Carnivine in Pokémon GO

Type	Grass
Pokédex number	#455
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	187 / 136 / 179
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	2,159 / 2,441 / 2,470
Max HP, level 50	163
Buddy distance	5 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy
Height / weight	1.4 m / 27 kg

Carnivine evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Carnivine does not evolve in Pokémon GO.

Family: Carnivine

Carnivine CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	925	876	100	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,233	1,167	115	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	1,542	1,459	129	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	1,851	1,752	141	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	2,005	1,897	147
40	2,159	2,043	153
45	2,298	2,175	158
50	2,441	2,310	163
51	2,470	2,338	163	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Carnivine best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Carnivine at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Carnivine gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Vine Whip	Power Whip	11.7
Vine Whip	Energy Ball	9.8
Bite	Power Whip	9.7
Vine Whip	Crunch	8.8
Bite	Energy Ball	8.3

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Bite	Dark	6	4	0.5 s	12.0
Vine Whip	Grass	6	5	0.5 s	12.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Crunch	Dark	65	33	3 s	21.7
Energy Ball	Grass	90	50	4 s	22.5	same type, ×1.2
Power Whip	Grass	90	50	2.5 s	36.0	same type, ×1.2

Carnivine weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Grass. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Bug	×1.6
Fire	×1.6
Flying	×1.6
Ice	×1.6
Poison	×1.6
Electric	×0.625
Grass	×0.625
Ground	×0.625
Water	×0.625

Carnivine CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 2,159 · HP 153

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.