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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, seeCarnivine (disambiguation).

Carnivine Bug Catcher Pokémon マスキッパ Muskippa #0455 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Grass Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Ability Levitate Cacophony Cacophony Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male,50% female	Catch rate 200(36.6%)
Breeding Egg Group Grass Hatch time 25 cycles
Height 4'07" 1.4 m Carnivine 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form5}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form6}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form7}}}	Weight 59.5 lbs. 27.0 kg Carnivine 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form5}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form6}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form7}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 164 Gen. IV Unknown IV 159 V+	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 2 Carnivine 0 HP 2 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Green	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Carnivine (Japanese:マスキッパMuskippa) is aGrass-typePokémon introduced inGeneration IV.

It is not known toevolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Biology

Carnivine is a green plant-likePokémon resembling aVenus 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.

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Great Marsh Platinum Great Marsh HeartGold SoulSilver Safari Zone (Desert with 49 Plains points; tall grass in Marshland with 35 Forest points) Ilex Forest,Viridian Forest(Sinnoh Sound)
Generation V Black White Trade Black 2 White 2 Route 18 Dream World Dream Park
Generation VI X Y Routes14 and19 Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Trade
Generation VII Sun Moon Pokémon Bank Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Pokémon Bank Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee Unobtainable
Generation VIII Sword Shield Unobtainable Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Great Marsh Legends: Arceus Crimson Mirelands:Golden Lowlands and nearby,Gapejaw Bog,Holm of Trials,Cloudpool Ridge,Shrouded Ruins, nearDiamond Settlement, nearCottonsedge Prairie (additional ), nearLake Valor, massivemass outbreaks Cobalt Coastlands:Space-time distortions Coronet Highlands:Lonely Spring (additional )
Generation IX Scarlet Violet Unobtainable Legends: Z-A Unobtainable

In side games

Held items

Games		Held items
Legends: Arceus		Normal Caster Fern (35%) Ball of Mud (15%) Grit items by level Alpha Exp. Candy S (100%) Seed of Mastery (10%) Grit items by level

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Carnivine is available inBrilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl andPokémon Legends: Arceus.

Byleveling up

BDSP

LA

ByTM

Generation VIII Other generations: IV - V - VI - VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM09 TM09 Bullet Seed Grass Physical 02525 100}}100% 30 TM11 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM15 TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM19 TM19 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM22 TM22 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM36 TM36 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM45 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM46 TM46 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM53 TM53 Energy Ball Grass Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM56 TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM58 TM58 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM66 TM66 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10 TM68 TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM70 TM70 Flash Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM75 TM75 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM82 TM82 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM86 TM86 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM93 TM93 Cut Normal Physical 05050 095}}95% 30

Bold indicates a move that getsSTAB 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

Bybreeding

Generation VIII Other generations: IV - V - VI - VII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Acid Spray* Poison Special 40 100% 20 Leech Seed Grass Status — 90% 10 Magical Leaf Grass Special 60 —% 20 Rage Powder Bug Status — —% 20 Razor Leaf Grass Physical 55 95% 25 Slam Normal Physical 80 75% 20 Sleep Powder Grass Status — 75% 15 Stun Spore Grass Status — 75% 30 Synthesis Grass Status — —% 5 Worry Seed Grass Status — 100% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must bechain 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 getsSTAB 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

Bytutoring

BDSP

LA

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, andExplorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: A
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Rescue Connected to:Snorlax Connection Orb Set: 3 Phrases Normal I lure out Pokémon with my sweet scent, and the rest is done by my charm! ♪ Low HP (< 50%) At this point, I can barely flip a vine…
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Grass Poké Assist: Grass Field move: (Cut ×2) Browser entryR-136 Itshoots seeds to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Grass Poké Assist: (present) Grass Field move: (present) (Cut ×2) Poké Assist: (past) Grass Field move: (past) (Cut ×1) Browser entryR-238/N-052 It launchesleaf blades around itself.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.5 seconds Base HP: 54 Base Attack: 77 Base Defense: 54 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Conquest HP: ★★★ Move:Vine Whip Attack: ★★★ Ability 1:Levitate Defense: ★★★ Speed: ★★ Does not evolve into or from anything Range: 3 Perfect Links:Ekei andYoshiaki
Pokémon Battle Trozei Grass Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Grass Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #304 Risk-Taker Increases damage randomly. Swappable Skill(s): Flash Mob
Pokémon GO Base HP: 179 Base Attack: 187 Base Defense: 139 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 5 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks:Bite,Vine Whip Charged Attacks:Power Whip,Energy Ball,Crunch

Evolution data

Unevolved Carnivine  Grass

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII Legends: Arceus
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please seeCarnivine images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In animation

Major appearances

James's Carnivine

James has a Carnivine that debuted inTwo Degrees of Separation!, where he retrieved it from one of his old mansions inSinnoh. The episode also marked the species' debut. James was eventually forced to leave it at theTeam Rocket HQ when he headed toUnova so that it wouldn't attract attention as a Pokémon not native to the region. Carnivine returned to James's party inRocket Revengers!.

Minor appearances

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Pocket Monsters DP

A Carnivine appeared inPMDP08.

Pokémon Adventures

InCrafty Carnivine, while the main protagonists were in theGreat Marsh catching Pokémon, a Carnivine began chasingLax andChatler.

A Trainer's Carnivine appeared inDeprogramming Porygon-Z.

A Carnivine liberated byTeam Plasma appeared inThe Final Battle as one of the Pokémon stuck inN's Castle.

A Carnivine appeared inPinsir Changes.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Carnivine made a cameo appearance as aTeam Galactic Grunt's Pokémon inDeoxys, The Phantom Pokémon! (Part 1).

Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~

A Carnivine appeared inPNA3.

A Carnivine appeared inPNA6, under the ownership ofMagoichi.

In the TCG

Main article:Carnivine (TCG)

Trivia

• InPokémon 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 forSpinda.
• Carnivine is the only Pokémon with the abilityLevitate that is resistant to theGround type without the Ability.
• This Pokémonshares its name, possibly by coincidence, with a monster from the Dragon Quest series.

Origin

Carnivine is based on aVenus flytrap.

Name origin

Carnivine may be a combination ofcarnivore andvine.

Muskippa may be a combination ofDionaea muscipula (scientific name ofVenus flytrap) and 空きっ腹sukippara (empty stomach) or すきっ歯sukippa (gap between the teeth).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese マスキッパMuskippa FromDionaea muscipula and空きっ腹sukippara orすきっ歯sukippa French Vortente Fromcarnivore,vorace, and possiblytentacule,plante, ortenter Spanish Carnivine Same as English name German Venuflibis FromVenusfliegenfalle andBiss Italian Carnivine Same as English name Korean 무스틈니Museuteumni FromDionaea muscipula,틈새teumsae, and어금니eogeumni Mandarin Chinese 尖牙籠 / 尖牙笼Jiānyálóng From尖牙jiān yá and籠 / 笼lóng or豬籠草 / 猪笼草zhūlóngcǎo Cantonese Chinese 尖牙籠Jīmngàhlúhng From尖牙jīm ngàh and籠lúhng or豬籠草jyūlúhngchóu

More languages Hindi मासखाट्रैपMaaskhatrap Fromमांसmans/मासmaas,खाkha, andtrap Thai มัสคิปปาMatkhippa Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• James's Carnivine

External links

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