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Species guide · Ages 10+ · July 2026

Snivy

Say it: SNI-vy

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Snivy is the Grass Snake Pokémon — Grass before Servine and Serperior. In Pokémon GO it is usually candy on the way to Serperior — not a finished raid attacker. Grass helps against Water, Ground, and Rock; Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug hit Grass hard. Frenzy Plant from Snivy Community Day belongs on Serperior. Catch Snivy from the wild, eggs, or events, then evolve.

Say it: SNI-vy

Snivy (#495) is a Grass Pokémon in Pokémon GO — the baby stage of Serperior. Trainers almost never power Snivy for raids; the value is candy and IVs for Serperior (and Frenzy Plant when relevant). Against Snivy, lead with Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, or Bug. Stats, type chart, moves, and counter picks below use our Game Master snapshot.

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Pokédex notes

Snivy leads to Serperior — Grass pick that benefits from exclusive moves during Unova events.

Where in GO: Wild spawns, eggs, Field Research, and seasonal events

Invest tip: Do not sink Stardust into Snivy. Keep high-IV copies for Serperior. Shadow Snivy is the same — evolve toward Shadow Serperior after Frustration removal. Frenzy Plant is a Serperior Community Day move — not on Snivy.

Type matchups

  • Grass moves hit Water, Ground, and Rock hard.

When Snivy is your opponent, Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug hits hard.

Full type matchup guide →

GO base stats

From Game Master snapshot — IVs, buddy, and power-ups change real battle stats.

Attack
88
Defense
107
Stamina
128

Weak to

FireIcePoisonFlyingBug

Resists

WaterElectricGrassGround

Best Pokémon to use against it

When this species is your opponent (Rocket battle, gym, raid, or PvP), these picks exploit its typings. Each list is a pool of options — not a required 12-Pokémon lobby.

Recommended

Strongest practical attackers for this matchup.

  1. 1. Mega Charizard Y · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  2. 2. Reshiram · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Fusion Flare

  3. 3. Shadow Moltres · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Overheat

  4. 4. Shadow Charizard · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  5. 5. Mega Blaziken · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  6. 6. Shadow Entei · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Overheat

  7. 7. Blaziken · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  8. 8. Darmanitan · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Overheat

  9. 9. Chandelure · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Overheat

  10. 10. Heatran · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Flamethrower

  11. 11. Emboar · beats Fire

    Ember + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  12. 12. Infernape · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

Budget

Solid alternatives when you cannot build the Recommended picks.

  1. 1. Darmanitan · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Overheat

  2. 2. Arcanine · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Flamethrower

  3. 3. Flareon · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Overheat

  4. 4. Typhlosion · beats Fire

    Incinerate + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  5. 5. Magmortar · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Fire Punch

  6. 6. Camerupt · beats Fire

    Incinerate + Overheat

  7. 7. Torkoal · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Overheat

  8. 8. Rapidash · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Fire Blast

  9. 9. Pyroar · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Overheat

  10. 10. Simisear · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Flamethrower

  11. 11. Charizard · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  12. 12. Houndoom · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Flamethrower

Recommended moves

Snivy’s Game Master pool is temporary. Real investment is Serperior — evolve before serious TMs and power-ups. Frenzy Plant belongs on Serperior.

Fast

  • Vine Whip · Standard

    Grass energy

  • Tackle · Standard

    Normal filler

Charged

  • Energy Ball · Standard

    Grass nuke

  • Seed Bomb · Standard

    Grass alternate

  • Wrap · Standard

    Normal / debuff

Moves in GO

Always-available Game Master learnset (regular TMs). Community Day / Elite TM moves appear above when we have curated notes for this species.

Fast

  • tackle
  • vine whip

Charged

  • energy ball
  • seed bomb
  • wrap

PvP league ranks (family snapshot)

  • Great League · rank #825 of 954 · CP 960

    Vine Whip + Energy Ball

  • Master League · rank #778 of 1023 · CP 960

    Vine Whip + Energy Ball

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