carnivine

Carnivine is a Grass-type Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.

Type: Grass

Abilities:

• Levitate: Grants immunity to Ground-type moves by floating above the ground

Physical Characteristics:

• Resembles a carnivorous plant with a large, flytrap-like mouth
• Green body with a bulbous head and spiky extensions resembling leaves
• Two yellow eyes with red pupils, giving a menacing appearance
• Vines extending from its head, resembling limbs used for movement and capturing prey

Behavior and Habitat:

• Typically found in swampy areas and dense forests
• Known to dangle from trees, using its vine-like limbs to hang or swing
• Predatory by nature, it lures prey with its sweet aroma and captures them with its large maw
• Often waits motionless for hours, patiently ambushing unsuspecting prey

In Battle:

• Utilizes its high Attack stat to deal significant physical damage
• Notable moves include Power Whip, Crunch, and Vine Whip
• Effective against Water, Ground, and Rock types due to its Grass-type moves
• Vulnerable to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug types

Evolution:

• Carnivine does not evolve from or into any other Pokémon
• It is a standalone Pokémon with no evolutionary line

Interesting Facts:

• Inspired by real-life carnivorous plants like the Venus flytrap
• Its name combines "carnivore" with "vine," hinting at its plant-like predatory behavior
• Despite its intimidating appearance, Carnivine is not particularly fast, relying on ambush tactics instead of chasing prey
• Known for its role in the Pokémon anime, where it is often seen using its powerful jaws in comedic interactions

Level Up

TM/HM

Breeding

Tutor

Other

• 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.