Gible (Pokémon)

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Gible フカマル Fukamaru #443
Art by Ken Sugimori from Diamond and Pearl
Type Dragon Ground Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Land Shark Pokémon
Ability Sand Veil Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,250,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn — Sinnoh #109 Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R-251 Oblivia R-199 N-208
Height 2'04" Imperial 0.7 m Metric 2'04"/0.7 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 45.2 lbs. Imperial 20.5 kg Metric 45.2 lbs./20.5 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Blue	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Monster and Dragon groups 41 cycles (10455 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 1 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 67 Battle Exp.: 671*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Gible (Japanese: フカマル Fukamaru) is a dual-type Dragon/Ground Pokémon.

It evolves into Gabite starting at level 24, which evolves into Garchomp starting at level 48.

Biology

Physiology

Gible is a small, pudgy dragon with a big mouth filled with sharp teeth, no neck, and arms that start at the outer edges of its jaws.

It is dark blue, with a red underbelly that covers its abdomen to the bottoms of its jaws. Gible has two horns that resemble jet or plane engines, each with a light blue stripe in the middle. It has a single light blue stripe on its backs. The fin on its head is strong enough to carry a person.

Gible is coldblooded.

Gender differences

A male has a cut on his dorsal fin, while the female does not. This may signify that male Gible fight more, leaving scars.

Special abilities

Gible appear to be good diggers, making deep holes for homes in caverns. They seem to be playful and enjoy play-fighting with other members of their species. The have tremendously strong jaws that they use to bite enemies. However, when biting, they hurt themselves.

Behavior

Gible hide in their holes and wait for prey to pass by. They occasionally hold dare competitions with each other which can put them in danger. When they bite, they hurt themselves out of clumsiness. It has been depicted in the anime that Gible licks people it is fond of, like a dog.

Habitat

Gible lives in tunnels it constructs inside warm caves. Some also prefer to live in forests. It prefers heat similar to that of a tropical climate.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

They are most likely carnivores. However, they are sometimes found with the Haban Berry. A specific Gible owned by Ash has been seen eating metal, rocks, wood, and even a Poké Ball, though it's unknown if it's just that specific Gible or a diet for the species as a whole.

In the anime

Ash's Gible

Gible made a cameo in the movie The Rise of Darkrai where it was battling a Bronzor, and again as one of the victims to Darkrai's Dark Void. A balloon shaped like a Gible also appeared in the movie.

Gible made its debut anime appearance in A Rivalry to Gible On!, where one was caught by Khoury.

Another Gible also appeared in A Meteoric Rise to Excellence!. It tried to learn Draco Meteor with the help of Ash and friends, and kept failing to use it and succeeding only once. It then started to follow them by the end of the episode. It appeared again in Gotta Get a Gible!, where Ash captured it.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry DP145 Gible Khoury's Pokédex Gible, the Land Shark Pokémon. Gible once lived in the tropics, and to avoid cold it lives in caves warmed by geothermal heat.

In the manga

Gible appears in Pokémon Adventures, in the Diamond & Pearl chapter in VS Gible where it belongs to a Team Galactic grunt.

In the TCG

Main article: Gible (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation I Red {{{redbluedex}}} Blue Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}}
Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Stadium 2 Unknown
Generation III Ruby {{{rubydex}}} Sapphire {{{sapphiredex}}} Emerald {{{emeralddex}}} FireRed {{{firereddex}}} LeafGreen {{{leafgreendex}}}
Generation IV Diamond It nests in small, horizontal holes in cave walls. It pounces to catch prey that stray too close. Pearl It once lived in the tropics. To avoid the cold, it lives in caves warmed by geothermal heat. Platinum It attacks using its huge mouth. While its attacks are powerful, it hurts itself out of clumsiness, too. HeartGold It nests in horizontal holes warmed by geothermal heat. Foes who get too close can expect to be pounced on and bitten. SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}}
Generation V Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}} Black 2 {{{black2dex}}} White 2 {{{white2dex}}}
Generation VI X Unknown Y Unknown

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade
Generation II Gold Silver None Trade Crystal None Trade
Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald None Trade FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Rare Wayward Cave (secret area under Cycling Road) Platinum Uncommon Wayward Cave (secret area under Cycling Road) HeartGold SoulSilver Rare Safari Zone Pal Park None Pokéwalker None
Generation V Black White None Trade Black 2 White 2 None Trade Dream World None
Generation VI X Y None Trade

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Landslide Cave (B1-B12)
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Volcano Cave
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs	Asahi Ruins Oblivia Ruins Darkness Temple
Pokémon Rumble	Rocky Cave

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 58		118 - 165	226 - 320
Attack: 70		67 - 134	130 - 262
Defense: 45		45 - 106	85 - 207
Sp. Atk: 40		40 - 101	76 - 196
Sp. Def: 45		45 - 106	85 - 207
Speed: 42		42 - 103	80 - 201
Total: 300	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 3/4 ★★★☆	Power 3/4 ★★★☆
Skill 2/3 ★★☆	Stamina 3/3 ★★★
Jump 2/2 ★★	Total 13/16 ★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire ½× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 4× Dragon 2× Dark 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire ½× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 4× Dragon 2× Dark 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire ½× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 4× Dragon 2× Dark 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire ½× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 4× Dragon 2× Dark 1× None

Learnset

By leveling up

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By tutoring

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Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an Evolution of this Pokémon
A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game,
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Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Trozei!  N/A  Not available
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0% Friend Area: Beau Plains Phrases 51%-100% HP My HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP My HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP My HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up. Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: C
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Dragon  Poké Assist: ( Dragon ) Field move: None Browser entry   It spits hunks of dirt to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Dragon  ( Dragon ) Past ( Normal ) (Crush ×1) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Unevolved Gible  Dragon  Ground

Level 24 →

First Evolution Gabite  Dragon  Ground

Level 48 →

Second Evolution Garchomp  Dragon  Ground

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Gible images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Gible's family is the only family of Template:Type2 Pokémon that retain the same typing throughout their entire evolutionary chain.
  • Gible is also the only first-stage dual-typed Dragon-type.
• The Gible evolutionary line made its anime debuts in reverse order of evolution, Garchomp appearing first in Top-Down Training, Gabite appearing second in Another One Gabites the Dust, and Gible appearing last in A Rivalry to Gible On!.

Origin

Appearance-wise, Gible seems like a cross between a European dragon and a shark. Gible and its evolved forms may also be a reference to the book series "Dougal Dixon's After Man". One species mentioned is a type of land shark that lives in desert regions.

Name origin

Fukamaru may be a combination of 鱶 fuka, shark, and 丸 maru, round. Gible may be a combination of ground and nibble.

In other languages

• German: Kaumalat - From kauen (chew).
• French: Griknot - From grignoter (chew) and quenotte (milk tooth).
• Korean: 딥상어동 Dipsang-eodong
• Chinese (Taiwan): 圓陸鯊 Yuán Lù Shā - Literally "Round land shark".

Related articles

• Ash's Gible

External links

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