Ursula's Gabite ウララのガバイトUrara's Gabite

Ursula's Gabite

Debuts in Another One Gabites the Dust! Caught at Sinnoh Gender Female[1] Ability Unknown Current location With Ursula

This Pokémon has not evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Gabite Chie Satō

Ursula's Gabite (Japanese:ウララのガバイトUrara's Gabite) isUrsula's mainPokémon inPokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.

History

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

Gabite debuted inAnother One Gabites the Dust! alongsideUrsula. Gabite appears to share Ursula's bad attitude, intentionally stepping onDawn's Pachirisu'sPoffin and then developing a rivalry with it similar to the one between Dawn and Ursula. Gabite was present when Ursula was eliminated from theWallace Cup.

Gabite was used in theBattle Stage of theChocovine TownPokémon Contest, during which she knocked Jessie out of the competition by defeatingCarnivine and then faced Pachirisu in the final. Gabite completely dominated the first half of the battle, but Dawn was able to win by whittling down Gabite's points by having Pachirisu gracefully dodge Gabite's attacks.

InYes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!, Gabite participated in aDouble Performance along withJigglypuff in theDaybreak Town Pokémon Contest. Their performance started with Jigglypuff usingRollout to roll over Gabite's body. Gabite then usedIron Tail to launch Jigglypuff into the air before usingStone Edge, which Jigglypuff destroyed with itsHyper Voice. After that, Jigglypuff usedGyro Ball to spin over the sand dunes Gabite created withSand Tomb, the clash generating rainbow-colored dust. The presentation ended with Gabite usingDragon Claw while Jigglypuff spun on its claw. Their performance impressed theContest Judges and allowed Ursula to pass thePerformance Stage.

InOpposites Interact!, Gabite was used alongside Ursula'snewly evolvedFlareon against Dawn's Pachirisu andMamoswine during the first match of the Battle Stage of theSinnoh Grand Festival. The battle started with Pachirisu using Discharge, which Ursula answered by having Gabite take the hit, since anElectric-typemove would do nodamage to aGround-typePokémon. However, Discharge was actually used to distract Ursula and give Mamoswine'sTake Down an electric charge. The electrified Take Down sent Gabite flying backwards, hitting Flareon and allowing Discharge to deal damage to it. After that, Gabite used Sandstorm to create adust devil and Flareon usedScary Face in the eye of the cyclone to make a threatening image. This combination frightened Mamoswine and prevented it from attacking, costing Dawn some points. Gabite then used Double Team to surround its opponents and make it easier for Flareon to hit them withShadow Balls, a strategy that leftDawn's Pokémon vulnerable to attacks.

Ursula continued to lower Dawn's score by commanding Gabite to use Dragon Claw on Pachirisu while Flareon usedFire Spin to melt Mamoswine'sIce Shard. With less than two minutes left on the clock, Ursula was ahead of Dawn on points and was certain of her victory. However, Dawn's Pachirisu managed to dodge Gabite's Dragon Claw and hit Flareon with Spark, giving Mamoswine enough time to use Ice Shard and shatter it with its tusks to pull off the Ice Chandelier combination. Then Pachirisu ran towards its opponents inside a ball of ice while using Discharge and the sight of it impressed the judges in such a way that a large amount of points was deducted from Ursula's score. Ursula was surprised by the combination but managed to prevent further point deduction by having Gabitedig a hole to hide from the attack along with Flareon.

Following that, Ursula had Gabite dig several holes from where Flareon would jump and surprise its opponents with multiple Shadow Balls. Eventually, Dawn decided to use the holes in the field to her advantage, commanding Pachirisu to jump into one of them while Mamoswine used Ice Shard once more. Although Gabite and Flareon attacked Mamoswine with Dragon Claw andFire Fang, respectively, theTwin Tusk Pokémon still managed to send Ice Shards to the holes before usingAncient Power directly to the ground to open a crack on the field and reveal a Pachirisu inside an ice ball. Pachirisu proceeded to hit Ursula's Pokémon with the Ice Chandelier and, before they could counter, Mamoswine usedHidden Power to make Pachirisu roll faster. With the extra power received from Hidden Power, the Ice Chandelier rendered Gabite and Flareon unable to continue and prompted the judges to ruleBattle Off for Ursula's Pokémon. As a result, Ursula lost the battle and was eliminated from theGrand Festival.

Personality and characteristics

Gabite shares many personality traits with herTrainer,Ursula, as evidenced in herdebut episode when she developed a rivalry withDawn's Pachirisu after stepping on its favoritefood, aPoffin cooked byDawn from a special recipe she created. Their rivalry continued even when they went up against each other in the final round of theChocovine TownPokémon Contest.

Despite her bad attitude towards Pachirisu, Gabite is shown to get along well with herteammates. This was first displayed during theDaybreak Contest, where she performed together withJigglypuff. She was also shown to be in sync withFlareon when the two battled side by side against Dawn's Pachirisu andMamoswine in theSinnoh Grand Festival.

Gabite is known for her speediness as well as her confident and fierce attitude. Her streamlined body allows her to easily evadeattacks and deliver successful ones at her targets. Gabite likes to bepetted on the bottoms of her jaw and she is usually seen smirking at her opponents.

Just like Ursula makes a pose before commanding herPokémon to perform a move, Gabite will make a pose before executing Ursula's commands. This is done to leave an impression on the minds of those who are watching herperformances andbattles.

Moves used

Using Dig Using Aerial Ace	Move First Used In Dragon Claw † Another One Gabites the Dust! Aerial Ace Another One Gabites the Dust! Stone Edge Another One Gabites the Dust! Dragon Rage Another One Gabites the Dust! Iron Tail Yes, in Dee Dee It's Dawn! Sand Tomb Yes, in Dee Dee It's Dawn! Sandstorm † Opposites Interact! Double Team † Opposites Interact! Dig † Opposites Interact!
A† shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Moves improvised

Picture	First Used In	Moves Involved	Partnered With
	Opposites Interact!	Sandstorm andScary Face	Ursula's Flareon
	Description: Gabite uses Sandstorm to create adust devil. Flareon then uses Scary Face in the eye of the cyclone to make a frightening image in the sand. The combination was used in theSinnoh Grand Festival during atwo-on-twoContest Battle againstDawn's Pachirisu andMamoswine.
	Opposites Interact!	Dig andShadow Ball	Ursula's Flareon
	Description: Gabite digs a hole, Flareon then jumps in as well and comes up from behind, then Flareon uses Shadow Ball. Gabite can also surround her opponents with Double Team and Flareon uses Shadow Ball rapidly making it hard for the opponents to dodge.

Trivia

• Gabite would be revealed to have learned newmoves every time she appeared.

References

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, seeGabite.

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