Gible (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Gible (disambiguation).

Gible Land Shark Pokémon フカマル Fukamaru #443 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Dragon Ground Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Sand Veil Cacophony Cacophony Rough Skin Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Groups Monster and Dragon Hatch time 40 cycles
Height 2'04" 0.7 m Gible 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 45.2 lbs. 20.5 kg Gible 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 67 Gen. IV Unknown IV 60 V+	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 1 Gible 0 HP 1 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Blue	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Gible (Japanese: フカマル Fukamaru) is a dual-type Dragon/Ground Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.

It evolves into Gabite starting at level 24, which evolves into Garchomp starting at level 48.

Biology

Gible is a small, bipedal dragon-like Pokémon that is primarily blue. It has a big mouth filled with sharp teeth, no neck, and arms that start at the outer edges of its jaws. A red underbelly stretches from its abdomen to the bottom of its jaw. Gible has two horns that resemble jet or plane engines, each with a light blue stripe in the middle. It has a single light blue stripe wrapping around its back. On top of its head is a dorsal fin, which has a notch on it for the male.

Its dorsal fin is strong enough to carry a person. Gible appears to be a good digger, making deep holes for homes in caverns. It enjoys play-fighting with other members of its species. It has tremendously strong jaws that it uses to bite enemies. However, even while biting, it often hurts itself because of clumsiness. Gible attacks anything that moves by chomping on them. This sometimes causes its teeth to chip and getting injured in the process, but Gible is never bothered by this. Gible drags whatever prey it catches back to its lair. It resides in narrow holes of caves with geothermal heat. This allow Gible to survive even during the winter.

In the anime

Gible in the anime

Major appearances

Ash's Gible

In A Meteoric Rise to Excellence!, a male Gible tried to learn Draco Meteor with the help of Ash and his friends, but kept failing to use it, succeeding only once. He began to follow the group at the end of the episode. He appeared again in Gotta Get a Gible!, where Ash caught him.

Iris's Gible

In BWS02, Iris caught a Gible after she realized why he had been biting several properties in Blackthorn City.

Other

Gible made its main series debut in A Rivalry to Gible On!, where Ash and Khoury both attempted to catch him. However, in the end, Khoury was successful in catching Gible.

In Eevee & Friends, a Gible was a friend of an Umbreon living with an Eevee and the rest of the Eeveelutions.

Minor appearances

Gible debuted in The Rise of Darkrai, where it was briefly seen battling a Bronzor. It appeared again as one of the victims of Darkrai's Dark Void.

In a flashback in Garchomp's Mega Bond!, Professor Sycamore's Garchomp was revealed to be a Gible given to him by Alain.

In I Choose Paradise!, a Trainer's Gible was at the Pokémon Paradise Resort.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Gible in Pokémon Adventures

Movie adaptations

A Gible appears in the The Rise of Darkrai manga adaptation, where it was put to sleep by Darkrai's Dark Void.

Pokémon Adventures

Gible debuted in Stunning Staravia & Stinky Skuntank I as one of the Advanced level Grunt's Pokémon. The female Gible was first used to attack Diamond's Lax when Diamond told the Grunt to return the Pokédex to him. She was later used in the Team Galactic HQ to battle Diamond's Pokémon.

Benga's Gible appeared in a flashback in Pink Slip.

In the TCG

Main article: Gible (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia: Gible can be obtained as a Partner Pokémon by clearing a quest in Boyleland.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Diamond	Pearl	Haban Berry (5%)
Platinum
HeartGold	SoulSilver	Haban Berry (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/TR

Generation VIII Other generations: IV - V - VI - VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM15 TM15 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM22 TM22 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM26 TM26 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM32 TM32 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM33 TM33 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM34 TM34 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM40 TM40 Swift Normal Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM48 TM48 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM49 TM49 Sand Tomb Ground Physical 03535 085}}85% 15 TM53 TM53 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM65 TM65 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM81 TM81 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TR01 TR01 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TR02 TR02 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TR10 TR10 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TR15 TR15 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR24 TR24 Outrage Dragon Physical 120120 100}}100% 10 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR31 TR31 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100100 075}}75% 15 TR47 TR47 Dragon Claw Dragon Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR62 TR62 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 100}}100% 10 TR67 TR67 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR74 TR74 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR75 TR75 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TR76 TR76 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gible Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gible Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VIII Other generations: IV - V - VI - VII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100% 15 Metal Claw Steel Physical 50 95% 35 Thrash Normal Physical 120 100% 10 Twister Dragon Special 40 100% 20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Gible in Generation VIII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Gible in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gible Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gible Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

By transfer from another generation

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: C
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Dragon Poké Assist: Dragon Field move: None Browser entry R-251 It spits hunks of dirt to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Dragon Poké Assist: (present) Dragon Field move: (present) (Crush ×1) Poké Assist: (past) Dragon Field move: (past) (Crush ×1) Browser entry R-199/N-208 It attacks by launching blue fireballs.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●● Defense ● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●● Defense ● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.97 seconds Base HP: 50 Base Attack: 69 Base Defense: 46 Base Speed: 60
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Gible love playing with the Mine Cart in the Cavern Zone. They agree that their favorite Attraction is Bastiodon's Block Barrage.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong:   Weak: PokéPark Pad entry: She is innocent and energetic. She also wants to be strong and called by a nickname.
Pokémon Conquest HP: ★★ Move: Dragon Rage Attack: ★ Ability 1: Sandpit Ability 2: Instinct Ability 3: Melee Defense: ★ Speed: ★★ Evolves into Gabite when its Attack is 44 or higher Range: 3 Perfect Links: Harutaka, Masahide, and Narimasa
Pokémon Battle Trozei Dragon Attack Power: ★★★★★
Pokémon Shuffle Ground Attack Power: 50 - 100 5 #279 Mega Boost Fills the Mega Gauge of a Pokémon of the same type.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 151 Base Attack: 124 Base Defense: 84 Egg Distance: 10 Buddy Distance: 5 km Evolution Requirement: 25 Fast Attacks: Take Down, Mud Shot Charged Attacks: Dig, Twister, Body Slam

In Pokémon GO, Gible can be obtained by completing 1/4 of the Special Research, Just a Nibble.

Evolution

Unevolved Gible  Dragon  Ground

Level 24 →

First evolution Gabite  Dragon  Ground

Level 48 →

Second evolution Garchomp  Dragon  Ground

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII Sword Shield Male Shiny Male Female Shiny Female

For other sprites and images, please see Gible images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• The Gible evolutionary line made its anime debuts in reverse order of evolution. Garchomp appeared first in Top-Down Training, Gabite appeared second in Another One Gabites the Dust!, and Gible appeared last in A Rivalry to Gible On!.

Origin

Appearance-wise, Gible seems to be based on a shark, especially a Hammerhead shark. Gible and its evolved forms may also be a reference to the book After Man. One species mentioned is a type of land shark that lives in desert regions.

Name origin

Gible may be a combination of gobble or ground and nibble.

Fukamaru may be a combination of 鱶 fuka (shark) and 丸 maru (round; also a suffix in young boy's names), and may also play on 深まる fukamaru (to deepen, to become deep).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese フカマル Fukamaru From 鱶 fuka and 丸 maru French Griknot From grignoter and quenotte Spanish Gible Same as English name German Kaumalat From kauen and malade Italian Gible Same as English name Korean 딥상어동 Dipsangeodong From deep, 상어 sangeo and 동 (童) dong Mandarin Chinese 圓陸鯊 / 圆陆鲨 Yuánlùshā Literally "Round land shark" Cantonese Chinese 圓陸鯊 Yùhnluhksā Same as Mandarin name

More languages Russian Гибл Gibl Transliteration of English name Thai ฟุคามารุ Fukhamaru Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Ash's Gible
• Iris's Gible

External links

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Pokémon

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