Bite (move)

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Bite
かみつく Bite
Bite.png
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
  • Affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
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 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 10% chance of causing the target to flinch.

Generation II-III

Same as Generation I, except Bite is now a Dark-type move, and now has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch. Due to the change in type, Bite is now classified as a special attack instead of a physical attack.

Generation IV and on

Bite is once again classified as a physical attack.

Description

Games Description
A bite made using sharp fangs. This may cause the opponent to flinch, and it might not attack.
An attack that may cause flinching.
RSE Bites with vicious fangs. May cause flinching.
FRLG The user bites with vicious fangs. It may make the foe flinch.
The foe is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. It may make the target flinch.
Conq The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. It may make the target flinch.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
007 Squirtle Squirtle Water Water 22 18 18 16 16 '
008 Wartortle Wartortle Water Water 24 19 19 16 16 '
009 Blastoise Blastoise Water Water --, 24 19 19 16 16 '
019 Rattata Rattata Normal Normal       10 10 '
020 Raticate Raticate Normal Normal       10 10 '
023 Ekans Ekans Poison Poison 17 15 13 9 9 '
024 Arbok Arbok Poison Poison 17 --, 15 --, 13 --,9 --, 9 '
029 Nidoran♀ Nidoran♀ Poison Poison 29 30 30 20 21 21 '
030 Nidorina Nidorina Poison Poison 36 32 32 22 23 23 '
041 Zubat Zubat Poison Flying 15 12 16 13 13 12 '
042 Golbat Golbat Poison Flying --, 15 12 16 13 13 12 '
052 Meowth Meowth Normal Normal 12 11 11 10 6 6 '
053 Persian Persian Normal Normal --, 12 --, 11 --, 11 --, 10 --, 6 --, 6 '
058 Growlithe Growlithe Fire Fire -- -- -- -- -- '
059 Arcanine Arcanine Fire Fire     -- -- -- '
115 Kangaskhan Kangaskhan Normal Normal 26 13 7 13 13 '
130 Gyarados Gyarados Water Flying --, 20 20 20 20 20 20 '
133 Eevee Eevee Normal Normal 37 30 30 30 29 29 17 '''
134 Vaporeon Vaporeon Water Water 40 30 30 30 29 29 '
136 Flareon Flareon Fire Fire 40 30 30 30 29 29 17 '
138 Omanyte Omanyte Rock Water   13 13 7 7 '
139 Omastar Omastar Rock Water   --, 13 --, 13 --, 7 --, 7 '
142 Aerodactyl Aerodactyl Rock Flying 45 45 15 -- -- '
158 Totodile Totodile Water Water   20 20 13 13 '
159 Croconaw Croconaw Water Water   21 21 13 13 '
160 Feraligatr Feraligatr Water Water   21 21 13 13 '
169 Crobat Crobat Poison Flying   12 16 13 13 12 '
209 Snubbull Snubbull Normal Normal   13 13 7 7 '
210 Granbull Granbull Normal Normal   13 13 7 7 '
228 Houndour Houndour Dark Fire   20 25 17 17 ''''
229 Houndoom Houndoom Dark Fire   20 27 17 17 ''''
243 Raikou Raikou Electric Electric   -- -- -- -- '
244 Entei Entei Fire Fire   -- -- -- -- '
245 Suicune Suicune Water Water   -- -- -- -- '
246 Larvitar Larvitar Rock Ground   -- -- -- -- '''
247 Pupitar Pupitar Rock Ground   -- -- -- -- '''
248 Tyranitar Tyranitar Rock Dark   -- -- -- -- ''''
261 Poochyena Poochyena Dark Dark     13 13 13 ''''
262 Mightyena Mightyena Dark Dark     --, 13 --, 13 --, 13 ''''
294 Loudred Loudred Normal Normal       20 20 '
295 Exploud Exploud Normal Normal       20 20 '
303 Mawile Mawile Steel Steel     11 11 11 '
309 Electrike Electrike Electric Electric     33 28 28 '
310 Manectric Manectric Electric Electric     39 30 30 '
318 Carvanha Carvanha Water Dark     -- -- -- ''''
319 Sharpedo Sharpedo Water Dark     -- -- -- ''''
328 Trapinch Trapinch Ground Ground     -- -- -- '
329 Vibrava Vibrava Ground Dragon     --     '
330 Flygon Flygon Ground Dragon     --     '
336 Seviper Seviper Poison Poison     10 10 10 5 '
359 Absol Absol Dark Dark     21 28 28 20 ''''
361 Snorunt Snorunt Ice Ice     10 10 10 '
362 Glalie Glalie Ice Ice     --, 10 --, 10 --, 10 '
367 Huntail Huntail Water Water     8 6 6 '
371 Bagon Bagon Dragon Dragon     5 5 5 '
372 Shelgon Shelgon Dragon Dragon     --, 5 --, 5 --, 5 '
373 Salamence Salamence Dragon Flying     --, 5 --, 5 --, 5 '
387 Turtwig Turtwig Grass Grass       21 21 '
388 Grotle Grotle Grass Grass       21 21 '
389 Torterra Torterra Grass Ground       22 22 '
403 Shinx Shinx Electric Electric       13 17 17 '
404 Luxio Luxio Electric Electric       13 18 18 '
405 Luxray Luxray Electric Electric       13 18 18 '
449 Hippopotas Hippopotas Ground Ground       21 21 '
450 Hippowdon Hippowdon Ground Ground       21 21 '
451 Skorupi Skorupi Poison Bug       -- -- '''
452 Drapion Drapion Poison Dark       -- -- ''''
455 Carnivine Carnivine Grass Grass       7 7 '
471 Glaceon Glaceon Ice Ice       29 29 17 '
504 Patrat Patrat Normal Normal         6 '
505 Watchog Watchog Normal Normal         --, 6 '
506 Lillipup Lillipup Normal Normal         8 '
507 Herdier Herdier Normal Normal         --, 8 '
508 Stoutland Stoutland Normal Normal         --, 8 '
511 Pansage Pansage Grass Grass         19 '
513 Pansear Pansear Fire Grass         19 '
515 Panpour Panpour Water Water         19 '
550 Basculin Basculin Water Water         10 '
551 Sandile Sandile Ground Dark         4 ''''
552 Krokorok Krokorok Ground Dark         -- ''''
553 Krookodile Krookodile Ground Dark         -- ''''
564 Tirtouga Tirtouga Water Rock         8 '
565 Carracosta Carracosta Water Rock         8 '
621 Druddigon Druddigon Dragon Dragon         9 '
632 Durant Durant Bug Steel         11 '
633 Deino Deino Dark Dragon         9 ''''
634 Zweilous Zweilous Dark Dragon         -- ''''
635 Hydreigon Hydreigon Dark Dragon         -- ''''
641 Tornadus Tornadus Flying Flying         13 '
642 Thundurus Thundurus Electric Flying         13 '
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Type Father
II III IV V VI
004 Charmander Charmander Fire Fire SquirtleWartortleBlastoiseEkansArbokGyaradosTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitar SquirtleWartortleBlastoiseEkansArbokGyaradosTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarSeviperBagonShelgonSalamence SquirtleWartortleBlastoiseEkansArbokGyaradosTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarLoudredExploudSeviperBagonShelgonSalamenceTurtwigGrotleTorterra SquirtleWartortleBlastoiseEkansArbokGyaradosTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarLoudredExploudSeviperBagonShelgonSalamenceTurtwigGrotleTorterraDruddigonDeinoZweilousHydreigon
019 Rattata Rattata Normal Normal EkansArbokMeowthPersianGrowlitheEeveeVaporeonFlareonSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoom EkansArbokMeowthPersianGrowlitheArcanineEeveeVaporeonFlareonSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaMawileElectrikeManectricSeviperAbsol EkansArbokMeowthPersianGrowlitheArcanineEeveeVaporeonFlareonGlaceonSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaLoudredExploudMawileElectrikeManectricSeviperAbsolShinxLuxioLuxrayHippopotasHippowdon EkansArbokMeowthPersianGrowlitheArcanineEeveeVaporeonFlareonGlaceonSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaElectrikeManectricSeviperAbsolShinxLuxioLuxrayHippopotasHippowdonPatratWatchogLillipupHerdierStoutlandPansagePansearPanpourSandileKrokorokKrookodile
206 Dunsparce Dunsparce Normal Normal EkansArbokMeowthPersianGrowlitheEeveeVaporeonFlareonSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoom EkansArbokMeowthPersianGrowlitheArcanineEeveeVaporeonFlareonSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaMawileElectrikeManectricSeviperAbsol EkansArbokMeowthPersianGrowlitheArcanineEeveeVaporeonFlareonGlaceonSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaLoudredExploudMawileElectrikeManectricSeviperAbsolShinxLuxioLuxrayHippopotasHippowdon EkansArbokMeowthPersianGrowlitheArcanineEeveeVaporeonFlareonGlaceonSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaElectrikeManectricSeviperAbsolShinxLuxioLuxrayHippopotasHippowdonPatratWatchogLillipupHerdierStoutlandPansagePansearPanpourSandileKrokorokKrookodile
215 Sneasel Sneasel Dark Ice EkansArbokMeowthPersianGrowlitheEeveeVaporeonFlareonSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoom EkansArbokMeowthPersianGrowlitheArcanineEeveeVaporeonFlareonSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaMawileElectrikeManectricSeviperAbsol EkansArbokMeowthPersianGrowlitheArcanineEeveeVaporeonFlareonGlaceonSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaLoudredExploudMawileElectrikeManectricSeviperAbsolShinxLuxioLuxrayHippopotasHippowdon EkansArbokMeowthPersianGrowlitheArcanineEeveeVaporeonFlareonGlaceonSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaElectrikeManectricSeviperAbsolShinxLuxioLuxrayHippopotasHippowdonPatratWatchogLillipupHerdierStoutlandPansagePansearPanpourSandileKrokorokKrookodile
220 Swinub Swinub Ice Ground EkansArbokMeowthPersianGrowlitheEeveeVaporeonFlareonSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoom EkansArbokMeowthPersianGrowlitheArcanineEeveeVaporeonFlareonSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaMawileElectrikeManectricSeviperAbsol EkansArbokMeowthPersianGrowlitheArcanineEeveeVaporeonFlareonGlaceonSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaLoudredExploudMawileElectrikeManectricSeviperAbsolShinxLuxioLuxrayHippopotasHippowdon EkansArbokMeowthPersianGrowlitheArcanineEeveeVaporeonFlareonGlaceonSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaElectrikeManectricSeviperAbsolShinxLuxioLuxrayHippopotasHippowdonPatratWatchogLillipupHerdierStoutlandPansagePansearPanpourSandileKrokorokKrookodile
234 Stantler Stantler Normal Normal EkansArbokMeowthPersianGrowlitheEeveeVaporeonFlareonSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoom EkansArbokMeowthPersianGrowlitheArcanineEeveeVaporeonFlareonSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaMawileElectrikeManectricSeviperAbsol EkansArbokMeowthPersianGrowlitheArcanineEeveeVaporeonFlareonGlaceonSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaLoudredExploudMawileElectrikeManectricSeviperAbsolShinxLuxioLuxrayHippopotasHippowdon EkansArbokMeowthPersianGrowlitheArcanineEeveeVaporeonFlareonGlaceonSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaElectrikeManectricSeviperAbsolShinxLuxioLuxrayHippopotasHippowdonPatratWatchogLillipupHerdierStoutlandPansagePansearPanpourSandileKrokorokKrookodile
258 Mudkip Mudkip Water Water     SquirtleWartortleBlastoiseOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarLoudredExploudHuntailTurtwigGrotleTorterra SquirtleWartortleBlastoiseTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarLoudredExploudHuntailTurtwigGrotleTorterraTirtougaCarracosta
417 Pachirisu Pachirisu Electric Electric     EkansArbokMeowthPersianGrowlitheArcanineEeveeVaporeonFlareonGlaceonSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaLoudredExploudMawileElectrikeManectricSeviperAbsolSnoruntGlalieShinxLuxioLuxrayHippopotasHippowdon EkansArbokMeowthPersianGrowlitheArcanineEeveeVaporeonFlareonGlaceonSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaElectrikeManectricSeviperAbsolSnoruntGlalieShinxLuxioLuxrayHippopotasHippowdonPatratWatchogLillipupHerdierStoutlandPansagePansearPanpourSandileKrokorokKrookodile
431 Glameow Glameow Normal Normal     EkansArbokMeowthPersianGrowlitheArcanineEeveeVaporeonFlareonGlaceonSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaLoudredExploudMawileElectrikeManectricSeviperAbsolShinxLuxioLuxrayHippopotasHippowdon EkansArbokMeowthPersianGrowlitheArcanineEeveeVaporeonFlareonGlaceonSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaElectrikeManectricSeviperAbsolShinxLuxioLuxrayHippopotasHippowdonPatratWatchogLillipupHerdierStoutlandPansagePansearPanpourSandileKrokorokKrookodile
447 Riolu Riolu Fighting Fighting     EkansArbokMeowthPersianGrowlitheArcanineEeveeVaporeonFlareonGlaceonSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaLoudredExploudMawileElectrikeManectricSeviperAbsolShinxLuxioLuxrayHippopotasHippowdon EkansArbokMeowthPersianGrowlitheArcanineEeveeVaporeonFlareonGlaceonSnubbullGranbullHoundourHoundoomPoochyenaMightyenaElectrikeManectricSeviperAbsolShinxLuxioLuxrayHippopotasHippowdonPatratWatchogLillipupHerdierStoutlandPansagePansearPanpourSandileKrokorokKrookodile
566 Archen Archen Rock Flying       ZubatGolbatCrobatOmanyteOmastarAerodactylSkorupiDrapionTirtougaCarracosta
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0131 131 Lapras Water Ice New York Pokémon Center
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


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga


In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jou's Big Adventure manga


In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga


In other generations

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 咬咬功 Ngáauhngáauhgūng
Mandarin 咬咬 Yǎoyǎo
Denmark Flag.png Danish Bid
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Bijt
Finland Flag.png Finnish Puraisu
France Flag.png French Morsure
Germany Flag.png German Biss
Greece Flag.png Greek Δάγκωμα
India Flag.png Hindi काटने का हमला Katne Ka Hamla
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Gigit
Italy Flag.png Italian Morso
South Korea Flag.png Korean 물기 Mulgi
Poland Flag.png Polish Ugryzienie
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Mordida
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Dentada (until DP Series)
Morder (Diamond and Pearl Series)
Romania Flag.png Romanian Mușcătura
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Ugriz
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Mordida
Spain Flag.png Spain Mordisco


Variations of the move Bite
PhysicalIC HOME.png BiteHeart Stamp


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