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Revision as of 22:12, 28 May 2010 by Sandflapjack(talk | contribs)(→Trivia: I added some better origin clearance. I pesonally have read the book and found some striking resemblances.)
Gible is a small, pudgy dragon with a big mouth filled with sharp teeth.
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.
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, and wood, though it's unknown if it's just that specific Gible or a diet for the species as a whole.
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.
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.
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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.
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For other sprites and images, please see Gible images on Bulbagarden Archives.
