Is Snivy Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Postgame gift from Professor Birch. Grass starter with Serperior's 113 Speed at the end. The timing comes after the main story is over, limiting it to rematch E4 and Battle Resort content.
Snivy resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Snivy has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Servine's defenses.
Flannery's team hits Servine's weaknesses hard.
Servine trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's team hits Servine's weaknesses hard.
Serperior resists most of Tate & Liza's coverage and hits back hard.
Serperior resists most of Wallace's coverage and hits back hard.
Serperior trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Serperior has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Serperior has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Serperior trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Serperior trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Snivy is given to you as a gift on Route 101 at Lv 5. LIMITED; After completing Delta Episode. Receive from Professor Birch on Route 101 after completing the Delta Episode
Your Snivy should hit Level 17 before you reach Wattson, at typical leveling pace.
Your Servine should hit Level 36 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Snivy in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Snivy is a gift in this game. Pick it up at Route 101 — no wild encounters or spawn rates to deal with. The details below cover exactly when it becomes available.
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 |
What is Snivy Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Snivy
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Dustox builds →Sludge Bomb 2x84-100%KO Gust 2x24-31% | ||
 Sewaddle BugGrass | D | |
 Chatot Normal | C | |
 Paras BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Paras builds →Sludge Bomb 2x51-62% Leech Life 2x27-33% | ||
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x92-110%KO Fire Fang 2x67-79% Ice Fang 2x67-79% | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Oddish GrassPoison | D | |
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Beautifly builds →Air Cutter 2x89-105%KO Struggle Bug 2x76-90% | ||
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x168-199%KO Aerial Ace 2x53-62% | ||
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x158-186%KO U-turn 2x57-68% Aerial Ace 2x50-59% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
 Gloom GrassPoison | C | |
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x169-200%KO Aerial Ace 2x54-64% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x159-188%KO U-turn 2x58-69% Aerial Ace 2x50-59% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Gloom GrassPoison | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x173-205%KO Aerial Ace 2x55-66% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x161-190%KO U-turn 2x60-71% Aerial Ace 2x51-61% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x143-168%KO Fire Fang 2x70-83% Ice Fang 2x70-83% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x219-259%KO Aerial Ace 2x74-88% Venoshock 2x34-40% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x213-250%KO Aerial Ace 2x72-84% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x203-239%KO U-turn 2x74-88% Aerial Ace 2x63-75% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Emboar builds →Overheat 2x196-231%KO Smog 2x32-39% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x218-257%KO Aerial Ace 2x73-86% Venoshock 2x35-41% | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x211-249%KO Aerial Ace 2x70-83% | ||
Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x199-235%KO U-turn 2x73-86% Aerial Ace 2x62-74% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Emboar builds →Overheat 2x195-230%KO Smog 2x32-38% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Rayquaza builds →Fly 2x195-229%KO Overheat 2x187-220%KO Ice Beam 2x130-153%KO | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x256-302%KO Bug Buzz 2x178-210%KO Hurricane 2x144-170%KO Poison Jab 2x55-65% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x244-287%KO U-turn 2x95-112%KO | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodScorched Slab Interact Encounter | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Salamence builds →Fly 2x178-210%KO Fire Blast 2x122-143%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Gengar can KO Snivy with Sludge Bomb (309-364%). Salamence threatens a KO with Outrage (155-182%). Scizor's U-turn also KOs at 265-312%.
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball137-161%KO Sludge Bomb 2x309-364%KO Focus Blast137-161%KO | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemLum Berry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Salamence builds →Earthquake43-51% Outrage155-182%KO | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch76-90% U Turn 2x265-312%KO Superpower151-177%KO Knock Off82-97% | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Charizard builds →Flamethrower 2x238-280%KO Air Slash 2x198-233%KO Dragon Pulse75-88% Fire Blast 2x290-341%KO | ||
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 200 breeding partners from the Ground and Plant egg groups. Pass egg moves like Captivate, Glare, Grassy Terrain and 8 more to offspring.
ORAS Snivy Best Moveset
Grass at 45 offenses. AbilityContrary as a hidden ability reverses stat changes. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Serperior two evolutions away puts Contrary to S-tier use by turning stat drops into boosts.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Hidden Power Dark
- Leaf Blade
- Substitute
- Giga Drain
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.
They photosynthesize by bathing their tails in sunlight. When they are not feeling well, their tails droop.
Snivy Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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