Physical
Balanced
DTier
82Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Gabite's spread isn't flashy. Attack leads, Sp. Atk trails, 2 stats clear the bar. Tough to catch and worth 2 Attack EVs, on a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats
Above
HP68
C
Attack90
B
Defense65
C
Sp. Atk50
D
Sp. Def55
D
Speed82
C
Total410
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging45 / 255
Growth Rate
Slow1.25M XP
Height1.4 m
4'07"Average
Weight56.0 kg
123.5 lbsStandard
Base XP144
Average
Abilities
Sand Veil
Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.
Rough SkinHATop Pick
Damages attacking Pokémon for 1/8 their max HP on contact.
EV Yield
HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe
Attack training target
Pokedex Entries

There is a long-held belief that medicine made from its scales will heal incurable illnesses.

Gabite Weakness

Gabite is weak to Ice, Dragon, and Fairy. Watch out for Ice attacks, those deal 4x damage. On the flip side, it's immune to Electric-type moves entirely. Gabite leans offensive (base 90 Atk) rather than trying to tank its weaknesses.

Gabite Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
4x (Critical)Ice
2x (Weak)Dragon, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)Fire, Poison, Rock
0x (Immune)Electric
Type ChartAvg
3Weak
3Resist
1Immune
Score-2
4xCritical
Ice
2xWeak
DragonFairy
½xResist
FirePoisonRock
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
Electric
STAB (6)
DragonFireElectricPoisonRockSteel
How to Beat Gabite in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)
Delibird
Delibird
IceFlying
C
Available Moves
Moves
  • BlizzardTM14
  • Ice BeamTM13
  • AvalancheTM72
Damage vs Gabite
Blizzard 4x
192-226%KO
Ice Beam 4x
158-187%KO
Avalanche 4x
88-103%KO
View Delibird builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

Gabite is the middle stage between Gible and Garchomp. It's a three-stage line with one more evolution to go. For breeding, takes forever to hatch with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. Speed has grown the most so far (+40), but there's still another 190 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Gible
#443Gible
24
Level 24
Gabite
#444Gabite
48
Level 48
Garchomp
#445Garchomp
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Gible
DragonGround
Gabite
DragonGround
Garchomp
DragonGround
HP
58
68+10
108+40
ATK
70
90+20
130+40
DEF
45
65+20
95+30
SP.ATK
40
50+10
80+30
SP.DEF
45
55+10
85+30
SPE
42
82+40
102+20
BST
300C-Tier
410C-Tier+110
600S-Tier+190
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Sweeper
TYPE
Physical
Physical
Physical

Breeding

Easy

Breed with Gabite to get Gible eggs easily using 30 partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Body Slam, Double-Edge, Dragon Breath and 8 more.

Egg Groups
DragonMonster
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
40 cycles·10,280 steps
Slow~10 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
11moves
Breed With (best first)
gyaradoscharizardkingdrasceptileflygonmiloticvenusaurblastoisenidokingmeganiumferaligatrampharos
12 of 30·

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Gabite Best Moveset

The 50% bulk from Eviolite is no joke. Gabite takes hits that fully evolved Pokemon can't, especially with max Attack and Speed EVs pushing the physical side. Earthquake gives it offensive presence.

Best Build

Experimental
Physical Sweeper
Ability
Rough Skin
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Gabite
Adamant+ATK

Gabite best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Physical Sweeper Moveset

  • EarthquakeSTAB
  • Dragon RushSTAB
  • Hone Claws
  • Stone Edge

Recommended Teammates

Porygon2
Porygon2Excellent

Moves

Egg moves make a real difference. Gabite gets Body Slam and Double-Edge exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 8 types rounds out the picture alongside Draco Meteor and Outrage.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Dragon Breath
—6010020Dragon
Lv 1
Dual Chop
—409015Dragon
Lv 1
Sand Attack
D—10015Ground
Lv 1
Sand Tomb
D358515Ground
Lv 1
Tackle
D4010035Normal
Lv 18
Bulldoze
C6010020Ground
Lv 27
Bite
D6010025Dark
Lv 34
Slash
C7010020Normal
Lv 42
Dragon Claw
C8010015Dragon
Lv 50
Dig
C8010010Ground
Lv 58
Sandstorm
D——10Rock
Lv 66
Take Down
C908520Normal
Lv 74
Dragon Rush
S1007510Dragon

TM Moves

TM
TM40
Aerial Ace
D60—20Flying
TM45
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM83
Bulldoze
C6010020Ground
TM93
Cut
—509530Normal
TM28
Dig
C8010010Ground
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM02
Dragon Claw
C8010015Dragon
TM59
Dragon Pulse
C8510010Dragon
TM26
Earthquake
S10010010Ground
TM58
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM42
Facade
C7010020Normal
TM38
Fire Blast
D110855Fire
TM35
Flamethrower
D9010015Fire
TM23
Iron Tail
C1007515Steel
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM05
Roar-6
C——20Normal
TM100
Rock Climb
—908520Normal
TM80
Rock Slide
C759010Rock
TM98
Rock Smash
D4010015Fighting
TM39
Rock Tomb
D609515Rock
TM37
Sandstorm
D——10Rock
TM65
Shadow Claw
C7010015Ghost
TM82
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM76
Stealth Rock
C——20Rock
TM71
Stone Edge
S100805Rock
TM96
Strength
—8010015Normal
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
D—8515Normal

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Body Slam
C8510015Normal
Egg
Double-Edge
C12010015Normal
Egg
Dragon Breath
—6010020Dragon
Egg
Iron Head
C8010015Steel
Egg
Metal Claw
D509535Steel
Egg
Mud Shot
D559515Ground
Egg
Outrage
B12010010Dragon
Egg
Sand Tomb
D358515Ground
Egg
Scary Face
——10010Normal
Egg
Thrash
C12010010Normal
Egg
Twister
D4010020Dragon

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
Draco Meteor
C130905Dragon

How to Get Gabite in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

moderate rates for Gabite across 6 locations in endgame routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Where To Catch Gabite in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

The path to Gabite starts with Gible at Lv. 15-55 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

  1. Gible
    Step 1Catch Gible
    Wayward Cave - B1F
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.15-17 Cave
    15%Early
    Wayward Cave - B1F
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.15-17 Cave
    15%Early
    Fountainspring Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.42-46 Cave
    Late
    Requires Icicle Badge
    Fountainspring Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.42-46 Cave
    Late
    Requires Icicle Badge
    Riverbank Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.42-46 Cave
    Late
    Requires Icicle Badge
    Riverbank Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.42-46 Cave
    Late
    Requires Icicle Badge
    Still-Water Cavern
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.42-46 Cave
    Late
    Requires Icicle Badge
    Still-Water Cavern
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.42-46 Cave
    Late
    Requires Icicle Badge
  2. Gabite
    Step 2Gabite ✓
    Fountainspring Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.50-55 Cave
    Post
    Requires Waterfall
    Fountainspring Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.50-55 Cave
    Post
    Requires Waterfall
    Riverbank Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.50-55 Cave
    Post
    Requires Waterfall
    Riverbank Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.50-55 Cave
    Post
    Requires Waterfall
    Still-Water Cavern
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.50-55 Cave
    Post
    Requires Waterfall
    Still-Water Cavern
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.50-55 Cave
    Post
    Requires Waterfall
    or evolve from Gible (Step 1)

Gabite Guide

  • In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Gabite isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Garchomp to unlock its full potential. At 410 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.

  • In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Gabite's biggest threats include Lapras (Ice), Dragonite (Dragon), and Gardevoir (Fairy), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Lapras is the most dangerous since Ice moves deal 4x damage.

  • In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Gible evolves into Gabite at level 24. Gabite evolves into Garchomp at level 48. Gabite is a middle-stage evolution in the Gible line.

  • Sand Veil is the go-to ability for Gabite. It increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Its hidden ability Rough Skin can work in specific setups.

  • In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Gabite fills the balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 90 Attack. Base 82 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many.

Game Availability

Gabite first appeared in Diamond & Pearl and has been available in 14 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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