Seviper (Pokémon)

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Seviper (Japanese: ハブネーク Habunake) is a introduced in Generation III.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
It is well known for its ongoing feud against .
==Biology==
Seviper is a serpentine that is usually depicted scrunched up like an accordion. It is mostly covered in black scales, but it has several markings on its body. It has yellow hexagon markings that run from its head to its tail, small yellow bumps where it touches the ground, and various purple scar-like marks. It has elongated red fangs that protrude from its upper jaw and fierce red eyes. Its tail is partially red and has a blade-like shape. Seviper sharpens its tail on rocks. 
Seviper wraps around its opponents to make them unable to move. Its tail and fangs are venomous and are used for striking and poisoning prey or enemies. It has been bitter enemies with for many generations. It lives in . In New Pokémon Snap, a Seviper can be seen attempting to prey on an .
Prior to Generation V, was its signature move, but other Pokémon could still inherit it via .
==Game data==
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==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====Jessie's Seviper=====
Seviper debuted in A Tail with a Twist, where Jessie it. It became Jessie's main battling partner, replacing her . Jessie eventually left Seviper at when she headed to the Unova region so they wouldn't attract attention by using Pokémon not native to Unova. Seviper returned to Jessie's party in Rocket Revengers!.
=====Lucy's Seviper=====
In Queen of the Serpentine!, Lucy first used a Seviper to fight off , during which it clashed against Jessie's own Seviper. It was then used to battle Ash's Donphan at the Battle Pike, and it lost.
=====Other=====
In Saving Braviary!, Schwarz sent out a Seviper after he and Weiss caught getting away with . It was then used to battle and , and it was eventually defeated in a battle by Iris's Excadrill.
In Defending the Homeland!, multiple Seviper were among 's minions that were ordered to attack 's homeland. Two of them reappeared in Beyond the Rainbow!, Master Class is in Session!, and Till We Compete Again!.
====Minor appearances====
A Seviper appeared in a flashback in Pace - The Final Frontier!.
A Seviper appeared in a flashback in Good Friends, Great Training!.
In Serving Up the Flute Cup!, a 's Seviper participated in the Battle Frontier Flute Cup, only to be defeated by .
A Seviper appeared in The Terapagos I Don't Know.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer===
In the Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer, a female 's Seviper was ordered to attack , Hugh, and Cheren with aboard the Plasma Frigate. However, Nate's intercepted with its own Bite before Hugh's attacked it with .
==In the manga==
===Pocket Monsters B2 W2 ~ A New Legend ~===
A Seviper appeared in ANL3, under the ownership of a .
===Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl===
A Seviper appeared in PDP15.
===Pokémon Adventures===
In Trying to Trounce Torchic, a Seviper attacked and after the latter took him to her Secret Base. Her , Chic, was able to put it down for the time being with its barrage, but it rose back up after Sapphire fainted from an earlier wound. Ruby, seeing that there was no one around to see him fight, knocked it out cold with his before leaving Sapphire a letter and a change of clothes.
Another wild Seviper appeared in On the Loose and Hyper with Zangoose and Seviper I and On the Loose and Hyper with Zangoose and Seviper II where it broke Ruby's s in unison with a wild . The then-uncaptured Feefee was able to take them both out, resulting in it being forced into his team (which provided a sharp contrast between the well-groomed Nana and Kiki, and Mumu and itself).
As in the , Lucy uses a Seviper as her main Pokémon, which was able to defeat two rental Pokémon in an , and later fought before losing. She first appeared in Swanky Showdown with Swalot.
A Seviper by and lent to for his Battle Pike challenge appeared in a fantasy in Moving Past Milotic.
A 's Seviper was seen in The Final Battle.
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===Pokémon Battle Frontier===
Lucy used a Seviper during her battle with in The Predestined Battle!.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* In an infamous Pokémon Trainer's Choice, Seviper was incorrectly claimed to be an evolved form of .
* Seviper and its rival share several characteristics, such as being in the Field Egg Group, residing in the same Friend Area, and being the only two Pokémon with a base stat total of 458.
** Seviper and Zangoose also have the exact opposite Experience group, with Seviper being in the Fluctuating group and Zangoose being in the Erratic group.
* Seviper is the only pure Pokémon to not have an evolutionary relative.
===Origin===
Seviper appears to be based on a viper; specifically, the , a type of that was often pitted against s in roadside shows. This practice is now considered inhumane and is rarely seen today. Aside from its scars, the shape of its color pattern resembles that of the . The rivalry it shares with Zangoose is based on the relationship between mongooses and s. Its body is covered in purple scars that match in color with Zangoose's claws from . Seviper's tail ends with a -like blade.
====Name origin====
Seviper may be a combination of sever (to cut and detach), severe (intense) or and .
Habunake may be a combination of 波布 and snake.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Jessie's Seviper
* Lucy's Seviper
==External links==
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