Is Seviper Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Poison with AbilityShed Skin clearing status naturally. Wild on Route 7. No evolution. Decent Attack and Sp. Atk from both sides. Handles Burgh through Poison and contributes in neutral matchups. Nothing spectacular.
Seviper resists most of Cheren's coverage and hits back hard.
Seviper trades roughly evenly with Roxie's team.
Seviper resists most of Burgh's coverage and hits back hard.
Seviper has the type edge here and should clean up Elesa's team.
Seviper trades roughly evenly with Clay's team.
Seviper trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Seviper trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Seviper has the type edge here and should clean up Marlon's team.
Shauntal's team hits Seviper's weaknesses hard.
Seviper trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Seviper trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Seviper trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Seviper trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Catch Seviper on Route 7 (walking, Lv 32, uncommon).
Black 2 & White 2 Seviper Locations
6 encounter spots for Seviper at decent spawn rates starting from late-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
Best Locations to Catch Seviper in Black 2 & White 2
You can find Seviper through 3 walking encounters at Lv. 32-39. The list is sorted by game progression, so the earliest accessible spots show up first.
Seviper Weakness
Seviper is weak to Ground and Psychic. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Only 2 weaknesses makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Seviper Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Seviper
 Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seviper View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 2x118-139%KO Earthquake 2x98-116%KO | ||
 Azelf Psychic | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 23 Interact Encounter | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
 Steelix SteelGround | B | |
In Black 2 & White 2, Garchomp can KO Seviper with Earthquake (173-204%). Alakazam threatens a KO with Psychic (159-187%).
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Seviper View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x173-204%KO Outrage103-122%KO | ||
 Alakazam Psychic | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Seviper View Alakazam builds →Focus Blast35-41% Psychic 2x159-187%KO Shadow Ball47-55% | ||
Seviper Evolutions
No evolution chain to worry about here. Seviper is a standalone Pokemon with a decent partner pool for breeding through two egg groups. Eggs come out average hatch time. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Seviper easily with 39 breeding partners from the Dragon and Ground egg groups. Pass egg moves like Assurance, Body Slam, Final Gambit and 9 more to offspring.
B2W2 Seviper Best Moveset
100 in both offenses fire Poison TermStab from either physical or special side. AbilityInfiltrator as a hidden ability bypasses defensive screens. The moveset hits from both sides but 60 defenses and 65 Speed leave it fragile and slow. Outclassed by faster or bulkier Poison types.
Best Build
Seviper best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Revenge Killer Moveset
- Flamethrower
- Giga Drain
- Sludge Wave
- Dark Pulse
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 11 types means almost nothing walls Seviper cleanly, with Sludge Wave and Sludge Bomb anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.
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
Constant polishing makes the edge of the blade on its tail extremely sharp. It’s Zangoose’s archrival.
Seviper Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Seviper has a 458 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Black 2 & White 2's meta. It works best as an attacker. Flamethrower with Choice Scarf is the standard set.
Shed Skin is the go-to ability for Seviper. It has a 33% chance of curing any major status ailment after each turn. Its hidden ability Infiltrator can work in specific setups.
In Black 2 & White 2, Seviper fills the attacker role. It's a special attacker with base 100 Sp. Atk. At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often.
For Black 2 & White 2, the core moveset is Flamethrower, Giga Drain, Sludgewave, and Dark Pulse. Flamethrower leads at 0% usage. This set covers the attacker role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Seviper first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 15 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
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