Is Gible Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Wayward Cave hidden entrance (under Cycling Road). Garchomp is the best non-legendary Pokemon in BDSP. Find Gible as early as you can.
Gible has the type edge here and should clean up 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 has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Gabite trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Gabite trades roughly evenly with 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 trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Garchomp has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catch Gible on Wayward Cave (walking, Lv 15-17, uncommon).
Your Gible should hit Level 24 before you reach Maylene, at typical leveling pace.
Your Gabite should hit Level 48 before you reach Aaron, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Gible in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Gible starts showing up in early-game routes at decent spawn rates across 8 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.
Where To Catch Gible in BDSP
Gible is your first catch on the way to Gible. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 15-55 across 14 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Gible ✓Wayward Cave - B1FLv.15-17CaveRate 15%Fountainspring CaveLv.42-46CaveRequires Icicle BadgeRiverbank CaveLv.42-46CaveRequires Icicle BadgeStill-Water CavernLv.42-46CaveRequires Icicle Badge
Step 2Catch or Evolve into GabiteFountainspring CaveLv.50-55CaveRequires WaterfallRiverbank CaveLv.50-55CaveRequires WaterfallStill-Water CavernLv.50-55CaveRequires Waterfallor evolve from Gible (Step 1)
Step 3Evolve into Garchomp
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
 Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gible View Granbull builds →Ice Fang 4x162-190%KO Outrage 2x145-171%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x87-104%KO | ||
 Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
 Clefairy Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gible View Clefairy builds →Ice Beam 4x129-152%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x87-104%KO | ||
Gabite DragonGround | C | |
Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gible View Granbull builds →Ice Fang 4x162-190%KO Outrage 2x145-171%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x87-104%KO | ||
 Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gible View Azumarill builds →Ice Beam 4x129-152%KO Play Rough 2x87-104%KO | ||
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
Clefairy Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gible View Clefairy builds →Ice Beam 4x129-152%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x87-104%KO | ||
Gabite DragonGround | C | |
Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gible View Granbull builds →Ice Fang 4x159-188%KO Outrage 2x144-169%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x86-101%KO | ||
Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gible View Azumarill builds →Ice Beam 4x128-151%KO Play Rough 2x86-101%KO | ||
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
Clefairy Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gible View Clefairy builds →Ice Beam 4x128-151%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x86-101%KO | ||
Gabite DragonGround | C | |
Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gible View Granbull builds →Ice Fang 4x154-181%KO Outrage 2x141-166%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x81-96% | ||
 Snover GrassIce | D | |
Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gible View Azumarill builds →Ice Beam 4x125-147%KO Play Rough 2x81-96% | ||
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
Clefairy Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gible View Clefairy builds →Ice Beam 4x125-147%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x81-96% | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gible View Granbull builds →Ice Fang 4x156-184%KO Outrage 2x141-166%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x83-98% | ||
Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gible View Azumarill builds →Ice Beam 4x126-149%KO Play Rough 2x83-98% | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Dragapult can KO Gible with Draco Meteor (385-453%). Mimikyu threatens a KO with Play Rough (217-255%).
 Dragapult DragonGhost | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityInfiltrator ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Gible View Dragapult builds →Draco Meteor 2x385-453%KO U Turn38-45% Shadow Ball119-140%KO Flamethrower44-52% | ||
 Mimikyu GhostFairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityDisguise ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Gible View Mimikyu builds →Play Rough 2x217-255%KO Shadow Sneak48-57% Drain Punch60-71% | ||
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 30 breeding partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Body Slam, Double-Edge, Dragon Breath and 8 more to offspring.
BDSP Gible Best Moveset
Dragon/Ground pre-evo with hidden AbilityRough Skin damaging attackers on contact. 70 Attack at 42 Speed across fragile stats. The moveset waits for Garchomp where AbilityRough Skin at 130 Attack and 102 Speed reach S-tier.
Best Build
Gible best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Earthquake
- Draco Meteor
- Dragon Claw
- Iron Head
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 small, horizontal holes in cave walls. It pounces to catch prey that stray too close.
It once lived in the tropics. To avoid the cold, it lives in caves warmed by geothermal heat.
Gible Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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