Gabite
Gabite is a Dragon/Ground-type Pokémon, the Cave Pokémon, number 444 (#0444) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 4 and comes from the Sinnoh region. It is 1.4 m tall and weighs 56 kg.
Gabite is the Cave Pokémon, a gem hoarder so devoted to shiny things that one Pokédex entry says a glass bead calmed a violent one. Medicine made from its shed scales is said to cure even incurable illnesses.
How to pronounce Gabite
Gabite is pronounced guh-BITE. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Gabite said out loud:
In Japanese it is ガバイト.
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Gabite is 1.4 m tall and 56 kg, a blue dragon with a light blue underside, a red belly and jaw, and fins on its arms, back and tail. Two head appendages emit ultrasonic waves that let it probe pitch-dark caves, according to the Pokédex. The back fin carries a notch on males. The Pokédex says it sometimes molts, and its shed scales can be milled to a powder for traditional medicine.
Behaviour
Gabite is fierce and territorial. It digs to expand its nest, unearths gems and hoards them there, and the Pokédex says it turns on any Sableye it finds hunting a Carbink. The Legends: Arceus entry shows another side: a researcher says a normally violent Gabite grew docile when handed a glass bead it had been staring at.
Habitat
The Pokédex says its cave nests hold buried jewels, and Bulbapedia says it lives in mountains. In Scarlet and Violet it lives across Paldea, Area Zero and Kitakami. In Legends: Z-A it appears by evolving Gible, and in the Mega Dimension DLC it also lives in Hyperspace Lumiose.
Powers
Its Abilities are Sand Veil and Rough Skin, which is hidden. Dragon Claw, Slash, Bulldoze, Dig and Dragon Rush are its heavier hits. With 90 Attack and 82 Speed it is a hard-hitting, quick middle stage.
Name origin
Gabite may combine gaburi, 'with a big bite', and 'bite'. The Japanese name, Gabite (ガバイト), is spelled the same as the English one.
Design inspiration
Bulbapedia says Gabite appears to blend dinosaur-style kaiju, wyverns and sharks, along with theropods such as Carcharodontosaurus, a dinosaur whose teeth are often likened to a great white's. Its gem hoarding recalls European dragons guarding treasure. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Gabite evolves from Gible at level 24, and into Garchomp at level 48.
In the games
Gible evolves into Gabite in Diamond and Pearl, the games where the species debuted, and Platinum places wild ones on Victory Road.
In the anime
Ursula's Gabite debuted in 'Another One Gabites the Dust!' and is her main Pokémon, used in several Contest Battles. In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon episode, a Gabite tired of people wanting its scales offered one only in exchange for a battle.
Fun facts
- Gabite shares its Cave Pokémon category with Druddigon.
- In the Explorers games, a Gabite is the boss of Labyrinth Cave, a dungeon you can only enter with a password.
- In Super Mystery Dungeon, a Gabite is the first boss, and it guards a hoard of valuable gems.
Base stats
- HP: 68
- Attack: 90
- Defense: 65
- Sp. Atk: 50
- Sp. Def: 55
- Speed: 82
Gabite’s base stat total is 410. Its highest stat is Attack.
Type matchups
What is Gabite weak to?
Gabite takes extra damage from Ice (4×), Dragon (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.
It resists Fire (½×), Poison (½×), Rock (½×).
It is immune to Electric moves.
Evolution
What does Gabite evolve from?
Gabite evolves from Gible at level 24.
How does Gabite evolve?
Gabite evolves into Garchomp at level 48.
The whole family: Gible, Gabite, Garchomp.
Abilities
- Sand Veil: Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.
- Rough Skin (hidden ability): Damages attacking Pokémon for 1/8 their max HP on contact.
Moves
Moves Gabite learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sand Attack | Ground | Status | — |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Dragon Breath | Dragon | Special | 60 |
| 1 | Sand Tomb | Ground | Physical | 35 |
| 18 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 |
| 27 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 34 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 |
| 42 | Dragon Claw | Dragon | Physical | 80 |
| 50 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 |
| 58 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — |
| 66 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 |
| 74 | Dragon Rush | Dragon | Physical | 100 |
TM moves (47)
Gabite can learn 47 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Scary Face, Protect, Fire Fang, Thunder Fang, Facade, Aerial Ace, Bulldoze, Metal Claw, Swift, Mud Shot, Rock Tomb, Dragon Tail, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Sandstorm, Dig, False Swipe, Shadow Claw, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Dragon Claw, Rest, Rock Slide, Swords Dance, Iron Head, Power Gem, Substitute, Crunch, Dragon Pulse, Stealth Rock, Flamethrower, Helping Hand, Earth Power, Fire Blast, Earthquake, Stone Edge, Outrage, Draco Meteor, Tera Blast, Sand Tomb, Scale Shot, Double-Edge, Scorching Sands, Breaking Swipe, Dragon Cheer.
Egg moves (4), which Gible can hatch knowing:Double-Edge, Metal Claw, Thrash, Twister.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Monster, Dragon.
- Egg cycles: 40 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 5,120).
- Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Attack effort values.
- Base experience yield: 144.
Pokédex entries
Though Gabite are usually of a violent disposition, when I gave one a glass bead it had been eyeing covetously, it suddenly became quite docile. (Legends: Arceus)
Jewels are buried in the caves these Pokémon nest in, but you'll be torn apart by claws and fangs the moment you enter one of these caves. (Shield)
This Pokémon emits ultrasonic waves from a protrusion on either side of its head to probe pitch-dark caves. (Sword)
It sheds its skin and gradually grows larger. Its scales can be ground into a powder and used as raw materials for traditional medicine. (Ultra Moon)
It loves shiny things. When it finds a Sableye trying to catch a Carbink, Gabite becomes furiously angry and attacks the Sableye. (Ultra Sun)
Shiny objects are its passion. It can be found in its cave, scarcely moving, its gaze fixed on the jewels it's amassed or Carbink it has caught. (Moon)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ガバイト |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Gabite |
| French | Carmache |
| German | Knarksel |
| Spanish | Gabite |
| Italian | Gabite |
| Korean | 한바이트 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 尖牙陆鲨 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 尖牙陸鯊 |
Trivia
- Taller than 68% of all Pokémon (1.4 m).
- Heavier than 70% of all Pokémon (56 kg).
- Base stat total 410, ranked #590 of 1,025.
- One of 6 Pokémon that are both Dragon and Ground.
- One of 170 blue Pokémon.
- Number 58 of 107 Pokémon introduced in Generation 4 (Sinnoh).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 55 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 11 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Gabite (Pokémon), Serebii: Gabite (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (guh-BITE): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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