44: Bite

Essentials

Bite

Physical

Generation 1

Summary

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 60 — 38.0 percentile
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 25, up to 40 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: 30
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact

User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb).
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable with Magic Coat
Snatchable
Rolls accuracy

This move is affected by accuracy and evasion modifiers.
Flinches with King's Rock

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: An attack that may cause flinching.

: Bites with vicious fangs. May cause flinching.
: The user bites with vicious fangs. It may make the foe flinch.

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

Foreign Names

Japanese: かみつく (kamitsuku)
French: Morsure
German: Biss
Spanish: Mordisco
Italian: Morso

Contests

Contest

Type

Appeal

♡

Jam

♥♥♥

Flavor text

Badly startles those that have made appeals.

Use after

Use before

None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡♡
Flavor text: A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Bite.

Move	PP	Power	Acc	Effect
Rolling Kick	15	60	85%	Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Headbutt	15	70	100%	Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Bone Club	20	65	85%	Has a 10% chance to make the target flinch.
Waterfall	15	80	100%	Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.
Rock Slide	10	75	90%	Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Hyper Fang	15	80	90%	Has a 10% chance to make the target flinch.
Needle Arm	15	60	100%	Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Astonish	15	30	100%	Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Extrasensory	30	80	100%	Has a 10% chance to make the target flinch.
Dark Pulse	15	80	100%	Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.
Air Slash	20	75	95%	Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Dragon Rush	10	100	75%	Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.
Zen Headbutt	15	80	90%	Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.
Iron Head	15	80	100%	Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.

Pokémon

Dark Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Bite's Physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

							Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
22	22	18	18	18	16	16	Squirtle		Torrent		Monster Water 1	44	48	65	50	64	43	314
24	24	19	19	19	16	16	Wartortle		Torrent		Monster Water 1	59	63	80	65	80	58	405
24	24	19	19	19	16	16	Blastoise		Torrent		Monster Water 1	79	83	100	85	105	78	530
					10	10	Rattata		Run Away Guts		Ground	30	56	35	25	35	72	253
					10	10	Raticate		Run Away Guts		Ground	55	81	60	50	70	97	413
17	17	15	13	13	9	9	Ekans		Intimidate Shed Skin		Ground Dragon	35	60	44	40	54	55	288
17	17	—	—	—	—	—	Arbok		Intimidate Shed Skin		Ground Dragon	60	85	69	65	79	80	438
29	30	30	20	20	21	21	Nidoran♀		Poison Point Rivalry		Monster Ground	55	47	52	40	40	41	275
32	36	36	22	22	23	23	Nidorina		Poison Point Rivalry		No Eggs	70	62	67	55	55	56	365
15	15	12	16	16	13	13	Zubat		Inner Focus		Flying	40	45	35	30	40	55	245
—	—	12	16	16	13	13	Golbat		Inner Focus		Flying	75	80	70	65	75	90	455
12	12	11	11	10	6	6	Meowth		Pickup Technician		Ground	40	45	35	40	40	90	290
—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Persian		Limber Technician		Ground	65	70	60	65	65	115	440
—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Growlithe		Intimidate Flash Fire		Ground	55	70	45	70	50	60	350
			—	—	—	—	Arcanine		Intimidate Flash Fire		Ground	90	110	80	100	80	95	555
26	26	13	7	7	13	13	Kangaskhan		Early Bird Scrappy		Monster	105	95	80	40	80	90	490
—	20	20	20	20	20	20	Gyarados		Intimidate		Water 2 Dragon	95	125	79	60	100	81	540
37	30	30	30	30	29	29	Eevee		Run Away Adaptability		Ground	55	55	50	45	65	55	325
40	30	30	30	30	29	29	Vaporeon		Water Absorb		Ground	130	65	60	110	95	65	525
40	30	30	30	30	29	29	Flareon		Flash Fire		Ground	65	130	60	95	110	65	525
		13	13	13	7	7	Omanyte		Swift Swim Shell Armor		Water 1 Water 3	35	40	100	90	55	35	355
		—	—	—	—	—	Omastar		Swift Swim Shell Armor		Water 1 Water 3	70	60	125	115	70	55	495
38	38	15	15	15	—	—	Aerodactyl		Rock Head Pressure		Flying	80	105	65	60	75	130	515
		20	20	20	13	13	Totodile		Torrent		Monster Water 1	50	65	64	44	48	43	314
		21	21	21	13	13	Croconaw		Torrent		Monster Water 1	65	80	80	59	63	58	405
		21	21	21	13	13	Feraligatr		Torrent		Monster Water 1	85	105	100	79	83	78	530
		12	16	16	13	13	Crobat		Inner Focus		Flying	85	90	80	70	80	130	535
		13	13	13	7	7	Snubbull		Intimidate Run Away		Ground Fairy	60	80	50	40	40	30	300
		13	13	13	7	7	Granbull		Intimidate Quick Feet		Ground Fairy	90	120	75	60	60	45	450
		20	25	25	17	17	Houndour		Early Bird Flash Fire		Ground	45	60	30	80	50	65	330
		20	27	27	17	17	Houndoom		Early Bird Flash Fire		Ground	75	90	50	110	80	95	500
		—	—	—	—	—	Raikou		Pressure		No Eggs	90	85	75	115	100	115	580
		—	—	—	—	—	Entei		Pressure		No Eggs	115	115	85	90	75	100	580
		—	—	—	—	—	Suicune		Pressure		No Eggs	100	75	115	90	115	85	580
		—	—	—	—	—	Larvitar		Guts		Monster	50	64	50	45	50	41	300
		—	—	—	—	—	Pupitar		Shed Skin		Monster	70	84	70	65	70	51	410
		—	—	—	—	—	Tyranitar		Sand Stream		Monster	100	134	110	95	100	61	600
			13	13	13	13	Poochyena		Run Away Quick Feet		Ground	35	55	35	30	30	35	220
			—	—	—	—	Mightyena		Intimidate Quick Feet		Ground	70	90	70	60	60	70	420
					20	20	Loudred		Soundproof		Monster Ground	84	71	43	71	43	48	360
					20	20	Exploud		Soundproof		Monster Ground	104	91	63	91	63	68	480
			11	11	11	11	Mawile		Hyper Cutter Intimidate		Ground Fairy	50	85	85	55	55	50	380
			33	33	28	28	Electrike		Static Lightningrod		Ground	40	45	40	65	40	65	295
			39	39	30	30	Manectric		Static Lightningrod		Ground	70	75	60	105	60	105	475
			—	—	—	—	Carvanha		Rough Skin		Water 2	45	90	20	65	20	65	305
			—	—	—	—	Sharpedo		Rough Skin		Water 2	70	120	40	95	40	95	460
			—	—	—	—	Trapinch		Hyper Cutter Arena Trap		Bug	45	100	45	45	45	10	290
			—	—			Vibrava		Levitate		Bug	50	70	50	50	50	70	340
			—	—			Flygon		Levitate		Bug	80	100	80	80	80	100	520
			10	10	10	10	Seviper		Shed Skin		Ground Dragon	73	100	60	100	60	65	458
			21	21	28	28	Absol		Pressure Super Luck		Ground	65	130	60	75	60	75	465
			10	10	10	10	Snorunt		Inner Focus Ice Body		Fairy Mineral	50	50	50	50	50	50	300
			—	—	—	—	Glalie		Inner Focus Ice Body		Fairy Mineral	80	80	80	80	80	80	480
			8	8	6	6	Huntail		Swift Swim		Water 1	55	104	105	94	75	52	485
			5	5	5	5	Bagon		Rock Head		Dragon	45	75	60	40	30	50	300
			—	—	—	—	Shelgon		Rock Head		Dragon	65	95	100	60	50	50	420
			—	—	—	—	Salamence		Intimidate		Dragon	95	135	80	110	80	100	600
					21	21	Turtwig		Overgrow		Monster Plant	55	68	64	45	55	31	318
					22	22	Grotle		Overgrow		Monster Plant	75	89	85	55	65	36	405
					22	22	Torterra		Overgrow		Monster Plant	95	109	105	75	85	56	525
					13	17	Shinx		Rivalry Intimidate		Ground	45	65	34	40	34	45	263
					13	18	Luxio		Rivalry Intimidate		Ground	60	85	49	60	49	60	363
					13	18	Luxray		Rivalry Intimidate		Ground	80	120	79	95	79	70	523
					7	7	Hippopotas		Sand Stream		Ground	68	72	78	38	42	32	330
					—	—	Hippowdon		Sand Stream		Ground	108	112	118	68	72	47	525
					—	—	Skorupi		Battle Armor Sniper		Bug Water 3	40	50	90	30	55	65	330
					—	—	Drapion		Battle Armor Sniper		Bug Water 3	70	90	110	60	75	95	500
					7	7	Carnivine		Levitate		Plant	74	100	72	90	72	46	454
					29	29	Glaceon		Snow Cloak		Ground	65	60	110	130	95	65	525
							Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
							Charmander		Blaze		Monster Dragon	39	52	43	60	50	65	309
							Rattata		Run Away Guts		Ground	30	56	35	25	35	72	253
							Dunsparce		Serene Grace Run Away		Ground	100	70	70	65	65	45	415
							Sneasel		Inner Focus Keen Eye		Ground	55	95	55	35	75	115	430
							Swinub		Oblivious Snow Cloak		Ground	50	50	40	30	30	50	250
							Stantler		Intimidate Frisk		Ground	73	95	62	85	65	85	465
							Mudkip		Torrent		Monster Water 1	50	70	50	50	50	40	310
							Pachirisu		Run Away Pickup		Ground Fairy	60	45	70	45	90	95	405
							Glameow		Limber Own Tempo		Ground	49	55	42	42	37	85	310
							Riolu		Steadfast Inner Focus		No Eggs	40	70	40	35	40	60	285