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Carnivine
Dark Explorers 5/108 • rare
- Set
- Dark Explorers
- Number
- 5/108
- Rarity
- Rare
- Released
- 2012
- Energy type
- grass energy
- Market price
- $1.35
- Artist
- Yukiko Baba
What it does
Switch the Defending Pokémon with 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. The new Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Your opponent puts the Defending Pokémon and all cards attached to it into his or her hand.
It binds itself to trees on marshes. It attracts prey with its sweet-smelling drool and gulps them down.
Where you can play it
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Where it came from
The Carnivine card (5/108) was released in the Dark Explorers expansion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which debuted in English markets in May 2012. This set served as the fifth installment in the Black & White series, drawing heavily from the Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 video games. It was designed to highlight the emergence of new powerful Pokémon forms and introduced a shift toward more aggressive gameplay mechanics within the competitive circuit.
The artwork for this specific card was rendered by illustrator Kouki Saitou, a long-standing contributor to the franchise known for his dynamic character poses. Saitou opted for a vivid, action-oriented depiction of Carnivine, emphasizing its predatory nature as a Grass-type Pokémon. Within the context of the set, the card was classified as a Rare, though it occupies a standard role in the collection that balances thematic consistency with the aesthetic evolution of the era’s card design.
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