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 Pokémon 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 can hang from tree branches using these vines, and it is said to look like a plant. It has two arms resembling leaves with three leafy 'fingers' each. Its mouth can open to about 180 degrees wide. With its mouth wide open, it attracts the prey it waits for with a sweet-smelling saliva, then chomps down. It takes a whole day to eat prey. It lives in forests and marshes. Its diet consists mostly of insects and small bugs.

James's Carnivine
James has a that debuted in Two Degrees of Separation!, where he retrieved it from one of his old mansions in Sinnoh. James was 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.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
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 appeared in Pinsir Changes.

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
Carnivine made a cameo appearance as one of Team Galactic's Pokémon in Deoxys, The Phantom Pokémon! (Part 1).

In the Pocket Monsters DP manga
A Carnivine appeared as one of the contestants in a.

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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.
 * James's Carnivine is the only one of this species to have appeared in the.

Origin
Carnivine is based on a.

Name origin
Carnivine is a combination of the words carnivore and vine.

Muskippa is a combination of Dionaea muscipula (the scientific name for the ) and 空きっ腹 sukippara (hunger) or 喫飯 kippan (eating).

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 * James's Carnivine