Biology
Carnivine with its mouth opened wide
Carnivine is a green plant-like Pokémon resembling a Venus flytrap . Its circular eyes have small pupils, and it has spiky teeth. Its stem is yellow with green spots, with red and green vines beneath with the appearance of tentacles. It has two arms resembling leaves with three leafy 'fingers' each.
Carnivine is very gluttonous, and is known to have an unruly temper. It is capable of hanging from tree branches using its vines, while its mouth can open to about 180 degrees wide. With its mouth wide open, Carnivine attracts the prey it waits for with sweet-smelling saliva, then chomps down. However, it takes a whole day to eat prey. Carnivine's diet consists mostly of insects and small bugs. It lives in forests and marshes.
In the anime
Major appearances
James has a Carnivine that debuted in Two Degrees of Separation! , where he retrieved it from one of his old mansions in Sinnoh . The episode also marked the species' debut. James was eventually forced to leave it at the Team Rocket HQ when he headed to Unova so that it wouldn't attract attention as a Pokémon not native to the region.
Minor appearances
Pokédex entries
Episode
Pokémon
Source
Entry
DP004
Carnivine
Ash's Pokédex
Carnivine, the Bug Catcher Pokémon. It uses its sweet-smelling saliva to catch its prey.
DP143
Carnivine
Khoury's Pokédex
Carnivine, the Bug Catcher Pokémon. Carnivine latches onto trees in marshes and lures its prey with its sweet-smelling saliva.
In the manga
In the TCG
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV
Sinnoh #131
Johto #—
Diamond
It attracts prey with its sweet-smelling saliva, then chomps down. It takes a whole day to eat prey.
Pearl
Hanging from branches using its tentacles, it looks like a plant. It awaits prey, mouth wide open.
Platinum
It binds itself to trees in marshes. It attracts prey with its sweet-smelling drool and gulps them down.
HeartGold
It walks around on its tentacles in search of a tree branch where it can dangle down and ambush prey.
SoulSilver
Generation V
Unova B2 W2 : #289
Black
It binds itself to trees in marshes. It attracts prey with its sweet-smelling drool and gulps them down.
White
Black 2
Using its tentacles to lash itself to trees, it lies in wait for prey, luring it close with sweet-smelling drool.
White 2
Generation VI
Kalos Mountain #029
Hoenn #—
X
It attracts prey with its sweet-smelling saliva, then chomps down. It takes a whole day to eat prey.
Y
It binds itself to trees in marshes. It attracts prey with its sweet-smelling drool and gulps them down.
Omega Ruby
It attracts prey with its sweet-smelling saliva, then chomps down. It takes a whole day to eat prey.
Alpha Sapphire
It binds itself to trees in marshes. It attracts prey with its sweet-smelling drool and gulps them down.
Generation VIII
Galar #—
Sinnoh #131
Hisui #092
This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Sword and Shield .
Brilliant Diamond
It attracts prey with its sweet-smelling saliva, then chomps down. It takes a whole day to eat its prey.
Shining Pearl
Using its tentacles to hang from branches, it looks like a plant when it is not moving. It awaits prey with its mouth wide open.
Legends: Arceus
Though this is a plant Pokémon, it has a gluttonous and unruly temperament. Carnivine attacks its prey with its cavernous maw wide open.
Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation VIII
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VIII side games.
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
Range
At Lv. 50
At Lv. 100
74
134 - 181
258 - 352
100
94 - 167
184 - 328
72
69 - 136
134 - 267
90
85 - 156
166 - 306
72
69 - 136
134 - 267
46
45 - 107
87 - 210
Total:
454
Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs , IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature .
Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs , IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature .
Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
Learnset
Carnivine is available in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and Pokémon Legends: Arceus .
BD SP
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Carnivine
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Carnivine
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
LA
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Carnivine
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Carnivine
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Carnivine
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Carnivine
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Carnivine in Generation VIII
Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Carnivine in that game.
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Carnivine
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Carnivine
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
BD SP
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Carnivine
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Carnivine
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
LA
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Carnivine
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Carnivine
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
Side game data
Pokémon Rumble Rush
Walking Speed: 1.5 seconds
Base HP: 54
Base Attack: 77
Base Defense: 54
Base Speed: 60
Evolution data
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
Trivia
In Pokémon Battle Revolution , Toxic is depicted as two purple orbs spinning around each other towards the target. However, when Carnivine uses Toxic, the orbs travel erratically. The same animation is used for Spinda .
Carnivine is the only Pokémon with the ability Levitate that is resistant to the Ground type without the Ability.
This Pokémon shares its name , possibly by coincidence, with a monster from the Dragon Quest series.
Origin
Carnivine is based on a Venus flytrap .
Name origin
Carnivine may be a combination of carnivore and vine .
Muskippa may be a combination of Dionaea muscipula (scientific name of Venus flytrap ) and 空きっ腹 sukippara (empty stomach) or すきっ歯 sukippa (gap between the teeth).
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