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'''Ash's Gible''' (Japanese: '''サトシのフカマル''' ''Satoshi's Fukamaru'') is the fifth Pokémon caught by {{Ash}} in the [[Sinnoh]] region.
'''Ash's Gible''' (Japanese: '''サトシのフカマル''' ''Satoshi's Fukamaru'') was the sixth {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that {{Ash}} obtained in the [[Sinnoh]] [[region]], and his thirty-fourth overall.


==History==
==History==
==={{aniseries|DP}}===
====As a wild Pokémon====
[[File:Gible Ash head.png|thumb|left|250px|Gible biting on Ash's head]]
[[File:Gible Ash head.png|thumb|left|250px|Gible biting on Ash's head]]
Ash first met Gible in ''[[DP156|A Meteoric Rise to Excellence!]]''. [[Wilma]] explained that Gible was trying his best to learn the move {{m|Draco Meteor}}. But for some reason, the move always failed; instead of exploding in the sky, it always fell to the ground. Ash wanted to help the wild Gible learn Draco Meteor and achieve his dreams. It successfully used the move against [[Team Rocket]], but failed again in its next attempt. By the end of the episode, Gible decided to start following Ash. Gible, with Ash's help, has tried to master using the move. Most of the time, the move fails and, in a recurring gag, accidentally hits {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}}, although it has been used [[DP164|on one occasion]] to find Piplup once the latter went missing, and on [[DP173|another occasion]] to differentiate it from another Piplup, which turned out to be a {{p|Ditto}}. Since the addition of {{TP|Dawn|Togekiss}} to {{an|Dawn}}'s party, it became a recurrent gag that Togekiss would defend Piplup from Gible's slowly improving, but still failing, Draco Meteor and gracefully shoot it back to Gible and Ash. Eventually, Gible mastered Draco Meteor.
Ash first met Gible in ''[[DP156|A Meteoric Rise to Excellence!]]''. [[Wilma]] explained that Gible was trying his best to learn the move Draco Meteor. But for some reason, the move always failed; instead of exploding in the sky, it always fell to the ground and hit {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}}. Ash wanted to help the wild Gible learn Draco Meteor and achieve his dreams. He successfully used the move against {{TRT}}, but failed again in his next attempt. By the end of the episode, Gible decided to start following Ash. Gible, with Ash's help, had tried to master using the move. Most of the time, the move failed and, in a recurring gag, accidentally hit {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}}, although it has been used on [[DP164|two]] [[DP181|occasions]] to find Piplup once the latter went missing, and on [[DP173|another occasion]] to differentiate him from another Piplup, which turned out to be a {{p|Ditto}}. Since the addition of {{TP|Dawn|Togekiss}} to {{an|Dawn}}'s party, it became a recurrent gag that Togekiss would defend Piplup from Gible's slowly improving, but still failing, Draco Meteor and gracefully shoot it back to Gible and Ash. Eventually, Gible mastered Draco Meteor in ''[[DP185|Working on a Right Move!]]''.


In ''[[DP157|Gotta Get a Gible!]]'', Ash met with Gible again. {{an|Barry}} also was interested in catching him. However, Gible decided to let Ash capture him after he saw what Ash would do to protect him. After that, Barry demanded a battle with Ash and his new Gible and was able to defeat it with {{TP|Barry|Empoleon}}.
In ''[[DP157|Gotta Get a Gible!]]'', Ash met with Gible again. {{an|Barry}} also was interested in catching him. However, Gible decided to let Ash capture him after he saw what Ash would do to protect him. After that, Barry demanded a battle with Ash and his new Gible, and was able to defeat him with {{TP|Barry|Empoleon}}.


Like {{AP|Torterra}} during its time as a {{p|Turtwig}}, Gible seems to enjoy latching onto Ash's head as well as other peoples' heads (at first, like Turtwig, it used to chomp onto Ash's and other people's heads but after a little while it seemed to just latch onto people's heads without actually hurting them). Later on, it showed its habit also included rocks and tree trunks, among other objects. This also goes for thing that look like those, as seen when Gible started to bite on [[Conway]]'s Shuckle, as though it were a rock. Gible also has the ability to devour almost any kind of metals, seen when Gible devoured two of Team Rocket's giant robots, and half of a city park. Ash also said in ''[[DP185|Working on a Right Move!]]'' that Gible can bite at anything, including moves. Despite appearing to be quite gutsy, it is not very bright and is slow to understand simple requests or orders; on one occasion, it chewed away a section of rock despite it falling into a creek as a result, and still chewed at the rock underwater not seeming to realize it could drown and had to be saved by {{AP|Buizel}}.
====With Ash====
[[File:Ash and Gible.png|thumb|250px|Gible and Ash]]
In ''[[DP166|The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore!]]'', Ash called Gible to use Rock Smash on a cage trap that Team Rocket devised inside [[Sunyshore Tower]] in order to prevent Ash and [[Volkner]] from advancing towards them. Gible eventually devised an easy path for Ash to use to face Team Rocket by eating through a chunk of the floor, and Ash recalled him.
[[File:Gible biting Shuckle.png|thumb|left|250px|Gible biting Conway's Shuckle]]
Ash used Gible in ''[[DP185|Working on a Right Move!]]'' as his third Pokémon in his battle against [[Conway]] in the third round of the [[Lily of the Valley Conference]]. He went up against {{p|Shuckle}} who had already fought {{AP|Noctowl}} and {{AP|Donphan}}. Conway mentioned that Gible's Draco Meteor shouldn't have been mastered yet. Shuckle used {{m|Gyro Ball}}, which was powered up by {{m|Power Trick}}, Gible caught it in its mouth, kept on biting it, and didn't let it go. In response, Conway had Shuckle use {{m|Sludge Bomb}} in his mouth, inflicting damage on Gible. Ash told Gible to spit it out but then changed his instructions, ordering Gible to shoot it out with Draco Meteor. Gible did so, launching Shuckle with the Draco Meteor and finally mastering the move.


Ash used Gible in ''[[DP185|Working on a Right Move!]]'' in his [[Lily of the Valley Conference]] battle against [[Conway]]. Gible was called in when Conway's Shuckle proved to be too strong for both {{AP|Donphan}} and {{AP|Noctowl}}. Gible managed to defeat Shuckle and perfected Draco Meteor at the same time. It was then briefly used against Lickilicky before being recalled. Finally, Gible was called out after Noctowl and Donphan fell to {{p|Dusknoir}} and after a tough battle, Gible defeated Dusknoir.
With Shuckle knocked out, Gible next went up against {{p|Lickilicky}}. Lickilicky used {{m|Lick}}, which tickled Gible and rendered him unable to use Dragon Pulse. Lickilicky then used {{m|Power Whip}} on the ground, forcing Gible to emerge and deal damage to him. He was then recalled midair. Gible was then sent out to battle {{p|Dusknoir}}. Due to the effect of {{m|Trick Room}}, Dusknoir always moved first since Gible was normally faster. Gible used Dig, but Dusknoir used {{m|Shadow Punch}}, which pushed Gible into the ground. Gible continued with Dig, but when it emerged to strike, Dusknoir dodged it and used Shadow Punch. However, Gible was able to bite it, blocking the attack. Gible then used Draco Meteor on Dusknoir, dealing major damage. Gible then used Dragon Pulse, though Dusknoir hit first with a Shadow Punch. The Dragon Pulse continued, however, knocking out Dusknoir and leaving Ash victorious in this battle.


In ''[[DP189|The Semi-Final Frontier!]]'', it appeared again in the semi-finals, to battle [[Tobias]]. Although it manages to hit Tobias's {{p|Darkrai}} with Rock Smash, Darkrai recovers almost immediately and uses {{m|Ice Beam}} on Gible. Gible dodges it and uses Draco Meteor back at Darkrai. Darkrai also dodged it and finished Gible with a {{m|Dark Pulse}} attack.
In ''[[DP189|The Semi-Final Frontier!]]'', he appeared again in the semifinals, participating in Ash's battle against {{si|Tobias}}. He was Ash's third Pokémon after {{AP|Heracross}} and {{AP|Torkoal}}. Though he managed to hit Tobias's {{p|Darkrai}} with Rock Smash, Darkrai recovered almost immediately and used {{m|Ice Beam}} on Gible. Gible dodged it and used Draco Meteor back at Darkrai. Darkrai also dodged it and finished Gible with a {{m|Dark Pulse}} attack.
[[File:Ash Sinnoh Pokémon JN132.png|thumb|250px|Gible encouraging Pikachu in a vision]]
Ash left Gible at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] when he decided to go to [[Unova]].


It is assumed that Ash left Gible at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] when he decided to go to [[Unova]].
==={{aniseries|BW}}===
Gible was reunited with Ash in ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]'', where he and the rest of Ash's Pokémon posed in a group photo with him.
 
==={{aniseries|JN}}===
[[File:Goh meeting Gible and Palpitoad.png|250px|left|thumb|Gible meeting Goh]]
Gible, along with the rest of Ash's Pokémon at the lab, reunited with Ash in ''[[JN114|Friends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit!]]''. During the visit, he and {{AP|Palpitoad}} took a special interest in [[Goh]], and they later watched the battle between Ash and [[Paul]]. Before Ash left, he posed with the rest of Ash's Pokémon in a group photo with him.
 
From ''[[JN118|Battling as Hard as Stone!]]'' onwards, Gible watched Ash's [[Masters Eight Tournament]] matches against {{an|Steven Stone|Steven}}, {{an|Cynthia}}, and {{an|Leon}}. In ''[[JN132|Partners in Time!]]'', Gible appeared as a vision to Pikachu during his battle against [[Leon's Charizard]]. After Ash won the battle, Gible joined the rest of Ash's Pokémon at the lab in celebrating their Trainer's victory.
 
In ''[[JN135|Heroes Unite!]]'', Gible, along with the rest of the Pokémon at the lab, welcomed Ash back to Pallet Town after his victory over Leon.
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==Personality and characteristics==
[[File:Dawn Piplup angry.png|thumb|left|250px|Gible irritating Piplup]]
[[File:Togekiss scolding Gible.png|thumb|250px|Gible being scolded by Togekiss]]
Gible is quite a powerful battler, but outside of battle, he tends to be quite clumsy and oblivious. Gible can also be very destructive, destroying a whole park, Barry's bike, and Team Rocket's mecha using nothing but his teeth. He is also quite sociable, biting people's heads to show affection, and is also shown to be intelligent by using his Draco Meteor to find Piplup.
 
[[Dawn's Piplup]] dislikes him due to constantly being hit by his failed Draco Meteors, but Gible has no harsh feelings towards Piplup, even refusing to fight Piplup after accidentally hitting him several times with a failed Draco Meteor. After being severely scolded by [[Dawn's Togekiss]], he reveals that he doesn't intend to hurt him, but he simply cannot avoid it, showing that he does care about Piplup.
 
Gible seems to enjoy latching onto Ash's head as well as other peoples' heads. At first, he used to chomp onto Ash's and other people's heads, but after a little while, he seemed to just latch onto people's heads without actually hurting them. Later on, he showed his habit also included rocks and tree trunks, among other objects. This also goes for things that look like those, as seen when Gible started to bite on [[Conway]]'s Shuckle, as though it were a rock. Gible also has the ability to devour almost any kind of metals, seen when Gible devoured two of Team Rocket's giant robots and half of a city park. Ash also said in ''[[DP185|Working on a Right Move!]]'' that Gible can bite at anything, including moves. Despite appearing to be quite gutsy, he is not very bright and is slow to understand simple requests or orders; on one occasion, he chewed away a section of rock despite him falling into a creek as a result, and still chewed at the rock underwater not seeming to realize he could drown and had to be saved by {{AP|Buizel}}.


==Moves used==
==Moves used==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Gible is the first {{type2|Dragon}} Pokémon that Ash has owned. It is also Ash's first Pokémon that can evolve into a [[pseudo-legendary]] Pokémon (if his unofficial {{AP|Larvitar}} isn't counted).
* Gible is the first {{type|Dragon}} Pokémon that any main character has owned.  
* Gible is the second Pokémon of Ash's to destroy {{an|Barry|a friend}}'s [[Bicycle|bike]]. The first was {{AP|his Pikachu|Pikachu}}, which destroyed {{an|Misty}}'s, {{an|May}}'s, ''and'' {{an|Dawn}}'s bikes, but unlike Pikachu, who fried the bikes by accident, Gible ate Barry's bike on purpose.
* Gible is Ash's first officially caught Pokémon that can evolve into a [[pseudo-legendary Pokémon]].
* Gible is the third (or 32nd, if one counts all 30 of Ash's Tauros) of Ash's Pokémon to have its gender confirmed before being obtained by Ash, due to the notch on its fin.  The first two were {{AP|Tauros}} and {{AP|Buizel}}.
* Gible is the only one of Ash's Sinnoh Pokémon that wasn't:
** Coincidentally, all three of them are male.
** Used in a Gym battle
* Gible is the second Pokémon of Ash's to know an [[HM]] move, the first being {{AP|Grotle}} with {{m|Rock Climb}}.  
** Used in a battle against [[Paul]].
** Coincidentally, both attacks start with "Rock" in their name, but yet neither of them is a {{type2|Rock}} move.
** Featured in [[Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia]].
* Gible is Ash's second Ground-type Pokémon with a second type to its species. The first was [[Ash's Gliscor]]. Gible also replaces Gliscor in the sixth slot of Ash's [[party]]. Also, they both have a double weakness to the {{type|Ice}}.
* Gible is Ash's only Dragon-type Pokémon to not be fully evolved.
* Gible can be seen as a parallel to [[Ash's Glalie|Ash's Snorunt]]. Both were caught late in Ash's travels of the region they were caught in. Additionally, both Snorunt and Gible had difficulty mastering one of their moves ({{m|Ice Beam}} and {{m|Draco Meteor}}, respectively), and both were caught before Ash's final Gym Battle of the region.
* Gible is tied with [[Ash's Larvitar]] for having the lowest [[List of Pokémon by base stats|base stat total]] out of any Pokémon owned by Ash. It also has the lowest total of any Pokémon currently under his possession.
* Gible is the only one of Ash's Sinnoh Pokémon that hasn't been used in a Gym Battle or to battle against [[Paul]].
* Gible is the only Pokémon Ash has caught when he attempted to catch a Pokémon of the same species [[DP145|earlier]].
** It is also the only Pokémon Ash has captured last in a region that is able to evolve but hasn't.
* Prior to being mastered, Gible's {{m|Draco Meteor}} was a {{cat|Animated series running gags|running gag}}, as it kept hitting a {{p|Piplup}} line member, most commonly [[Dawn's Piplup]].
 
==References==
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Ash's Gible
サトシのフカマル Satoshi's Fukamaru
Bag Poké Ball SV Sprite.png
Ash Gible.png
Ash's Gible
Debuts in A Meteoric Rise to Excellence!
Caught in Gotta Get a Gible!
Caught at Between Route 210 and Daybreak Town
Gender Male[1]
Ability Unknown
Current location Professor Oak's Laboratory
HOME443.png
This Pokémon has not evolved.
Voice actor Japanese English
As Gible Daisuke Sakaguchi Tom Wayland (DP156-DP191)
Stephen Fu (JN114-present)

Ash's Gible (Japanese: サトシのフカマル Satoshi's Fukamaru) was the sixth Pokémon that Ash obtained in the Sinnoh region, and his thirty-fourth overall.

History

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

As a wild Pokémon

Gible biting on Ash's head

Ash first met Gible in A Meteoric Rise to Excellence!. Wilma explained that Gible was trying his best to learn the move Draco Meteor. But for some reason, the move always failed; instead of exploding in the sky, it always fell to the ground and hit Piplup. Ash wanted to help the wild Gible learn Draco Meteor and achieve his dreams. He successfully used the move against Team Rocket, but failed again in his next attempt. By the end of the episode, Gible decided to start following Ash. Gible, with Ash's help, had tried to master using the move. Most of the time, the move failed and, in a recurring gag, accidentally hit Piplup, although it has been used on two occasions to find Piplup once the latter went missing, and on another occasion to differentiate him from another Piplup, which turned out to be a Ditto. Since the addition of Togekiss to Dawn's party, it became a recurrent gag that Togekiss would defend Piplup from Gible's slowly improving, but still failing, Draco Meteor and gracefully shoot it back to Gible and Ash. Eventually, Gible mastered Draco Meteor in Working on a Right Move!.

In Gotta Get a Gible!, Ash met with Gible again. Barry also was interested in catching him. However, Gible decided to let Ash capture him after he saw what Ash would do to protect him. After that, Barry demanded a battle with Ash and his new Gible, and was able to defeat him with Empoleon.

With Ash

Gible and Ash

In The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore!, Ash called Gible to use Rock Smash on a cage trap that Team Rocket devised inside Sunyshore Tower in order to prevent Ash and Volkner from advancing towards them. Gible eventually devised an easy path for Ash to use to face Team Rocket by eating through a chunk of the floor, and Ash recalled him.

Gible biting Conway's Shuckle

Ash used Gible in Working on a Right Move! as his third Pokémon in his battle against Conway in the third round of the Lily of the Valley Conference. He went up against Shuckle who had already fought Noctowl and Donphan. Conway mentioned that Gible's Draco Meteor shouldn't have been mastered yet. Shuckle used Gyro Ball, which was powered up by Power Trick, Gible caught it in its mouth, kept on biting it, and didn't let it go. In response, Conway had Shuckle use Sludge Bomb in his mouth, inflicting damage on Gible. Ash told Gible to spit it out but then changed his instructions, ordering Gible to shoot it out with Draco Meteor. Gible did so, launching Shuckle with the Draco Meteor and finally mastering the move.

With Shuckle knocked out, Gible next went up against Lickilicky. Lickilicky used Lick, which tickled Gible and rendered him unable to use Dragon Pulse. Lickilicky then used Power Whip on the ground, forcing Gible to emerge and deal damage to him. He was then recalled midair. Gible was then sent out to battle Dusknoir. Due to the effect of Trick Room, Dusknoir always moved first since Gible was normally faster. Gible used Dig, but Dusknoir used Shadow Punch, which pushed Gible into the ground. Gible continued with Dig, but when it emerged to strike, Dusknoir dodged it and used Shadow Punch. However, Gible was able to bite it, blocking the attack. Gible then used Draco Meteor on Dusknoir, dealing major damage. Gible then used Dragon Pulse, though Dusknoir hit first with a Shadow Punch. The Dragon Pulse continued, however, knocking out Dusknoir and leaving Ash victorious in this battle.

In The Semi-Final Frontier!, he appeared again in the semifinals, participating in Ash's battle against Tobias. He was Ash's third Pokémon after Heracross and Torkoal. Though he managed to hit Tobias's Darkrai with Rock Smash, Darkrai recovered almost immediately and used Ice Beam on Gible. Gible dodged it and used Draco Meteor back at Darkrai. Darkrai also dodged it and finished Gible with a Dark Pulse attack.

Gible encouraging Pikachu in a vision

Ash left Gible at Professor Oak's Laboratory when he decided to go to Unova.

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

Gible was reunited with Ash in The Dream Continues!, where he and the rest of Ash's Pokémon posed in a group photo with him.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Gible meeting Goh

Gible, along with the rest of Ash's Pokémon at the lab, reunited with Ash in Friends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit!. During the visit, he and Palpitoad took a special interest in Goh, and they later watched the battle between Ash and Paul. Before Ash left, he posed with the rest of Ash's Pokémon in a group photo with him.

From Battling as Hard as Stone! onwards, Gible watched Ash's Masters Eight Tournament matches against Steven, Cynthia, and Leon. In Partners in Time!, Gible appeared as a vision to Pikachu during his battle against Leon's Charizard. After Ash won the battle, Gible joined the rest of Ash's Pokémon at the lab in celebrating their Trainer's victory.

In Heroes Unite!, Gible, along with the rest of the Pokémon at the lab, welcomed Ash back to Pallet Town after his victory over Leon.

Personality and characteristics

Gible irritating Piplup
Gible being scolded by Togekiss

Gible is quite a powerful battler, but outside of battle, he tends to be quite clumsy and oblivious. Gible can also be very destructive, destroying a whole park, Barry's bike, and Team Rocket's mecha using nothing but his teeth. He is also quite sociable, biting people's heads to show affection, and is also shown to be intelligent by using his Draco Meteor to find Piplup.

Dawn's Piplup dislikes him due to constantly being hit by his failed Draco Meteors, but Gible has no harsh feelings towards Piplup, even refusing to fight Piplup after accidentally hitting him several times with a failed Draco Meteor. After being severely scolded by Dawn's Togekiss, he reveals that he doesn't intend to hurt him, but he simply cannot avoid it, showing that he does care about Piplup.

Gible seems to enjoy latching onto Ash's head as well as other peoples' heads. At first, he used to chomp onto Ash's and other people's heads, but after a little while, he seemed to just latch onto people's heads without actually hurting them. Later on, he showed his habit also included rocks and tree trunks, among other objects. This also goes for things that look like those, as seen when Gible started to bite on Conway's Shuckle, as though it were a rock. Gible also has the ability to devour almost any kind of metals, seen when Gible devoured two of Team Rocket's giant robots and half of a city park. Ash also said in Working on a Right Move! that Gible can bite at anything, including moves. Despite appearing to be quite gutsy, he is not very bright and is slow to understand simple requests or orders; on one occasion, he chewed away a section of rock despite him falling into a creek as a result, and still chewed at the rock underwater not seeming to realize he could drown and had to be saved by Buizel.

Moves used

Ash Gible Dig.png
Using Dig
Move First Used In
Dig A Meteoric Rise to Excellence!
Draco Meteor A Meteoric Rise to Excellence!
Dragon Pulse A Meteoric Rise to Excellence!
Rock Smash Gotta Get a Gible!
A shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Artwork

To Be a Pokémon Master poster.png
Poster for
Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master

Trivia

  • Gible is the first Dragon-type Pokémon that any main character has owned.
  • Gible is Ash's first officially caught Pokémon that can evolve into a pseudo-legendary Pokémon.
  • Gible is the only one of Ash's Sinnoh Pokémon that wasn't:
  • Gible is Ash's only Dragon-type Pokémon to not be fully evolved.
  • Gible is tied with Ash's Larvitar for having the lowest base stat total out of any Pokémon owned by Ash. It also has the lowest total of any Pokémon currently under his possession.
  • Gible is the only Pokémon Ash has caught when he attempted to catch a Pokémon of the same species earlier.
  • Prior to being mastered, Gible's Draco Meteor was a running gag, as it kept hitting a Piplup line member, most commonly Dawn's Piplup.

References

  1. Confirmed via gender differences.

Related articles

  • For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Gible.



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