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Charmeow #122: Charmeow
Pokémon
#124: Gecrok Gecrok
Missingno.
Gambiss
Bad Luck Pokémon
#123
Gambiss
Type
Ghost
Unknown
Ability
Shadow Tag
Gender ratio
50% male, 50% female
Catch rate
90 (11.8%)
Breeding
Egg group
Field
Hatch time
5355 steps*
Height
3'03" 1.0 m
0'0" 0 m
Weight
70.5 lbs. 32.0 kg
0 lbs. 0 kg
Base experience yield
154
Leveling rate
Medium Fast
EV yield
Total: 2
0
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
1
Sp.Atk
1
Sp.Def
0
Speed
0
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
Sp.Atk
0
Sp.Def
0
Speed
Body style
Unknown
Footprint
123
Pokédex color
Black
Base friendship
70
Cry


Gambiss is a Ghost-type Pokémon. It evolves from Parabox on level 25.

Pokédex entry[]

Pokédex entry
It lives in shadows. People who happen to see this Pokémon experience terrible luck shortly after. This bad luck can sometimes last years.

Game locations[]

Availability
None evolve Parabox
Common
Uncommon
Fossil
Rare
One

Held items[]

Held item(s)
None This Pokémon cannot be found holding an item.
Common
Uncommon Quick Claw Quick Claw
Rare
Always

Base stats[]

Stat Range
At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
HP: 75
135 - 182 260 - 354
Attack: 70
67 - 134 130 - 262
Defense: 60
58 - 123 112 - 240
Sp.Atk: 125
117 - 194 229 - 383
Sp.Def: 115
108 - 183 211 - 361
Speed: 80
76 - 145 148 - 284
Total: 525   Other Pokémon with this total  
  • Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature, if applicable.
  • Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature, if applicable.


Type effectiveness[]

Under normal battle conditions, this Pokémon is:
Immune to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison ½×
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Doubly resistant to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison ½×
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Resistant to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison ½×
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Damaged normally by:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison ½×
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Weak to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison ½×
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Fire
Ground
Fighting
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Doubly weak to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison ½×
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Notes:


Moves[]

By leveling up[]

By leveling up
 Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
011 Switcheroo Dark Status 0000 100100% 10
011 Scratch Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35
011 Growl Normal Status 0000 100100% 40
011 Bite Dark Physical 06060 100100% 25
011 Fake Out Normal Physical 04040 100100% 10
066 Bite Dark Physical 06060 100100% 25
099 Fake Out Normal Physical 04040 100100% 10
1414 Fury Swipes Normal Physical 01818 08080% 15
1717 Screech Normal Status 0000 08585% 40
2222 Feint Attack Dark Physical 06060 00——% 20
2525 Curse Ghost Status 0000 00——% 10
2828 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100100% 15
3434 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100100% 15
3737 Slash Normal Physical 07070 100100% 20
4444 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000 00——% 20
4949 Assurance Dark Physical 05050 100100% 10
5656 Perish Song Normal Status 0000 00——% 5
6161 Night Slash Dark Physical 07070 100100% 15
6868 Feint Normal Physical 03030 100100% 10
  • A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Gambiss obtained at level 1
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gambiss
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gambiss
  • Moves in yellow cannot be learned by any previous evolutions of Gambiss

By TM/HM[]

By TM/HM
 TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
TMNormal TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 0000Varies 100}}100% 15
TMFire TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000 00—}}—% 5
TMNormal TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000Varies 100}}100% 20
TMNormal TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000Varies 100}}100% 20
TMGround TM28 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10
TMDark TM41 Torment Dark Status 0000 100}}100% 15
TMDark TM63 Embargo Dark Status 0000 100}}100% 15
TMPsychic TM92 Trick Room Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 5
TMPoison TM104 Junk Toss Poison Physical 0011 100}}100% 15
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gambiss
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gambiss
  • Moves in yellow cannot be learned by any previous evolutions of Gambiss

Evolution[]

Parabox
Unevolved
Parabox
 Normal  Ghost 
Rare Candy
Level 25
Charmeow
First evolution
Charmeow
 Normal 

Rare Candy
Level 25
Gambiss
First evolution
Gambiss
 Ghost 


Sprites[]

Front Back
GenderM Spr 108 Spr 108b
Front shiny Back shiny
GenderM Spr 108s Spr 108sb

Trivia[]

It and Charmeow are the second/third Pokémon to lose a type upon evolving, the first being Bellossom.

Design origin[]

Gambiss is based on a black cat, with its linkage to bad luck and misfortune. It may also be based on Phantom cats, also known as Alien Big Cats (ABCs) such as the Gippsland phantom cat spotted in the state of Victoria.

Name origin[]

Gambiss is a combination of gambit, gamble, and hiss.

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