Is Carnivine Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Breed-only. Grass with AbilityLevitate for Ground immunity. 100 Attack is decent, but no evolution and average stats elsewhere. Roserade outclasses it as a Grass option without needing a trade.
Carnivine resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Carnivine has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Carnivine has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Carnivine trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Carnivine trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's team hits Carnivine's weaknesses hard.
Carnivine resists most of Tate & Liza's coverage and hits back hard.
Carnivine resists most of Wallace's coverage and hits back hard.
Carnivine has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Carnivine has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Carnivine has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Carnivine's weaknesses hard.
Carnivine trades roughly evenly with Steven'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.
How to Get Carnivine in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Carnivine doesn't appear in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Transfer it from Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, or Legends: Arceus to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.
Carnivine cannot be caught in the wild in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, but you can still get it via these paths:
Catch in the wild and trade from these games:
Then trade to Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
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 |
What is Carnivine Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Carnivine
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Dustox builds →Sludge Bomb 2x56-67% Gust 2x19-22% | ||
 Sewaddle BugGrass | D | |
 Chatot Normal | C | |
 Paras BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Paras builds →Sludge Bomb 2x37-44% Leech Life 2x22-28% | ||
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x63-75% Fire Fang 2x45-53% Ice Fang 2x45-53% | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Beautifly builds →Air Cutter 2x59-71% Struggle Bug 2x53-63% | ||
 Oddish GrassPoison | D | |
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x113-133%KO Aerial Ace 2x36-42% | ||
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x107-127%KO U-turn 2x39-47% Aerial Ace 2x33-40% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
 Gloom GrassPoison | C | |
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x114-134%KO Aerial Ace 2x36-44% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x106-125%KO U-turn 2x39-46% Aerial Ace 2x33-40% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Gloom GrassPoison | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x115-135%KO Aerial Ace 2x36-43% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x107-126%KO U-turn 2x39-47% Aerial Ace 2x34-41% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x145-171%KO Aerial Ace 2x49-58% Venoshock 2x22-27% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x141-167%KO Aerial Ace 2x47-56% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x136-160%KO U-turn 2x49-58% Aerial Ace 2x42-50% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Emboar builds →Overheat 2x130-153%KO Smog 2x21-25% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x142-167%KO Aerial Ace 2x48-57% Venoshock 2x23-28% | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x138-163%KO Aerial Ace 2x46-55% | ||
Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x131-154%KO U-turn 2x48-57% Aerial Ace 2x41-49% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Emboar builds →Overheat 2x127-150%KO Smog 2x20-25% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Rayquaza builds →Fly 2x126-148%KO Overheat 2x120-142%KO Ice Beam 2x84-99% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x165-194%KO Bug Buzz 2x115-135%KO Hurricane 2x93-110%KO Poison Jab 2x35-41% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x158-185%KO U-turn 2x62-73% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodScorched Slab Interact Encounter | ||
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Braviary builds →Brave Bird 2x141-166%KO U-turn 2x55-65% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Talonflame can KO Carnivine with Flare Blitz (107-126%). Genesect threatens a KO with Explosion (96-113%). Charizard's Fire Blast also KOs at 105-123%.
 Talonflame Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGalewings ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x107-126%KO | ||
 Genesect BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityDownload ItemChoice Scarf NatureHasty Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Genesect builds →U Turn 2x81-96% Ice Beam 2x39-46% Explosion96-113%KO | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Carnivine View Charizard builds →Flamethrower 2x86-101%KO Air Slash 2x72-84% Dragon Pulse27-32% Fire Blast 2x105-123%KO | ||
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 59 breeding partners from the Plant egg group. Pass egg moves like Giga Drain, Grass Whistle, Leech Seed and 8 more to offspring.
ORAS Carnivine Best Moveset
Grass at 100 Attack and 90 Sp. Atk with AbilityLevitate blocking Ground. The moveset fires Grass TermStab from moderate mixed offenses but 46 Speed goes last against everything and pure Grass typing limits coverage. Can't earn a slot over Breloom or Venusaur.
Best Build
Carnivine best EVs are Sp. Def and HP
Wall Moveset
- Leech Seed
- Sludge Bomb
- Giga Drain
- Substitute
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
It attracts prey with its sweet-smelling saliva, then chomps down. It takes a whole day to eat prey.
It binds itself to trees in marshes. It attracts prey with its sweet-smelling drool and gulps them down.
Carnivine Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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 support on our tier list. Leech Seed with Bigroot 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 mixed attacker with base 100 Attack and 90 Sp. Atk. 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 support role.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, run Leech Seed, Sludge Bomb, Giga Drain, and Substitute on Carnivine. Leech Seed is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the support 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