Gible (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Gible (disambiguation).

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
Abilities Sand Veil ----- Blue-Striped ----- Rough Skin Hidden Ability
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.

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. They 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

Gible in the anime

Major appearances

Ash's Gible

Gible appeared in A Meteoric Rise to Excellence!. It tried to learn Draco Meteor with the help of Ash and friends, but kept failing to use it, succeeding only once. It began to follow the group at the end of the episode. It appeared again in Gotta Get a Gible!, where Ash captured it.

Other

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

Minor appearances

Gible first appeared 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.

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 in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Gible made its first appearance in Stunning Staravia & Stinky Skuntank I as one of the Advanced level Grunt's Pokémon. The female Gible was first used to attack Diamond's Lax when Diamond told the Grunt to return the Pokédex to him. She was later used in the Galactic HQ to battle Diamond's Pokémon.

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 It attacks using its huge mouth. While its attacks are powerful, it hurts itself out of clumsiness, too. 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 One Gift in Sangi Town (Shiny)* (Black 2 only) Dream World Icy Cave
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	Daybreak Ruins Oblivia Ruins Dark Temple
Pokémon Rumble	Rocky Cave
Pokémon Rumble Blast	Cave: World Axle - B2F
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure	Cavern Zone

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Diamond	Pearl	Haban Berry (5%)
Platinum
HeartGold	SoulSilver	Haban Berry (5%)

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

Generation V Other generations: IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  00Start Tackle Normal Physical 05050 100100% 35 033 Sand-Attack Ground Status 0000— 100100% 15 077 Dragon Rage Dragon Special 0000— 100100% 10 1313 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— ——% 10 1515 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 08585% 20 1919 Sand Tomb Ground Physical 03535 08585% 15 2525 Slash Normal Physical 07070 100100% 20 2727 Dragon Claw Dragon Physical 08080 100100% 15 3131 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100100% 10 3737 Dragon Rush Dragon Physical 100100 07575% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gible Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Gible Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM01	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM02	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	08080	100}}100%	15
	TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	0000—	090}}90%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100100	100}}100%	10
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	08080	100}}100%	10
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	09595	100}}100%	15
	TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	120120	085}}85%	5
	TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	05050	080}}80%	10
	TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	06060	—}}—%	20
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
	TM59	Incinerate	Fire	Special	03030	100}}100%	15
	TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	07070	100}}100%	15
	TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100100	080}}80%	5
	TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	06060	100}}100%	20
	TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	07575	090}}90%	10
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	090}}90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	04040	100}}100%	15
	HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	05050	095}}95%	30
	HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	08080	100}}100%	15
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gible Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Gible Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15
	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
	DragonBreath	Dragon	Special	60	100%	20
	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100%	15
	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15
	Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95%	35
	Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95%	15
	Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100%	10
	Rock Climb	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20
	Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	35	85%	15
	Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100%	10
	Thrash	Normal	Physical	120	100%	10
	Twister	Dragon	Special	40	100%	20
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Gible in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Gible in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gible Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Gible Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Game				Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
B	W	B2	W2	Draco Meteor	Dragon	Special	140	90%	5
B	W	B2	W2	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	90	100%	10
B	W	B2	W2	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100%	10
B	W	B2	W2	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100%	15
B	W	B2	W2	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15
B	W	B2	W2	Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100%	10
B	W	B2	W2	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
B	W	B2	W2	Snore	Normal	Special	40	100%	15
B	W	B2	W2	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—%	20
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Gible can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Gible cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gible Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Gible Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

Dream World-only moves

Generation V Other generations: IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Event	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Dream World	Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100%	10
Dream World	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
A superscript level indicates that Gible can learn this move normally in Generation V at that level Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gible Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Gible Click on the generation numbers at the top to see event moves from other generations

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   It attacks by launching blue fireballs.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●● Defense ● Speed ●●● Attack Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●● Defense ● Speed ●●● Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Gible love playing with the Mine Cart in the Cavern Zone. They agree that their favorite Attraction is Bastiodon's Block Barrage.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: Weak: PokéPark Pad entry: She is innocent and energetic. She also wants to be strong and called by a nickname.
Pokémon Conquest HP: ★★ Move: Dragon Rage Attack: ★ Ability 1: Sandpit Defense: ★ Ability 2: Instinct Speed: ★★ Ability 3: Melee Evolves into Gabite when Attack reaches 44 Range: 3 Perfect Links: Harutaka, Narimasa, Masahide

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

• 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!.
• With a base stat total of 300, Gible is tied with Dratini, Bagon and Deino as having the lowest base stat total of all Dragon-type Pokémon.

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

Gible may be a combination of gobble or ground and nibble.

Fukamaru may be a combination of 鱶 fuka (shark) and 丸 maru (round).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese フカマル Fukamaru From 鱶 fuka (shark) and 丸 maru (round). French Griknot From grignoter and quenotte. Spanish Gible Same as English name German Kaumalat From kauen. Italian Gible Same as English name Korean 딥상어동 Dipsang-eodong From dip or deep, 상어 sangeo and 동 (童). Mandarin Chinese 圓陸鯊 Yuán Lù Shā Literally "Round land shark". Cantonese Chinese

More languages

Related articles

• Ash's Gible

External links

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