The Gible Line

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Gible
The Land Shark Pokémon
Type: Dragon/Ground
Official Registration #: 443
Entry: A short, shark-like pokémon first discovered in the cave systems of Sinnoh. This pokémon burrows in horizontal tunnels embedded within cave walls. From there, it points its face outward and waits for prey to pass by its burrow opening. When something comes close, it launches itself out of its burrow to pounce on and bite the intruder. It’s important to note that this behavior does not stop when tamed; rather, trainers should fully expect to find their clothing gathered in a small, hole-like pile … as well as ample amounts of time spent with a gible attached to their arms shortly after discovering said pile.

Gabite
The Cave Pokémon
Type: Dragon/Ground
Official Registration #: 444
Entry: The evolved form of gible, by battle experience. Native to dark caves, gabite is attracted to anything that glitters or glows. In the wild, this means it actively hunts down and collects any shiny object it can get its claws on—including jewels, ores, and even trash from trainers—and hoards these in its underground nest. In captivity, this means it is possibly the most entertaining pokémon to introduce a laser pointer to.

Garchomp
The Mach Pokémon
Type: Dragon/Ground
Official Registration #: 445
Entry: The evolved form of gabite, by battle experience. The short fins on this pokémon’s arms are actually wings that allow it to fly at supersonic speeds to chase down prey. There is no punchline to this entry. The author just wanted to inform all of you that a 209-pound ground-type land shark with wings shorter than its actual claws can apparently fly and that this world is a wondrous place.

Mega Garchomp
The Mach Pokémon
Type: Dragon/Ground
Official Registration #: 445+
Entry: The advanced form of garchomp, via garchompite. Formerly, this mega evolution was known for its devastating temper and its twin scythes, the latter of which are capable of cleaving boulders in half with a single swipe and the former of which makes it believe cleaving boulders in half (among other things within its line of sight) is a fun and productive way to spend one’s time. Currently, however, this mega evolution is known for being “a weird sand doggo.”

The Gible Line

Gible
The Land Shark Pokémon
Type: Dragon/Ground
Official Registration #: 443
Entry: A short, shark-like pokémon first discovered in the cave systems of Sinnoh. This pokémon burrows in horizontal tunnels embedded within cave walls. From there, it points its face outward and waits for prey to pass by its burrow opening. When something comes close, it launches itself out of its burrow to pounce on and bite the intruder. It’s important to note that this behavior does not stop when tamed; rather, trainers should fully expect to find their clothing gathered in a small, hole-like pile … as well as ample amounts of time spent with a gible attached to their arms shortly after discovering said pile.

Gabite
The Cave Pokémon
Type: Dragon/Ground
Official Registration #: 444
Entry: The evolved form of gible, by battle experience. Native to dark caves, gabite is attracted to anything that glitters or glows. In the wild, this means it actively hunts down and collects any shiny object it can get its claws on—including jewels, ores, and even trash from trainers—and hoards these in its underground nest. In captivity, this means it is possibly the most entertaining pokémon to introduce a laser pointer to.

Garchomp
The Mach Pokémon
Type: Dragon/Ground
Official Registration #: 445
Entry: The evolved form of gabite, by battle experience. The short fins on this pokémon’s arms are actually wings that allow it to fly at supersonic speeds to chase down prey. There is no punchline to this entry. The author just wanted to inform all of you that a 209-pound ground-type land shark with wings shorter than its actual claws can apparently fly and that this world is a wondrous place.

Thank you so much for helping me and my togepi! I was just wondering if there was a way to tell if a pokemon want sto be caught by you? (There’s this Gible that keeps bugging me, but I think that’s because I feed him scraps all the time.)

You’re welcome, @evetype. I do hope you and your togepi—or, perhaps, togetic by now—are doing well.

To answer your question, pokémon tend to give off different signals when they wish to be caught, depending on their individual personalities.

One possible signal is the tendency to want to challenge you, personally, to a battle. If the gible focuses primarily on you and isn’t attempting to intimidate you (signs of this include standing tall to make itself look bigger, baring as many of its teeth as possible, and hissing), then this is a sign that it wishes to test you and push you into trying to capture it. Engage in battle, then throw a poké ball at it. Even at its weakest, it should be able to dodge if it’s decided it doesn’t want to be with you after all.

If it doesn’t appear to be challenging you, pull out your poké ball and present it to the gible. Ask it if it would like to come along. If it seems enthusiastic by the appearance of the ball or responds positively to your question, then yes, it wishes to battle you.

Finally, if it does neither of these things, walk slowly home or to wherever you’re staying for the night. If it follows you all the way there, even after you’ve made it clear you have no desire to continue feeding it scraps for the day, then it wishes to remain by you. Alternatively, approach it slowly. If it allows you to get closer, chances are it trusts you enough to be interested in your companionship. Proceed by offering a poké ball to it.

Conversely, if it jumps and keeps its distance whenever you try to approach it, if it immediately abandons you when you make it clear you have no more food, or if it goes through the intimidation tactics mentioned above whenever you pull out a poké ball, take it as a sign that it wishes to be left in the wild. It may also be a good idea to stop feeding the gible scraps.