Is Snivy Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
The Grass starter. AbilityOvergrow boosts Grass at low HP. BW2's first gym is Cheren's Normal type, so all three starters start on equal footing. Snivy has bad matchups against Roxie, Burgh, Skyla, and Drayden. Only Clay and Marlon are comfortable wins. Serperior is fast but offensively thin. The hardest starter pick again.
Snivy trades roughly evenly with Cheren's team.
Roxie's team hits Snivy's weaknesses hard.
Servine trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Servine trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Servine has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Serperior trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Serperior trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Serperior resists most of Marlon's coverage and hits back hard.
Serperior trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Serperior trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Serperior trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Serperior trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Serperior trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Snivy is available as a starter at Lv 5.
Your Snivy should hit Level 17 before you reach Burgh, at typical leveling pace.
Your Servine should hit Level 36 before you reach Skyla, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Snivy in Black 2 & White 2
No searching required for Snivy. You receive it at Aspertia City from an NPC. No wild encounters exist in this game, so just head to the right spot when you're ready and it's yours.
Snivy Weakness
Snivy's Grass typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Snivy Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Snivy
 Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
 Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
 Darumaka Fire | C | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x80-95% Venoshock 2x74-87% Leech Life 2x20-24% | ||
 Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x176-208%KO Poison Tail 2x74-88% | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Braviary builds →Fly 2x159-187%KO U-turn 2x81-96% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Darumaka builds →Flare Blitz 2x161-191%KO U-turn 2x64-75% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x235-278%KO U-turn 2x92-108%KO | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x177-209%KO Poison Tail 2x76-91% | ||
 Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Leavanny builds →X-Scissor 2x122-144%KO Aerial Ace 2x61-73% | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Braviary builds →Fly 2x159-188%KO U-turn 2x82-98% | ||
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x239-282%KO U-turn 2x93-110%KO | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Volcarona builds →Fire Blast 2x233-274%KO U-turn 2x72-85% Gust 2x53-62% | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x180-212%KO Poison Tail 2x77-91% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x217-256%KO Aerial Ace 2x73-86% Venoshock 2x34-40% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x240-283%KO U-turn 2x94-111%KO | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Volcarona builds →Fire Blast 2x232-273%KO Silver Wind 2x116-138%KO Gust 2x52-62% | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x180-211%KO Poison Tail 2x77-91% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x217-256%KO Aerial Ace 2x74-87% Venoshock 2x33-39% | ||
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Skarmory builds →Fly 2x115-135%KO X-Scissor 2x68-80% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x274-322%KO Bug Buzz 2x177-208%KO Hurricane 2x157-184%KO Poison Jab 2x54-63% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x291-343%KO Smog 2x29-34% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodReversal Mountain Interact Encounter | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x243-286%KO U-turn 2x95-112%KO | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Dragonite builds →Fly 2x175-206%KO Fire Blast 2x120-142%KO Ice Beam 2x96-113%KO | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Scizor can KO Snivy with U-turn (120-142%). Salamence deals 74-87% with Outrage.
 Scizor BugSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch35-41% Superpower69-81% Pursuit23-27% U Turn 2x120-142%KO | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball31-37% Focus Blast31-36% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Salamence builds →Earthquake20-24% Outrage74-87% | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Charizard builds →Flamethrower 2x62-72% Air Slash 2x52-61% Fire Blast 2x75-89% Focus Blast27-32% | ||
Snivy Evolutions
Snivy is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Servine first, then eventually reaches Serperior. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via two egg groups. The evolved forms gain up to 220 total stats over Snivy. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Snivy easily with 181 breeding partners from the Ground and Plant egg groups. Pass egg moves like Captivate, Glare, Iron Tail and 7 more to offspring.
B2W2 Snivy Best Moveset
Grass at 45 in most stats with AbilityContrary as a hidden ability reversing stat changes. MoveLeaf Storm boosts Sp. Atk instead of dropping it under Contrary. The moveset previews Serperior's concept at unusable power. Two evolutions away.
Best Build
Snivy best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Leech Seed
- Synthesis
- Return
- Protect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Captivate and Glare from the egg pool give Snivy something extra. Pair those with Leaf Storm and Solar Beam for STAB and coverage across 7 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
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
Being exposed to sunlight makes its movements swifter. It uses vines more adeptly than its hands.
Snivy Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Snivy does the job early-game if you need a Grass type on your team. Evolve it into Servine before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Introduced in Black & White, Snivy has appeared in 7 games across 6 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
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