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Bite

(かみつく Bite)

Generation:	I

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	60
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	25*
Affects:	Selected target
Secondary Effect:	May cause flinching
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
BrightPowder:	Yes
Protect/Detect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
King's Rock:	No

Contest data

Pokémon Contests (RSE)

Type:
Appeal:	1 ♥
Jam:	3 ♥♥♥

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	3 ♥♥♥

Bite (かみつく Bite) is a formerly Normal-type Pokémon move introduced in Generation I. With the introduction of Dark and Steel-type Pokémon and moves, it has been converted to a Dark-type move from Generation II and onward.

Effect

In Battle

The foe is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. It may make the target flinch.

Contests

Badly startles those that have made appeals.

Super Contests

A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Learnset

As an egg move

• Charmander/Charmeleon/Charizard:
  1. Wait for a male Squirtle, Wartortle, Ekans, Nidoran♀, Kangaskhan, Totodile, Croconaw, Seviper or Bagon to learn the move, and breed with a female Charmander/Charmeleon/Charizard.
  2. Evolve a male Magikarp at level 20; breed resulting Gyarados with Charmander/Charmeleon/Charizard.
  3. Breed female Charmander/Charmeleon/Charizard with a male Larvitar/Pupitar/Tyrantiar who still knows the move.
• Rattata/Raticate:
  1. Wait for male Ekans, Nidoran♀, Meowth, Eevee, Vaporeon, Flareon, Jolteon, Snubbull, Houndour, Poochyena, Mawile, Electrike, Manectric, Seviper or Absol to learn the move in any version, and breed with female Rattata/Raticate.
  2. Breed female Rattata/Raticate with a male Growlithe/Arcanine who still knows the move.
• Dunsparce:
  1. Wait for male Ekans, Nidoran♀, Meowth, Eevee, Vaporeon, Flareon, Jolteon, Snubbull, Houndour, Poochyena, Mawile, Electrike, Manectric, Seviper or Absol to learn the move in any version, and breed with female Dunsparce.
  2. Breed female Dunsparce with a male Growlithe/Arcanine who still knows the move.
• Sneasel:
  1. Wait for male Ekans, Nidoran♀, Meowth, Eevee, Vaporeon, Flareon, Jolteon, Snubbull, Houndour, Poochyena, Mawile, Electrike, Manectric, Seviper or Absol to learn the move in any version, and breed with female Sneasel.
  2. Breed female Sneasel with a male Growlithe/Arcanine who still knows the move.
• Swinub/Piloswine:
  1. Wait for male Ekans, Nidoran♀, Meowth, Eevee, Vaporeon, Flareon, Jolteon, Snubbull, Houndour, Poochyena, Mawile, Electrike, Manectric, Seviper or Absol to learn the move in any version, and breed with female Swinub/Piloswine.
  2. Breed female Swinub/Piloswine with a male Growlithe/Arcanine who still knows the move.
• Stantler:
  1. Wait for male Ekans, Nidoran♀, Meowth, Eevee, Vaporeon, Flareon, Jolteon, Snubbull, Houndour, Poochyena, Mawile, Electrike, Manectric, Seviper or Absol to learn the move in any version, and breed with female Stantler.
  2. Breed female Stantler with a male Growlithe/Arcanine who still knows the move.