#443

Gible

Land Shark Pokémon

DragonGround

It nests in horizontal holes warmed by geothermal heat. Foes who get too close can expect to be pounced on and bitten.

Base Stats

HP 58

Attack 70

Defense 45

Sp. Atk 40

Sp. Def 45

Speed 42

Total 300

Type Effectiveness

Weak to

ice 4x dragon 2x fairy 2x

Resistant to

poison ½x rock ½x fire ½x

Immune to

electric 0x

Abilities

Sand Veil Rough Skin (Hidden)

Held Items

Haban Berry 5%

Evolution Chain

Gible

→

Gabite Lv. 24

→

Garchomp Lv. 48

Moves

Locations

Kalos Route 13

Details

Category Land Shark Pokémon

Height 0.7 m

Weight 20.5 kg

Base Exp 60

Growth Rate Slow

Capture Rate 45

Base Happiness 70

Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀

Habitat —

Egg Groups Monster ,Dragon

Sprites

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Front ♀

Back ♀

Front Shiny ♀

Back Shiny ♀

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.9%

Bulky Offensive

Moves

Stealth Rock / Rock Tomb

Earthquake

Dragon Claw

Toxic / Roar / Rock Tomb / Iron Tail

Item

Eviolite

Ability

Rough Skin

Nature

Adamant

EVs

HP 132

Atk 196

Def 156

Spe 20

Strategy Overview

While Gible faces heavy competition from other Dragon-types for an offensive role, it has several unique qualities that let it differentiate itself from its brethren. Gible's nearly unresisted STAB combination is backed up by a decent base 70 Attack, and it has a good ability in Rough Skin, which helps wear down physical attackers. However Gible has fairly low Speed and only average defenses, which isn't helped by its lack of reliable recovery and 4x weakness to Ice-type attacks. Gible's Ground typing also provides little defensive synergy with its Dragon typing. Gible should not be the first choice for an offensive Dragon-type, but it has good utility in the form of Stealth Rock and Rough Skin.