Bite (move)

Bite (Japanese: かみつく Bite) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation I. Prior to Generation II, it was a move.
==Effect==
===Generation I===
Bite is a move in this generation.
Bite inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of causing the target to flinch.
===Generation II onward===
Bite is now a move and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch. Due to the change in type it is now a special move in Generations II and III before reverting to a physical move starting in Generation IV.
Bite can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 1 bonus appeal point if or was used in the previous turn.
===Generation VIII===
====Pokémon Legends: Arceus====
==Description==
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==Learnset==
===By leveling up===
===By ===
===Special move===
====Generation III====
===By ===
====Generation II====
==In other games==
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
Bite inflicts damage and may cause the target to flinch. This move is affected by the status condition in the Rescue Team, Explorers, and Adventure Squad series.
===Pokémon Conquest===
===Pokémon GO===
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===Pokémon Masters EX===
 	Move gauge cost	MP(uses)	Base	Max 	 	Target	Effect tag(s) 	Description 	Playable
2	— 	42 	50 	100%	An opponent	— 	Has a chance (30%) of making the target flinch.	(before only) (Tech role only) (Tech role only)	
* Description prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Has a moderate chance of making the target flinch.
===Description===
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==In animation==
===Pokémon animated series===
* In the English dub of The Legend of Thunder!, Hun once commanded her to use Bite, which it cannot legally learn. In the original Japanese version, Hun instead commanded Steelix to use , as she does for the rest of the special in both versions.
* In A Timeless Encounter!, commanded his to use Bite, but it was defeated by Ash's Torracat's before it could execute the move.
===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer===
===Pokémon Origins===
==In the manga==
===Aim to Be a Card Master!!===
===How I Became a Pokémon Card===
===Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~===
===Pokémon Adventures===
* In Shocking!! Reunion in the Forest, 's , Kilo, was mentioned to know Bite. However, it has never been seen using the move.
* 's , Vee, was revealed to know Bite on the official website, but he was never shown using the move.
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
===Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master!===
===Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder===
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
===Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure===
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
==In other generations==
===Core series games===
===Side series games===
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==Trivia==
* Bite is one of the four moves to have its in Generation II, the others being , , and . They were all moves in Generation I.
** Bite is the only of these moves that changed to a type introduced in Generation II.
* Bite is the only move to have its damage category change twice. This is due to the move being (and therefore physical) in Generation I, (and therefore special) in Generation II and , and a physical move from Generation IV onward.
* If is used in a cave in Generation III, it will have the same animation as Bite.
==In other languages==
Category:Moves that can cause flinching
Category:Normal-type moves
Category:Moves that can jam
Category:Biting moves
Category:Moves that require use of mouth
Category:Moves that have had their type changed
Category:Moves in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
Category:Moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Category:Moves in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
Category:Moves in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX
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