Gible (Pokmon) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia
Publish date: 2024-06-08
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 grayish-blue. It has a big mouth filled with sharp teeth, no neck, and arms that start at the outer edges of its jaws. Its stomach is relatively small compared to its mouth. 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, and a short tail. 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.
In the past, Gible lived in the tropics. Gible appears to be a good digger, making deep holes for homes in caverns warmed by geothermal heat. This heated environment allows Gible to survive even during the winter. It has also been seen huddling with other members of its species to stave off the cold, although it enjoys play-fighting with them as well. Gible is typically sighted in rocky areas, such as mountains.
Gible has tremendously strong jaws that it uses to bite enemies and prey alike, dragging the latter back into its nest. However, even while biting, it often hurts itself because of clumsiness. This sometimes causes its teeth to chip and fall off in the process, but Gible is never bothered by this because the teeth will grow back after a few days. As shown in the anime, Gible is capable of eating through most types of metal.
Evolution
Gible evolves into Gabite, which evolves into Garchomp.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
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| Generation IV | | Sinnoh
#109 | | Johto
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| Diamond | It nests in small, horizontal holes in cave walls. It pounces to catch prey that stray too close. |
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| Pearl | It once lived in the tropics. To avoid the cold, it lives in caves warmed by geothermal heat. |
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| Platinum | It attacks using its huge mouth. While its attacks are powerful, it hurts itself out of clumsiness, too. |
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| HeartGold | It nests in horizontal holes warmed by geothermal heat. Foes who get too close can expect to be pounced on and bitten. |
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| Black | It attacks using its huge mouth. While its attacks are powerful, it hurts itself out of clumsiness, too. |
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| Black 2 | It attacks using its huge mouth. While its attacks are powerful, it hurts itself out of clumsiness, too. |
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| Generation VI | | Kalos
Mountain #006 | | Hoenn
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| X | It nests in horizontal holes warmed by geothermal heat. Foes who get too close can expect to be pounced on and bitten. |
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| Y | It nests in small, horizontal holes in cave walls. It pounces to catch prey that stray too close. |
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| Omega Ruby | It nests in horizontal holes warmed by geothermal heat. Foes who get too close can expect to be pounced on and bitten. |
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| Alpha Sapphire | It nests in small, horizontal holes in cave walls. It pounces to catch prey that stray too close. |
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| Generation VII | | Alola
S M : #238 | | Alola
US UM : #307 | | Kanto
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| This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. |
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| Sun | It lives in caves warmed by geothermal heat. Even so, when the weather gets cold, it will huddle close with others of its kind. |
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| Moon | It skulks in caves, and when prey or an enemy passes by, it leaps out and chomps them. The force of its attack sometimes chips its teeth. |
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| Ultra Sun | It reacts to anything that moves—flies right at it and bites it. Sometimes it injures itself, but it doesn't care too much. |
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| Ultra Moon | Its original home is an area much hotter than Alola. If you're planning to live with one, your heating bill will soar. |
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| Generation VIII | | Galar
Crown Tundra #116 | | Sinnoh
#109 | | Hisui
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| Sword | Gible prefers to stay in narrow holes in the sides of caves heated by geothermal energy. This way, Gible can stay warm even during a blizzard. |
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| Shield | Gible attacks anything that moves, and it drags whatever it catches into the crevice that is its lair. Despite the big mouth, Gible's stomach is small. |
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| Brilliant Diamond | It nests in small, horizontal holes in cave walls. It pounces to catch prey that stray too close. |
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| Shining Pearl | It once lived in the tropics. To avoid the cold, it lives in caves warmed by geothermal heat. |
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| Legends: Arceus | It nests in caves untouched by sunlight. Its sharp teeth may fall out when worn away or after an impact, but they regrow within a few days. |
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| Generation IX | | Paldea
#126 | | Kitakami
#164 | | Blueberry
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| Scarlet | It skulks in caves, and when prey or an enemy passes by, it leaps out and chomps them. The force of its attack sometimes chips its teeth. |
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| Violet | It nests in horizontal holes warmed by geothermal heat. Foes who get too close can expect to be pounced on and bitten. |
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Game locations
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Held items
Stats
Base stats
Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
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- 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 level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gible
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Gible
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Gible
- 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
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Side game data
In Pokémon GO, Gible can be obtained by completing 1/4 of the Ticketed Special Research, Just a Nibble.
Evolution data
Sprites
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In the anime
Female Gible in the animeMain series
Major appearances
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.
In BWS02, Iris caught a Gible after she realized why he had been biting several properties in Blackthorn City.
Cynthia's Gible, currently a Garchomp, appeared in a flashback in It's... Champion Time!, where Cynthia revealed she hatched her from an Egg. She appeared in another flashback in Whittle While You Work!, where she evolved into a Gabite.
In a flashback in Garchomp's Mega Bond!, Professor Sycamore's Garchomp was revealed to be a Gible given to him by Alain.
Other
A Gible Egg in the animeGible 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.
In HZ048, a Gible appeared under the ownership of Hassel.
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 I Choose Paradise!, a Trainer's Gible was at the Pokémon Paradise Resort.
A Trainer's Gible appeared in HZ050.
Pokédex entries
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| DP145 | Gible | Khoury's Pokédex | Gible, the Land Shark Pokémon. Gible once lived in the tropics, and to avoid cold, it lives in caves warmed by geothermal heat. |
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Pokémon: Paldean Winds
Hassel's Gible, known as Professor Gible, appeared in Breathe Together.
In the manga
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)Trivia
Origin
Gible has traits of some sharks species, noticeably the hammerhead shark. Its duller colors, red abdomen, and rounder shape could also hint at it being partially based on a Red-bellied piranha.
Its Ground typing might also be a reference to ground sharks or sand sharks. While it being adapted to live on land may reference landsharks, a recurring creature in fantasy settings.
Name origin
Gible may be a combination of gobble and nibble.
Fukamaru may be a combination of 鱶 fuka (shark) and 丸 maru (round; suffix in young boy's names), as well as a pun on 深まる fukamaru (to deepen, to become deep).
In other languages
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| More languages |  Hindi | शागोला Shagola | From shark and गोला gola |  Russian | Гибл Gibl | Transliteration of English name |  Thai | ฟุคามารุ Fukhamaru | Transcription of Japanese name |
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