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Any Gible that any Pokémon trainer owns in a Pokémon game not before but either after or in the games of Pokémon Diamond, Pokémon Pearl, and Pokémon Platinum, will evolve into a Gabite when it reaches Level 24, but it can be fairly difficult, if not impossible, depending on the game you are playing.

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Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum

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  1. This is required to access the cave where Gibles can be found in Diamond and Pearl, but is not required for Platinum. You can get Strength at the Lost Tower. You'll also need Cut, which you'll get in Eterna City.
  2. This is the cycling road between Eterna City and Route 207.
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  3. From the Route 207 end of the road, head up the right side, using Cut to get past the trees blocking the way. Walk all the way up the right side to find the main cave entrance. Ignore this entrance; you'll need to find the secret entrance to find a Gible.
  4. Enter the secret entrance Walk under the bridge to your left and then up to enter a secret entrance to a single room in the Wayward Cave. This is the only location you can find the Gible. You'll need to use Strength in Diamond and Pearl to enter this cave. [1]
  5. It may take a few battles for one to appear.
  6. Lower the Gible's health and use a Poke Ball like you would any other wild Pokemon. The Gible's level will be between 15-20.
  7. If you're playing Platinum, you can find a Gabite on Victory Road at the end of the game. It has a 5% chance of appearing, so it may take a while to encounter. The Gabite will be Level 41.
  8. Gible will evolve into Gabite when it reaches Level 24. The quickest way to raise Gible's level is to use it in as many battles as possible. If you have some Rare Candy, each one will raise Gible's level by one.
  9. As soon as your Gible reaches Level 24, it will attempt to evolve into Gabite. Make sure not to cancel the evolution.
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HeartGold and SoulSilver

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  1. You'll need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame before you'll be able to catch a Gible. This essentially means you'll need to beat the game before you can find one.
  2. The only way to get a Gible, Gabite, or Garchomp in HeartGold or SoulSilver is to catch a Gible from the Safari Zone and then evolve it.
  3. You'll need to place 52 Plains and 68 Peaks objects in order to make Gible available in the Rocky Beach area. This means you'll need to upgrade the blocks you place quite a bit, since the area has a 30 item limit. You can upgrade the blocks by using the Safari Zone a lot.
  4. Once your Rocky Beach area is properly configured, you can encounter a Gible by walking around. It may take several battles for it to appear. Throw mud and then a Safari Ball to try to capture it.
  5. Since the Gible you catch in the Safari Zone is Level 44, it will attempt to evolve into Gabite after gaining a single level.
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Black, White, Black 2, and White 2

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  1. The only Gible available in this entire generation can be found in Floccesy Town in Black 2. You can receive this Shiny Gible from Benga after defeating him in Black City. [2]
    • Since this is the only Gible available in this generation of Pokémon games, you'll need to trade it from Black 2 to White, Black, or White 2 if you want to use it in those games.
  2. The Gible you receive is only Level 1, so it will probably take a little while to raise it to Level 24. The best way to get quick experience for Gible is to put it at the front of your party and then switch it out immediately with a strong Pokemon. Gible will split the experience gained at the end of the battle.
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X and Y

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  1. You can catch a wild Gible on Route 13 in the tall grass. Route 13 connects Lumiose City and Coumarine City, and houses the Kalos Power Plant. Gible is fairly common, with a 20% chance of appearing for each battle. [3]
  2. Gible will be between Levels 26-28. Whittle its health down and capture it in a Poke Ball to add it to your team.
  3. Since the Gible you caught in the wild is between Levels 26-28, it will evolve into a Gabite immediately when it gains its next level. Using a Rare Candy will be the quickest way to do this.
  4. You can capture a Gabite from the Friend Safari after defeating the Elite Four. You'll need to add a friend with a Friend Code that unlocks the Dragon-type safari in Slot 1. This is determined by the code, so you'll need to keep adding friends until you find someone with a code that works. [4]
    • Once you have the right Friend Code, you'll have a 50% chance of encountering a Level 30 Gabite.
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Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

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  1. You'll need to defeat the Legendary Pokémon in your game before Gible will appear. This will happen automatically as you get close to the end of the story.
  2. Once you've defeated Groudon or Kyogre, head to Route 111 to try to track down a hidden Gible. Route 111 connects Mauville City and Route 112.
  3. This will appear on your bottom screen, and you'll hear the hidden Pokémon cry. Note that there are three different Pokémon that can appear as hidden Pokemon, so it may not be a Gible.
  4. It will be moving between several deep sand tiles. As you approach, you'll see a silhouette of the hidden Pokémon on your map. You have about 100 seconds from when you're alerted to encounter the hidden Pokémon or it will run away.
    • Make sure to sneak by gently pushing the circle stick to move when you get close to where the Pokémon is hiding.
  5. If you get lucky and the hidden Pokémon is a Gible, you can lower its health and capture it in a Poke Ball. The Gible will be Level 23. [5]
  6. Since the Gible you catch is Level 23, it only needs one level to evolve into Gabite. You can use a Rare Candy or have your Gible win a few fights.
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      • You may want to hold off on evolving Gible to Gabite right away. Keep it unevolved up to level 27 and get rid of Dragon Rage to replace it with Dragon Claw. Also, Gible will get Slash at level 25.
      • You do not need any special stones to evolve Gible or Gabite. They evolve simply by reaching the right level.


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