Bite (move)

Bite かみつく Bite

Battles Type  Dark Category  Physical PP  25 (max. 40) Power  60 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Badly startles those that have made appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  3 ♥♥♥ Startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Bite (Japanese: かみつく Bite) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation I. Prior to Generation II, it was a Normal-type move.

Effect

Generation I

Bite is a Normal-type move in this generation.

Bite inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of causing the target to flinch.

Generation II onward

Bite is now a Dark-type move and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.

Bite can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 1 bonus appeal point if Leer or Scary Face was used in the previous turn.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Category  Physical PP  20 Agile Strong Power  60  45  75 Accuracy  100%  100%  100% Action speed modifier Self  0  0  +5 Target  +3  +5  +3 Additional effect    ?  ?    ?  ?    ?  ? None

Description

Games Description StadStad2 A bite made using sharp fangs. This may cause the opponent to flinch, and it might not attack. GSC An attack that may cause flinching. RSEColoXD Bites with vicious fangs. May cause flinching. FRLG The user bites with vicious fangs. It may make the foe flinch. DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. It may make the target flinch. BWB2W2 The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. It may make the target flinch. XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSP The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. This may also make the target flinch. LA The user bites the target with viciously sharp fangs to inflict damage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0007		Squirtle		Monster	Water 1	22	18	18	16	16	16	16SMUSUM 23PE	12SwShBDSP
0008		Wartortle		Monster	Water 1	24	19	19	16	16	16	17SMUSUM 27PE	12SwShBDSP
0009		Blastoise		Monster	Water 1	24	19	19	16	16	16	17SMUSUM 27PE	12SwShBDSP
0019		Rattata		Field		Field				10	10	10	10SMUSUM 12PE	10BDSP
019A		Rattata Alolan Form		Field		Field							10SMUSUM 12PE
0020		Raticate		Field		Field				10	10	10	10SMUSUM 12PE	10BDSP
020A		Raticate Alolan Form		Field		Field							10SMUSUM 12PE
0023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	17	15	13	9	9	9	9SMUSUM 12PE	9BDSP
0024		Arbok		Field	Dragon	17	1, 15	1, 13	1,9	1, 9	1, 9	1, 9SMUSUM 12PE	1, 9BDSP
0029		Nidoran♀		Monster	Field	29RGB 30Y	30	20	21	21	21	21SMUSUM 12PE	30SwShBDSP
0030		Nidorina		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	32RGB 36Y	36	22	23	23	23	23SMUSUM 12PE	36SwShBDSP
0031		Nidoqueen		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								1SwShBDSP
0041		Zubat		Flying		Flying	15	12	16	13	13BW 12B2W2	12XY 11ORAS	11SMUSUM 9PE	30SwShBDSP 11LA
0042		Golbat		Flying		Flying	1, 15	12	16	13	13BW 12B2W2	12XY 1, 11ORAS	1, 11SMUSUM 1, 8PE	34SwShBDSP 11LA
0052		Meowth		Field		Field	12	11	11RSE 10FRLG	6	6	6	6SMUSUM 1, 3PE	16SwShBDSP
052A		Meowth Alolan Form		Field		Field							6SMUSUM 1, 3PE	16SwSh
0053		Persian		Field		Field	1, 12	1, 11	1, 11RSE 1, 10FRLG	1, 6	1, 6	1, 6	1, 6SMUSUM 1, 3PE	16SwShBDSP
053A		Persian Alolan Form		Field		Field							1, 6SMUSUM 1, 3PE	16SwSh
0058		Growlithe		Field		Field	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	8SwShBDSP
058H		Growlithe Hisuian Form		Field		Field								9LA
0059		Arcanine		Field		Field			1	1	1	1	1	1SwShBDSP
059H		Arcanine Hisuian Form		Field		Field								9LA
088A		Grimer Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous							7SMUSUM 24PE
089A		Muk Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous							1, 7SMUSUM 24PE
0115		Kangaskhan		Monster		Monster	26	13	7	13	13	13	13SMUSUM 17PE	12SwShBDSP
0130		Gyarados		Water 2	Dragon	1, 20RGB 20Y	20	20	20	20	20	1, Evo.	1, Evo.SwShBDSP 9LA
0133		Eevee		Field		Field	37RGB 30Y	30	30	29	29BW 17B2W2	17	17	25SwShBDSP
0134		Vaporeon		Field		Field	40RGB 30Y	30	30	29	29BW			1SwShBDSP
0135		Jolteon		Field		Field								1SwShBDSP
0136		Flareon		Field		Field	40RGB 30Y	30	30	29	29BW 17B2W2	17	17SMUSUM	25SwShBDSP
0138		Omanyte		Water 1	Water 3		13	13	7	7	7	7SMUSUM 22PE
0139		Omastar		Water 1	Water 3		1, 13	1, 13	1, 7	1, 7	1, 7	1, 7SMUSUM 22PE
0142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying	38	15	15	1	1	1	1	1SwShBDSP
0143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster								16SwShBDSP 21LA
0158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1		20	20	13	13	13	13	13BDSP
0159		Croconaw		Monster	Water 1		21	21	13	13	13	13	13BDSP
0160		Feraligatr		Monster	Water 1		21	21	13	13	13	13	13BDSP
0169		Crobat		Flying		Flying		12	16	13	13BW 12B2W2	12XY 1, 11ORAS	1, 11	34SwShBDSP 11LA
0196		Espeon		Field		Field								1SwShBDSP
0197		Umbreon		Field		Field								1SwShBDSP
0209		Snubbull		Field	Fairy		13	13	7	7	7	7	7BDSP
0210		Granbull		Field	Fairy		13	13	7	7	7	7	7BDSP
0228		Houndour		Field		Field		20	25	17	16	16	16	16BDSP
0229		Houndoom		Field		Field		20	27	17	16	16	16	16BDSP
0243		Raikou		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		1	1	1	1	1	1	12SwShBDSP
0244		Entei		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		1	1	1	1	1	1	12SwShBDSP
0245		Suicune		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		1	1	1	1	1	1	12SwShBDSP
0246		Larvitar		Monster		Monster		1	1	1	1	1	1	9SwShBDSP
0247		Pupitar		Monster		Monster		1	1	1	1	1	1	9SwShBDSP
0248		Tyranitar		Monster		Monster		1	1	1	1	1	1	9SwShBDSP
0261		Poochyena		Field		Field			13	13	13	13XY 10ORAS	10	10BDSP
0262		Mightyena		Field		Field			1, 13	1, 13	1, 13	1, 13XY 1, 10ORAS	1, 10	1, 10BDSP
0294		Loudred		Monster	Field				20	20	20	1, Evo.	1, Evo.SwShBDSP
0295		Exploud		Monster	Field				20	20	20	1	1SwShBDSP
0303		Mawile		Field	Fairy			11	11	11	11XY 9ORAS	9	12SwShBDSP
0309		Electrike		Field		Field			33	28	28	28XY 24ORAS	24	20SwShBDSP
0310		Manectric		Field		Field			39	30	30	30XY 24ORAS	24	20SwShBDSP
0318		Carvanha		Water 2		Water 2			1	1	1	1	1	16SwShBDSP
0319		Sharpedo		Water 2		Water 2			1	1	1	1	1	16SwShBDSP
0328		Trapinch		Bug	Dragon			1	1	1	1	1	8SwShBDSP
0329		Vibrava		Bug	Dragon			1					1SwShBDSP
0330		Flygon		Bug	Dragon			1					1SwShBDSP
0336		Seviper		Field	Dragon			10	10	10BW 5B2W2	5XY 4ORAS	4	4BDSP
0359		Absol		Field		Field			21	28	28BW 20B2W2	20XY 16ORAS	16
0361		Snorunt		Fairy	Mineral			10	10	10	10XY 19ORAS	19	35SwShBDSP 11LA
0362		Glalie		Fairy	Mineral			1, 10	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10XY 19ORAS	19	35SwShBDSP 11LA
0367		Huntail		Water 1		Water 1			8	6	6	6XY 1ORAS	1	1BDSP
0371		Bagon		Dragon		Dragon			5	5	5	5XY 10ORAS	10	5SwShBDSP
0372		Shelgon		Dragon		Dragon			1, 5	1, 5	1, 5	1, 5XY 1, 10ORAS	1, 10	1SwShBDSP
0373		Salamence		Dragon		Dragon			1, 5	1, 5	1, 5	1, 5XY 1, 10ORAS	1, 10	1SwShBDSP
0387		Turtwig		Monster	Grass				21	21	21	21	21BDSP 11LA
0388		Grotle		Monster	Grass				22	22	22	22	22BDSP 11LA
0389		Torterra		Monster	Grass				22	22	22	22	22BDSP 11LA
0399		Bidoof		Water 1	Field								10LA
0400		Bibarel		Water 1	Field								10LA
0403		Shinx		Field		Field				13DP 17PtHGSS	17	17	17	12SwShBDSP 9LA
0404		Luxio		Field		Field				13DP 18PtHGSS	18	18	18	12SwShBDSP 9LA
0405		Luxray		Field		Field				13DP 18PtHGSS	18	18	18	12SwShBDSP 9LA
0408		Cranidos		Monster		Monster								9LA
0409		Rampardos		Monster		Monster								9LA
0417		Pachirisu		Field	Fairy								9LA
0418		Buizel		Water 1	Field								18BDSP
0419		Floatzel		Water 1	Field								18BDSP
0434		Stunky		Field		Field							21	18
0435		Skuntank		Field		Field							21	18
0443		Gible		Monster	Dragon								25SwShBDSP
0444		Gabite		Monster	Dragon								27SwShBDSP
0445		Garchomp		Monster	Dragon								27SwShBDSP
0446		Munchlax		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								16SwShBDSP 21LA
0447		Riolu		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								9LA
0448		Lucario		Field	Human-Like								9LA
0449		Hippopotas		Field		Field				7	7	7	7	4SwShBDSP 11LA
0450		Hippowdon		Field		Field				1, 7	1, 7	1, 7	1, 7	1SwShBDSP 11LA
0451		Skorupi		Bug	Water 3				1	1	1	1	12SwShBDSP 6LA
0452		Drapion		Bug	Water 3				1	1	1	1	12SwShBDSP 6LA
0455		Carnivine		Grass		Grass				7	7	7	7	7BDSP 11LA
0470		Leafeon		Field		Field								1SwShBDSP
0471		Glaceon		Field		Field				29	29BW 17B2W2	17	17	25SwShBDSP
0478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral								1SwShBDSP 11LA
0504		Patrat		Field		Field					6	6	6
0505		Watchog		Field		Field					1, 6	1, 6	1, 6
0506		Lillipup		Field		Field					8	8	8	8SwSh
0507		Herdier		Field		Field					1, 8	1, 8	1, 8	1SwSh
0508		Stoutland		Field		Field					1, 8	1, 8	1, 8	1SwSh
0511		Pansage		Field		Field					19	19	19
0513		Pansear		Field		Field					19	19	19
0515		Panpour		Field		Field					19	19	19
0550		Basculin		Water 2		Water 2					10	10	7	16SwSh
550W		Basculin White-Striped Form		Water 2		Water 2								11LA
0551		Sandile		Field		Field					4	4	4	15SwSh
0552		Krokorok		Field		Field					1, 4	1, 4	1, 4	15SwSh
0553		Krookodile		Field		Field					1, 4	1, 4	1, 4	15SwSh
0554		Darumaka		Field		Field								8SwSh
554G		Darumaka Galarian Form		Field		Field								8SwSh
0555		Darmanitan		Field		Field								1SwSh
555G		Darmanitan Galarian Form		Field		Field								1SwSh
0564		Tirtouga		Water 1	Water 3					8	8	8	15SwSh
0565		Carracosta		Water 1	Water 3					8	8	8	15SwSh
0610		Axew		Monster	Dragon								3SwSh
0611		Fraxure		Monster	Dragon								1SwSh
0612		Haxorus		Monster	Dragon								1SwSh
0621		Druddigon		Dragon	Monster					9	9	9	5SwSh
0632		Durant		Bug		Bug					11	11	1	20SwSh
0633		Deino		Dragon		Dragon					9	9	9	8SwSh
0634		Zweilous		Dragon		Dragon					1, 9	1, 9	1, 9	1SwSh
0635		Hydreigon		Dragon		Dragon					1, 9	1, 9	1, 9	1SwSh
0641		Tornadus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					13	13	7	15SwSh 7LA
0642		Thundurus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					13	13	7	15SwSh 7LA
0645		Landorus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								7LA
0650		Chespin		Field		Field						11	11
0651		Quilladin		Field		Field						11	11
0652		Chesnaught		Field		Field						11	11
0676		Furfrou		Field		Field						22	22
0696		Tyrunt		Monster	Dragon						17	17	16SwSh
0697		Tyrantrum		Monster	Dragon						17	17	16SwSh
0700		Sylveon		Field		Field								1SwSh
0712		Bergmite		Monster	Mineral						1	1	21SwSh 15LA
0713		Avalugg		Monster	Mineral						1	1	21SwSh
713H		Avalugg Hisuian Form		Monster	Mineral								15LA
0714		Noibat		Flying	Dragon						13	13	20SwSh
0715		Noivern		Flying	Dragon						13	13	20SwSh
0718		Zygarde		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						1	1	1SwSh
0725		Litten		Field		Field							22	15SwSh
0726		Torracat		Field		Field							24	15SwSh
0727		Incineroar		Field		Field							24	15SwSh
0734		Yungoos		Field		Field							19
0735		Gumshoos		Field		Field							19
0736		Grubbin		Bug		Bug							10	15SwSh
0737		Charjabug		Bug		Bug							1, 10	15SwSh
0738		Vikavolt		Bug		Bug							1, 10	15SwSh
0744		Rockruff		Field		Field							7	20SwSh
0745		Lycanroc Midday Form		Field		Field							1, 7	20SwSh
745Mn		Lycanroc Midnight Form		Field		Field							1, 7	20SwSh
745D		Lycanroc Dusk Form		Field		Field							1, 7USUM	20SwSh
0747		Mareanie		Water 1		Water 1							9	10SwSh
0748		Toxapex		Water 1		Water 1							1, 9	1SwSh
0751		Dewpider		Water 1	Bug							21	8SwSh
0752		Araquanid		Water 1	Bug							21	1SwSh
0773		Silvally		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							15	1SwSh
0779		Bruxish		Water 2		Water 2							12
0799		Guzzlord		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							1	1SwSh
0819		Skwovet		Field		Field								5SwSh
0820		Greedent		Field		Field								1SwSh
0833		Chewtle		Monster	Water 1								7SwSh
0834		Drednaw		Monster	Water 1								1SwSh
0835		Yamper		Field		Field								10SwSh
0836		Boltund		Field		Field								1SwSh
0846		Arrokuda		Water 2		Water 2								12SwSh
0847		Barraskewda		Water 2		Water 2								1SwSh
0850		Sizzlipede		Bug		Bug								10SwSh
0851		Centiskorch		Bug		Bug								1SwSh
0859		Impidimp		Fairy	Human-Like								4SwSh
0860		Morgrem		Fairy	Human-Like								1SwSh
0861		Grimmsnarl		Fairy	Human-Like								1SwSh
0877		Morpeko		Field	Fairy								25SwSh
0882		Dracovish		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								28SwSh
0883		Arctovish		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								28SwSh
0885		Dreepy		Amorphous	Dragon								1SwSh
0886		Drakloak		Amorphous	Dragon								1SwSh
0887		Dragapult		Amorphous	Dragon								1SwSh
0888		Zacian		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								1SwSh
0889		Zamazenta		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								1SwSh
0893		Zarude		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								42SwSh
0895		Regidrago		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								6SwSh
0902		Basculegion		Water 2		Water 2								11LA
0905		Enamorus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								7LA
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0004		Charmander		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0019		Rattata		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0138		Omanyte		Water 1	Water 3							✔
0206		Dunsparce		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0215		Sneasel		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0220		Swinub		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0234		Stantler		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0258		Mudkip		Monster	Water 1			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0359		Absol		Field		Field							✔
0417		Pachirisu		Field	Fairy			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0431		Glameow		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0447		Riolu		Field	Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0543		Venipede		Bug		Bug							✔SwSh
0566		Archen		Flying	Water 3				✔	✔	✔	✔SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0133		EeveeLv. 10		Field		Field	Starter PokémonXD
0197		Umbreon		Field		Field	Starter PokémonColo
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By event

Generation II

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0131		Lapras		Monster	Water 1	New York Pokémon Center
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Bite is a move with 7 base power, 90% accuracy, and 19 PP. The user attacks enemy in the front, possibly causing them to cringe. This move is affected by Muzzled status condition.

Pokémon Conquest

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Stars: ★★★ Power: 36 Accuracy: 100%

Effect: Has a 30% chance of making the target flinch.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description	Playable Users
Physical	2	—	42	50	100%	An opponent	—	Has a chance (30%) of making the target flinch.	Karen & Houndoom (before Evolving) Nanu & Persian*

Past Description

• Prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Has a moderate chance of making the target flinch.

Pokémon GO

Bite
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 6 Energy boost 4 Duration 0.5 seconds Damage window 0.3 - 0.5 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 4 Energy boost 2 Turns 1
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Fast TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Updates

Gyms & Raids

• February 16, 2017
  • Power: 6 → 10
  • Energy boost: 7 → 6
  • Duration: 0.5 → 1 seconds
• February 21, 2017
  • Power: 10 → 6
  • Energy boost: 6 → 4
  • Duration: 1 → 0.5 seconds

Description

Games Description MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also cause the target to cringe, making it incapable of action. MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with a Cringe status, making its actions fail. BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかも いっていのかくりつで ひるみじょうたいにして わざや こうげきを だせなくする Conq. The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. It may make the target flinch. MDGtI It damages an enemy. It could also cause the Cringe status condition, which makes the enemy unable to attack or use moves. SMD MDRTDX It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy flinch.

In the anime

Main series

Grotle Carvanha Absol Rockruff
The opponent is bitten with viciously sharp fangs.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Ekans bites down on the opponent using its mouth.
Jessie's Ekans	Clefairy and the Moon Stone		Debut
	Meowth bites down on the opponent with its mouth.
Meowth of Team Rocket	The Path to the Pokémon League		None
Duplica's Ditto in the form of Meowth	Ditto's Mysterious Mansion		Used via Transform
	Arbok bites down on the opponent with its mouth.
Jessie's Arbok	The Ninja Poké-Showdown		None
	Growlithe bites down on the opponent with its mouth.
Officer Jenny's Growlithe	The Case of the K-9 Caper!		None
	Snubbull bites down on the opponent with its mouth and doesn't let go.
Madame Muchmoney's Snubbull	Snubbull Snobbery		None
	Houndour bites down on the opponent with its powerful jaws.
A wild Houndour	Hour of the Houndour		None
Cassidy's Houndour	Showdown at the Oak Corral		None
	Totodile runs up to the opponent and bites down on it with its powerful jaws.
Ash's Totodile	The Totodile Duel		None
Khoury's Totodile	Bagged Then Tagged!		None
	Granbull bites down on the opponent with its powerful jaws.
Lisa's Granbull	Spell of the Unown: Entei		None
Madame Muchmoney's Granbull	The Trouble with Snubbull		None
Cassidy's Granbull	Sleight of Sand!		None
	Croconaw bites down on the opponent with its powerful jaws.
Dundee's Croconaw	Celebi: The Voice of the Forest		None
Bryan's Croconaw	The Champ Twins!		None
	Gyarados bites down on the opponent with its jaws.
Clair's Gyarados	Better Eight Than Never		None
Crasher Wake's Gyarados	A Crasher Course in Power!		None
	Larvitar bites down on the opponent with its mouth.
Larvitar (anime)	You're a Star, Larvitar!		None
Chris's Larvitar	The Mystery of the Missing Cubchoo!		None
	Blastoise bites down on the opponent using its mouth.
Gary's Blastoise	Can't Beat the Heat!		None
	Houndoom bites down on the opponent with its powerful jaws.
Harrison's Houndoom	Playing with Fire!		None
	Poochyena bites down on the opponent with its jaws.
Katrina's Poochyena	A Bite to Remember		None
Gym Badge thief's Poochyena	The Blue Badge of Courage		None
	Sharpedo bites down on the opponent with its powerful jaws.
A wild Sharpedo	Sharpedo Attack!		None
	Mightyena bites down on the opponent with its powerful jaws.
Butch's Mightyena	Oaknapped!		None
	Electrike bites down on the opponent with its mouth.
Wattson's Electrike	Watt's With Wattson		None
	Seviper bites down on the opponent with its jaws.
Jessie's Seviper	ZigZag Zangoose!		None
Lucy's Seviper	Queen of the Serpentine!		None
Schwarz's Seviper	Saving Braviary!		None
	Manectric bites down on the opponent with its powerful jaws.
Wattson's Manectric	Manectric Charge		None
	Huntail bites down on the opponent using its jaws.
Keith's Huntail	The Evolutionary War		None
	Mawile bites the opponent using the huge steel jaws on its head.
Samantha's Mawile	Once in a Mawile		None
	Carnivine bites down on the opponent using its mouth.
James's Carnivine	Dawn of a New Era!		None
	Turtwig bites down on the opponent with its mouth.
Ash's Turtwig	Gettin' Twiggy With It!		None
Gardenia's Turtwig	The Grass-Type is Always Greener!		None
	Hippopotas bites down on the opponent using its mouth.
Hippopotas (recurring)	Mass Mip-Po-Sis!		None
	Girafarig runs up to the opponent and turns around. Then, the mouth on the end of its tail bites down on the opponent.
Roman's Girafarig	A Full Course Tag Battle!		Girafarig cannot legally learn Bite
	Nidoran♀ bites down on the opponent using its mouth.
Multiple wild Nidoran♀	Leading a Stray!		None
	Nidoran♂ bites down on the opponent using its mouth.
Multiple wild Nidoran♂	Leading a Stray!		Nidoran♂ cannot legally learn Bite
	Grotle bites down on the opponent with its mouth.
Ash's Grotle	The Lonely Snover!		None
	Sandile bites down on the opponent using its powerful jaws.
Sunglasses Sandile	A Sandile Gusher of Change!		None
Multiple wild Sandile	A Sandile Gusher of Change!		None
	Pansage bites down on the opponent with its mouth.
Cilan's Pansage	Triple Leaders, Team Threats!		None
	Basculin bites down on the opponent using its powerful jaws.
Cilan's Basculin	A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition!		None
	Krokorok's teeth glow white and it bites down on the opponent. As Krokorok moves while its teeth glow white, they leave behind white streaks of energy.
Clay's Krokorok	Battling the King of the Mines!		None
	Noivern bites down on the opponent using its powerful jaws.
Alexa's Noivern	Celebrating the Hero's Comet!		None
The Ultra Guardians' Noivern	Full Moon and Many Arms!		None
	Furfrou's teeth glow white and it bites the opponent.
Princess Allie's Furfrou	Awakening the Sleeping Giant!		None
	Absol's teeth glow white and it bites the opponent.
Magnus's Absol	The Bonds of Evolution!		None
	Noibat bites down on the opponent using its powerful jaws.
A wild Noibat	Calling from Beyond the Aura!		None
	Yungoos bites down on the opponent using its powerful jaws, or Yungoos opens its mouth and creates a white aura shaped like a set of teeth, which then bites down on the opponent.
Zipp's three Yungoos	Alola to New Adventure!		None
	Rockruff bites down on the opponent using its powerful jaws, or Rockruff opens its mouth and creates a white aura shaped like a set of teeth, which then bites down on the opponent.
Ash's Rockruff	Rocking Clawmark Hill!		None
	Zubat bites down on the opponent.
Rapp's Zubat	Alolan Open House!		None
	Dusk Form Lycanroc opens its mouth and creates a white aura shaped like a set of teeth, which then bites down on the opponent.
Ash's Lycanroc	A Masked Warning!		None
	Zweilous bites down on the opponent with its mouths.
Ryuki's Zweilous	Aiming for the Top Floor!		None
	Chewtle bites down on the opponent with its mouth.
Team Rocket's Chewtle	Kicking It from Here Into Tomorrow!		None
	Carvanha's teeth turn yellow and then the yellow energy on its teeth come off into two separate parts and bite down onto the opponent.
Team Rocket's Carvanha	The Cuteness Quotient!		None
	Bruxish's teeth turn yellow and then the yellow energy on its teeth come off into two separate parts and bite down onto the opponent.
Goh's Bruxish	All Out, All of the Time!		None

• In the English dub of The Legend of Thunder!, Hun commanded her Steelix to use Bite, which it cannot legally learn. In the original Japanese version, Hun instead commanded Steelix to use Crunch.
• In A Timeless Encounter!, Professor Kukui commanded his Litten to use Bite, but it was defeated by Ash's Torracat's Fire Blast before it could execute the move.

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer

Stoutland Seviper Arcanine
The user bites down on the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Stoutland lunges towards the opponent and bites down on them.
Cheren's Stoutland	Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer		None
	Seviper lunges towards the opponent and bites down on them.
A Team Plasma Grunt's Seviper	Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer		None
	Arcanine bites down on the opponent.
Nate's Arcanine	Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer		None

Pokémon Origins

Squirtle
The foe is struck with a vicious bite.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Squirtle bites down on the opponent using its mouth.
Blue's Squirtle	File 1: Red		Debut

In the manga

Aim to Be a Card Master!!

Wartortle
The user bites the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Wartortle uses its teeth to bite the opponent.
Kenta's Wartortle	Cross-Cultural Battle "The Golden-Haired Lady"		Debut
Unknown TCG Player's Wartortle	Brothers Face Off "Familiar Rivals"		None

How I Became a Pokémon Card

Nidoran♀
The user bites down the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Nidoran♀ bites down the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Nidoran♀	PW34		Debut

Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~

Krokorok
The user bites down the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Krokorok bites down the opponent.
Masanori's Krokorok	The Blue Scroll: Mitsunari, Kiyomasa, and Masanori		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Croconaw Gyarados Totodile Quilladin
The user bites the target with viciously sharp fangs to inflict damage.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Gyarados bites down on the opponent.
Red's Gyara	Can You Diglett?		Debut Revealed to know in Gyarados Splashes In! by Red's Pokédex
	Arbok glides its sharp fangs along the opponent's body to slice it in half.
Agatha's Arbok	Weezing Winks Out		None
	Totodile bites down on the opponent.
Silver's Totodile	Totodile Rock		None
	Houndour bites down on the opponent.
The Masked Man's Houndour	You Ain't Nothin' But a Houndour		None
	Croconaw bites down on the opponent.
Silver's Croconaw	Tyranitar War		None
	Arcanine bites down on the opponent.
Crystal's Archy	Absolutely Azumarill		None
	Snubbull bites down on the opponent.
Green's Snubbull	The Last Battle VII		None
	Poochyena bites down on the opponent.
Ruby's Nana	Making Mirth with Mightyena		None
	Mawile turns around and uses the jaws on the back of its head to bite the opponent.
Multiple wild Mawile	Guile from Mawile		None
	Eevee bites down on the opponent with its sharp teeth.
Karen's Eevee	The Escape		None
	Deino bites down on the opponent.
Leo's Deino	The Tournament Continues		None
	Quilladin bites down on the opponent.
X's Marisso	PS578		None
	Mega Gyarados bites down on the opponent.
Lysandre's Gyarados	PS579		None

• In PASS15, Casey's Arrokuda, Kilo, was mentioned to know Bite. However, it has never been seen using the move.
• Red's Eevee, Vee, was revealed to know Bite on the official website, but he was never shown using the move.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Shinx Drapion
The user bites the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Zubat bites down on the opponent with its fangs.
B-2's Zubat	Hareta's Very First Pokémon Battle!!		Debut
	Shinx bites down on the opponent with its sharp teeth.
Hareta's Shinx	Serious Training On Iron Island!!		None
	Drapion bites down on the opponent with its sharp teeth.
B-2's Drapion	Serious Training On Iron Island!!		None
	Gyarados bites down on the opponent with its teeth.
Cyrus's Gyarados	The Battle Rages On		None

Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master!

Absol
The user bites down the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Absol bites down the opponent.
Ryū's Absol	ABM12		Debut

Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder

Sandile
The user bites down the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Sandile bites down the opponent.
Togari's Sandile	Justice Trainer Shin Appears!		Debut

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Totodile Croconaw
The user bites down the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Totodile opens its jaw and bites the opponent.
Gold's Totodile	Let's Go! The Journey Towards The Championship		Debut
	Croconaw bites down the opponent.
Gold's Croconaw	Farewell To Pikachu?!		None

Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure

Totodile
The user bites down on the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Totodile opens its mouth and bites the opponent using its fangs.
Jō's Totodile	Aim to be the Strongest! The Hot-Blooded Brotherly Combination!!		Debut

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Snubbull Houndour Feraligatr
The user bites down on the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Snubbull bites the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Snubbull	A Finger Lickin' Battle		Debut
	Houndour bites the opponent.
Giovanni's Houndour	Showdown at the Radio Tower!!		None
	Feraligatr bites down on the opponent.
The Underground store owners's Feraligatr	Don't Accuse Me!!		None

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Bite is one of the four moves to have its type changed in Generation II, the others being Gust, Karate Chop, and Sand Attack. They were all Normal-type moves in Generation I.
  • Bite is the only of these moves that changed to a type introduced in Generation II.
• Bite is the only move to have its damage category change twice. This is due to the move being Normal-type (and therefore physical) in Generation I, Dark-type (and therefore special) in Generation II and III, and a physical move from Generation IV onward.
• If Secret Power is used in a cave in Generation III, it will have the same animation as Bite.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 咬住 Ngáauhjyuh * 咬咬 Ngáauhngáauh * 咬咬功 Ngáauhngáauhgūng * Mandarin 咬住 Yǎozhù * 咬咬 Yǎoyǎo * 咬咬功 Yǎoyǎogōng * Czech Kousnutí Danish Bide Dutch Beet Finnish Puraisu Purenta French Morsure German Biss Greek Δάγκωμα Dágkoma Hindi काटने का हमला Katne Ka Hamla Indonesian Gigit Italian Morso Korean 물기 Mulgi Polish Gryzienie* Wielkie Ukąszenie/Uderzenie* Atak Zębami* Portuguese Brazil Mordida (games, anime, TCG, manga, The Official Pokémon Handbook) Morder (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Portugal Morder (Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon-present) Dentada (until Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl) Romanian Mușcătura Russian Укус Ukus Serbian Ugriz Spanish Latin America Mordida (EP006-Present) Bocado (EP254, AG048) Spain Mordisco Swedish Bit Thai กัดติด Turkish Isırık Vietnamese Cắn

Variations of the move Bite
Bite • Heart Stamp

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