Carnivine (Pokémon)

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Carnivine (Japanese: マスキッパ Muskippa) is a introduced in Generation IV.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
==Biology==
Carnivine is a green plant-like resembling a . Its circular eyes have small pupils, and it has spiky teeth. Its stem is yellow with green spots, with red and green vines beneath with the appearance of tentacles. It has two arms resembling leaves with three leafy 'fingers' each.
Carnivine is very gluttonous, and is known to have an unruly temper. It is capable of hanging from tree branches using its vines, while its mouth can open to about 180 degrees wide. With its mouth wide open, Carnivine attracts the prey it waits for with sweet-smelling saliva, then chomps down. However, it takes a whole day to eat prey. Carnivine's diet consists mostly of insects and small bugs. It lives in forests and marshes.
==Game data==
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===Held items===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Carnivine is available in and Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
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===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
====James's Carnivine====
James has a Carnivine that debuted in Two Degrees of Separation!, where he retrieved it from one of his old mansions in Sinnoh. The episode also marked the species' debut. James was eventually forced to leave it at the when he headed to Unova so that it wouldn't attract attention as a Pokémon not native to the region. Carnivine returned to James's party in Rocket Revengers!.
===Minor appearances===
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Pocket Monsters DP===
A Carnivine appeared in PMDP08.
===Pokémon Adventures===
In Crafty Carnivine, while the main protagonists were in the Great Marsh catching Pokémon, a Carnivine began chasing and Chatler.
A Trainer's Carnivine appeared in Deprogramming Porygon-Z.
A Carnivine liberated by Team Plasma appeared in The Final Battle as one of the Pokémon stuck in N's Castle.
A Carnivine appeared in Pinsir Changes.
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
Carnivine made a cameo appearance as a 's Pokémon in Deoxys, The Phantom Pokémon! (Part 1).
===Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~===
A Carnivine appeared in PNA3.
A Carnivine appeared in PNA6, under the ownership of Magoichi.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* In Pokémon Battle Revolution, is depicted as two purple orbs spinning around each other towards the target. However, when Carnivine uses Toxic, the orbs travel erratically. The same animation is used for .
* Carnivine is the only Pokémon with the ability that is resistant to the type without the Ability.
* This Pokémon shares its name, possibly by coincidence, with a monster from the Dragon Quest series.
===Origin===
Carnivine is based on a .
====Name origin====
Carnivine may be a combination of carnivore and vine.
Muskippa may be a combination of Dionaea muscipula (scientific name of ) and 空きっ腹 sukippara (empty stomach) or すきっ歯 sukippa (gap between the teeth).
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
*James's Carnivine
==External links==
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