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Seviper Fang Snake Pokémon ハブネーク Habunake #336 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Poison Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Shed Skin Cacophony Cacophony Infiltrator Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 90 (20.1%)
Breeding Egg Groups Field and Dragon Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 8'10" 2.7 m Seviper 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 115.7 lbs. 52.5 kg Seviper 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 165 Gen. III-IV Unknown IV 160 V+	Leveling rate Fluctuating
EV yield Total: 2 Seviper 0 HP 1 Atk 0 Def 1 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Black	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

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

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

It is well known for its ongoing feud against Zangoose.

Biology

Seviper is a serpentine Pokémon that is usually depicted scrunched up like an accordion. It is mostly covered in black scales, but it has several markings on its body. It has yellow hexagon markings that run from its head to its tail, small yellow bumps where it touches the ground, and various purple scar-like marks. It has elongated red fangs that protrude from its upper jaw and fierce red eyes. Its tail is partially red and has a blade-like shape. Seviper sharpens its tail on rocks and can use it for its former signature move, Poison Tail.

Seviper wraps around its opponents to make them unable to move. Its tail and fangs are venomous and are used for striking and poisoning prey or enemies. It has been bitter enemies with Zangoose for many generations. It lives in grasslands and savannas. Seviper preys on Octillery.

In the anime

Main series

Seviper in the anime

Major appearances

Jessie's Seviper

Seviper debuted in A Tail with a Twist, where Jessie caught it. It became Jessie's main battling partner, replacing her Arbok. Jessie eventually left Seviper at Team Rocket Headquarters when she headed to the Unova region so they wouldn't attract attention by using non-Unovan Pokémon.

Lucy's Seviper

In Queen of the Serpentine!, Lucy first used a Seviper to fight off Team Rocket, during which it clashed against Jessie's own Seviper. It was then used to battle Ash's Donphan at the Battle Pike, and it lost.

Other

In Saving Braviary!, Schwarz sent out a Seviper after he and Weiss caught N getting away with Braviary. It was then used to battle Ash and his friends, and it was eventually defeated in a battle by Iris's Excadrill.

In Defending the Homeland!, multiple Seviper were among Florges's minions that were ordered to attack Goodra's homeland. Two of them reappeared in Beyond the Rainbow!, Master Class is in Session!, and Till We Compete Again!.

Minor appearances

A Seviper appeared in a flashback in Pace - The Final Frontier!.

A Seviper appeared in a flashback in Good Friends, Great Training!.

In Serving Up the Flute Cup!, a Trainer's Seviper participated in the Battle Frontier Flute Cup, only to be defeated by Pikachu.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer

Seviper in the animated trailer

In the Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer, a female Team Plasma Grunt's Seviper was ordered to attack Nate, Hugh, and Cheren with Bite aboard the Plasma Frigate. However, Nate's Arcanine intercepted with its own Bite before Hugh's Samurott attacked it with Ice Beam.

In the manga

Seviper in Pokémon Adventures

Pocket Monsters B2 W2 ~ A New Legend ~

A Seviper appeared in ANL3, under the ownership of a Team Plasma Grunt.

Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl

A Seviper appeared in PDP15.

Pokémon Adventures

Main article: Lucy's Seviper

In Trying to Trounce Torchic, a wild Seviper attacked Ruby and Sapphire after the latter took him to her Secret Base. Her Torchic, Chic, 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 with his last resort Pokémon before leaving Sapphire a letter and a change of clothes.

Another wild Seviper appeared in On the Loose and Hyper with Zangoose and Seviper I and On the Loose and Hyper with Zangoose and Seviper II where it broke Ruby's Poké Balls in unison with a wild Zangoose. The then-uncaptured Feefee 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 Kiki, and Mumu and itself).

As in the games, 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. She first appeared in Swanky Showdown with Swalot.

A Seviper caught by Crystal and lent to Emerald for his Battle Pike challenge appeared in a fantasy in Moving Past Milotic.

A Team Plasma Grunt's Seviper was seen in The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Battle Frontier

Main article: Lucy's Seviper

Lucy used a Seviper during her battle with Enta in The Predestined Battle!.

In the TCG

Main article: Seviper (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
X	Y	Persim Berry (100%)
Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire	Shed Shell (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Seviper is available in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

By leveling up

By TM

Generation VIII Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM11 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM12 TM12 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM18 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM19 TM19 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM23 TM23 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100100 075}}75% 15 TM26 TM26 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TM28 TM28 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM35 TM35 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM36 TM36 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM45 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM46 TM46 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM58 TM58 Endure Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM66 TM66 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10 TM75 TM75 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20 TM79 TM79 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM81 TM81 X-Scissor Bug Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM82 TM82 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM83 TM83 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM84 TM84 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM96 TM96 Strength Normal Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM98 TM98 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 04040 100}}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 VIII Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Assurance Dark Physical 60 100% 10 Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100% 15 Final Gambit Fighting Special — 100% 5 Night Slash Dark Physical 70 100% 15 Scary Face Normal Status — 100% 10 Spit Up Normal Special — 100% 10 Stockpile Normal Status — —% 20 Swallow Normal Status — —% 10 Switcheroo Dark Status — 100% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Seviper in Generation VIII 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

Side game data

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!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 6.4% IQ group: C
Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 2.1 seconds Base HP: 54 Base Attack: 77 Base Defense: 51 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Battle Trozei Poison Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Poison Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #271 Eject Removes one non-Support Pokémon icon without fail. Swappable Skill(s): Toxic Stress
Pokémon GO Base HP: 177 Base Attack: 196 Base Defense: 118 Egg Distance: 5 km Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Poison Jab, Iron Tail Charged Attacks: Poison Fang, Crunch, Wrap
New Pokémon Snap Photodex entry #085 Seviper must be a real stickler to spend so much time sharpening its tail blade. Speaking of which, that blade is extremely dangerous! Not just because it’s sharp—it also oozes a deadly poison.

Evolution

Unevolved Seviper  Poison

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII HOME

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

Trivia

• In an infamous Pokémon Trainer's Choice, Seviper was incorrectly claimed to be an evolved form of Arbok.
• Seviper and its rival Zangoose share several characteristics, such as being in the Field Egg Group, residing in the same Friend Area, and being the only two Pokémon with a base stat total of 458.
  • Seviper and Zangoose also have the exact opposite Experience group, with Seviper being in the Fluctuating group and Zangoose being in the Erratic group.
• Seviper is the only pure Poison type to not have an evolutionary relative.

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 elegant pitviper. The rivalry it shares with Zangoose is based on the relationship between mongooses and snakes.

Name origin

Seviper is a combination of sever (to cut and detach) or severe (intense) and viper.

Habunake is a combination of 波布 habu and snake.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ハブネーク Habunake From 波布 habu and snake French Séviper Same as English name Spanish Seviper Same as English name German Vipitis From Viper and Bitis Italian Seviper Same as English name Korean 세비퍼 Seviper Transliteration of English name Mandarin Chinese 飯匙蛇 / 饭匙蛇 Fànchíshé Means "Spoon-shaped snake" Cantonese Chinese

More languages Hindi सेभाईपर Seviper Transliteration of English name Thai ฮาบูเนค Habunek Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Jessie's Seviper
• Lucy's Seviper

External links

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