Pokémon · POP
Carnivine
POP Series 8 · #7 · Uncommon · 2008
Listings
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Market reference
$6.25
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 7 / 17
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 455
- Series
- POP
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
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 Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Swallow Up) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Carnivine
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Carnivine?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It attracts prey with its sweet-smelling saliva, then chomps down. It takes a whole day to eat prey."
GCSwallow Up — 30
Before doing damage, count the remaining HP of the Defending Pokémon and Carnivine. If the Defending Pokémon has fewer remaining HP than Carnivine's, this attack does 60 damage instead.
GGWring Out — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed and discard an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon.
Weakness:R+20
Resistance:W-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/03| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $2.59 | $6.25 | $62.40 | $6.25 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $3.50 | $3.55 | $4.08 | $5.53 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.49 |
| 7-day average | €2.60 |
| 30-day average | €2.48 |
| Low | €0.75 |
| Trend price | €2.65 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.95 |
| Reverse holo low | €8.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €14.95 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €6.97 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.32 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €6.97 |
| Reverse holo trend | €14.56 |
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 $6.25; 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 "POP Series 8" in the POP series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Carnivine?
Carnivine is a Uncommon card in the POP Series 8 set.
Other Carnivine printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
