Bite (move)

Bite かみつく Bite

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Battles Type  Dark Category  Physical PP  25 (max. 40) Power  60 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  [[Generation {{{gen}}}]] Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Badly startles those that have made appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Bite (Japanese: かみつく Bite) is a Dark-type move introduced in Generation I that deals a small amount of damage. In Generation I, this move is Normal-type.

In the anime

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Ash's Totodile biting Harrison's Sneasel on the hand.

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Samantha's Mawile using Bite on James's Cacnea.

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Ash's Turtwig using Bite.

Pokémon

Totodile It runs to the foe and bites it.

• Used by Ash's Totodile from ??? to ???

Mawile. Its huge steel jaw bites the foe.

• Used by Samantha's Mawile in Once in a Mawile.

Turtwig. It jumps on to the opponent and bites it with its sharp mouth.

• Used by Ash's Turtwig in Different Strokes for Differnet Blokes!.

Effect

Generation I

Bite does damage and has a 9.8% chance of causing the opponent to flinch.

Bite can only cause the opponent to flinch if the user attacks before the opponent does. Bite can't make an opponent with a substitute flinch.

Bite is a Normal-type move in Generation I.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

• Squirtle at Lv.22
• Wartortle at Lv.24
• Blastoise at Lv.--
• Blastoise at Lv.24
• Ekans at Lv.17
• Arbok at Lv.17
• Nidoran♀ at Lv.29 (R/G/B)
• Nidoran♀ at Lv.30 (Yel.)
• Nidorina at Lv.32 (R/G/B)
• Nidorina at Lv.36 (Yel.)
• Zubat at Lv.15
• Golbat at Lv.--
• Golbat at Lv.15
• Meowth at Lv.12
• Persian at Lv.--
• Persian at Lv.12
• Growlithe at Lv.--
• Kangaskhan at Lv.26
• Gyarados at Lv.20
• Eevee at Lv.37 (R/G/B)
• Eevee at Lv.30 (Yel.)
• Vaporeon at Lv.40 (R/G/B)
• Vaporeon at Lv.30 (Yel.)
• Flareon at Lv.40 (R/G/B)
• Flareon at Lv.30 (Yel.)
• Aerodactyl at Lv.38

Generation II

By leveling up

• Squirtle at Lv.18
• Wartortle at Lv.19
• Blastoise at Lv.19
• Ekans at Lv.15
• Arbok at Lv.--
• Arbok at Lv.15
• Nidoran♀ at Lv.30
• Nidorina at Lv.36
• Zubat at Lv.12
• Golbat at Lv.12
• Meowth at Lv.11
• Persian at Lv.--
• Persian at Lv.11
• Growlithe at Lv.--
• Kangaskhan at Lv.13
• Gyarados at Lv.20
• Eevee at Lv.30
• Vaporeon at Lv.30
• Flareon at Lv.30
• Omanyte at Lv.13
• Omastar at Lv.--
• Omastar at Lv.13
• Aerodactyl at Lv.15
• Totodile at Lv.20
• Croconaw at Lv.21
• Feraligatr at Lv.21
• Crobat at Lv.12
• Snubbull at Lv.13
• Granbull at Lv.13
• Houndour at Lv.20
• Houndoom at Lv.20
• Raikou at Lv.--
• Entei at Lv.--
• Suicune at Lv.--
• Larvitar at Lv.--
• Pupitar at Lv.--
• Tyranitar at Lv.--

By breeding

• Charmander
• Rattata
• Dunsparce
• Sneasel
• Swinub
• Stantler

Generation III

By leveling up

• Squirtle at Lv.18
• Wartortle at Lv.19
• Blastoise at Lv.19
• Ekans at Lv.13
• Arbok at Lv.--
• Arbok at Lv.13
• Nidoran♀ at Lv.20
• Nidorina at Lv.22
• Zubat at Lv.16
• Golbat at Lv.16
• Meowth at Lv.11 (R/S/E)
• Meowth at Lv.10 (FR/LG)
• Persian at Lv.11 (R/S/E)
• Persian at Lv.10 (FR/LG)
• Persian at Lv.--
• Growlithe at Lv.--
• Arcanine at Lv.--
• Kangaskhan at Lv.7
• Gyarados at Lv.20
• Eevee at Lv.30
• Vaporeon at Lv.30
• Flareon at Lv.30
• Omanyte at Lv.13
• Omastar at Lv.--
• Omastar at Lv.13
• Aerodactyl at Lv.15
• Totodile at Lv.20
• Croconaw at Lv.21
• Feraligatr at Lv.21
• Crobat at Lv.16
• Snubbull at Lv.13
• Granbull at Lv.13
• Houndour at Lv.25
• Houndoom at Lv.27
• Raikou at Lv.--
• Entei at Lv.--
• Suicune at Lv.--
• Larvitar at Lv.--
• Pupitar at Lv.--
• Tyranitar at Lv.--
• Poochyena at Lv.13
• Mightyena at Lv.--
• Mightyena at Lv.13
• Mawile at Lv.11
• Electrike at Lv.33
• Manectric at Lv.39
• Carvanha at Lv.--
• Sharpedo at Lv.--
• Trapinch at Lv.--
• Vibrava at Lv.--
• Flygon at Lv.--
• Seviper at Lv.10
• Absol at Lv.21
• Snorunt at Lv.10
• Glalie at Lv.--
• Glalie at Lv.10
• Huntail at Lv.8
• Bagon at Lv.5
• Shelgon at Lv.--
• Shelgon at Lv.5
• Salamence at Lv.--
• Salamence at Lv.5

By breeding

• Charmander
• Rattata
• Dunsparce
• Sneasel
• Swinub
• Stantler

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Squirtle at Lv.16
• Wartortle at Lv.16
• Blastoise at Lv.16
• Rattata at Lv.10
• Raticate at Lv.10
• Ekans at Lv.9
• Arbok at Lv.--
• Arbok at Lv.9
• Nidoran♀ at Lv.21
• Nidorina at Lv.23
• Zubat at Lv.13
• Golbat at Lv.13
• Meowth at Lv.6
• Persian at Lv.--
• Persian at Lv.6
• Growlithe at Lv.--
• Arcanine at Lv.--
• Kangaskhan at Lv.13
• Gyarados at Lv.20
• Eevee at Lv.29
• Vaporeon at Lv.29
• Flareon at Lv.29
• Omanyte at Lv.7
• Omastar at Lv.--
• Omastar at Lv.7
• Aerodactyl at Lv.--
• Totodile at Lv.13
• Croconaw at Lv.13
• Feraligatr at Lv.13
• Crobat at Lv.13
• Snubbull at Lv.7
• Granbull at Lv.7
• Houndour at Lv.17
• Houndoom at Lv.17
• Raikou at Lv.--
• Entei at Lv.--
• Suicune at Lv.--
• Larvitar at Lv.--
• Pupitar at Lv.--
• Tyranitar at Lv.--
• Poochyena at Lv.13
• Mightyena at Lv.--
• Mightyena at Lv.13
• Loudred at Lv.20
• Exploud at Lv.20
• Mawile at Lv.11
• Electrike at Lv.28
• Manectric at Lv.30
• Carvanha at Lv.--
• Sharpedo at Lv.--
• Trapinch at Lv.--
• Seviper at Lv.10
• Absol at Lv.28
• Snorunt at Lv.10
• Glalie at Lv.--
• Glalie at Lv.10
• Huntail at Lv.6
• Bagon at Lv.5
• Shelgon at Lv.--
• Shelgon at Lv.5
• Salamence at Lv.--
• Salamence at Lv.5
• Turtwig at Lv.21
• Grotle at Lv.22
• Torterra at Lv.22
• Shinx at Lv.13
• Luxio at Lv.13
• Luxray at Lv.13
• Hippopotas at Lv.7
• Hippowdon at Lv.--
• Hippowdon at Lv.7
• Skorupi at Lv.--
• Drapion at Lv.--
• Carnivine at Lv.7
• Glaceon at Lv.29

By breeding

• Charmander
• Rattata
• Dunsparce
• Sneasel
• Swinub
• Stantler
• Mudkip
• Pachirisu
• Glameow
• Riolu

In other languages

Portuguese: Mordida, Polish: Kąsanie, Spanish: Mordisco, French: Morsure, German: Biss, Dutch: Beet.