Gible
Gible is a Dragon/Ground-type Pokémon, the Land Shark Pokémon, number 443 (#0443) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 4 and comes from the Sinnoh region. It is 0.7 m tall and weighs 20.5 kg.
Gible is the Land Shark Pokémon, a small dragon that is nearly all mouth. The Pokédex says it bites anything that moves, loses teeth doing it, and grows them back within days.
How to pronounce Gible
Gible is pronounced GIB-ul. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Gible said out loud:
In Japanese it is フカマル (Fukamaru).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Gible is 0.7 m tall and 20.5 kg, a grey-blue, shark-like dragon with no neck, arms that start at the edges of its jaws, a red belly and two jet-engine-like horns. The male has a notch in its dorsal fin. Despite the big mouth, its stomach is small, the Pokédex says.
Behaviour
Gible attacks anything that moves and hauls its catch back to its lair, a crevice. The Pokédex says it sometimes hurts itself but does not care much. Bulbapedia adds that it huddles with others when it is cold and enjoys play-fighting with them.
Habitat
The Pokédex says it nests in caves heated by geothermal energy, and that it once lived in the tropics. In Scarlet and Violet it lives in caves in South and West Province, Area Zero and Kitakami. In Legends: Z-A it is in the Jaune District's Wild Zone 8 and, in the Mega Dimension DLC, Hyperspace Lumiose.
Powers
Its Abilities are Sand Veil, which raises evasion in a sandstorm, and Rough Skin, hidden, which hurts attackers that touch it. Sand Tomb, Dragon Breath, Bite, Dragon Claw and Dig are its attacks. With 58 HP and 70 Attack it is modest, but its line finishes with a stat total of 600.
Name origin
Gible may combine 'gobble' and 'nibble'. The Japanese name is Fukamaru (フカマル), which may blend fuka (shark) with maru (round, a common ending for boys' names), and puns on fukamaru, 'to deepen'.
Design inspiration
Bulbapedia says Gible has traits of sharks, notably the hammerhead, and its duller colours, red belly and rounder shape could hint at a red-bellied piranha. Its life on land may nod to the land shark, a creature that turns up in fantasy stories. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Gible evolves into Gabite at level 24, and Gabite into Garchomp at level 48.
In the games
Gible is found in Wayward Cave in Diamond and Pearl, where it debuted. In Scarlet and Violet, Hassel's Gible, nicknamed Professor Gible, appears in two of his art classes.
In the anime
Ash's Gible failed to master Draco Meteor in 'A Meteoric Rise to Excellence!' and joined his team in 'Gotta Get a Gible!'. The species' animated debut was 'A Rivalry to Gible On!', where Khoury beat Ash to catching one.
Fun facts
- The Gible line debuted in the anime in reverse order: Garchomp in 'Top-Down Training!', Gabite in 'Another One Gabites the Dust!', and Gible last in 'A Rivalry to Gible On!'.
- Bulbapedia notes that in the anime Gible can eat through most types of metal.
- In the Japanese games, Hassel's Gible is called Fukamaru-senpai, 'senior Gible'.
Base stats
- HP: 58
- Attack: 70
- Defense: 45
- Sp. Atk: 40
- Sp. Def: 45
- Speed: 42
Gible’s base stat total is 300. Its highest stat is Attack.
Type matchups
What is Gible weak to?
Gible 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
How does Gible evolve?
Gible evolves into Gabite at level 24.
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 Gible learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Sand Tomb | Ground | Physical | 35 |
| 6 | Sand Attack | Ground | Status | — |
| 12 | Dragon Breath | Dragon | Special | 60 |
| 18 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 |
| 25 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 30 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 |
| 36 | Dragon Claw | Dragon | Physical | 80 |
| 42 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 |
| 48 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — |
| 54 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 |
| 60 | Dragon Rush | Dragon | Physical | 100 |
TM moves (43)
Gible can learn 43 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Scary Face, Protect, Fire Fang, Thunder Fang, Facade, 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, Substitute, 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, Dragon Cheer.
Egg moves (4):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 1 Attack effort value.
- Base experience yield: 60.
Pokédex entries
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. (Legends: Arceus)
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. (Shield)
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. (Sword)
Its original home is an area much hotter than Alola. If you're planning to live with one, your heating bill will soar. (Ultra Moon)
It reacts to anything that moves—flies right at it and bites it. Sometimes it injures itself, but it doesn't care too much. (Ultra Sun)
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. (Moon)
Names around the world
| Japanese | フカマル |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Fukamaru |
| French | Griknot |
| German | Kaumalat |
| Spanish | Gible |
| Italian | Gible |
| Korean | 딥상어동 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 圆陆鲨 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 圓陸鯊 |
Trivia
- Lightest Ground type in Gen 4: 20.5 kg.
- Shortest Ground type in Gen 4: 0.7 m.
- Lowest base stat total among Ground types in Gen 4: 300.
- Lightest Dragon type in Gen 4: 20.5 kg.
- Shortest Dragon type in Gen 4: 0.7 m.
- Slowest Dragon type in Gen 4: 42 Speed.
- Lowest base stat total among Dragon types in Gen 4: 300.
- Taller than 34% of all Pokémon (0.7 m).
- Heavier than 43% of all Pokémon (20.5 kg).
- Base stat total 300, ranked #856 of 1,025.
- One of 6 Pokémon that are both Dragon and Ground.
- One of 170 blue Pokémon.
- Number 57 of 107 Pokémon introduced in Generation 4 (Sinnoh).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 51 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: Gible (Pokémon), Serebii: Gible (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (GIB-ul): 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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