Gorebyss (Pokémon)

Total: 2
Gorebyss
0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	2 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

Shape

Footprint

Pokédex color

Pink

Base friendship

70

External Links

On Smogon Pokédex:
Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

It evolves from Clamperl when traded while holding a Deep Sea Scale. It is one of Clamperl's final forms, the other being Huntail.

Biology

Gorebyss is a pink, serpentine Pokémon with a long, thin mouth. This pointed mouth is used to stab prey and drain their body fluids. However, it has also been known to feed on seaweed that grows between stones. Its pink skin becomes brighter in the spring and after it has fed. Its body color changes with water temperature, with Gorebyss found in Alola having blindingly vivid coloration. A long, purple-tipped fin extends from the top of its head, and there is a thin, pointed fin extending beneath its head. There are two purple shells on its chest, causing it to somewhat resemble a mermaid. The tail has a purple, circular fin at the tip, and two white bands near its base.

This Pokémon's body is durable enough to withstand high-pressure levels in the deep sea, where it lives. Additionally, this adaptation allows it to withstand powerful attacks.

In the anime

Main series

Gorebyss in the anime

Major appearances

Multiple Gorebyss made their main series debut in The Evolutionary War, under the ownership of the residents of the A-B-C Islands. In that particular episode, a person has to be on Island B to evolve Clamperl into a Gorebyss. One such Gorebyss was owned by Nancy.

In The Great Eight Fate!, a Gorebyss was part of Juan's Sootopolis City Water Exhibit. It and Juan's other Pokémon were captured by Team Rocket, but they all worked together to escape.

Four Gorebyss were chased by a Huntail in On Land, In the Sea, and to the Future!. In the end of the episode, one of them fell in love with the Huntail, much to Goh's Dewgong's disappointment.

Minor appearances

Gorebyss debuted in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.

A Gorebyss appeared in the opening sequence of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.

In Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, the Marina Group used a Gorebyss for their Marina Underwater Pokémon Show.

In Up Close and Personable!, a Gorebyss was living in the lake near the Pokémon Summer Academy.

In Going for the Gold!, multiple Gorebyss were living in the Ambrette Aquarium.

A Gorebyss appeared in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel.

Two Gorebyss appeared in The Power of Us.

A Gorebyss appeared in a fantasy in Dreams of the Sun and Moon!.

A Gorebyss appeared in JN088.

Pokédex entries

Episode	Pokémon	Source	Entry
AG095	Gorebyss	May's Pokédex	Gorebyss, the South Sea Pokémon. Gorebyss is the evolved form of Clamperl. A powerful swimmer and beautiful to watch.

Episode	Pokémon	Source	Entry
DP089	Gorebyss	Conway	Gorebyss, the South Sea Pokémon. Its long, beautiful pink body is more vivid in the springtime.

Episode	Pokémon	Source	Entry
JN063	Gorebyss	Goh's Rotom Phone	Gorebyss, the South Sea Pokémon. A Water type. Gorebyss live near the seafloor. In spring, when the water starts to warm up, their bodies turn a vivid pink.

Pokémon Generations

Gorebyss in Pokémon Generations

In The Cavern, a Gorebyss was in the waters that surrounded the Seafloor Cavern.

In the manga

Gorebyss in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Gorebyss first appeared in The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon III. When crossing the boundary between the respective influence areas of Kyogre and Groudon, Sapphire spots, among other Pokémon, a Gorebyss stranded on the land dried up by Groudon's Drought and throws it back into the sea.

In Omega Alpha Adventure 4, Amber owns a Gorebyss capable of forming a Hydro Pump attack from ripples in the water. He first battled Blaise's Slugma, destroying the illusions of Matt and Shelly that were created by Slugma. Eventually, he helped Amber and Blaise bait Hoopa into luring out Kyogre and Groudon. Gorebyss also defeated Ruby's Feefee with ease, allowing himself and his Trainer to escape from the scene.

A Gorebyss belonging to an Aether Foundation Employee first appeared in Regeneration!! The Power of the Sun and the Moon!.

In the TCG

Main article: Gorebyss (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.

Generation III

Hoenn
#178

Kanto
#—

LeafGreen
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.
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.
FireRed	Its swimming form is exquisitely elegant. With its thin mouth, it feeds on seaweed that grows between rocks.

Generation IV

Sinnoh
#—

Johto
#—

Pearl
Diamond	It lives at the bottom of the sea. In the springtime, its pink body turns more vivid for some reason.
Platinum
HeartGold	Its pink body becomes more vivid with the rise of water temperatures in the springtime.
SoulSilver

Generation V

Unova
#—

White
Black	It lives at the bottom of the sea. In the springtime, its pink body turns more vivid for some reason.
Black 2	It lives at the bottom of the sea. In the springtime, its pink body turns more vivid for some reason.
White 2

Generation VI

Kalos
Coastal #143

Hoenn
#187

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.
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.
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.

Generation VII

Alola
USUM: #142

Kanto
#—

This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Sun, Moon, Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!‎.
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.

Generation VIII

Galar
#—

This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation VIII.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.

Generation III

Generation IV

Generation V

Route 4 (Fishing in rippling water)

Black 2

Evolve Clamperl

White 2

Route 4 (Fishing in rippling water)

Generation VI

Generation VII

Route 15, Melemele Sea^Day (SOS Battle, fishing)

Let's Go Pikachu

Let's Go Eevee

Unobtainable

Generation VIII

Sword

Shield

Unobtainable

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.

Generation III

Pinball: R&S

Evolve Clamperl

Trozei!

Endless Level 59, Forever Level 9, Pair Trozei, Mr. Who's Den

Generation IV

Miracle Sea (B1F-B18F, Deep Miracle Sea B1F-B4F)

MD Sky

Miracle Sea (B1F-B18F, Deep Miracle Sea B1F-B4F)

Generation V

Beach: Echo Valley (post-ending)

Rumble U

Vehicle Gallery: Slithering Trains

Generation VI

Battle Trozei

Safari Jungle: Stage 3 ^We

Shuffle

Violeta Palace: Stage 398

Rumble World

Origin Hideaway: Secret Cove (All Areas, Entrance Boss)

Generation VII

Rumble Rush

Celebi Sea, Butterfree Sea, Rayquaza Sea, Celebi Sea^Final

In events

Games	Event	Language	Location	Level	Distribution period
RS	Pokémon Center New York Campaign 3 Gorebyss	English	United States	20	July 31 to August 6, 2004

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Black	White	DeepSeaScale (5%)
Black 2	White 2	DeepSeaScale (5%)
X	Y	Deep Sea Scale (5%)
Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon	Deep Sea Scale (5%)

Base stats

Stat		Range
Stat		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 55		115 - 162	220 - 314
Attack: 84		80 - 149	155 - 293
Defense: 105		99 - 172	193 - 339
Sp. Atk: 114		107 - 182	209 - 359
Sp. Def: 75		72 - 139	139 - 273
Speed: 52		51 - 114	98 - 223
Total: 485	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed
4/4	★★★★

Power
2/3	★★☆

Skill
4/4	★★★★

Stamina
3/3	★★★

Jump
2/3	★★☆

Total
15/17	★★★

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation VIII, this Pokémon is:

Damaged
normally by:

Normal

1×

Fighting

1×

Flying

1×

Poison

1×

Ground

1×

Rock

1×

Bug

1×

Ghost

1×

Psychic

1×

Dragon

1×

Dark

1×

Fairy

1×

Weak to:

Grass

2×

Electric

2×

Immune to:

None

Resistant to:

Steel

½×

Fire

½×

Water

½×

Ice

½×

Learnset

Gorebyss is available in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

By leveling up

Generation VIII

Other generations:
III - IV - V - VI - VII

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
011	Water Gun	Water	Special	04040	100100%	25
011	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	0000—	——%	15
011	Shell Smash	Normal	Status	0000—	——%	15
011	Whirlpool	Water	Special	03535	08585%	15
011	Confusion	Psychic	Special	05050	100100%	25
055	Rain Dance	Water	Status	0000—	——%	5
099	Agility	Psychic	Status	0000—	——%	30
1111	Draining Kiss	Fairy	Special	05050	100100%	10
1414	Water Pulse	Water	Special	06060	100100%	20
1616	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	0000—	——%	20
1919	Aqua Ring	Water	Status	0000—	——%	20
2323	Safeguard	Normal	Status	0000—	——%	25
2626	Dive	Water	Physical	08080	100100%	10
2929	Baton Pass	Normal	Status	0000—	——%	40
3434	Psychic	Psychic	Special	09090	100100%	10
3939	Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	09090	09090%	10
4545	Coil	Poison	Status	0000—	——%	20
5050	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	110110	08080%	5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gorebyss
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gorebyss
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM

Generation VIII

Other generations:
III - IV - V - VI - VII

	TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
TM03	TM03	Water Pulse	Water	Special	06060	100}}100%	20
TM07	TM07	Hail	Ice	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM13	TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	09090	100}}100%	10
TM14	TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110110	070}}70%	5
TM15	TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150150	090}}90%	5
TM17	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM18	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
TM20	TM20	Safeguard	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	25
TM29	TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	09090	100}}100%	10
TM30	TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	08080	100}}100%	15
TM32	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
TM42	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
TM44	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM45	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
TM49	TM49	Scald	Water	Special	08080	100}}100%	15
TM55	TM55	Brine	Water	Special	06565	100}}100%	10
TM58	TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM68	TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150150	090}}90%	5
TM77	TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM82	TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM87	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	085}}85%	15
TM90	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM95	TM95	Surf	Water	Special	09090	100}}100%	15
TM99	TM99	Waterfall	Water	Physical	08080	100}}100%	15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gorebyss
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gorebyss
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VIII

Other generations:
III - IV - V - VI - VII

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Aqua Ring	Water	Status	—	—%	20
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15
Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
Muddy Water	Water	Special	90	85%	10
Supersonic	Normal	Status	—	55%	20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Gorebyss in Generation VIII
Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Gorebyss in that game.
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gorebyss
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gorebyss
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation VIII

Other generations:
III - IV - V - VI - VII

Game					Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gorebyss
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gorebyss
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

By a prior evolution

Generation VIII

Other generations:
III - IV - V - VI - VII

Stage	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon has no moves exclusive to prior evolutions.

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gorebyss
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gorebyss
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball RS

Acquisition: Evolve

Pokémon Trozei!

Rarity: Rare

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team

	Body size: 1
	Recruit rate: Evolve
	Friend Area: Deep-Sea Floor
Phrases
51%-100% HP	I want to live elegantly, whatever the occasion.
26%-50% HP	Oh, dear... My health has slipped to half...
1%-25% HP	I'm sorry... I have little power left to even swim...
Level up	I've earned a level! I shall swim with more grace!

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky

	Body size: 1
	Recruit rate: -12%
	IQ group: F

Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia

Group:

Water

Poké Assist:

Psychic

Field move:

(Crush ×2)

Browser entry R-233

It attacks by spitting orbs of psychic power.

Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs

Group:

Water

Poké Assist:
(present)

Water

Field move:
(present)

(Cut ×2)

Not available in the past.

Browser entry R-066

It attacks by spitting bubbles that make Pokémon Slowed.

Pokémon Rumble Blast

Attack	●●●
Defense	●●●●
Speed	●●●

Pokémon Rumble Rush

	Walking Speed: 2.45 seconds	Base HP: 49
	Base Attack: 79	Base Defense: 57	Base Speed: 60

Pokémon Battle Trozei

Water

Attack Power:

★★★★★

Pokémon Shuffle

Water

Attack Power: 70 - 110

5

#540

Mind Zap

Delays your opponent's disruptions.

Pokémon GO

Base Stamina: 146	Base Attack: 211	Base Defense: 179
Egg Distance: N/A	Buddy Distance: 3 km	Evolution Requirement: N/A
Fast Attacks: Water Gun, Confusion
Charged Attacks: Draining Kiss, Psychic, Water Pulse

Evolution

Unevolved

Clamperl
Water

+

Trade
holding Deep Sea Scale
→

First evolution

Gorebyss
Water

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.

Generation III

Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen


Front	Back	Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation IV

Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver


Front	Back	Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation V

Black	White	Black 2	White 2


Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation VI

X	Y	Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire


Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation VII

Sun	Moon	Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon


Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation VIII

HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Gorebyss images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

Despite being a pure Water-type Pokémon, Gorebyss bears a Psychic-type Poké Assist in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia.
Gorebyss cannot learn Iron Defense from a Move Tutor, even though its pre-evolution, Clamperl, is able to learn this move.

Origin

Gorebyss may have been based on the snipe eel. It also resembles a pipefish as well as an oarfish and a chimaera.

Name origin

Gorebyss may be a combination of gorgeous and abyss. Byss may also refer to byssus, threads used by molluscs to attach themselves to solid surfaces.

Sakurabyss is a combination of 桜 sakura (cherry blossom, possibly referring to its pink color) and abyss.

In other languages

Language	Title	Meaning
Japanese	サクラビス Sakurabyss	From 桜 sakura (cherry blossom) and abyss.
French	Rosabyss	From rose and abyss
Spanish	Gorebyss	Same as English name
German	Saganabyss	From Sága, Nāga and abyss
Italian	Gorebyss	Same as English name
Korean	분홍장이 Bunhongzangi	A combination of 분홍 bunhong and 장어 jang'eo
Cantonese Chinese
Mandarin Chinese	櫻花魚 Yīng Huā Yú	Literally "Cherry blossom fish".

More languages
Hindi	गोरेबीस Gorebyss	Transliteration of English name
Russian	Горбисс Gorbiss	Transliteration of English name
Thai	ซาคุราบีส Sakhurabit	Transcription of Japanese name

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