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'''Gotta Get a Gible!''' (Japanese: '''フカマル！ゲットだぜ！！''' ''{{tt|Fukamaru|Gible}}! Got It!!'') is the 157th episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, and the 623rd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on December 24, 2009 and in the United States on May 15, 2010.

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As {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} continue to [[Daybreak Town]], {{TRT}} trails them in a [[Team Rocket's mechas|mecha]]. However, the {{p|Gible}} from [[DP156|the previous episode]] comes up from underground, right in their path. Team Rocket demands it to move, and though Gible appears to respond, it does nothing. Furious, {{MTR}} tries to attack with the mecha, but Gible quickly devours the machine, leaving only their seats intact before it explodes, sending them blasting off.  

While Team Rocket plans to throw Ash and Pikachu off the cliff, Ash realizes that Gible, being part {{type|Ground}}, won't be affected by Pikachu's {{t|electric}} attacks, so he orders Pikachu to use {{m|Thunderbolt}} despite him getting hurt. It works since the mecha is not able to block electricity, freeing Ash and Pikachu. Pikachu then frees Gible with an {{m|Iron Tail}}. Meowth tries to activate another mecha ability, but the electric attack terminally damaged the mecha, causing it to disintegrate and sending them blasting off.   

Brock oversees the battle as Empoleon launches Drill Peck. Gible tries to counter with Rock Smash, but Empoleon easily pushes Gible back. Both {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} repeat their attacks, this time getting a more even match. Gible jumps to dodge a Steel Wing, but it gets hit anyway. When Empoleon uses another Steel Wing, Gible {{m|dig}}s to dodge it before following Empoleon and jumping up to hit with Rock Smash, but a Steel Wing tosses Gible Back. Empoleon launches Hydro Cannon, which Gible digs to dodge. However, another Hydro Cannon is launched into the hole, flushing Gible out.  

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*{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet up with {{an|Barry}}, who is revealed to have won three more [[Badge]]s, bringing his total count up to six.

* Ash uses Gible in a battle against {{TP|Barry|Empoleon}} and suffers his first loss to Barry.

* Ash's Gible is revealed to know {{m|Rock Smash}}.

==Trivia==  

* There is no [[Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture]] in this episode.

* This is the third time that a [[Poké Ball]] is eaten by a Pokémon. However, the first two times, namely with [[Nero]] in ''[[AG075|Whiscash and Ash]]'' and {{TP|May|Munchlax}} in ''[[AG117|Berry, Berry Interesting]]'', the Poké Ball was swallowed; Nero is later shown playing with the [[Poké Ball#Master Ball|Master Ball]], and May's Poké Ball activated inside Munchlax's mouth, catching it. Gible, however, actually devoured Ash's Poké Ball, destroying it.

* Barry obtaining a free bike from [[Eterna City]] is most likely a reference to [[Rad Rickshaw's Cycle Shop]], where players can obtain bicycles in {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}.

* Music from ''[[PK04|Pikachu's Rescue Adventure]]'', ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes]]'', ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'', and ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' is used during this episode.

* During Meowth's Giovanni [[Boss fantasy|fantasy]], Meowth says that "''Team Rocket may deny the evils of truth and love''". This is a reference to the original Team Rocket motto.

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|cs={{tt|Ten Gible je můj|That Gible is mine}}

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