Is Carnivine Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Grass with AbilityLevitate granting Ground immunity. Wild in BW2. No evolution. The AbilityLevitate removes Ground weakness, leaving standard Grass weaknesses. Decent Attack but too slow for the E4.
Carnivine has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Roxie's team hits Carnivine's weaknesses hard.
Carnivine trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Carnivine trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Carnivine has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Skyla's team hits Carnivine's weaknesses hard.
Drayden's typing presses Carnivine's defenses.
Carnivine resists most of Marlon's coverage and hits back hard.
Carnivine trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Carnivine trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Carnivine trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Carnivine trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Carnivine trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Carnivine cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Black 2 & White 2 Carnivine Locations
Carnivine starts showing up in endgame routes at moderate rates across 2 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.
Best Locations to Catch Carnivine in Black 2 & White 2
Carnivine Weakness
Carnivine's Grass typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. The Grass typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Carnivine Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Carnivine
 Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
 Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
 Darumaka Fire | C | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x55-65% Venoshock 2x48-58% Leech Life 2x14-17% | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Braviary builds →Fly 2x105-124%KO U-turn 2x55-65% | ||
 Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x117-138%KO Poison Tail 2x51-61% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Darumaka builds →Flare Blitz 2x108-127%KO U-turn 2x42-50% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x155-183%KO U-turn 2x62-73% | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x119-140%KO Poison Tail 2x52-61% | ||
 Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Leavanny builds →X-Scissor 2x81-97% Aerial Ace 2x42-49% | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Braviary builds →Fly 2x105-125%KO U-turn 2x54-64% | ||
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x158-187%KO U-turn 2x62-73% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Volcarona builds →Fire Blast 2x153-180%KO U-turn 2x48-57% Gust 2x36-42% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x143-168%KO Aerial Ace 2x48-57% Venoshock 2x22-27% | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x119-141%KO Poison Tail 2x51-61% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x156-184%KO U-turn 2x61-72% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Volcarona builds →Fire Blast 2x151-178%KO Silver Wind 2x77-91% Gust 2x34-41% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x142-168%KO Aerial Ace 2x48-57% Venoshock 2x22-26% | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x117-138%KO Poison Tail 2x50-59% | ||
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Skarmory builds →Fly 2x74-87% X-Scissor 2x45-53% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x177-209%KO Bug Buzz 2x115-135%KO Hurricane 2x102-120%KO Poison Jab 2x35-42% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x189-222%KO Smog 2x19-22% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodReversal Mountain Interact Encounter | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Dragonite builds →Fly 2x113-134%KO Fire Blast 2x79-93% Ice Beam 2x62-73% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x157-185%KO U-turn 2x62-73% | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Genesect can KO Carnivine with Explosion (106-124%). Charizard threatens a KO with Fire Blast (110-130%).
 Genesect BugSteel | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityDownload ItemChoice Scarf NatureNaive Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Genesect builds →U Turn 2x89-105%KO Ice Beam 2x53-62% Explosion106-124%KO | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Charizard builds →Flamethrower 2x90-106%KO Air Slash 2x76-89% Fire Blast 2x110-130%KO Focus Blast40-47% | ||
Carnivine Evolutions
Carnivine doesn't evolve, so breeding's where the action is. You'll find plenty of partners across one egg group, and eggs are average hatch time. It's got 11 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Carnivine easily with 57 breeding partners from the Plant egg group. Pass egg moves like Giga Drain, Grass Whistle, Leech Seed and 8 more to offspring.
B2W2 Carnivine Best Moveset
AbilityLevitate removes Ground weakness from pure Grass typing. 100 Attack fires physical Grass TermStab at moderate power, and 72 Defense absorbs some physical hits. The moveset answers Ground and Water types through Grass coverage. 46 Speed goes last, and five common weaknesses limit safe switch-ins.
Best Build
Carnivine best EVs are Attack and Sp. Def
Physical Wallbreaker Moveset
- Power Whip
- Crunch
- Giga Impact
- Bug Bite
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Giga Drain and Grass Whistle from the egg pool give Carnivine something extra.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Using its tentacles to lash itself to trees, it lies in wait for prey, luring it close with sweet-smelling drool.
Carnivine Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Carnivine looks average on paper at 454 BST. But Levitate is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier attacker on our tier list. Powerwhip with Choice Band is the standard set.
Carnivine gets Levitate. But Levitate is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Carnivine is a physical attacker with base 100 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 46 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the attacker role.
In Black 2 & White 2, run Powerwhip, Crunch, Gigaimpact, and Bugbite on Carnivine. Powerwhip is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the attacker role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Carnivine appears in 12 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through wild encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves