Carnivine · Crown Zenith, what to know.
About the Carnivine card
Numbered 12 of 160 in Crown Zenith, released in January 2023, Carnivine is an Uncommon, a Basic Grass-type carrying 90 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Carnivine needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Illustrated by Shibuzoh..
Carnivine carries this Pokédex flavor text: "It binds itself to trees in marshes. It attracts prey with its sweet-smelling drool and gulps them down."
What is Carnivine worth?
Carnivine is an Uncommon, so raw copies are inexpensive and easy to find. The value is in condition: a genuine PSA 10, especially 1st Edition, can still reach a surprising figure for an otherwise common card. The live price above breaks it down by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Carnivine before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Carnivine grades forgivingly, but the same centering and edge standards apply. Pack-fresh raw copies are easy to find, which makes a clean PSA 10 submission a low-cost way to learn how the cardstock behaves under grading.
If you are collecting Carnivine
Raw copies of Carnivine are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Carnivine is the practical move.
