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Carnivine
◇ Missing
EN HS—Unleashed · 12 May 2010 · 46/96

Carnivine

マスキッパ Bug Catcher Pokémon
Grass Common Basic
80HP
≈S$0est. to buy
1 / 17 Carnivine cards owned 0 / 2 in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Carnivine collection

1 / 17 collected

6% complete
Owned1 Missing16 TrackedS$0.60 Missing est.≈S$16

Gameplay profile

Unlimited: Legal
Attack

Drawup Power

Colorless

Search your deck for an Energy card, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.

Attack

Spit Up

20
Grass

Versions & finishes

Carnivine — Normal missing
Normal not owned ≈ S$0.42
Carnivine — Reverse Holo missing
Reverse Holo not owned ≈ S$1.17

Artwork is identical across finishes; the holo or reverse shimmer is indicative.

Story & meaning

Carnivine is a Grass-type Pokémon introduced in Generation IV, designed after a venus flytrap with a large, toothy mouth. Despite being a plant, it has a gluttonous and unruly temperament, hanging from tree branches by its tendrils and…

“It walks around on its tentacles in search of a tree branch where it can dangle down and ambush prey.”

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History

Carnivine is a Grass-type Pokémon introduced in Generation IV, designed after a venus flytrap with a large, toothy mouth. Despite being a plant, it has a gluttonous and unruly temperament, hanging from tree branches by its tendrils and luring prey with its sweet-smelling saliva before snapping its cavernous maw shut. In the anime, James of Team Rocket owns a Carnivine that affectionately—and chaotically—chomps onto its trainer, highlighting the species' clingy and voracious disposition.

Name & meaning

The Japanese name マスキッパ (Muskippa) is generally thought to combine 'masu' (possibly from 'mushi,' 莫, meaning bug/insect, referencing its prey) with a play on 'kippa' or the snapping action of its jaws, evoking a venus flytrap that catches bugs. The English name 'Carnivine' is a blend of 'carnivorous' and 'vine,' directly referencing its carnivorous plant nature and vine-like green body. Both names emphasize its identity as a predatory, insect-eating plant Pokémon.

Your Carnivine cards

1 owned

The Carnivine cards already in your collection.

All Carnivine cards across sets

17 shown

Every Carnivine print in the catalogue, including promos and cards from other series.