Is Gible Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Dragon/Ground with AbilitySand Veil. Wild in Kalos. Garchomp at level 48 is a 600 BST pseudo-legendary with a Mega Stone waiting. One of the best catches in X/Y. The long evolution pays off with a Pokemon that dominates the E4 and Diantha.
Gible has the type edge here and should clean up Viola's team.
Gible has the type edge here and should clean up Grant's team.
Gible trades roughly evenly with Korrina's team.
Gible trades roughly evenly with Ramos's team.
Gabite trades roughly evenly with Clemont's team.
Gabite trades roughly evenly with Valerie's team.
Gabite trades roughly evenly with Olympia's team.
Garchomp trades roughly evenly with Wulfric's team.
Garchomp has the type edge here and should clean up Malva's team.
Garchomp has the type edge here and should clean up Wikstrom's team.
Garchomp has the type edge here and should clean up Drasna's team.
Garchomp trades roughly evenly with Siebold's team.
Garchomp has the type edge here and should clean up Diantha's team.
Catch Gible on Route 13 (walking, Lv 26-28, uncommon). Shaking/Bubbling spots.
Your Gible should hit Level 24 before you reach Clemont, at typical leveling pace.
Your Gabite should hit Level 48 before you reach Wulfric, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Gible in X & Y
Gible appears at decent spawn rates across 2 spots in mid-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
Gible Weakness
Gible's Dragon/Ground typing leaves it vulnerable to Ice, Dragon, and Fairy. Ice hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Electric-type attacks completely.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ice |
| 2x (Weak) | Dragon, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Poison, Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
What is Gible Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Gible
 Flabébé Fairy | D | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gible View Jynx builds →Ice Beam 4x322-379%KO Draining Kiss 2x60-71% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
 Beartic Ice | C | |
 Aurorus RockIce | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Amaura (Ambrette Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gible View Aurorus builds →Ice Beam 4x286-336%KO Dragon Tail 2x52-62% | ||
Gible Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed Gible easily with 50 breeding partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Body Slam, Double-Edge, Dragon Breath and 10 more to offspring.
XY Gible Best Moveset
Dragon/Ground at 70 Attack. Dragon gained Fairy weakness. AbilityRough Skin damages on contact. The moveset fires at pre-evolution levels with a new vulnerability. Garchomp two evolutions away maintained S-tier with a Mega form.
Best Build
Gible best EVs are Attack and Speed
Utility Moveset
- Earthquake
- Dragon Rush
- Hone Claws
- Roar
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It nests in horizontal holes warmed by geothermal heat. Foes who get too close can expect to be pounced on and bitten.
It nests in small, horizontal holes in cave walls. It pounces to catch prey that stray too close.
Gible X & Y Guide
In X & Y, 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.
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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves