Carnivine best moveset in Pokémon GO

Carnivine's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Vine Whip and Power Whip, with 13.65 damage per second, and it can deal 277.5 damage before Carnivine faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Carnivine are:

Vine Whip

Power Whip

DPS13.65

TDO277.49

Score29.0

Boosted by

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All Carnivine movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Carnivine movesets in Pokémon GO, ranked by their DPS and TDO. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon.

Weather

Extreme↓

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Vine Whip	Power Whip	13.65	277.5	29.0
2.	Bite	Power Whip	12.73	258.8	27.0
3.	Vine Whip	Energy Ball	11.39	231.6	24.2
4.	Bite	Energy Ball	10.83	220.2	23.0
5.	Vine Whip	Crunch	10.11	205.6	21.5
6.	Bite	Crunch	9.74	197.9	20.7

Carnivine fast moves guide

Moves

Bite64

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	6
Energy	4
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	4
Energy	2

Effects

Bite has no special effects.

See Bite details page ↗

Vine Whip76

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	7
Energy	6
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	0.6s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	5
Energy	8

Effects

Vine Whip has no special effects.

See Vine Whip details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Bite	6	12.00	4	8.00	0.5s	4	2	4.00	2.00	1s
Vine Whip	7	11.67	6	10.00	0.6s	5	8	2.50	4.00	1s

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Carnivine's Fast Moves Type Coverage

Dark	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6
Grass	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0

Carnivine charge moves guide

Carnivine has access to 3 Charge moves (Power Whip, Energy Ball, and Crunch), which cover Grass and Dark-type attacks. When using Power Whip and Energy Ball you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Power Whip9050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	90
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	2.6s
Damage window	1.3s - 2.4s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	50

Effects

Power Whip has no special effects.

See Power Whip details page ↗

Energy Ball9050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	90
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	3.9s
Damage window	3.0s - 3.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	55

Effects

Special

Energy Ball has a 10.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

See Energy Ball details page ↗

Crunch7033

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	33
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	3.2s
Damage window	1.3s - 3.0s

Trainer Battles

Damage	70
Energy	45

Effects

Special

Crunch has a 30.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

See Crunch details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Crunch Special Crunch has a 30.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	70	21.88	33	1.56	3.2s	70	45	1.56
Energy Ball Special Energy Ball has a 10.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	90	23.08	50	1.64	3.9s	90	55	1.64
Power Whip	90	34.62	50	1.80	2.6s	90	50	1.80

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy used, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Energy Ball has a 10.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

Special

Crunch has a 30.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

Carnivine's Charge Moves Type Coverage

Grass	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0
Dark	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6