Bite (move)

Bite かみつく Bite

The foe is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. It may make the target flinch.

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

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

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

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

Bite on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Bite on Eevee's Movedex

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

Effect

Generation I

Bite is a Normal-type move in this generation.

Bite inflicts damage and has a 9.8% chance of causing the target to flinch. Bite cannot cause a target with a Substitute flinch.

Generation II and on

Bite is a Dark-type move. Bite inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 007 Squirtle Water 22 008 Wartortle Water 24 009 Blastoise Water --, 24 023 Ekans Poison 17 024 Arbok Poison 17 029 Nidoran♀ Poison 29RGB 029 Nidoran♀ Poison 30Y 030 Nidorina Poison 32RGB 030 Nidorina Poison 36Y 041 Zubat Poison Flying 15 042 Golbat Poison Flying --, 15 052 Meowth Normal 12 053 Persian Normal --, 12 058 Growlithe Fire -- 115 Kangaskhan Normal 26 130 Gyarados Water Flying 20 133 Eevee Normal 40 134 Vaporeon Water 40RGB 134 Vaporeon Water 30Y 136 Flareon Fire 40RGB 136 Flareon Fire 30Y 142 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

#   Pokémon Type Level 007 Squirtle Water 18 008 Wartortle Water 19 009 Blastoise Water 19 023 Ekans Poison 15 024 Arbok Poison --, 15 029 Nidoran♀ Poison 30 030 Nidorina Poison 36 041 Zubat Poison Flying 12 042 Golbat Poison Flying 12 052 Meowth Normal 11 053 Persian Normal --, 11 058 Growlithe Fire -- 115 Kangaskhan Normal 13 130 Gyarados Water Flying 20 133 Eevee Normal 30 134 Vaporeon Water 30 136 Flareon Fire 30 138 Omanyte Rock Water 13 139 Omastar Rock Water --, 13 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 45 158 Totodile Water 20 159 Croconaw Water 21 160 Feraligatr Water 21 169 Crobat Poison Flying 12 209 Snubbull Normal 13 210 Granbull Normal 13 228 Houndour Dark Fire 20 229 Houndoom Dark Fire 20 243 Raikou Electric -- 244 Entei Fire -- 245 Suicune Water -- 246 Larvitar Rock Ground -- 247 Pupitar Rock Ground -- 248 Tyranitar Rock Dark -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 004 Charmander Fire Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise Ekans, Arbok Gyarados Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar 019 Rattata Normal Ekans, Arbok Meowth, Persian Growlithe, Arcanine Eevee, Vaporeon, Flareon Snubbull, Granbull Houndour, Houndoom 206 Dunsparce Normal Ekans, Arbok Meowth, Persian Growlithe, Arcanine Eevee, Vaporeon, Flareon Snubbull, Granbull Houndour, Houndoom 215 Sneasel Dark Ice Ekans, Arbok Meowth, Persian Growlithe, Arcanine Eevee, Vaporeon, Flareon Snubbull, Granbull Houndour, Houndoom 220 Swinub Ice Ground Ekans, Arbok Meowth, Persian Growlithe, Arcanine Eevee, Vaporeon, Flareon Snubbull, Granbull Houndour, Houndoom 234 Stantler Normal Ekans, Arbok Meowth, Persian Growlithe, Arcanine Eevee, Vaporeon, Flareon Snubbull, Granbull Houndour, Houndoom 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 III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 007 Squirtle Water 18 008 Wartortle Water 19 009 Blastoise Water 19 023 Ekans Poison 13 024 Arbok Poison --, 13 029 Nidoran♀ Poison 20 030 Nidorina Poison 22 041 Zubat Poison Flying 16 042 Golbat Poison Flying 16 052 Meowth Normal 11RSE 052 Meowth Normal 10FRLG 053 Persian Normal --, 11RSE 053 Persian Normal --, 10FRLG 058 Growlithe Fire -- 059 Arcanine Fire -- 115 Kangaskhan Normal 7 130 Gyarados Water Flying 20 133 Eevee Normal 30 134 Vaporeon Water 30 136 Flareon Fire 30 138 Omanyte Rock Water 13 139 Omastar Rock Water --, 13 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 15 158 Totodile Water 20 159 Croconaw Water 21 160 Feraligatr Water 21 169 Crobat Poison Flying 16 209 Snubbull Normal 13 210 Granbull Normal 13 228 Houndour Dark Fire 25 229 Houndoom Dark Fire 27 243 Raikou Electric -- 244 Entei Fire -- 245 Suicune Water -- 246 Larvitar Rock Ground -- 247 Pupitar Rock Ground -- 248 Tyranitar Rock Dark -- 261 Poochyena Dark 13 262 Mightyena Dark --, 13 303 Mawile Steel 11 309 Electrike Electric 33 310 Manectric Electric 39 318 Carvanha Water Dark -- 319 Sharpedo Water Dark -- 328 Trapinch Ground -- 329 Vibrava Ground Dragon -- 330 Flygon Ground Dragon -- 336 Seviper Poison 10 359 Absol Dark 21 361 Snorunt Ice 10 362 Glalie Ice --, 10 367 Huntail Water 8 371 Bagon Dragon 5 372 Shelgon Dragon --, 5 373 Salamence Dragon Flying --, 5 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 004 Charmander Fire Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise Ekans, Arbok Gyarados Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar Loudred, Exploud Seviper Bagon, Shelgon, Salamence 019 Rattata Normal Ekans, Arbok Meowth, Persian Growlithe, Arcanine Eevee, Vaporeon, Flareon Snubbull, Granbull Houndour, Houndoom Poochyena, Mightyena Loudred, Exploud Mawile Electrike, Manectric Seviper Absol 206 Dunsparce Normal Ekans, Arbok Meowth, Persian Growlithe, Arcanine Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon Espeon, Umbreon Snubbull, Granbull Houndour, Mawile Poochyena, Mightyena Electrike, Manectric Seviper Absol 215 Sneasel Dark Ice Rattata, Raticate Ekans, Arbok Meowth, Persian Growlithe, Arcanine Eevee Dunsparce Snubbull, Granbull Swinub, Piloswine Houndour, Houndoom Stantler Poochyena, Mightyena Loudred, Exploud Mawile Electrike, Manectric Seviper Absol 220 Swinub Ice Ground Diglett, Dugtrio Wooper, Quagsire Dunsparce Phanpy, Donphan Mawile Numel, Camerupt Kecleon 234 Stantler Normal Rattata, Raticate Ekans, Arbok Meowth, Persian Growlithe, Arcanine Eevee Dunsparce Snubbull, Granbull Sneasel Houndour, Houndoom Stantler Poochyena, Mightyena Loudred, Exploud Mawile Electrike, Manectric Seviper Absol 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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 007 Squirtle Water 16 008 Wartortle Water 16 009 Blastoise Water 16 019 Rattata Normal 10 020 Raticate Normal 10 023 Ekans Poison 9 024 Arbok Poison --, 9 029 Nidoran♀ Poison 21 030 Nidorina Poison 23 041 Zubat Poison Flying 13 042 Golbat Poison Flying 13 052 Meowth Normal 6 053 Persian Normal --, 6 058 Growlithe Fire -- 059 Arcanine Fire -- 115 Kangaskhan Normal 13 130 Gyarados Water Flying 20 133 Eevee Normal 29 134 Vaporeon Water 29 136 Flareon Fire 29 138 Omanyte Rock Water 7 139 Omastar Rock Water --, 7 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying -- 158 Totodile Water 13 159 Croconaw Water 13 160 Feraligatr Water 13 169 Crobat Poison Flying 13 209 Snubbull Normal 7 210 Granbull Normal 7 228 Houndour Dark Fire 17 229 Houndoom Dark Fire 17 243 Raikou Electric -- 244 Entei Fire -- 245 Suicune Water -- 246 Larvitar Rock Ground -- 247 Pupitar Rock Ground -- 248 Tyranitar Rock Dark -- 261 Poochyena Dark 13 262 Mightyena Dark --, 13 294 Loudred Normal 20 295 Exploud Normal 20 303 Mawile Steel 11 309 Electrike Electric 28 310 Manectric Electric 30 318 Carvanha Water Dark -- 319 Sharpedo Water Dark -- 328 Trapinch Ground -- 336 Seviper Poison 10 359 Absol Dark 28 361 Snorunt Ice 10 362 Glalie Ice --, 10 367 Huntail Water 6 371 Bagon Dragon 5 372 Shelgon Dragon --, 5 373 Salamence Dragon Flying --, 5 387 Turtwig Grass 21 388 Grotle Grass 21 389 Torterra Grass Ground 22 403 Shinx Electric 13DP 403 Shinx Electric 17PtHGSS 404 Luxio Electric 13DP 404 Luxio Electric 18PtHGSS 405 Luxray Electric 13DP 405 Luxray Electric 18PtHGSS 449 Hippopotas Ground 21 450 Hippowdon Ground 21 451 Skorupi Poison Bug -- 452 Drapion Poison Dark -- 455 Carnivine Grass 7 471 Glaceon Ice 29 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 004 Charmander Fire Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise Ekans, Arbok Gyarados Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar Loudred, Exploud Seviper Bagon, Shelgon, Salamence Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra 019 Rattata Normal Ekans, Arbok Meowth, Persian Growlithe, Arcanine Eevee, Vaporeon, Flareon Snubbull, Granbull Houndour, Houndoom Poochyena, Mightyena Loudred, Exploud Mawile Electrike, Manectric Seviper Absol Shinx, Luxio, Luxray Hippopotas, Hippowdon 206 Dunsparce Normal Rattata, Raticate Ekans, Arbok Meowth, Persian Growlithe, Arcanine Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon Espeon, Umbreon Leafeon, Glaceon Snubbull, Granbull Houndour, Mawile Poochyena, Mightyena Electrike, Manectric Loudred, Exploud Seviper Absol Shinx, Luxio, Luxray Hippopotas, Hippowdon 215 Sneasel Dark Ice Rattata, Raticate Ekans, Arbok Meowth, Persian Growlithe, Arcanine Eevee Dunsparce Snubbull, Granbull Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine Houndour, Houndoom Stantler Poochyena, Mightyena Loudred, Exploud Mawile Electrike, Manectric Seviper Absol Shinx, Luxio, Luxray Pachirisu Glameow, Purugly Lucario Hippopotas, Hippowdon 220 Swinub Ice Ground Rattata, Raticate Ekans, Arbok Meowth, Persian Growlithe, Arcanine Eevee Dunsparce Snubbull, Granbull Sneasel, Weavile Houndour, Houndoom Stantler Poochyena, Mightyena Loudred, Exploud Mawile Electrike, Manectric Seviper Absol Shinx, Luxio, Luxray Pachirisu Glameow, Purugly Lucario Hippopotas, Hippowdon 234 Stantler Normal Rattata, Raticate Ekans, Arbok Meowth, Persian Growlithe, Arcanine Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon Espeon, Umbreon Leafeon, Glaceon Snubbull, Granbull Houndour, Mawile Poochyena, Mightyena Electrike, Manectric Loudred, Exploud Seviper Absol Shinx, Luxio, Luxray Hippopotas, Hippowdon 258 Mudkip Water Omanyte, Omastar Kabuto, Kabutops Corsola Relicanth Cranidos, Rampardos Shieldon, Bastiodon 417 Pachirisu Electric Rattata, Raticate Ekans, Arbok Meowth, Persian Growlithe, Arcanine Eevee Dunsparce Snubbull, Granbull Sneasel, Weavile Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine Houndour, Houndoom Stantler Poochyena, Mightyena Loudred, Exploud Mawile Electrike, Manectric Seviper Absol Shinx, Luxio, Luxray Glameow, Purugly Lucario Hippopotas, Hippowdon 431 Glameow Normal Rattata, Raticate Ekans, Arbok Meowth, Persian Growlithe, Arcanine Eevee Dunsparce Snubbull, Granbull Sneasel, Weavile Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine Houndour, Houndoom Stantler Poochyena, Mightyena Loudred, Exploud Mawile Electrike, Manectric Seviper Absol Shinx, Luxio, Luxray Pachirisu Lucario Hippopotas, Hippowdon 447 Riolu Fighting Rattata, Raticate Ekans, Arbok Meowth, Persian Growlithe, Arcanine Eevee, Vaporeon, Flareon, Glaceon Dunsparce Snubbull, Granbull Sneasel, Weavile Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine Houndour, Houndoom Stantler Poochyena, Mightyena Loudred, Exploud Mawile Electrike, Manectric Seviper Absol Shinx, Luxio, Luxray Pachirisu Glameow, Purugly Hippopotas, Hippowdon Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 133 EeveeLv 10 Normal Pokémon Center and Pokémon Center Sapporo Events Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Turtwig	Totodile	Mawile
The foe is bitten with viciously sharp fangs.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Meowth	Meowth bites down on the opponent.
Meowth (Team Rocket)	The Path to the Pokémon League		Debut
Duplica's Ditto as Meowth	Ditto's Mysterious Mansion		None
Arbok	Arbok bites down on the opponent.
Jessie's Arbok	The Ninja Poké-Showdown		None
Growlithe	Growlithe bites down on the opponent.
Officer Jenny's Growlithe	The Case of the K-9 Caper!		None
Nidoran♀	Nidoran♀ bites down on the opponent.
Emily's Nidoran♀ (Maria)	Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon		None
Multiple wild Nidoran♀	Leading a Stray!		None
Nidoran♂	Nidoran♂ bites down on the opponent.
Ralph's Nidoran♂ (Tony)	Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon		None
Multiple wild Nidoran♂	Leading a Stray!		None
Snubbull	Snubbull bites down on the opponent.
Madame Muchmoney's Snubbull	Snubbull Snobbery		None
Houndour	Houndour bites down on the opponent.
A wild Houndour	Hour of the Houndour		None
Totodile	Totodile runs to the foe and bites the target.
Ash's Totodile	The Totodile Duel		None
Granbull	Granbull bites down on the opponent.
Lisa's Granbull	Spell of the Unown		None
Madame Muchmoney's Granbull	The Trouble with Snubbull		None
Cassidy's Granbull	Sleight of Sand!		None
Croconaw	Croconaw bites down on the opponent.
Dundee's Croconaw	Celebi: Voice of the Forest		None
Steelix	Steelix bites down on the opponent.
Hun's Steelix	The Legend of Thunder!		None
Gyarados	Gyarados bites down on the opponent.
Clair's Gyarados	Better Eight Than Never		None
Crasher Wake's Gyarados	A Crasher Course in Power!		None
Larvitar	Larvitar bites down on the opponent.
Ash's Larvitar	You're a Star, Larvitar!		None
Blastoise	Blastoise bites down on the opponent.
Gary's Blastoise	Can't Beat the Heat!		None
Houndoom	Houndoom bites down on the opponent.
Harrison's Houndoom	Playing with Fire!		None
Houndour	Houndour bites down on the opponent.
Cassidy's Houndour	Showdown at the Oak Corral		None
Poochyena	Poochyena bites down on the opponent.
Katrina's Poochyena	A Bite to Remember		None
Gym Badge thief's Poochyena	The Blue Badge of Courage		None
Sharpedo	Sharpedo bites down on the opponent.
A wild Sharpedo	Sharpedo Attack!		None
Mightyena	Mightyena bites down on the opponent.
Butch's Mightyena	Oaknapped		None
Electrike	Electrike bites down on the opponent.
Wattson's Electrike	Watt's With Watson!		None
Manectric	Manectric bites down on the opponent.
Wattson's Manectric	Manectric Charge!		None
Mawile	Mawile's huge steel jaw bites the foe.
Samantha's Mawile	Once in a Mawile		None
Turtwig	Turtwig jumps onto the opponent and bites with its sharp mouth.
Ash's Turtwig	Gettin' Twiggy With It!		None
Gardenia's Turtwig	The Grass-Type is Always Greener!		None
Carnivine	Carnivine lunges towards its foe and bites the opponent.
James's Carnivine	Dawn of a New Era!		None
Girafarig	Girafarig's tail bites down on the opponent.
Roman's Girafarig	A Full Course Tag Battle!		None
Rattata	Rattata bites down on the opponent.
Multiple wild Rattata	Leading a Stray!		None

Trivia

• Bite is one of the four moves to have its type changed in Generation II, the others being Gust, Karate Chop, and Sand-Attack. Coincidentally, they all were Normal-type moves in Generation I. Bite is also the only move that was changed to a type introduced in Generation II.
• Bite is also the only move to have its damage category change from physical to special, then back to physical again. This is due to the move being Normal-type in Generation I, Dark-type in Generation II and III, and classified as a physical move in Generation IV.

In other languages

• Spanish: Mordisco
• French: Morsure
• Dutch: Bijt
• German: Biss
• Italian: Morso
• Hindi: Katne Ka Hamla

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