Is Snivy Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Island Scan Grass-type. Serperior is fast but offensively limited without its hidden ability. The scanning effort produces a Pokemon that walls things but can't break through them.
Snivy trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Snivy trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Snivy trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Kiawe's Pokemon outpace and outclass Snivy here.
Mallow's team hits Snivy's weaknesses hard.
Snivy trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Sophocles's Pokemon outpace and outclass Snivy here.
Snivy trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Snivy trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Mina's team hits Snivy's weaknesses hard.
Snivy has the type edge here and should clean up Hapu's team.
Molayne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Snivy here.
Snivy has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Snivy trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Kahili's Pokemon outpace and outclass Snivy here.
Kukui's team hits Snivy's weaknesses hard.
Snivy cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Snivy in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Snivy can't be caught in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Transfer Snivy from Black & White, Black 2 & White 2, or Scarlet & Violet and evolve through the 3-stage chain to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Snivy in USUM
- Step 1Snivy ✓LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Gift · Nuvema Town · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black 2 & White 2Not TradeableAppears in Black 2 & White 2 via Gift · Aspertia City · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Gift · Route 101 · Complete Delta Episode. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Scarlet & VioletNot TradeableAppears in Scarlet & Violet via Overworld · Savanna Biome. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Servine
Step 3Evolve into Serperior
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
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Salamence builds →Fly 2x169-200%KO Fire Fang 2x82-98% | ||
 Oricorio Fire | C | |
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Vivillon Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Vivillon builds →Struggle Bug 2x73-87% Gust 2x62-73% | ||
 Trumbeak Normal | C | |
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Salamence builds →Fly 2x170-200%KO Fire Fang 2x81-95% | ||
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Oricorio Fire | C | |
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Salazzle builds →Flame Burst 2x113-133%KO Smog 2x52-62% | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Salamence builds →Fly 2x175-207%KO Fire Fang 2x86-101%KO | ||
 Toucannon Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Toucannon builds →Beak Blast 2x175-207%KO Flame Charge 2x59-70% | ||
Noctowl Normal | C | |
 Ariados BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Ariados builds →Leech Life 2x114-135%KO Venoshock 2x72-85% | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Salazzle builds →Flame Burst 2x118-139%KO Venoshock 2x107-127%KO Leech Life 2x59-70% | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Salazzle builds →Overheat 2x214-252%KO Venoshock 2x108-128%KO Leech Life 2x59-69% | ||
 Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Turtonator builds →Overheat 2x182-214%KO Venoshock 2x62-74% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x210-248%KO Smog 2x34-41% | ||
 Talonflame Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x155-183%KO Fly 2x117-138%KO U-turn 2x60-71% | ||
Toucannon Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Toucannon builds →Beak Blast 2x176-207%KO Overheat 2x105-124%KO U-turn 2x84-99% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x245-289%KO Bug Buzz 2x169-199%KO Hurricane 2x137-163%KO | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x205-241%KO Air Slash 2x119-140%KO | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Salazzle builds →Overheat 2x207-244%KO Sludge Bomb 2x145-171%KO Leech Life 2x55-65% Acrobatics 2x39-47% | ||
Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Turtonator builds →Overheat 2x176-207%KO Venoshock 2x60-71% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Infernape builds →Flare Blitz 2x180-213%KO U-turn 2x71-84% Aerial Ace 2x62-73% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x247-291%KO Bug Buzz 2x171-202%KO Hurricane 2x140-164%KO | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Hawlucha builds →Sky Attack 2x274-323%KO X-Scissor 2x74-87% | ||
Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Turtonator builds →Shell Trap 2x205-242%KO Venoshock 2x60-71% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x263-309%KO Smog 2x42-50% | ||
Charizard Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x205-242%KO Air Slash 2x120-142%KO | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Rayquaza builds →Fly 2x195-229%KO Overheat 2x186-220%KO Ice Beam 2x129-153%KO | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x255-300%KO Bug Buzz 2x178-210%KO Hurricane 2x144-170%KO Poison Jab 2x56-65% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Hawlucha builds →Sky Attack 2x283-333%KO X-Scissor 2x76-90% Poison Jab 2x76-90% | ||
Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Turtonator builds →Shell Trap 2x211-249%KO Venoshock 2x62-73% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x271-320%KO Smog 2x43-51% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityOblivious ItemEviolite NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Barboach builds →Earthquake22-26% Waterfall17-20% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemEviolite NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Hippopotas builds →Earthquake19-23% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemEviolite NatureHardy Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Baltoy builds →Rapid Spin15-18% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityWatercompaction ItemEviolite NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Sandygast builds →Shadow Ball30-35% | ||
D | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemEviolite NatureCalm Moves
Damage vs Snivy View Piplup builds →Ice Beam 2x61-72% Surf15-18% | ||
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 218 breeding partners from the Ground and Plant egg groups. Pass egg moves like Captivate, Glare, Grassy Terrain and 8 more to offspring.
USUM Snivy Best Moveset
Grass at 45 offenses with AbilityContrary reversing all stat changes as a hidden ability. MoveLeaf Storm under Contrary raises Sp. Atk instead of lowering it. The moveset at pre-evolution stats cannot capitalize. Serperior two evolutions away earns S-tier through Contrary MoveLeaf Storm.
Best Build
Snivy best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Support Moveset
- Leaf Storm
- Synthesis
- Glare
- Hidden Power Dragon
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
Snivy Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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