Is Gabite Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Ground/Dragon mid-stage with AbilitySand Veil. Gabite handles Volkner through Ground and contributes through the late game. Every level brings Garchomp closer at 48. The mid-stage grind is worth it.
Gible trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Gible trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Gabite has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Gabite trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Gabite trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Gabite trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Gabite has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Gabite has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Garchomp has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Garchomp has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Garchomp has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Garchomp has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Garchomp has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Garchomp resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Garchomp resists most of Saturn's coverage and hits back hard.
Garchomp has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catch Gible
Catch Gible in Wayward Cave (walking, Lv 15-17, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- LV 27DragonDragon ClawPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 31GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 37DragonDragon RushPower 150Accuracy 75%PP 10
- After Byron
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Candice
- TUTORDragonDraco MeteorPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Route 210
- After Volkner
- TM59DragonDragon PulsePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Gible to Gabite
Gible evolves into Gabite at Level 24. Your Gible should hit Level 24 before you reach Maylene, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- LV 33DragonDragon ClawPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Byron
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- LV 40GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Candice
- TUTORDragonDraco MeteorPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Route 210
- LV 49DragonDragon RushPower 150Accuracy 75%PP 10
- After Volkner
- TM59DragonDragon PulsePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Gabite to Garchomp
Gabite evolves into Garchomp at Level 48. Your Gabite should hit Level 48 before you reach Aaron, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 48)
- LV 48GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 48DragonDragon ClawPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Candice
- TUTORDragonDraco MeteorPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Route 210
- After Volkner
- TM59DragonDragon PulsePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 55DragonDragon RushPower 150Accuracy 75%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Gabite in Diamond & Pearl
Level a Gible to 24 for Gabite, which has no wild spawn of its own. You dig up that Gible uncommon in the hidden basement of Wayward Cave, then raise it toward Garchomp.
Wild Gabite may be holding when caught:
Haban Berry (5% chance) Held: Consumed when struck by a super-effective Dragon-type attack to halve the damage.Catch Gible at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Gabite.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 2How to Obtain Gabite in DP
How to Get Shiny Gabite in Diamond & Pearl
Gabite is the middle stage, so chain a shiny Gible in Wayward Cave and let it grow toward the pseudo-legend. Compare Shiny Gabite odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Gabite Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Diamond & Pearl shiny odds calculator with Gabite already selected.
Gabite Weakness
Gabite is weak to Ice and Dragon. 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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ice |
| 2x (Weak) | Dragon |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Poison, Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
Gabite Evolutions
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
Breeding
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 7 more.
DP Gabite Best Moveset
90 Attack and 82 Speed on a Dragon/Ground type make Gabite functional for a mid-stage, and AbilitySand Veil in sandstorm adds evasion. The moveset runs physical attacks, but Garchomp is categorically better. Garchomp is where the investment pays off.
Best Build
Gabite best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Dragon Claw
- Sleep Talk
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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 7 types rounds out the picture alongside Draco Meteor and Outrage.
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
35 of 36 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
There is a long-held belief that medicine made from its scales will heal even incurable illnesses.
It habitually digs up and hoards gems in its nest. Its loot is constantly targeted by thieves.
Gabite Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, Gabite does the job early-game if you need a Dragon/Ground type on your team. Evolve it into Garchomp before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
In Diamond & Pearl, Gabite plays as a balanced. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Outrage is the primary attack.
In Diamond & Pearl, Jolly is the go-to nature for Gabite. That's +Speed / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Gabite first appeared in Diamond & Pearl and has been available in 14 games across 6 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
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- 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 7Let's Go
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
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