Servine

Servine's origins and trivia

Ken Sugimori has said the Snivy line was designed to become progressively more snake-like as it evolves, and Servine is based on a vine snake, tree snake, or green snake, with some features possibly drawing on legless lizards, Asian grass lizards, or skinks such as Brachymeles. Servine first appeared on an animator's reference sheet for Pokémon the Series: Black & White alongside Dewott, Woobat, and Axew, and its English name was later confirmed on screen in The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!.

Servine's cards from Black & White to Mega Evolution

Servine's initial Black & White release paired uncommons illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno and 5ban Graphics, and Himeno also drew its McDonald's Collection 2012 card. Boundaries Crossed added an uncommon, Legendary Treasures an uncommon and a common, and Fates Collide contributed an XY-era uncommon. The Scarlet & Violet era's Black Bolt paired a common with an Illustration rare by Jiro Sasumo, and the Mega Evolution era's Perfect Order added another common by Kurata So.

Cards to know

• Servine (Black & White #3)

  Black & White's Uncommon Servine illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno, its earliest printing.

• Servine (Boundaries Crossed #12)

  Boundaries Crossed's Uncommon Servine illustrated by Mizue.

• Servine (Legendary Treasures #RC2)

  Legendary Treasures' Common Servine illustrated by kirisAki.

• Servine (Black Bolt #088)

  Black Bolt's Illustration rare Servine illustrated by Jiro Sasumo.

• Servine (Perfect Order #005)

  Perfect Order's Common Servine, its Mega Evolution era printing.