Gabite (Pokémon)
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| Gabite ガバイト Gabite | |
 Artwork from D/P | |
| Types | Dragon/Ground |
|---|---|
| Species | Cave Pokémon |
| National Dex | #444 |
| Johto Dex | #— |
| Hoenn Dex | #— |
| Sinnoh Dex | #110 |
| Fiore Browser | R— |
| Almia Browser | R-252 |
| Height | 4′07″ (1.4m) |
| Weight | 123.5 lbs. (56.0kg) |
| Ability | Sand Veil |
| Egg groups | Monster/Dragon |
| Time to hatch | 10,240 steps |
| Effort yield | 2 Atk |
| Exp. yield | 144 base exp. |
| Lv. 100 at | 1,250,000 exp. |
| Gender | 50% ♀/50% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Blue |
| Catch rate | 45 |
| Body style | 
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Gabite (Japanese: ガバイト Gabite) is a dual-type Dragon/Ground Pokémon.
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Biology
Physiology
Gender differences
A male has a cut on his dorsal fin.
Special abilities
Behavior
Gabite has a habit of digging up gems and hoarding them in its nest.
Habitat
Judging from its classification, it likely lives in warm caves much like its pre-evolution, Gible.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
It first appeared in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2.
In the manga
In the TCG
- Main article: Gabite (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
|---|---|---|
| IV | Diamond | There is a long-held belief that medicine made from its scales will heal even incurable illnesses. |
| Pearl | It habitually digs up and hoards gems in its nest. Its loot is constantly targeted by thieves. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| IV | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | None | Evolve Gible |
In side games
| Game | Location |
|---|---|
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness) | Evolve from Gible |
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | Hippowdon Temple Asoheru Building |
Base stats
| HP: | 68 | |
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| Attack: | 90 | |
| Defense: | 65 | |
| SpAtk: | 50 | |
| SpDef: | 55 | |
| Speed: | 82 |
Type effectiveness
| Weak to | Resistant to | Immune to | Normal effectiveness |
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Learnset
Gabite is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
By leveling up
| Generation IV | ||||||||
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| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal |
| Start | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95% | 35 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| Start | Sand-Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100% | 15 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| 3 | Sand-Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100% | 15 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| 7 | Dragon Rage | Dragon | Special | 40 | 100% | 10 | Cool | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 13 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — | —% | 10 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| 15 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85% | 20 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 19 | Sand Tomb | Ground | Physical | 15 | 70% | 15 | Smart | 0 |
| 28 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 | Cool | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 33 | Dragon Claw | Dragon | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| 40 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100% | 10 | Smart | 1 ♥
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| 49 | Dragon Rush | Dragon | Physical | 100 | 75% | 10 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon | ||||||||
By TM/HM
By breeding
By Tutoring
| Generation IV | |||||||||
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| Game | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal | |
| D | P | Draco Meteor | Dragon | Special | 140 | 90% | 5 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon | |||||||||
Side game data
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | ||
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Group: 
| Poké Assist:
| Field Move: Cut x3 |
Evolution
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Sprites
| Gen | Game | ||||||
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| 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 | Back | |||
| Image:Spr 4p 444 m.png | 
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| Image:Spr 4p 444 f.png | 
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| Image:Spr 4p 444 m s.png | 
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For other sprites and images, please see Gabite images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
Origin
Appearance-wise, Gabite seems like a cross between a European dragon and a shark, it may be based on a Land Shark.
Name origin
Gabite's name is possibly derived from がぶがぶ gabugabu, which means to gobble or gulp down, and the English word bite. It may also be derived from がぶりと gaburito, bite or chew, or がぶりと噛み付く gaburitokamitsuku, sink one's teeth into. Its German name, Knarksel, comes from knackig and shark. Its French name, Carmache, comes from Carcharodon, scientific name of sharks, and mâcher.
In other languages
External links
| This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species. |
