Gible (Pokémon)
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| Gible フカマル Fukamaru | |
 Artwork from D/P | |
| Types | Dragon/Ground |
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| Species | Land Shark Pokémon |
| National Dex | #443 |
| Johto Dex | #— |
| Hoenn Dex | #— |
| Sinnoh Dex | #109 |
| Fiore Browser | R— |
| Almia Browser | R-251 |
| Height | 2′04″ (0.7m) |
| Weight | 45.2 lbs. (20.5kg) |
| Ability | Sand Veil |
| Egg groups | Monster/Dragon |
| Time to hatch | 10,240 steps |
| Effort yield | 1 Atk |
| Exp. yield | 67 base exp. |
| Lv. 100 at | 1,250,000 exp. |
| Gender | 50% ♀/50% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Blue |
| Catch rate | 45 |
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Gible (Japanese: フカマル Fukamaru) is a dual-type Dragon/Ground Pokémon.
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Biology
Physiology
A Gible is a small and pudgy dragon, which will soon evolve into powerful pseudo legendaries.
Gible is known for its scales that have medicinal properties that can heal most illnesses.
Gible are dark blue, with a red underbelly that covers its abdomen to the bottoms of their jaws. Gible has two horns that resemble jet or plane engines, each with a light blue stripe in the middle. It has a light blue stripe on its back.
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
Behavior
Gibile has a habit of digging up gems and hoarding them in its nest, which may be a reference to the fictional dragon Smaug.
Habitat
Gible lives in tunnels it constructs inside warm caves. It prefers heat similar to that of a tropical climate.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Gible made a cameo in the movie The Rise of Darkrai where it was battling a Bronzor.
Gible reappeared again as one of the victims to Darkrai's Dark Void.
A balloon shaped like a Gible also appeared in the movie.
In the manga
In the TCG
- Main article: Gible (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
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| IV | Diamond | It nests in small, horizontal holes in cave walls. It pounces to catch prey that stray too close. |
| Pearl | It once lived in the tropics. To avoid the cold, it lives in caves warmed by geothermal heat. | |
| Platinum | Currently unknown |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location | |
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| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Rare | Wayward Cave (area under Cycling Road) |
| Platinum | None | Trade | ||
In side games
| Game | Location |
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| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness) | Landslide Cave (B1-B12) |
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | Volcano Cave |
Base stats
| HP: | 58 | |
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| Attack: | 70 | |
| Defense: | 45 | |
| SpAtk: | 40 | |
| SpDef: | 45 | |
| Speed: | 42 |
Type effectiveness
| Weak to | Resistant to | Immune to | Normal effectiveness |
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Learnset
Gible is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
By leveling up
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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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| 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 |
| 25 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 | Cool | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 27 | Dragon Claw | Dragon | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| 31 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100% | 10 | Smart | 1 ♥
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| 37 | 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 | Pt | 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 A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game, while a colored background indicates that the move is available. | |||||||||||
Side game data
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness | ||
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| Body size: 1 | Recruit Rate: 8.2% | IQ Group: C |
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | ||
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| Field Move: None |
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 443 m.png | 
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| Image:Spr 4p 443 f.png | 
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For other sprites and images, please see Gible images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
- Gible and its family may have been based to a degree on the Saturday Night Live character, the Landshark.
- Gible's family is the only family of Dragon-type Pokémon that retain the same typing throughout their entire evolutionary chain.
Origin
Appearance-wise, seems like a cross between a European dragon and a shark. It may also be based on a Land Shark.
Name origin
Fukamaru may be a combination of 鱶 fuka, shark, and 丸 maru, round. Gible may be a combination of ground and nibble. Its German name, Kaumalat, comes from kauen. Its French name, Griknot, comes from grignoter and quenotte.
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. |
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