Gorebyss #0368

The South Sea Pokémon

Typing	Water
Abilities	Swift Swim Hydration - Hidden
Classification	The South Sea Pokémon
National ID	#0368

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

GrassElectric

Resists x½

SteelFireWaterIce

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This page displays data from Shining Pearl (the most recent standard appearance of this Pokémon). To view data from other games, use the game selector in the sidebar.

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	55	115—162
Attack	84	80—149
Defense	105	99—172
Sp. Attack	114	107—182
Sp. Defense	75	72—139
Speed	52	51—114
Total	485	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

Clamperl

Water

Trade w/ Deep Sea Tooth

Huntail

Water

Trade w/ Deep Sea Scale

Gorebyss

Water

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Water 1
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5120 - Generations II, III, and VII 5100 - Generations IV 5140 - Generations V and VI 5100 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 2560 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	50.20% 49.80%
Height	1.8 m (5'11")
Weight	22.6 kg (49.8 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	2 Sp. Attack
Base Exp. Yield	170
Catch Rate	60
Catch Chance	~14.82% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Erratic
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl "It lives at the bottom of the sea. In the springtime, its pink body turns more vivid for some reason."
Ultra Sun "The color of its body changes with the water temperature. The coloration of Gorebyss in Alola is almost blindingly vivid." Ultra Moon "It sucks bodily fluids out of its prey. The leftover meat sinks to the seafloor, where it becomes food for other Pokémon."
X "It lives at the bottom of the sea. In the springtime, its pink body turns more vivid for some reason." Y "Its swimming form is exquisitely elegant. With its thin mouth, it feeds on seaweed that grows between rocks."
Alpha Sapphire "Although Gorebyss is the very picture of elegance and beauty while swimming, it is also cruel. When it spots prey, this Pokémon inserts its thin mouth into the prey’s body and drains the prey of its body fluids." Omega Ruby "Gorebyss lives in the southern seas at extreme depths. Its body is built to withstand the enormous pressure of water at incredible depths. Because of this, this Pokémon’s body is unharmed by ordinary attacks."
Black White "It lives at the bottom of the sea. In the springtime, its pink body turns more vivid for some reason."
Black 2 White 2 "It lives at the bottom of the sea. In the springtime, its pink body turns more vivid for some reason."
Diamond Pearl "It lives at the bottom of the sea. In the springtime, its pink body turns more vivid for some reason."
Platinum "It lives at the bottom of the sea. In the springtime, its pink body turns more vivid for some reason."
HeartGold SoulSilver "Its pink body becomes more vivid with the rise of water temperatures in the springtime."
Ruby "GOREBYSS lives in the southern seas at extreme depths. Its body is built to withstand the enormous pressure of water at incredible depths. Because of this, this POKéMON’s body is unharmed by ordinary attacks." Sapphire "Although GOREBYSS is the very picture of elegance and beauty while swimming, it is also cruel. When it spots prey, this POKéMON inserts its thin mouth into the prey’s body and drains the prey of its body fluids."
FireRed LeafGreen "Its swimming form is exquisitely elegant. With its thin mouth, it feeds on seaweed that grows between rocks."
Emerald "A GOREBYSS siphons the body fluids of prey through its thin, tubular mouth. Its light pink body color turns vivid when it finishes feeding."

Learnset

Level-up Egg TM

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Gorebyss via level-up in Pokémon Shining Pearl:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Confusion	50	100	Psychic	Spec.
1	Iron Defense	—	—	Steel	Stat.
1	Shell Smash	—	—	Normal	Stat.
1	Water Gun	40	100	Water	Spec.
1	Whirlpool	35	85	Water	Spec.
5	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
9	Agility	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
11	Draining Kiss	50	100	Fairy	Spec.
14	Water Pulse	60	100	Water	Spec.
16	Amnesia	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
19	Aqua Ring	—	—	Water	Stat.
23	Safeguard	—	—	Normal	Stat.
26	Dive	80	100	Water	Phys.
29	Baton Pass	—	—	Normal	Stat.
34	Psychic	90	100	Psychic	Spec.
39	Aqua Tail	90	90	Water	Phys.
45	Coil	—	—	Poison	Stat.
50	Hydro Pump	110	80	Water	Spec.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Gorebyss as Egg Moves in Pokémon Shining Pearl:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Aqua Ring	—	—	Water	Stat.
Body Slam	85	100	Normal	Phys.
Confuse Ray	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
Muddy Water	90	85	Water	Spec.
Supersonic	—	55	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Gorebyss via TM in Pokémon Shining Pearl:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM003	Water Pulse	60	100	Water	Spec.
TM007	Hail	—	—	Ice	Stat.
TM013	Ice Beam	90	100	Ice	Spec.
TM014	Blizzard	110	70	Ice	Spec.
TM015	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM018	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM020	Safeguard	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM029	Psychic	90	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM030	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM049	Scald	80	100	Water	Spec.
TM055	Brine	65	100	Water	Spec.
TM058	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM068	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM077	Psych Up	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM082	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM087	Swagger	—	85	Normal	Stat.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM095	Surf	90	100	Water	Spec.
TM099	Waterfall	80	100	Water	Phys.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation III

Ruby

Evolve

Sapphire

Evolve

FireRed

Transfer

LeafGreen

Transfer

Emerald

Evolve

Generation IV

Diamond

Evolve

Pearl

Evolve

Platinum

Transfer

HeartGold

Evolve

SoulSilver

Evolve

Generation V

Black

Catchable

White

Evolve

Black 2

Catchable

White 2

Evolve

Generation VI

X

Evolve

Y

Catchable

Alpha Sapphire

Evolve

Omega Ruby

Evolve

Generation VII

Sun

Transfer

Moon

Transfer

Ultra Sun

Catchable

Ultra Moon

Catchable

Generation VIII

Brilliant Diamond

Evolve

Shining Pearl

Evolve

What does each category mean?

Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.

Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.

Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.

Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.

Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

Huntail(#0367)

Relicanth(#0369)

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Scarlet and Violet

Other Games

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Shiny Rates

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Gorebyss #0368

The South Sea Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Evolutionary Family

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Egg Moves

Learnset via TM

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation III

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites