Snivy: Evolution, Shiny, Weaknesses and Abilities

⚡The Essentials on Snivy

Type: Grass
Weaknesses: ×2 Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug Table
Resistances: ×½ Water, Electric, Grass, Ground
Evolution: Snivy → Servine (Lv. 17) → Serperior (Lv. 36)
Shiny: Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View
Stats: Total 308 · top stat: Speed (63) Detail
In Current Games: Scarlet and Violet: No. 200 in the Blueberry Pokédex
Pokémon GO: available, Shiny, Shadow
Other Names: Vipélierre in French · ツタージャ, Tsutarja in Japanese · Serpifeu in German All Languages

📋Overview

Snivy is a Grass-type Pokémon, No. 495 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 5. Category: Grass Snake Pokémon. Height: 0.6 m, weight: 8.1 kg.

Snivy evolves into Servine (Lv. 17).

Ability: Overgrow. Hidden Ability: Contrary. Snivy is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying and Bug-type moves (×2 damage).

Generation

Generation 5

Black / White

National No.

#495

National Pokédex

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP

45

255

Attack

45

255

Defense

55

255

Special Attack

45

255

Special Defense

55

255

Speed

63

255

Total

308

Min HP (Lv. 100)

200

0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature

Max HP (Lv. 100)

294

31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature

Gen Changes

Stable

Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Grass). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 5 types

Fire

×2

Ice

×2

Poison

×2

Flying

×2

Bug

×2

Normal (×1) — 9 types

Normal

×1

Fighting

×1

Psychic

×1

Rock

×1

Ghost

×1

Dragon

×1

Dark

×1

Steel

×1

Fairy

×1

Resistant (×0.5) — 4 types

Water

×½

Electric

×½

Grass

×½

Ground

×½

✨Abilities

Overgrow

Ability 1

Powers up Grass-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low.

Contrary

Reverses any stat changes affecting the Pokémon so that attempts to boost its stats instead lower them—and attempts to lower its stats will boost them.

🌱Snivy Evolution

Level 17 →

Level 36 →

🔮Snivy Forms and Shiny

Standard Form

Grass

Shiny Availability

Shiny form available

Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Snivy Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

1

Tackle

Normal Phys.

100%

40

35

4

Leer

Normal Stat

100%

—

30

7

Vine Whip

Grass Phys.

100%

45

25

10

Wrap

Normal Phys.

90%

15

20

13

Growth

Normal Stat

—

20

16

Magical Leaf

Grass Spec.

—

60

20

16

Leaf Tornado

Grass Spec.

90%

65

10

19

Leech Seed

Grass Stat

90%

—

10

22

Mega Drain

Grass Spec.

100%

40

15

25

Slam

Normal Phys.

75%

80

20

28

Leaf Blade

Grass Phys.

100%

90

15

31

Coil

Poison Stat

—

20

34

Giga Drain

Grass Spec.

100%

75

10

37

Wring Out

Normal Spec.

100%

—

5

37

Gastro Acid

Poison Stat

100%

—

10

40

Leaf Storm

Grass Spec.

90%

130

5

TM/HM

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

TM01

Protect

Normal Stat

—

10

TM02

Aerial Ace

Flying Phys.

—

60

20

TM03

Grass Pledge

Grass Spec.

100%

80

10

TM04

Attract

Normal Stat

100%

—

15

TM05

Bullet Seed

Grass Phys.

100%

25

30

TM06

Take Down

Normal Phys.

85%

90

20

TM07

Sleep Talk

Normal Stat

—

10

TM08

Seed Bomb

Grass Phys.

100%

80

15

TM09

Grassy Terrain

Grass Stat

—

10

TM10

Round

Normal Spec.

100%

60

15

TM11

Substitute

Normal Stat

—

10

TM12

Confide

Normal Stat

—

20

TM13

Helping Hand

Normal Stat

—

20

TM14

Cut

Normal Phys.

95%

50

30

TM15

Double-Edge

Normal Phys.

100%

120

15

TM16

Swords Dance

Normal Stat

—

20

TM17

Trailblaze

Grass Phys.

100%

50

20

TM18

Energy Ball

Grass Spec.

100%

90

10

TM19

Facade

Normal Phys.

100%

70

20

TM20

Magical Leaf

Grass Spec.

—

60

20

TM21

Flash

Normal Stat

100%

—

20

TM22

Secret Power

Normal Phys.

100%

70

20

TM23

Nature Power

Normal Stat

—

20

TM24

Frustration

Normal Phys.

100%

—

20

TM25

Giga Drain

Grass Spec.

100%

75

10

TM26

Grassy Glide

Grass Phys.

100%

55

20

TM27

Solar Beam

Grass Spec.

100%

120

10

TM28

Swift

Normal Spec.

—

60

20

TM29

Light Screen

Psychic Stat

—

30

TM30

Grass Knot

Grass Spec.

100%

—

20

TM31

Calm Mind

Psychic Stat

—

20

TM32

Reflect

Psychic Stat

—

20

TM33

Taunt

Dark Stat

100%

—

20

TM34

Hidden Power

Normal Spec.

100%

60

15

TM35

Double Team

Normal Stat

—

15

TM36

Work Up

Normal Stat

—

30

TM37

Rest

Psychic Stat

—

5

TM38

Return

Normal Phys.

100%

—

20

TM39

Safeguard

Normal Stat

—

25

TM40

Knock Off

Dark Phys.

100%

65

20

TM41

Petal Blizzard

Grass Phys.

100%

90

15

TM42

Leaf Storm

Grass Spec.

90%

130

5

TM43

Endure

Normal Stat

—

10

TM44

Tera Blast

Normal Spec.

100%

80

10

TM45

Torment

Dark Stat

100%

—

15

TM46

Toxic

Poison Stat

90%

—

10

TM47

Swagger

Normal Stat

85%

—

15

TM48

Sunny Day

Fire Stat

—

5

Origin

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

—

Grassy Terrain

Grass Stat

—

10

—

Natural Gift

Normal Phys.

100%

—

15

—

Sweet Scent

Normal Stat

100%

—

20

—

Magical Leaf

Grass Spec.

—

60

20

—

Twister

Dragon Spec.

100%

40

20

—

Pursuit

Dark Phys.

100%

40

20

—

Iron Tail

Steel Phys.

75%

100

15

—

Glare

Normal Stat

100%

—

30

—

Mean Look

Normal Stat

—

5

—

Captivate

Normal Stat

100%

—

20

—

Synthesis

Grass Stat

—

5

—

Mirror Coat

Psychic Spec.

100%

—

20

Origin

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

—

Grass Pledge

Grass Spec.

100%

80

10

—

Defog

Flying Stat

—

15

—

Sleep Talk

Normal Stat

—

10

—

Seed Bomb

Grass Phys.

100%

80

15

—

Bind

Normal Phys.

85%

15

20

—

Giga Drain

Grass Spec.

100%

75

10

—

Aqua Tail

Water Phys.

90%

90

10

—

Iron Tail

Steel Phys.

75%

100

15

—

Snore

Normal Spec.

100%

50

15

—

Knock Off

Dark Phys.

100%

65

20

—

Snatch

Dark Stat

—

10

—

Worry Seed

Grass Stat

100%

—

10

—

Gastro Acid

Poison Stat

100%

—

10

—

Synthesis

Grass Stat

—

5

No data available for this category.

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups

Field · Grass

Gender

♂ 87.5 / ♀ 12.5%

Ditto Compatibility

✓ Yes

Pokérus

Susceptible

EV ×2 if infected

Max Characteristic

Speed

Highest base stat

Hyper Training & Mints

Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Snivy

Available in 8 games, 12 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Black Black 2 White White 2 Alpha Sapphire Omega Ruby Scarlet Violet

Generation V

⚫

Black 2 encounters

Available ▼

Gift Pokémon (1)

Nuvema Town Lv. 5 100%

Starter Pokémon (1)

Professor Juniper's Lab, Nuvema Town Lv. 5 100%

⚫

Black 2 2 encounters

Available ▼

Gift Pokémon (1)

Aspertia City Lv. 5 100%

Starter Pokémon (1)

Professor Juniper's Lab, Castelia City Lv. 5 100%

⬜

White 2 encounters

Available ▼

Gift Pokémon (1)

Nuvema Town Lv. 5 100%

Starter Pokémon (1)

Professor Juniper's Lab, Nuvema Town Lv. 5 100%

⬜

White 2 2 encounters

Available ▼

Gift Pokémon (1)

Aspertia City Lv. 5 100%

Starter Pokémon (1)

Professor Juniper's Lab, Castelia City Lv. 5 100%

Generation VI

🔵

Alpha Sapphire 1 encounter

Available ▼

Gift Pokémon (1)

Route 101 Lv. 5 100%

🔴

Omega Ruby 1 encounter

Available ▼

Gift Pokémon (1)

Route 101 Lv. 5 100%

Generation IX

🔴

Scarlet 1 encounter

Available ▼

Terarium / Area Zero (1)

Blueberry Academy (Terarium)

🟣

Violet 1 encounter

Available ▼

Terarium / Area Zero (1)

Blueberry Academy (Terarium)

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Black

→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank

→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME

White

→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank

→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME

Black 2

→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank

→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME

White 2

→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank

→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME

Omega Ruby

→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank

→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME

Alpha Sapphire

→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank

→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME

Scarlet

→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)

Violet

→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)

Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

📱Snivy in Pokémon GO

849Max CP (Lv. 40)
485Perfect CP in Raids
3 kmper Candy as Buddy
25 🍬to evolve into Servine

✨ Shiny available
🟣 Exists as Shadow

Pokémon GO entry: Snivy →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Black

“Un Pokémon intelligent et très calme. Lorsqu’il a reçu suffisamment de lumière du soleil, il devient plus agile.”

Black

“It is very intelligent and calm. Being exposed to lots of sunlight makes its movements swifter.”

White

“Il laisse sa queue prendre le soleil pour sa photosynthèse. Quand il est malade, sa queue pend tristement.”

White

“They photosynthesize by bathing their tails in sunlight. When they are not feeling well, their tails droop.”

Black 2

“Being exposed to sunlight makes its movements swifter. It uses vines more adeptly than its hands.”

White 2

“Being exposed to sunlight makes its movements swifter. It uses vines more adeptly than its hands.”

X

“たいようの　ひかりを　あびるといつもよりも　すばやく　うごける。てよりも　ツルを　うまくつかう。”

X

“태양의 빛을 받으면 평소보다 빨리 움직일 수 있다. 손보다 덩굴을 잘 사용한다.”

X

“La lumière du soleil augmente fortement son agilité. Ses lianes sont plus habiles que ses mains.”

X

“Im Sonnenlicht erhöht sich das Tempo seiner Bewegungen. Es ist mit seinen Schlingen geschickter als mit den Händen.”

X

“Cuando recibe los rayos de sol, se mueve mucho más rápido que de costumbre. Usa mejor sus lianas que sus manos.”

X

“Quando è esposto alla luce solare può muoversi più velocemente. Usa le sue liane meglio dei suoi stessi arti.”

X

“Being exposed to sunlight makes its movements swifter. It uses vines more adeptly than its hands.”

X

“太陽の　光を　浴びるといつもよりも　素早く　動ける。手よりも　ツルを　うまく使う。”

Y

“しっぽで　たいようを　あびてこうごうせいを　する。げんきをなくすと　しっぽが　たれさがる。”

Y

“꼬리로 태양의 빛을 받아 광합성한다. 기운이 빠지면 꼬리가 축 늘어진다.”

Y

“Il laisse sa queue prendre le soleil pour sa photosynthèse. Quand il est malade, sa queue pend tristement.”

Y

“Fängt mit dem Schweif Sonnenlicht auf, um Photosynthese zu betreiben. Fehlt ihm die Kraft, hängt sein Schweif schlaff herab.”

Y

“Sintetiza la luz del sol que recoge con su cola. Esta se le queda abatida cuando le fallan las energías.”

Y

“Assorbe i raggi solari dalla coda per operare la fotosintesi. Quando non sta bene, la sua coda si affloscia.”

Y

“They photosynthesize by bathing their tails in sunlight. When they are not feeling well, their tails droop.”

Y

“尻尾で　太陽の光を　浴びて光合成を　する。元気を　なくすと尻尾が　たれさがる。”

Omega Ruby

“たいようの　ひかりを　あびるといつもよりも　すばやく　うごける。てよりも　ツルを　うまくつかう。”

Omega Ruby

“태양의 빛을 받으면 평소보다 빨리 움직일 수 있다. 손보다 덩굴을 잘 사용한다.”

Omega Ruby

“La lumière du soleil augmente fortement son agilité. Ses lianes sont plus habiles que ses mains.”

Omega Ruby

“Im Sonnenlicht erhöht sich das Tempo seiner Bewegungen. Es ist mit seinen Schlingen geschickter als mit den Händen.”

Omega Ruby

“Cuando recibe los rayos de sol, se mueve mucho más rápido que de costumbre. Usa mejor sus lianas que sus manos.”

Omega Ruby

“Quando è esposto alla luce solare può muoversi più velocemente. Usa le sue liane meglio dei suoi stessi arti.”

Omega Ruby

“Being exposed to sunlight makes its movements swifter. It uses vines more adeptly than its hands.”

Omega Ruby

“太陽の　光を　浴びるといつもよりも　素早く　動ける。手よりも　ツルを　うまく使う。”

Alpha Sapphire

“しっぽで　たいようを　あびてこうごうせいを　する。げんきをなくすと　しっぽが　たれさがる。”

Alpha Sapphire

“꼬리로 태양의 빛을 받아 광합성한다. 기운이 빠지면 꼬리가 축 늘어진다.”

Alpha Sapphire

“Il laisse sa queue prendre le soleil pour sa photosynthèse. Quand il est malade, sa queue pend tristement.”

Alpha Sapphire

“Fängt mit dem Schweif Sonnenlicht auf, um Photosynthese zu betreiben. Fehlt ihm die Kraft, hängt sein Schweif schlaff herab.”

Alpha Sapphire

“Sintetiza la luz del sol que recoge con su cola. Esta se le queda abatida cuando le fallan las energías.”

Alpha Sapphire

“Assorbe i raggi solari dalla coda per operare la fotosintesi. Quando non sta bene, la sua coda si affloscia.”

Alpha Sapphire

“They photosynthesize by bathing their tails in sunlight. When they are not feeling well, their tails droop.”

Alpha Sapphire

“尻尾で　太陽の光を　浴びて光合成を　する。元気を　なくすと尻尾が　たれさがる。”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français

Vipélierre

🇬🇧 English

Snivy

🇯🇵 漢字

ツタージャ

🇯🇵 Kana

ツタージャ

🇯🇵 Romaji

Tsutarja

🇩🇪 Deutsch

Serpifeu

🇪🇸 Español

Snivy

🇮🇹 Italiano

Snivy

🇰🇷 한국어

주리비얀

🇨🇳 ZH-Hans

藤藤蛇

🇹🇼 ZH-Hant

藤藤蛇

Category (Genus)

🇫🇷 FR

Pokémon Serpenterbe

🇬🇧 EN

Grass Snake Pokémon

🇯🇵 JP

くさへびポケモン

🇩🇪 DE

Grasschlange

🎬Media & Gallery

Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Snivy

What type is Snivy?

Snivy is a Grass-type Pokémon.

How do you evolve Snivy?

Snivy evolves into Servine (Lv. 17).

What are Snivy's weaknesses?

Snivy is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying and Bug-type moves (×2 damage).

What is Snivy's Hidden Ability?

Snivy's Hidden Ability is Contrary. Its regular Ability is Overgrow.

Can you get a Shiny Snivy in Pokémon GO?

Yes, Shiny Snivy is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry