Competitive Information for Gabite [X/Y]


Dragon / Ground
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Gabite? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the X/Y generation metagame.
Gabite is an interesting Dragon and Ground-typed Pokemon. Gabite is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Gabite is weak to Dragon, Fairy, and Ice-typed attacks.
Item: Yache Berry / Shell Bell
Ability: Rough Skin
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Double-Edge / Return
- Shadow Claw
Physical Sweeper Gabite (Rough Skin)
Gabite is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Rough Skin, pokemon making contact with Gabite lose 1/8 of their max hp.
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Eviolite
Ability: Rough Skin
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 27 Hp / 244 Atk / 239 Spe
Moveset:
- Stealth Rock
- Shadow Claw
- Outrage
- Roar
Gabite Physical Sweeper (Worse Than His Bite)
Gabite is a notable Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Gabite is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolite was equipped. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. With Rough Skin, pokemon making contact with Gabite lose 1/8 of their max hp.
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Outrage is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Gabite afterwards).
♦ Roar is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Gabite? These builds have been optimized for X/Y Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the X/Y generation metagame.
Item: Yache Berry / Shell Bell
Ability: Rough Skin
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Double-Edge / Return
Doubles Physical Sweeper Gabite (Rough Skin)
Gabite is a decent Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Rough Skin, pokemon making contact with Gabite lose 1/8 of their max hp.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Outrage is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Gabite afterwards).
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Gabite learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Gabite can perform in X/Y. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive XY Move and Ability Combos for Gabite
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Gabite's stats
- Hone Claws
- Metal Claw
Most notable and possible best moves for Gabite
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Gabite in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Gabite's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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