Gible (Pokémon)
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| Gible フカマル Fukamaru | |
 Artwork from D/P | |
| Types | Dragon/Ground |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Body style | 
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Gible (Japanese: フカマル Fukamaru) is a dual-type Dragon/Ground Pokémon.
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Biology
Physiology
Gender differences
A male has a "cut" in his fin.
Special abilities
Behavior
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| IV | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | Rare | Wayward Cave (area under Cycling Road) |
In side games
| Game | Location |
|---|---|
| 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
| 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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| 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 | 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: 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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| Image:Spr 4p 443 m s.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 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. |
