What does Gible evolve into?

Gabite at level 24 is the mid-stage. Push through to Garchomp at level 48 for the final form. 300 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

At what level does Gible evolve?

Level 24 gets you Gabite . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

In Platinum, For a casual playthrough, Gible works as a placeholder. Dragon/Ground coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Gabite . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Gible?

You can find Gible in Platinum. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.

Gible - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

42Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Gible's spread. It leans physical with Attack out front. And you'll get 1 Attack EV per KO for it. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Avg

HP58

Attack70

Defense45

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def45

Speed42

Total300

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height0.7 m

Weight20.5 kg

Base XP60

Abilities

Sand Veil

Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

Rough SkinHANot in game

Damages attacking Pokémon for 1/8 their max HP on contact.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

It attacks using its huge mouth. While its attacks are powerful, it hurts itself out of clumsiness, too.

Platinum

Gible Weakness

Gible's Dragon/Ground typing leaves it vulnerable to Ice and Dragon. Ice hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Electric-type attacks completely.

Gible Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Ice
2x (Weak)	Dragon
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Poison, Rock
0x (Immune)	Electric

Type ChartAvg

2Weak

3Resist

1Immune

Score0

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

Ice

2xWeak

Dragon

½xResist

Fire Poison Rock

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric

STAB (6)

Dragon Fire Electric Poison Rock Steel

How to Beat Gible in Platinum (Best Counters)

Regice Ice	B
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Interact Encounter Available Move Moves Icy WindLv. 9 Damage vs Gible Icy Wind 4x 172-203%KO View Regice builds →
Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Ice PunchLv. 1 Icy WindLv. 9 Powder SnowLv. 1 Ice ShardLv. 26 Damage vs Gible Ice Punch 4x 220-259%KO Icy Wind 4x 165-195%KO Powder Snow 4x 123-146%KO Ice Shard 4x 123-146%KO View Abomasnow builds →

Platinum Evolution

Gible kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Gabite all the way to Garchomp. For breeding, takes forever to hatch with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. The evolved forms gain up to 300 total stats over Gible. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#443Gible

Level 24

#444Gabite

Level 48

#445Garchomp

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Gible

DragonGround

Gabite

DragonGround

Garchomp

DragonGround

68+10

108+40

ATK

90+20

130+40

DEF

65+20

95+30

SP.ATK

50+10

80+30

SP.DEF

55+10

85+30

SPE

82+40

102+20

BST

300C-Tier

410C-Tier+110

600S-Tier+190

ROLE

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Easy

Breed Gible easily with 30 breeding partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Body Slam, Double-Edge, Dragon Breath and 7 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

DragonMonster

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

40 cycles·10,280 steps

Slow~10 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

10moves

Breed With (best first)

Platinum Gible Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

You'll want to breed for Body Slam and Double-Edge on Gible. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Draco Meteor and Outrage, they expand what Gible can actually threaten in practice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

Lv 3

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Lv 7

Dragon Rage

——10010Dragon

Lv 13

Sandstorm

———10Rock

Lv 15

Take Down

—908520Normal

Lv 19

Sand Tomb

—358515Ground

Lv 25

Slash

—7010020Normal

Lv 27

Dragon Claw

C8010015Dragon

Lv 31

Dig

C8010010Ground

Lv 37

Dragon Rush

—1007510Dragon

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM02

Dragon Claw

C8010015Dragon

TM59

Dragon Pulse

D9010010Dragon

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

D120855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

D9510015Fire

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

HM08

Rock Climb

—908520Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

HM06

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609510Rock

TM37

Sandstorm

———10Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM65

Shadow Claw

D7010015Ghost

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM76

Stealth Rock

C——20Rock

TM71

Stone Edge

D100805Rock

HM04

Strength

D8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Egg

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Egg

Dragon Breath

—6010020Dragon

Egg

Iron Head

D8010015Steel

Egg

Metal Claw

—509535Steel

Egg

Outrage

B12010010Dragon

Egg

Sand Tomb

—358515Ground

Egg

Scary Face

D—9010Normal

Egg

Thrash

—12010020Normal

Egg

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Draco Meteor

C140905Dragon

Tutor

Earth Power

D9010010Ground

Tutor

Fury Cutter

—109520Bug

Tutor

Iron Head

D8010015Steel

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Outrage

B12010010Dragon

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Platinum Gible Locations

decent spawn rates for Gible across 1 locations in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Best Locations to Catch Gible in Platinum

Wayward Cave - B1F

Grass Lv.17-20 Cave

UncommonMid

Gible Guide

Gabite at level 24 is the mid-stage. Push through to Garchomp at level 48 for the final form. 300 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 24 gets you Gabite. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Platinum, For a casual playthrough, Gible works as a placeholder. Dragon/Ground coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Gabite. That's where the stats start mattering.
You can find Gible in Platinum. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Gible appears in 14 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Regice Ice	B
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 AvalancheTM72 Icy WindLv. 9 Damage vs Gible Blizzard 4x 349-411%KO Ice Beam 4x 287-338%KO Avalanche 4x 115-135%KO Icy Wind 4x 176-208%KO View Regice builds →
Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice PunchLv. 1 AvalancheTM72 Damage vs Gible Blizzard 4x 326-383%KO Ice Beam 4x 268-316%KO Ice Punch 4x 222-262%KO Avalanche 4x 180-212%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Glalie Ice	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice FangLv. 28 AvalancheTM72 Damage vs Gible Blizzard 4x 291-343%KO Ice Beam 4x 238-280%KO Ice Fang 4x 176-208%KO Avalanche 4x 161-189%KO View Glalie builds →
Piloswine IceGround	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice FangLv. 28 AvalancheTM72 Damage vs Gible Blizzard 4x 234-275%KO Ice Beam 4x 192-226%KO Ice Fang 4x 207-244%KO Avalanche 4x 192-226%KO View Piloswine builds →
Delibird IceFlying	D
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 AvalancheTM72 Damage vs Gible Blizzard 4x 249-293%KO Ice Beam 4x 203-239%KO Avalanche 4x 123-144%KO View Delibird builds →

Regice Ice	B
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 AvalancheTM72 Icy WindLv. 9 Damage vs Gible Blizzard 4x 349-411%KO Ice Beam 4x 287-338%KO Avalanche 4x 115-135%KO Icy Wind 4x 176-208%KO View Regice builds →
Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice PunchLv. 1 AvalancheTM72 Damage vs Gible Blizzard 4x 326-383%KO Ice Beam 4x 268-316%KO Ice Punch 4x 222-262%KO Avalanche 4x 180-212%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Glalie Ice	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice FangLv. 28 AvalancheTM72 Damage vs Gible Blizzard 4x 291-343%KO Ice Beam 4x 238-280%KO Ice Fang 4x 176-208%KO Avalanche 4x 161-189%KO View Glalie builds →
Piloswine IceGround	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice FangLv. 28 AvalancheTM72 Damage vs Gible Blizzard 4x 234-275%KO Ice Beam 4x 192-226%KO Ice Fang 4x 207-244%KO Avalanche 4x 192-226%KO View Piloswine builds →
Delibird IceFlying	D
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 AvalancheTM72 Damage vs Gible Blizzard 4x 249-293%KO Ice Beam 4x 203-239%KO Avalanche 4x 123-144%KO View Delibird builds →

Regice Ice	B
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 AvalancheTM72 Icy WindLv. 9 Damage vs Gible Blizzard 4x 338-398%KO Ice Beam 4x 280-329%KO Avalanche 4x 112-133%KO Icy Wind 4x 171-202%KO View Regice builds →
Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice PunchLv. 1 AvalancheTM72 Damage vs Gible Blizzard 4x 316-372%KO Ice Beam 4x 257-303%KO Ice Punch 4x 216-255%KO Avalanche 4x 175-207%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Sneasel DarkIce	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 AvalancheTM72 Icy WindLv. 28 Damage vs Gible Blizzard 4x 158-186%KO Ice Beam 4x 130-154%KO Avalanche 4x 181-212%KO Icy Wind 4x 81-96% View Sneasel builds →
Delibird IceFlying	D
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 AvalancheTM72 Damage vs Gible Blizzard 4x 239-281%KO Ice Beam 4x 198-234%KO Avalanche 4x 121-143%KO View Delibird builds →
Snorunt Ice	D
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice FangLv. 28 AvalancheTM72 Damage vs Gible Blizzard 4x 203-239%KO Ice Beam 4x 166-196%KO Ice Fang 4x 121-143%KO Avalanche 4x 112-133%KO View Snorunt builds →

Regice Ice	B
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 AvalancheTM72 Icy WindLv. 9 Damage vs Gible Blizzard 4x 349-411%KO Ice Beam 4x 287-338%KO Avalanche 4x 115-135%KO Icy Wind 4x 176-208%KO View Regice builds →
Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice PunchLv. 1 AvalancheTM72 Damage vs Gible Blizzard 4x 326-383%KO Ice Beam 4x 268-316%KO Ice Punch 4x 222-262%KO Avalanche 4x 180-212%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Sneasel DarkIce	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 AvalancheTM72 Icy WindLv. 28 Damage vs Gible Blizzard 4x 161-189%KO Ice Beam 4x 134-158%KO Avalanche 4x 183-217%KO Icy Wind 4x 84-99% View Sneasel builds →
Delibird IceFlying	D
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 AvalancheTM72 Damage vs Gible Blizzard 4x 249-293%KO Ice Beam 4x 203-239%KO Avalanche 4x 123-144%KO View Delibird builds →
Snorunt Ice	D
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice FangLv. 28 AvalancheTM72 Damage vs Gible Blizzard 4x 207-244%KO Ice Beam 4x 168-198%KO Ice Fang 4x 123-144%KO Avalanche 4x 115-135%KO View Snorunt builds →

Kingdra WaterDragon	B
Recommended Build AbilitySwiftswim ItemChoice Specs NatureModest Moves Draco Meteor Hydro Pump SurfSTAB Dragon Pulse Damage vs Gible Draco Meteor 2x 410-482%KO Hydro Pump 174-204%KO Surf 142-167%KO Dragon Pulse 2x 269-316%KO View Kingdra builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Night Slash Low Kick PursuitSTAB Damage vs Gible Ice Shard 4x 182-215%KO Pursuit 46-54% View Weavile builds →