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Carnivine
◇ Missing
EN HS—Triumphant · 3 Nov 2010 · 16/103

Carnivine

マスキッパ Bug Catcher Pokémon
Grass Rare Basic
80HP
≈S$1est. 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

Saliva Lure

Colorless

Switch the Defending Pokémon with 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon.

Attack

Stick and Absorb

30
2 Grass • Colorless

Remove 3 damage counters from Carnivine. The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.

Versions & finishes

Carnivine — Normal missing
Normal not owned ≈ S$0.84
Carnivine — Reverse Holo missing
Reverse Holo not owned ≈ S$1.54

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.