rivalry it shares with Zangoose is based on the relationship between mongooses and snakes.

Name origin

Seviper's name is a combination of sever and viper. It may also be a combination of severe and viper.

Habunake is a combination of 波布 habu and English snake.

In other languages

Language Name Name Origin German Vipitis French Seviper Korean 세비퍼 Seviper Chinese (Taiwan) 飯匙蛇 Fàn Chí​ Shé Literally "Spoon(-shaped) snake".

Related articles

• Jessie's Seviper
• Lucy's Seviper

External links

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