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Serperior, a Grass type Pokémon, official artwork

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Serperior: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Serperior is a speedy utility Pokémon, led by its Speed (113) and Defense (95), with a base stat total of 528. Competitively it is banned from RarelyUsed for overperforming there. It currently appears on 1.3% of OU teams.

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What is Serperior weak to?

How much damage Serperior takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toBugFireFlyingIcePoison
0.5×ResistsElectricGrassGroundWater

Serperior takes super-effective damage from Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison. It resists Electric, Grass, Ground, Water.

Best moveset for Serperior

The most-used moves on Serperior in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • Leaf StormGrass13026.2%
  • GlareNormal-24.4%
  • Knock OffDark6512.8%
  • SubstituteNormal-10.1%
  • Dragon PulseDragon858%
  • SynthesisGrass-7.9%

Best nature for Serperior

Timid. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Timid with 0/0/0/252/4/252 EVs (34.5% of sets).

Abilities

  • OvergrowAt 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5x with Grass attacks.
  • ContraryIf this Pokemon has a stat stage raised it is lowered instead, and vice versa.

Evolution line

Snivy
Servine
Serperior

Best counters for Serperior

Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Serperior:

Best teammates for Serperior

Pokémon most often paired with Serperior on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (53 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Frenzy PlantGrass15090%Special
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Leaf StormGrass13090%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
OutrageDragon120100%Physical
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
Leaf BladeGrass90100%Physical
Petal BlizzardGrass90100%Physical
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Dragon PulseDragon85100%Special
Grass PledgeGrass80100%Special
Seed BombGrass80100%Physical
SlamNormal8075%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Giga DrainGrass75100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Breaking SwipeDragon60100%Physical
Dragon TailDragon6090%Physical
Magical LeafGrass60-Special
SwiftNormal60-Special
Grassy GlideGrass55100%Physical
TrailblazeGrass50100%Physical
Vine WhipGrass45100%Physical
Mega DrainGrass40100%Special
TackleNormal40100%Physical
Bullet SeedGrass25100%Physical
Scale ShotDragon2590%Physical
WrapNormal1590%Physical
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
Calm MindPsychic--Status
CoilPoison--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Gastro AcidPoison-100%Status
Grassy TerrainGrass--Status
GrowthNormal--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
Leech SeedGrass-90%Status
LeerNormal-100%Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
TauntDark-100%Status