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 ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Fang Snake Pokémon
Abilities Shed Skin ----- Blue-Striped ----- 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
Height 8'10" Imperial 2.7 m Metric 8'10"/2.7 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 115.7 lbs. Imperial 52.5 kg Metric 115.7 lbs./52.5 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Black	Catch rate 90 (11.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown 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 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 Template:Type2 Pokémon. It is well-known for its ongoing feud against Zangoose.

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

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 Template:Type2 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

Seviper in the anime

Major appearances

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

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

In the manga

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

In the TCG

Main article: Seviper (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	0000—	090}}90%	10
	TM09	Venoshock	Poison	Special	06565	100}}100%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100100	100}}100%	10
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	08080	100}}100%	10
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM34	Sludge Wave	Poison	Special	09595	100}}100%	10
	TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	09595	100}}100%	15
	TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	09090	100}}100%	10
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	04040	100}}100%	10
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
	TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	05050	100}}100%	10
	TM67	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	5
	TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	06060	100}}100%	20
	TM81	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	08080	100}}100%	15
	TM82	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	06060	090}}90%	10
	TM84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	08080	100}}100%	20
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	090}}90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	04040	100}}100%	15
	HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	08080	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 V Other generations: III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Assurance	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15
	Iron Tail*	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15
	Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100%	10
	Punishment	Dark	Physical	60	100%	5
	Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	90%	102
	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
	Final Gambit	Fighting	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

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 File:MDP RT 336.png 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.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

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	Black 2	White 2			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 Ground 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 Template:Type2 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 Template:Type2 Pokémon in the black color group.
• Seviper, despite having a bladed tail, cannot learn Cut.

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

Related articles

• Jessie's Seviper
• Lucy's Seviper

External links

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