
Is Seviper Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Poison from Hoenn with AbilityShed Skin for status recovery. Trade-only. Pure Poison with decent Attack. Muk fills the same role natively in Kanto. Seviper doesn't add anything new.
Seviper has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Seviper has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Seviper has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Seviper has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Seviper trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Seviper trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Seviper has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Seviper trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Seviper has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Seviper trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Seviper trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Seviper trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Seviper trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Seviper cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME.
- After Lt. Surge
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- LV 28DarkCrunch80100%15
- After Erika
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
- TM35FireFlamethrower90100%15
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- TM19GrassGiga Drain75100%10
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Seviper in FireRed & LeafGreen
Seviper mirrors Zangoose: Sapphire-exclusive in standard versions, also in Emerald. Route 114 is where the snake spawns in Hoenn, and FRLG needs a trade from either game to add it.
Seviper cannot be caught in the wild in FireRed & LeafGreen, but you can still get it via these paths:
Pokemon HOME · Switch Rerelease
Playing the Switch version of FireRed & LeafGreen? Pokemon HOME compatibility is post-launch but deposit-only by design (FRLG → HOME). Inbound HOME transfer of Seviper into FRLG is not possible — an original GBA cartridge with a Link Cable is the only inbound route.
Catch in the wild and trade from these games:
Then trade to FireRed & LeafGreen.
Also Obtainable In:
Direct cartridge trade across generations isn't possible — but the Pokemon HOME path above bridges this gap once Switch support launches.
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Seviper Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Seviper
Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodBirth Island Interact Encounter | ||
Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seviper View Mewtwo builds →Psychic 2x151-177%KO Earthquake 2x84-99% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Seviper View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x161-189%KO | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Alakazam threatens a KO with Psychic (131-154%).
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityKeeneye ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves View Skarmory builds →
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Alakazam Psychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySynchronize ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Seviper View Alakazam builds →Psychic 2x131-154%KO | ||
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 27 breeding partners from the Dragon and Ground egg groups. Pass egg moves like Body Slam, Spit Up, Stockpile and 1 more to offspring.
FRLG Seviper Best Moveset
100 Attack with AbilityShed Skin curing status occasionally. Poison TermStab from MoveSludge Bomb hits from the physical side. The moveset has decent physical Poison output, but 65 Speed and mediocre bulk leave Seviper outclassed by faster or bulkier Poison types.
Best Build
Seviper best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk
Special Tank Moveset
- Giga Drain
- Flamethrower
- Sludge Bomb
- Hidden Power Ice
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Seviper. Body Slam and Spit Up come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Sludge Bomb and Poison Tail and coverage across 8 types.
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
Base Stats
It sharpens its swordlike tail on hard rocks. It hides in tall grass and strikes unwary prey with venomous fangs.
Seviper FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
No. Seviper isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Catch one in Sapphire or Emerald, then trade it over.
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