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carnivine
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Carnivine

Bug Catcher Pokémon

Grass

It attracts prey with its sweet- smelling saliva, then chomps down. It takes a whole day to eat prey.

Base Stats

HP 74
Attack 100
Defense 72
Sp. Atk 90
Sp. Def 72
Speed 46
Total 454

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Bug Catcher Pokémon
Height 1.4 m
Weight 27.0 kg
Base Exp 159
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 200
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Plant

Sprites

carnivine Front Front
carnivine Back Back
carnivine Front Shiny Front Shiny
carnivine Back Shiny Back Shiny
carnivine Official Art Official Art
carnivine Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu
Swords Dance
Moves
Return / Substitute
Sleep Powder / Synthesis
Item
Life Orb / Leftovers
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Carnivine is an odd Grass-type, sporting some good base attacking stats, some weaker defensive stats, a horrible Speed, and Levitate, which is what really separates Carnivine from its Grass-type brethren. While almost completely outclassed by other Grass-types, Carnivine does have a niche in its Swords Dance set which, while almost always inferior to Leafeon or Venusaur, can work with Levitate. Levitate makes Carnivine completely immune to Spikes, Toxic Spikes, and Earthquake, allowing it some unique opportunities to set up a Swords Dance, such as on a Choice Rhyperior's Earthquake (something Venusaur could only ever dream of doing). In short, Carnivine has a niche, but is usually harshly outclassed.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc