Pokemon GO: Seviper Raid Guide - Counters, Weaknesses & More

In Pokemon GO, Seviper is one of the selected Pokemon to feature in the Rivals Week event, appearing both in the wild and in 3-Star Raid Battles during the dates of May 4, at 10 AM local time, to May 6.

Many players will be encountering and going up against Seviper in Raid Battles during this time. For this reason, knowing the best counters and the key weaknesses this Pokemon has will enable you to prepare in advance and ensure success during your Raid battle endeavors.

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Pokemon GO: Seviper Weakness And Resistances

Seviper is a Poison Type in Pokemon GO, meaning it has weaknesses to Pokemon and moves of the Ground or Psychic Typings. On the other hand, Seviper is highly effective against Pokemon of the Fighting, Fairy, Grass, and Bug Types, so these should be avoided when determining the best Pokemon for going up against this creature in a Raid battle.

Seviper is a Pokemon with a maximum CP of 2380, and a stat spread of 196 ATK, 118 DEF, and 177 STA. When paired with the most effective moveset combination of Poison Jab and Poison Fang, Seviper will be able to deal around 10.75 DPS and 190 total damage before fainting.

Best Seviper Raid Counters In Pokemon GO

In Pokemon GO, Trainers will need to consider Seviper’s key weaknesses and resistances when it comes to setting up an appropriate team to counter and take it down in Raid battles. For this reason, many of the best Seviper Raid counters are centered around Pokemon who have the Psychic or Ground Typing, or at least can utilize powerful moves of these same Types.

To help guide you in this process, some of the most efficient Seviper Raid counters have been included below, as well as the best movesets for these Pokemon when it comes to going up against Seviper in battle.

Best Seviper Counters

Pokemon	Fast Move	Charged Move
Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades
Shadow Mewtwo	Confusion	Psystrike
Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power
Mega Alakazam	Confusion	Psychic
Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades
Mewtwo	Confusion	Psystrike
Mega Latios	Zen Heabutt	Psychic
Mega Gardevoir	Confusion	Psychic
Shadow Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands
Hoopa Unbound	Confusion	Psychic
Shadow Metagross	Zen Heabutt	Psychic
Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent

In the circumstance that you are unable to acquire these specific Pokemon or movesets, then you can also choose to use alternate movesets for each option, or even alternate Pokemon, as long as they have the same Typings as mentioned above, and can deal similar damage output in battle. This way, you should set yourself up for the best chance of success in defeating Sevipor not just once, but in repetition.