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#REDIRECT [[List of generation III Pokémon#Seviper]]
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{{nihongo|'''Seviper'''|ハブネーク|Habunēku|'''Habunake''' in original [[Japanese language]] versions}} is a fictional character in the franchise of [[Pokémon]]. The name ''Seviper'' is a portmanteau of the words ''sever'' and ''[[viper]]''. It could also be a combination of the words ''serpent'' and ''[[viper]]''. Its Japanese name is a [[portmanteau]] of the words [[habu]], a species of poisonous snakes in [[Okinawa]], and [[snake]].

==Biological characteristics==
Seviper resembles a [[Habu]], an Okinawan venomous snake, with red fangs, stylized textures adorning its body, and a swordlike tail. This tail is grown to be bladelike in substance and sharpness, and Seviper as a hobby tempers its tail by sharpening it on hard rocks. Its similarity to the [[Habu]] is significant in its dark color and its Japanese name.

Seviper is a fully-armed predator in both the wild and in Pokémon trainer battles. Secreted within both its fangs and its tail is a venomous poison which is injected into its opponent through its fangs and sprayed onto the opponent from its tail. It also of course slashes at its foes with its tail as if it were a sword coated in venom. These it uses when hunting within its environment in the grassland, jumping out at unsuspecting prey from within the grass it hides in.

It is universally accepted, both in myth and in observed behavioral patterns of the Pokémon, that Seviper is forever the natural archrival of [[Zangoose]], for individuals of the two species always attack each other on sight and are willing to battle to the death. This mirrors the modern-day rivalry between the [[mongoose]] and the [[cobra]]. Furthermore, the staged fights between the [[Habu]] and the [[mongoose]] may have inspired the relation between Seviper and [[Zangoose]]. It is said that the marks seen on Seviper as well as Zangoose are evidence of their blood feud since ancient times, though this does not necessarily agree with science because the Pokémon carry these textured marks even when just born. But despite this feud, in the video games Seviper and Zangoose will breed with each other at the day care.

==In the video games==
Seviper is catchable only in the [[Pokémon Sapphire|Sapphire]] and [[Pokémon Emerald|Emerald]] versions of Pokémon, both at Route 114. It can be caught in [[Pokemon Diamond and Pearl|''Pokémon Diamond'' and ''Pearl'']] after obtaining the National Dex while the [[Pokémon Sapphire|Sapphire]] cartridge is inserted into the [[Nintendo DS]]'s GBA slot. Seviper is spotted in several battles in Pokemon: XD Gale of Darkness but is not catchable.

==In the ''Pokémon'' anime==
<!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:PokeAG48.jpg|thumb|right|Seviper and Zangoose's Rivalry was deplicted in the episode ''ZigZag Zangoose''.]] -->The most notable Seviper in the anime was owned by [[Team Rocket]]'s Jessie. Shortly after Jessie released her [[Arbok]] to the wild, she caught a Seviper and has owned and used it as her flagship Pokémon ever since. Interestingly, Jessie had beaten it up in a rage, before catching it, as Meowth, Cacnea and Wobuffet failed to battle it (Jessie forced [[Meowth]] to battle and James to send out his Cacnea).

In the episode ''ZigZag Zangoose'', Zangoose found a strategy to defeat Jessie's Seviper. It probably wasn't aimed to say Zangoose are better than Seviper, it was just to show how poorly Team Rocket trains their Pokemon. Seviper appears in nearly every episode since it was caught, right alongside James’ [[Cacnea]], and battles fiercely and unquestioningly for its boss. During the episode "A Fan With A Plan", the "Trainer's Choice" feature claimed that Seviper evolves from Arbok; however, this was incorrect and caused Pokémon staff to take over the segment of the show.<ref>[http://www.pokemon.com/index.weml#mailbag_07102006 Mailbag: Evolution Confusion!], ''Pokémon.com''. URL last accessed [[March 4]], [[2007]].</ref> Interestingly, Jessie's Seviper keeps its Japanese voice. When it comes out of its ball and gets ready to launch an attack, its voice is typically dubbed over, but some of Seviper's cries are actually untouched from the Japanese version only in the [[4Kids Entertainment]] dub.Jessie's Seviper is voiced by [[Michael Sinterniklaas]] and then by [[Bill Rogers (voice actor)]] in the [[The Pokemon Company]]/[[TAJ Productions]] dub

Another Seviper is seen as part of Pike Queen Lucy's line up in the Kanto Battle Frontier season of the anime. Both Seviper and a Milotic were used when Ash battled her for the Frontier Luck Symbol. This same Seviper was stronger than Jessie's Seviper since it had a powerful Poison Tail attack than Jessie's and it could learn Flamethrower. However, Jessie was the first trainer to tell Seviper to use Flamethrower on her first Pokémon Contest, but Seviper couldn't learn it(though Seviper can actually learn it), showing how poorly trained Jessie's Seviper is to Lucy's Seviper.

Jessie's Seviper is also used for its ability to blanket the area in haze, so they can steal pokemon while the heroes are blinded. This is an equivalence to James' Weezing as it does in a similar fashion with poison gas very lethal compared to Seviper. This Seviper Jessie currently owns is dubbed a "double-edged sword" being used as a powerful sweeper and an escaping rogue for Team Rocket's getaway plans.

==In the trading card game==
[[Image:Seviper tcg.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Seviper in the ''Pokémon Trading Card Game'']]
Seviper has appeared on five cards so far. All of its cards are Basic Grass-types.
*''EX Sandstorm''
*''EX Team Magma vs. Team Aqua'' (as Team Aqua’s Seviper)
*''EX Emerald''
*''EX Holon Phantoms''
*''EX Power Keepers''

==References==
*The following games and their instruction manuals: [[Pokémon Red and Blue|''Pokémon Red'', ''Green'', and ''Blue'']]; ''[[Pokémon Yellow]]''; ''[[Pokémon Stadium]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Stadium#Pokémon Stadium 2|Pokémon Stadium 2]]''; [[Pokémon Gold and Silver|''Pokémon Gold'', ''Silver'']], and ''[[Pokémon Crystal|Crystal]]''; [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire|''Pokémon Ruby'', ''Sapphire'']], and ''[[Pokémon Emerald|Emerald]]''; [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen|''Pokémon FireRed'' and ''LeafGreen'']]; ''[[Pokémon Colosseum]]'' and ''[[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]]''
;Notes
<references />
;Publications<!--
*Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., 1998. [[ASIN]] B000CQP8FE
*Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon Player’s Guide Special Edition for Yellow, Red and Blue''. Nintendo of America Inc., 1999. [[ASIN]] B000CQT878-->
*Barbo, Maria. ''The Official Pokémon Handbook''. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
*Loe, Casey, ed. ''Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide''. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.<!--
*Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon Snap Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., 1999. [[ASIN]] B000CDZP9G
*Nintendo Power. ''Super Smash Bros. Melee Official Nintendo Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., 2001. ISBN 1930206194
*Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon Ruby Version & Sapphire Version Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., 2003. ISBN 1930206313
*Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon Colosseum Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., March 2004. ISBN 193020647X-->
*Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
*Mylonas, Eric. ''Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide''. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
*Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5<!--
*Chiba, Akira ''et al.'' ''The Official Pokémon Emerald Version Strategy Guide''. Pokémon USA, Inc., 2005. ISBN 3937336060
*Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., September 22 2005. ISBN 1598120026
;Manga volumes
*Ono, Toshihiro. ''Pokémon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu! Graphic Novel''. VIZ Media LLC, September 9 1999. ISBN 1569313784
*Ono, Toshihiro. ''Pokémon: Pikachu Shocks Back Graphic Novel''. VIZ Media LLC, December 6 1999. ISBN 156931411X
*Ono, Toshihiro. ''Pokémon: Electric Pikachu Boogaloo Graphic Novel''. VIZ Media LLC, April 5 2000. ISBN 1569314365
*Ono, Toshihiro. ''Pokémon: Surf’s Up, Pikachu Graphic Novel''. VIZ Media LLC, June 2000. ISBN 1569314942
*Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. ''Pokémon Adventures, Volume 1: Desperado Pikachu''. VIZ Media LLC, July 6 2000. ISBN 1569315078
*Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. ''Pokémon Adventures, Volume 2: Legendary Pokémon''. VIZ Media LLC, December 6 2000. ISBN 1569315086
*Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. ''Pokémon Adventures, Volume 3: Saffron City Siege''. VIZ Media LLC, August 5 2001. ISBN 1569315604
*Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. ''Pokémon Adventures, Volume 4: The Yellow Caballero: A Trainer in Yellow''. VIZ Media LLC, January 9 2002. ISBN 1569317100
*Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. ''Pokémon Adventures, Volume 5: The Yellow Caballero: Making Waves''. VIZ Media LLC, April 2002. ISBN 1591160278
*Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. ''Pokémon Adventures, Volume 6: The Yellow Caballero: The Cave Campaign''. VIZ Media LLC, September 5 2002. ISBN 1591160286
*Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. ''Pokémon Adventures, Volume 7: The Yellow Caballero: The Pokémon Elite''. VIZ Media LLC, January 2003. ISBN 1569318514-->

==External links==
*[http://www.pokemon.com/ Official Pokémon website]
*[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Seviper_(Pokémon) Bulbapedia] (a Pokémon-centric Wiki) ’s article about Seviper as a species
*{{Serebiidex|336|Seviper}}
*[http://www.pokemondungeon.com/pokedex/seviper.shtml Pokémon Dungeon] Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
*[http://www.psypokes.com/dex/pokedex.php?id=336&view=general PsyPoke] - Seviper Pokédex entry and Usage Overview
*[http://www.smogon.com/rs/pokemon/seviper Smogon.com] - Seviper Tactical Data
*{{WikiKnowledge|Seviper}}


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