Competitive Information for Seviper [Ruby/Sapphire]
Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Seviper? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Seviper is a fabulous Poison-typed Pokemon. Seviper is a almost common Pokemon to see in Generation 3. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Seviper's only type-related weaknesses are Ground and Psychic.
Item: Poison Barb
Ability: Shed Skin
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb / Poison Tail
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Earthquake / Dig
- Rock Smash
Physical Sweeper Seviper (Shed Skin)
Seviper is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Shed Skin, Seviper has a 33% chance to have its status cured at the end of each turn.
♦ Poison Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Poison-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to poison).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Dig is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 20-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Charcoal
Ability: Shed Skin
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flamethrower
- Crunch / Bite
- Giga Drain
- Protect
Special Sweeper Seviper (Shed Skin)
Seviper is an interesting Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Previously before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Shed Skin, Seviper has a 33% chance to have its status cured at the end of each turn.
♦ Crunch is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Bite is a special 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 60-base power Grass-type move (Seviper recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Seviper this turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Seviper? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Soft Sand
Ability: Shed Skin
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Dig
- Sludge Bomb / Poison Tail
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Rock Smash
Doubles Physical Sweeper Seviper (Shed Skin)
Seviper is a decent Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Years before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Shed Skin, Seviper has a 33% chance to have its status cured at the end of each turn.
♦ Dig is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Poison Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Poison-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to poison).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 20-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Charcoal
Ability: Shed Skin
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flamethrower
- Crunch / Bite
- Giga Drain
- Protect
Doubles Special Sweeper Seviper (Shed Skin)
Seviper is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Remember before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Shed Skin, Seviper has a 33% chance to have its status cured at the end of each turn.
♦ Crunch is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Bite is a special 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 60-base power Grass-type move (Seviper recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Seviper this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Seviper learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Seviper can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive RS Move and Ability Combos for Seviper
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Snatch
- Moves that inflict status: Glare, Toxic
Moves that boost Seviper's stats
- Stockpile
Most notable and possible best moves for Seviper
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Seviper in Ruby and Sapphire
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