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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
Carnivine with its mouth opened wide
Carnivine is a green 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 can hang from tree branches using these vines, and it is said to look like a plant. It has two arms resembling leaves with three leafy 'fingers' each. Its mouth can open to about 180 degrees wide. 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. It lives in forests and marshes. Its diet consists mostly of insects and small bugs.
In the anime
Major appearances
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 replaced his Cacnea as his main battling Pokémon.
Pokédex entries
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Source
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Entry
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DP004
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Carnivine
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Ash's Pokédex
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Carnivine, the Bug Catcher Pokémon. It uses its sweet smelling saliva to catch its prey.
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DP143
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Carnivine
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Khoury's Pokédex
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Carnivine, the Bug Catcher Pokémon. Carnivine latches onto tress in marshes and lures its prey with its sweet-smelling saliva.
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In Pokémon Adventures, while the main protagonists were in the Great Marsh catching Pokémon, a Carnivine began chasing Lax and Chatler.
In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
Carnivine made a cameo appearance as one of Team Galactic's Pokémon.
In the Pocket Monsters DP manga
A Carnivine appeared as one of the contestants in a Super Contest.
In the TCG
- Main article: Carnivine (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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It attracts prey with its sweet-smelling saliva, then chomps down. It takes a whole day to eat prey.
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Pearl
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Hanging from branches using its tentacles, it looks like a plant. It awaits prey, mouth wide open.
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Platinum
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It binds itself to trees in marshes. It attracts prey with its sweet-smelling drool and gulps them down.
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HeartGold
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It walks around on its tentacles in search of a tree branch where it can dangle down and ambush prey.
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SoulSilver
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Generation V
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Black
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It binds itself to trees in marshes. It attracts prey with its sweet-smelling drool and gulps them down.
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White
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Black 2
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Using its tentacles to lash itself to trees, it lies in wait for prey, luring it close with sweet-smelling drool.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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X
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It attracts prey with its sweet-smelling saliva, then chomps down. It takes a whole day to eat prey.
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Y
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It binds itself to trees in marshes. It attracts prey with its sweet-smelling drool and gulps them down.
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Omega Ruby
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It attracts prey with its sweet-smelling saliva, then chomps down. It takes a whole day to eat prey.
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Alpha Sapphire
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It binds itself to trees in marshes. It attracts prey with its sweet-smelling drool and gulps them down.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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74
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134 - 181
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258 - 352
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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72
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69 - 136
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134 - 267
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90
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85 - 156
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166 - 306
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72
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69 - 136
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134 - 267
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46
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45 - 107
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87 - 210
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Total: 454
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- 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.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- 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
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- 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
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Carnivine in Generation VI
- 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
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Carnivine can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Carnivine cannot be tutored the move 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 Move Tutor moves from other generations
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
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Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Group:
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Poké Assist: (present)
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Field move: (present)
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(Cut ×2)
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Poké Assist: (past)
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Field move: (past)
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(Cut ×1)
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Browser entry [[List of Pokémon by Oblivia Browser number|]]
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It launches leaf blades around itself.
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Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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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 a base stat total of 454.
- James's Carnivine is the only one of this species to have appeared in the anime.
Origin
Carnivine is based on a venus flytrap.
Name origin
Carnivine is a combination of the words carnivore and vine.
Muskippa is a combination of Dionaea muscipula (the scientific name for the Venus Flytrap) and 空きっ腹 sukippara (hunger) or 喫飯 kippan (eating).
In other languages
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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マスキッパ Muskippa
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From Dionaea muscipula and 空きっ腹 sukippara or 喫飯 kippan
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French
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Vortente
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From carnivore and possibly tente
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Spanish
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Carnivine
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Same as English name
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German
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Venuflibis
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From Venusfliegenfalle and Biss
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Italian
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Carnivine
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Same as English name
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Korean
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무스틈니 Museuteumni
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From Dionaea muscipula, 틈새 teumsae, and 어금니 eogeumni
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Mandarin Chinese
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尖牙籠 / 尖牙笼 Jiānyálóng
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Literally "Sharp-teethed cage"
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Cantonese Chinese
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尖牙籠 Jīmngàhlúhng
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Same as Mandarin name
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Related articles
External links
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