Snake Pokémon
16 Pokémon are based on or look like snakes and serpents. They run from Ekans (#0023) to Dudunsparce (#0982).
Snake Pokémon facts
- Most snake Pokémon are Ground types (4 of 16), then Grass (3) and Poison (3).
- Generation 1 added the most (5 of 16).
- Heaviest: Steelix (400 kg). Lightest: Ekans (6.9 kg).
- First partner Pokémon: Snivy, Servine and Serperior.
- Legendary: Rayquaza.
All 16 Snake Pokémon
Each Pokémon is here because its lore page on pokee.si says it is based on or inspired by snakes and serpents, or looks like them. Game Freak does not always say what inspired a design, so some of these are well-supported readings, not official facts.
| # | Pokémon | Type | Why it counts | Gen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #0023 | Ekans | Poison | Mixes snakes, with a rattlesnake's rattle and an egg-eater's traits. | 1 |
| #0024 | Arbok | Poison | Looks like an Indian cobra, with a hood and venom. | 1 |
| #0095 | Onix | Rock/Ground | A rock snake, maybe a pun on rock python. | 1 |
| #0130 | Gyarados | Water/Flying | A big blue serpent, 6.5 metres long. | 1 |
| #0148 | Dragonair | Dragon | Looks modelled on sea serpents and the ryu of myth. | 1 |
| #0206 | Dunsparce | Normal | Based on the tsuchinoko, a snake-like creature from Japanese tales. | 2 |
| #0208 | Steelix | Steel/Ground | Mixes a snake and an earthworm. | 2 |
| #0336 | Seviper | Poison | Appears to be based on the habu, a venomous viper. | 3 |
| #0350 | Milotic | Water | A sea serpent mixed with a mermaid. | 3 |
| #0384 | Rayquaza | Dragon/Flying | A long, thin serpent that nods to the flying serpent Quetzalcoatl. | 3 |
| #0495 | Snivy | Grass | Drawn from a picture book about snakes that look like vines. | 5 |
| #0496 | Servine | Grass | Named for a serpent and a vine, with a slender two-legged body. | 5 |
| #0497 | Serperior | Grass | A serpent with a royal look. | 5 |
| #0843 | Silicobra | Ground | Looks like a cobra with a hood-like pouch. | 8 |
| #0844 | Sandaconda | Ground | Looks like an anaconda, maybe crossed with desert snakes. | 8 |
| #0982 | Dudunsparce | Normal | Has the same tsuchinoko roots as Dunsparce. | 9 |
Snake Pokémon by type
A Pokémon with two types is counted once for each type.