The Essentials on Carnivine
- Type
- Grass
- Weaknesses
- ×2 Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug Table
- Resistances
- ×½ Water, Electric, Grass, Ground
- Evolution
- Carnivine does not evolve and has no pre-evolution.
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View- Stats
- Total 454 · top stat: Attack (100) Detail
- In Current Games
- Pokémon GO: available, Shiny, regional exclusive
- Other Names
- Vortente in French · マスキッパ, Muskippa in Japanese · Venuflibis in German All Languages
Overview
Carnivine is a Grass-type Pokémon, No. 455 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 4. Category: Bug Catcher Pokémon. Height: 1.4 m, weight: 27 kg.
Ability: Levitate. Carnivine is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying and Bug-type moves (×2 damage).
Generation
Generation 4
Diamond / Pearl
National No.
#455
National Pokédex
Category
Bug Catcher Pokémon
Status
Standard
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
74
255
Attack
100
255
Defense
72
255
Special Attack
90
255
Special Defense
72
255
Speed
46
255
Total
454
Min HP (Lv. 100)
258
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
352
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Grass). See the type chart
Weak (×2) — 5 types
Fire
×2
Ice
×2
Poison
×2
Flying
×2
Bug
×2
Normal (×1) — 9 types
Normal
×1
Fighting
×1
Psychic
×1
Rock
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Steel
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 4 types
Water
×½
Electric
×½
Grass
×½
Ground
×½
Abilities
Ability 1
By floating in the air, the Pokémon receives full immunity to all Ground-type moves.
Carnivine Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve and does not come from any evolution.
Carnivine Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Grass
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Carnivine Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Growth
Normal
Stat
—
—
20
1
Bind
Normal
Phys.
85%
15
20
1
Absorb
Grass
Spec.
100%
20
25
6
Acid Spray
Poison
Spec.
100%
40
20
11
Vine Whip
Grass
Phys.
100%
45
25
11
Bite
Dark
Phys.
100%
60
25
17
Sweet Scent
Normal
Stat
100%
—
20
18
Stun Spore
Grass
Stat
75%
—
30
21
Ingrain
Grass
Stat
—
—
20
25
Crunch
Dark
Phys.
100%
80
15
27
Feint Attack
Dark
Phys.
—
60
20
27
Grass Knot
Grass
Spec.
100%
—
20
31
Leaf Tornado
Grass
Spec.
90%
65
10
34
Sleep Powder
Grass
Stat
75%
—
15
37
Swallow
Normal
Stat
—
—
10
37
Spit Up
Normal
Spec.
100%
—
10
37
Stockpile
Normal
Stat
—
—
20
43
Energy Ball
Grass
Spec.
100%
90
10
47
Seed Bomb
Grass
Phys.
100%
80
15
47
Wring Out
Normal
Spec.
100%
—
5
50
Power Whip
Grass
Phys.
85%
120
10
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Grass
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Attack
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Carnivine
Available in 7 games, 35 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Black 2
White 2
X
Y
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Generation IV
HeartGold 4 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(4)
Viridian Forest
Lv. 5 10%
Viridian Forest
Lv. 5 10%
Ilex Forest
Lv. 6 10%
Ilex Forest
Lv. 6 10%
SoulSilver 4 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(4)
Viridian Forest
Lv. 5 10%
Viridian Forest
Lv. 5 10%
Ilex Forest
Lv. 6 10%
Ilex Forest
Lv. 6 10%
Generation V
Black 2 2 encounters
Available
▼
Dark grass
(1)
Route 18
Lv. 66 10%
Tall grass
(1)
Route 18
Lv. 58 10%
White 2 2 encounters
Available
▼
Dark grass
(1)
Route 18
Lv. 66 10%
Tall grass
(1)
Route 18
Lv. 58 10%
Generation VI
X 11 encounters
Available
▼
Purple flowers
(2)
Route 19
Lv. 46 4%
Route 19
Lv. 48 1%
Rough terrain
(4)
Route 14
Lv. 31 4%
Route 14
Lv. 32 1%
Route 19
Lv. 46 4%
Route 19
Lv. 48 1%
Tall grass
(3)
Route 14
Lv. 30 10%
Route 14
Lv. 31 4%
Route 14
Lv. 32 1%
Yellow flowers
(2)
Route 19
Lv. 46 4%
Route 19
Lv. 48 1%
Y 11 encounters
Available
▼
Purple flowers
(2)
Route 19
Lv. 46 4%
Route 19
Lv. 48 1%
Rough terrain
(4)
Route 14
Lv. 31 4%
Route 14
Lv. 32 1%
Route 19
Lv. 46 4%
Route 19
Lv. 48 1%
Tall grass
(3)
Route 14
Lv. 30 10%
Route 14
Lv. 31 4%
Route 14
Lv. 32 1%
Yellow flowers
(2)
Route 19
Lv. 46 4%
Route 19
Lv. 48 1%
Generation VIII
Pokémon Legends: Arceus 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Hisui Region
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
HeartGold
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
SoulSilver
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Black 2
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
White 2
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
X
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Y
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
Carnivine in Pokémon GO
- 2,159Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 1,233Perfect CP in Raids
- 5 kmper Candy as Buddy
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
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
“It walks around on its tentacles in search of a tree branch where it can dangle down and ambush prey.”
Black
“It binds itself to trees in marshes. It attracts prey with its sweet- smelling drool and gulps them down.”
White
“It binds itself to trees in marshes. It attracts prey with its sweet- smelling drool and gulps them down.”
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
“Using its tentacles to lash itself to trees, it lies in wait for prey, luring it close with sweet-smelling drool.”
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.”
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.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Vortente
🇬🇧 English
Carnivine
🇯🇵 漢字
マスキッパ
🇯🇵 Kana
マスキッパ
🇯🇵 Romaji
Muskippa
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Venuflibis
🇪🇸 Español
Carnivine
🇮🇹 Italiano
Carnivine
🇰🇷 한국어
무스틈니
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
尖牙笼
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
尖牙籠
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Chopinsecte
🇬🇧 EN
Bug Catcher Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
むしとりポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Käfertod
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Carnivine
What type is Carnivine?
Carnivine is a Grass-type Pokémon.
What are Carnivine's weaknesses?
Carnivine is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying and Bug-type moves (×2 damage).
Can you get a Shiny Carnivine in Pokémon GO?
Yes, Shiny Carnivine is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry
