#496

Servine

Grass

Best attacking moveset: Vine Whip and Grass Knot, worth 8.4 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Servine can learn 6 combinations. Vine Whip with Grass Knot does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Type matchups

Weak toFlyingPoisonBugFireIce

ResistsGroundWaterGrassElectric

Fast attack	Type	Power	Duration	Energy
Iron Tail	Steel	14	1.0s	+6
Vine Whip	Grass	6	0.5s	+5

Charged attack	Type	Power	Duration	Energy
Grass Knot	Grass	90	2.5s	-50
Leaf Tornado	Grass	45	3.0s	-33
Wrap	Normal	60	3.0s	-33

Shiny

Yes. Shiny Servine has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.

Evolution family

Snivy

Servine

Serperior

Numbers

Max CP	1,629 at level 50, 1,441 at level 40
Raid catch	823 CP at level 20, or 1,029 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch	770 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats	122 attack · 152 defense · 155 stamina

What it costs

Candy to evolve	25 Candy
Second charged move	10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Buddy distance	3 km per Candy
Purify a Shadow one	3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy
Size	0.8 m and 16 kg

Best moveset against each type

Servine does not have one best moveset, it has 2. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ground, Rock, Water.

Against	Best moveset	DPS
Ground	Vine Whip + Grass Knot	12.3
Rock	Vine Whip + Grass Knot	12.3
Water	Vine Whip + Grass Knot	12.3
Ice	Iron Tail + Grass Knot	8.4
Fairy	Iron Tail + Grass Knot	8.4
Normal	Vine Whip + Grass Knot	8.4
Fighting	Vine Whip + Grass Knot	8.4
Ghost	Vine Whip + Grass Knot	8.4
Electric	Vine Whip + Grass Knot	8.4
Psychic	Vine Whip + Grass Knot	8.4
Dark	Vine Whip + Grass Knot	8.4
Flying	Iron Tail + Grass Knot	5.8
Poison	Iron Tail + Grass Knot	5.8
Bug	Iron Tail + Grass Knot	5.8
Grass	Iron Tail + Grass Knot	5.8
Dragon	Iron Tail + Grass Knot	5.8
Steel	Vine Whip + Grass Knot	5.5
Fire	Vine Whip + Grass Knot	5.5

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Servine is actually for.

Counters: what beats Servine

Attacker	Type	Moveset	DPS
Blacephalon	FireGhost	Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy	43.6
Eternatus	PoisonDragon	Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy	37.2
Reshiram	DragonFire	Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy	36.2
Pheromosa	BugFighting	Bug Bite + Bug Buzz	33.9
Salamence	DragonFlying	Fire Fang + Fly	33.4
Chandelure	GhostFire	Fire Spin + Overheat	33.1
Moltres	FireFlying	Fire Spin + Fly	32.8
Cinderace	Fire	Fire Spin + Pyroball	32.7
Enamorus	FairyFlying	Fairy Wind + Fly	32.5
Volcarona	BugFire	Fire Spin + Overheat	32.3

Ranked by damage per second against Servine's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.