Carnivine (Pokémon)

Carnivine マスキッパ Muskippa

Artwork from D/P

Type Species  Grass  Bug Catcher Pokémon Ability Exp. at 100 Levitate 1,250,000 Pokédex National #455 Johto #— Hoenn #— Sinnoh #131 Browser Fiore R— Almia R-136 Height Weight 4'07" 59.5 lbs. Pokédex color Footprint Body style Catch rate Green 200 Gender ratio 50% male 50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Plant 26 (6630 steps) EV yield HP 0 Atk 2 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 164 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex On Smogon Pokédex On Eevee's Pokédex On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex On Marriland Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Carnivine (Japanese: マスキッパ Muskippa) is a Grass-type Pokémon.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Biology

Physiology

Carnivine and its mouth opened wide

Its appearance is based off of a Venus Flytrap, with circular eyes and small pupils. Instead of having legs like other Grass Pokémon (like Bellsprout), it has red and green vines attached to the end of its yellow and green-spotted stem, giving the vines the appearance of tentacles. The leaves act as arms, and appear to have three leafy ‘fingers’. It's mouth can open to about 180 degrees wide.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Carnivine has the ability to hover above the ground.

Behavior

Hanging from branches using its tentacles, Carnivine is said to look like a plant. With its mouth wide open, it attracts the prey it waits for with a sweet-smelling saliva, then chomps down. It takes a whole day to eat prey.

Habitat

Carnivine inhabits forests, and marshes.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

James and Carnivine

James has a Carnivine that first appeared in Two Degrees of Separation!, an old childhood friend of his which he finds at his old family mansion in Sinnoh. It has replaced his Cacnea as his main battling Pokémon.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

In Pokémon Adventures, while the main protagonists were in the Great Marsh catching Pokémon, a Carnivine began chasing Lax and Chahiko.

In the TCG

Main article: Carnivine (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 8.2%	IQ Group: A
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Grass	Poké Assist: ( Grass )	Field Move: (Cut ×2)
"It shoots seeds to attack."

Evolution

Does not evolve Carnivine  Grass

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back

For other sprites and images, please see Carnivine images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Carnivine is the only Grass-type Pokémon to have Levitate as its ability.
• Carnivine and Tropius are the only non-legendary Grass-type Pokémon that do not have any evolutionary relatives.
  • They also share their immunity to Ground-type moves, Tropius by being part Flying-type and Carnivine because of its ability.
• 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.

Origin

Carnivine is based on a venus flytrap.

Name Origin

Carnivine's name is a combination of the word carnivore and vine. Muskippa is derived from Dionaea muscipula, the scientific name for the venus flytrap.

In other languages

• German: Venuflibis - From Venusfliegenfalle (Venus fly trap) and Biss (bite).
• French: Vortente - From carnivore (carnivorous) and possibly tente (tent).
• Korean: 무스틈니 Musteumni
• Chinese: 豬籠蔓 Zhu Long Man

Related articles

• James's Carnivine

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