Bite (move)

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Bite
かみつく Bite
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 I
Condition  Tough
Appeal  1
Jam  3 ♥♥♥
Badly startles those that have made appeals.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Bite (Japanese: かみつく Bite) is a Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I that deals a small amount of damage. In Generation I, this move is Template:Type2.

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.

Generation II and on

Same as Generation I, though Bite is now a Dark-type move and has a 30% chance of causing flinching.

In the anime

Pokémon

Totodile. It runs to the foe and bites it.

Mawile. Its huge steel jaw bites the foe.

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

Meowth. It bites down on it's opponent.

Granbull. It bites down on its opponent.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0007 Squirtle Squirtle
Water 22
0008 Wartortle Wartortle
Water 24
0009 Blastoise Blastoise
Water --, 24
0023 Ekans Ekans
Poison 17
0024 Arbok Arbok
Poison 17
0029 Nidoran♀ Nidoran♀
Poison 29
0029 Nidoran♀ Nidoran♀
Poison 30
0030 Nidorina Nidorina
Poison 32
0030 Nidorina Nidorina
Poison 36
0041 Zubat Zubat
Poison Flying 15
0042 Golbat Golbat
Poison Flying --, 15
0052 Meowth Meowth
Normal 12
0053 Persian Persian
Normal --, 12
0058 Growlithe Growlithe
Fire --
0115 Kangaskhan Kangaskhan
Normal 26
0142 Gyarados Gyarados
Water Flying 20
0133 Eevee Eevee
Normal 40
0134 Vaporeon Vaporeon
Water 40
0134 Vaporeon Vaporeon
Water 30
0136 Flareon Flareon
Fire 40
0136 Flareon Flareon
Fire 30
0142 Aerodactyl Aerodactyl
Rock Flying 45
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

Generation III

By leveling up

Generation IV

By leveling up

Trivia

In other languages

  • Spanish: Mordisco
  • French: Morsure
  • Dutch: Bijt
  • German: Biss

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