Pokémon · Black & White
Carnivine
Dark Explorers · #5 · Rare · 2012
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Market reference
$1.29
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 5 / 111
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Yukiko Baba
- Pokédex #
- 455
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Carnivine plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Carnivine
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by Yukiko Baba
This card was illustrated by Yukiko Baba.
Building around Carnivine?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It binds itself to trees on marshes. It attracts prey with its sweet-smelling drool and gulps them down."
GLure Poison
Switch the Defending Pokémon with 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. The new Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
GGCSpit Squall
Your opponent puts the Defending Pokémon and all cards attached to it into his or her hand.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:W-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Carnivine was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/06/30| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $1.24 | $1.80 | $26.80 | $1.29 | $19.97 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $5.00 | $15.00 | $49.99 | $1.59 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/30| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.75 |
| 7-day average | €0.88 |
| 30-day average | €0.80 |
| Low | €0.15 |
| Trend price | €0.87 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.40 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.72 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.94 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.46 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.93 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Carnivine is real?
Carnivine is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Carnivine worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Carnivine is $1.29; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Carnivine from?
Carnivine is from the Pokémon set "Dark Explorers" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Carnivine?
Carnivine is a Rare card in the Dark Explorers set.
Other Carnivine printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
