Carvanha (Pokémon)

Carvanha キバニア Kibanha
Artwork from R/S/E
Types	Water/Dark
Species	Savage Pokémon
National Dex	#318
Johto Dex	#—
Hoenn Dex	#097
Sinnoh Dex	#—
Fiore Browser	R-117
Almia Browser	R—
Height	2′07″ (0.8m)
Weight	45.9 lbs. (20.8kg)
Ability	Rough Skin
Egg group	Water 2
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	1 Atk
Exp. yield	88 base exp.
Lv. 100 at	1,250,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀/50% ♂
Pokédex color	Red
Catch rate	225
Footprint
Body style
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Carvanha (Japanese: キバニア Kibanha) is a dual-type Water/Dark Pokémon.

It evolves into Sharpedo at level 30.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.5.4 By tutoring 5.5.5 TCG-only moves 5.5.6 Special moves 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprites 6 Trivia 6.1 Origin 6.1.1 Name origin 7 In other languages 8 External links

Biology

Physiology

Carvanha has a round body covered in tiny, sharp denticles which create hydrodynamic advantages by reducing turbulence when swimming, as well as provide protection against physical attacks. The top half of Carvanha's spherical body is blue, while the bottom half is red, with a yellow star-shaped emblem below its mouth. Carvanha has two yellow dorsal fins above its eyes that resemble shark fins, and a matching pelvic fin on its belly. Its pectoral fins are also yellow. The caudal fin is composed of two red spines with a thin yellow membrane stretched between them.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Carvanha have jaws that are powerful enough to tear through a boat hull. Its aforementioned Rough Skin causes contact that feels like getting scrapped by sandpaper. Carvanha is also an exceptionally fast swimmer. It is also capable of using Special-based moves like Surf, Dark Pulse, Ice Beam, and AncientPower; but Carvanha doesn't excel at those abilities.

Behavior

This Pokémon is a pack hunter, just like real piranhas. Swarms of this Pokémon will attack virtually anything in the water with unmatched ferocity. Without the strength of numbers, however, this Pokémon becomes cowardly and shy.

Habitat

This Pokémon lives in warm rivers with other Carvanha and where food is plentiful.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Carvanha will eat practically any creature that they can sink their teeth into.

In the anime

Carvanha first appeared in A Corphish Out of Water. When Ash had to take his sick Corphish to a Pokémon Center, he had to cross a river that was infested with Carvanha.

Over the series, Carvanha was one of the Pokémon used by Team Aqua.

A Carvanha appeared in DP089.

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Carvanha (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
III	Ruby	Carvanha's strongly developed jaws and its sharply pointed fangs pack the destructive power to rip out boat hulls. Many boats have been attacked and sunk by this Pokémon.
	Sapphire	If anything invades Carvanha's territory, it will swarm and tear at the intruder with its pointed fangs. On its own, however, this Pokémon turns suddenly timid.
	Emerald	Carvanha attack ships in swarms, making them sink. Although it is said to be a very vicious Pokémon, it timidly flees as soon as it finds itself alone.
	FireRed	It lives in massive rivers that course through jungles. It swarms prey that enter its territory.
	LeafGreen	It lives in massive rivers that course through jungles. It swarms prey that enter its territory.
IV	Diamond	They swarm any foe that invades their territory. Their sharp fangs can tear out boat hulls.
	Pearl	They swarm any foe that invades their territory. Their sharp fangs can tear out boat hulls.
	Platinum	Currently unknown

Game locations

Gen	Game		Rarity	Location
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Common	Routes 118 and 119 (Fish)
	Emerald		Common	Routes 118 and 119 (Fish)
	FireRed	LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Colosseum		None	Trade
	XD		One	Cipher Key Lair (Shadow)
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Common	Great Marsh (Super Rod)
	Platinum		???	Great Marsh (Fish after obtaining National Pokédex)
	Pal Park			Sea

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Ocean
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 11 Huge Storage 4 Endless Level 10 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Red and Blue)	Stormy Sea (35F-39F) Silver Trench (30F-39F) Far-off Sea (30-39F) Fantasy Strait (B30)
Pokémon Ranger	Safra Sea
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness)	Surrounded Sea (B1-B20)

Base stats

HP:	45
Attack:	90
Defense:	20
SpAtk:	65
SpDef:	20
Speed:	65

Type effectiveness

Weak to	Resistant to	Immune to	Normal effectiveness
Fighting : 2×  Bug : 2×  Grass : 2×  Electric : 2×	Ghost : ½×  Steel : ½×  Fire : ½×  Water : ½×  Ice : ½×  Dark : ½×	Psychic : 0×	Normal : 1×  Flying : 1×  Poison : 1×  Ground : 1×  Rock : 1×  Dragon : 1×
Notes: If Miracle Eye is used by an opponent, the effectiveness of  Psychic-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: III
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
Start	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25	Tough	3 ♥♥♥
Start	Leer	Normal	Status	—	100%	30	Cool	2 ♥♥
6	Rage	Normal	Physical	20	100%	20	Cool	0
8	Focus Energy	Normal	Status	—	—%	30	Cool	0
11	Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	90%	10	Tough	2 ♥♥
16	Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95%	15	Cool	3 ♥♥♥
18	Screech	Normal	Status	—	85%	40	Smart	2 ♥♥
21	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15	Cute	2 ♥♥
26	Assurance	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10	Beauty	2 ♥♥
28	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15	Tough	2 ♥♥
31	Aqua Jet	Water	Physical	40	100%	30	Beauty	2 ♥♥
36	Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—%	30	Cool	2 ♥♥
38	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20	Tough	3 ♥♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By TM/HM

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: III
TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
TM03	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100%	20	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	85%	10	Smart	2 ♥♥
TM07	Hail	Ice	Status	—	—%	10	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15	Smart	1 ♥
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20	Smart	0
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	95	100%	15	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	120	70%	5	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—%	5	Tough	2 ♥♥
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15	Cool	2 ♥♥
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15	Tough	0
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM43	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20	Smart	2 ♥♥
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	40	100%	10	Tough	0
TM55	Brine	Water	Special	65	100%	10	Smart	2 ♥♥
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Tough	2 ♥♥
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10	Cool	1 ♥
TM78	Captivate	Normal	Status	—	100%	20	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM79	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15	Cool	2 ♥♥
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	3 ♥♥♥
TM83	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15	Cool	2 ♥♥
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Smart	1 ♥
HM03	Surf	Water	Special	95	100%	15	Beauty	2 ♥♥
HM07	Waterfall	Water	Physical	80	100%	15	Tough	3 ♥♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By breeding

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: III
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
Relicanth	AncientPower	Rock	Special	60	100%	5	Tough	2 ♥♥
Relicanth	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15	Tough	0
Gyarados Chinchou, Lanturn Qwilfish Wailmer, Wailord Relicanth	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	120	80%	15	Beauty	2 ♥♥
Gyarados	Thrash	Normal	Physical	90	100%	20	Tough	2 ♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB from an evolution of this Pokémon *Indicates a move only available by chain breeding

By tutoring

Generation III and IV Other generation learnsets: III
Game							Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	AncientPower	Rock	Special	60	100%	5	Tough	2 ♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Bounce	Flying	Physical	85	85%	5	Cute	1 ♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Dive	Water	Physical	80	100%	10	Beauty	1 ♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15	Tough	0
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Tough	2 ♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	10	95%	20	Cool	2 ♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	75	100%	15	Beauty	2 ♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Mimic	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100%	10	Cute	3 ♥♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	3 ♥♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Snore	Normal	Special	40	100%	15	Cool	3 ♥♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Spite	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10	Tough	2 ♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Smart	1 ♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15	Cute	2 ♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Swift	Normal	Special	60	—%	20	Cool	2 ♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Uproar	Normal	Special	50	100%	10	Cute	2 ♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90%	15	Beauty	2 ♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game, while a colored background indicates that the move is available.

TCG-only moves

• Splash

Special moves

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Shadow moves		Level 15+	Purified moves
Shadow Blitz	???		Refresh	Normal
Shadow Hold	???		Water Pulse	Water
--			Bite	Dark
--			Scary Face	Normal

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 8.9%	Friend Area: Treasure Sea
Phrases
51%-100% HP	I can munch down a cow. No problem!
26%-50% HP	This is looking bad... My health is down by half.
1%-25% HP	It's grim... My fangs aren't working properly...
Level Up	Yes! Leveled up! I'm going on an eating spree!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:  Water	Loops: 4	Minimum Experience: -
Poké Assist:  Water	Field Move: None	Maximum Experience: -
"Carvanha chomps repeatedly with sharp fangs. Beware if they are in a pack."
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 0.5%	IQ Group: G

Evolution

	Unevolved	→ Level 30	First evolution
	Carvanha  Water  Dark		Sharpedo  Water  Dark

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
				Image:Spr 3f 318.png
	Image:Spr 3r 318 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 318 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 318 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 318 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
			Image:Spr 4p 318.png
			Image:Spr 4p 318 s.png

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

Trivia

• Carvanha is commonly used by Team Aqua.

Origin

Carvanha is based on piranhas.

Name origin

Carvanha's name comes from the words carnivorous, or possibly carve, and piranha. Kibanha may be derived from 牙 kiba, fang, and piranha.

In other languages

• German: Kanivanha
• French: Carvanha
• Korean: 샤프니아 Sharpunia

External links

Article on Wikipedia

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