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Carnivine
POP Series 8 7/17 • uncommon
- Set
- POP Series 8
- Number
- 7/17
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Released
- 2008
- Energy type
- grass energy
- Market price
- $6.18
- Artist
- Kouki Saitou
What it does
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.
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed and discard an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon.
It attracts prey with its sweet-smelling saliva, then chomps down. It takes a whole day to eat prey.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
The Carnivine card (7/17) was released in 2008 as part of the Pokémon Organized Play (POP) Series 8 expansion. These sets were not sold in retail stores; instead, they were distributed primarily through the Pokémon Organized Play program, provided as promotional prizes to participants in local league events and tournaments. This model was intended to encourage grassroots community engagement and reward consistent attendance among young players.
The card features artwork by illustrator Lee Hyun-Jung, who captured Carnivine’s characteristically predatory yet whimsical aesthetic typical of the Diamond and Pearl generation of Pokémon. As a grass-type uncommon, it served as a functional piece for players building decks with limited card pools, reflecting the specific design goal of the POP sets to balance playability with accessibility for the hobbyist community.
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