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Garchomp

10,172 appearances (Regulation M-A)
B
Tier
169
Speed #68
Forms: Mega Garchomp
Garchomp
Dragon Ground
HP 108
Atk 130
Def 95
Sp.Atk 80
Sp.Def 85
Speed 102
Total 600
Weight 209.4 lbs.
Sand Veil
Boosts the Pokémon’s evasiveness by 25% in a sandstorm.
Rough Skin
When the Pokémon is hit by a contact move, the attacker takes damage equal to 1/8 of its max HP.

Type effectiveness

Weakness · 4×
Ice
Weakness · 2×
Dragon Fairy
Resistance · ½×
Fire Poison Rock
Immunity · 0×
Electric

Meta Builds

Meta Popular

Builds ranked by competitive performance — higher placement at larger events scores more.

#1
Rough Skin Sitrus Berry
100.0 66.3% WR · 43 teams
Earthquake Protect Rock Slide Stomping Tantrum
Team
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin · Sitrus Berry
100%
Sneasler
Sneasler
Unburden · White Herb
88%
Kingambit
Kingambit
Defiant · Black Glasses
84%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability · Focus Sash
51%
Talonflame
Talonflame
Gale Wings
51%
Floette
Floette
Fairy Aura · Floettite
42%
The Grand Champions Festival · TechnicallyInsane (#28) · 12–3
Floette
Floette
Ability Flower Veil
Item Floettite
Light of Ruin Moonblast Dazzling Gleam Protect
Talonflame
Talonflame
Ability Gale Wings
Item Sharp Beak
Dual Wingbeat Flare Blitz Tailwind Protect
Garchomp
Garchomp
Ability Rough Skin
Item Sitrus Berry
Earthquake Stomping Tantrum Rock Slide Protect
Kingambit
Kingambit
Ability Defiant
Item Chople Berry
Sucker Punch Kowtow Cleave Iron Head Protect
Basculegion
Basculegion
Ability Swift Swim
Item Choice Scarf
Wave Crash Flip Turn Last Respects Aqua Jet
Sneasler
Sneasler
Ability Unburden
Item White Herb
Close Combat Dire Claw Fake Out Protect
#2
Rough Skin Soft Sand
96.1 64.1% WR · 40 teams
Dragon Claw Earthquake Protect Rock Tomb
Team
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin · Soft Sand
100%
Charizard
Charizard
Solar Power · Charizardite Y
95%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability · Focus Sash
88%
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Unnerve · Aerodactylite
88%
Sylveon
Sylveon
Pixilate · Fairy Feather
85%
Farigiraf
Farigiraf
Armor Tail · Sitrus Berry
82%
SpearPillar Champions Tour #4 | Reg M-A $100 Prize · Kojay (#4) · 10–2
Charizard
Charizard
Ability Blaze
Item Charizardite Y
Heat Wave Weather Ball Solar Beam Protect
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Ability Unnerve
Item Aerodactylite
Dual Wingbeat Rock Slide Tailwind Protect
Basculegion
Basculegion
Ability Adaptability
Item Focus Sash
Liquidation Aqua Jet Last Respects Protect
Sylveon
Sylveon
Ability Pixilate
Item Fairy Feather
Hyper Voice Hyper Beam Quick Attack Detect
Farigiraf
Farigiraf
Ability Armor Tail
Item Sitrus Berry
Protect Helping Hand Psychic Trick Room
Garchomp
Garchomp
Ability Rough Skin
Item Soft Sand
Dragon Claw Rock Tomb Earthquake Protect
#3
Rough Skin White Herb
95.8 65.7% WR · 22 teams
Dragon Claw Earthquake Protect Swords Dance
Team
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin · White Herb
100%
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Unnerve · Focus Sash
86%
Floette
Floette
Flower Veil · Floettite
77%
Wash Rotom
Wash Rotom
Levitate · Sitrus Berry
73%
Aegislash
Aegislash
Stance Change · Spell Tag
64%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Charcoal
64%
The Grand Champions Festival · Samuel T (#3) · 16–3
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Ability Unnerve
Item Focus Sash
Rock Slide Dual Wingbeat Tailwind Protect
Garchomp
Garchomp
Ability Rough Skin
Item White Herb
Earthquake Dragon Claw Swords Dance Protect
Aegislash
Aegislash
Ability Stance Change
Item Spell Tag
Poltergeist Iron Head King's Shield Shadow Sneak
Floette
Floette
Ability Flower Veil
Item Floettite
Light of Ruin Moonblast Dazzling Gleam Protect
Wash Rotom
Wash Rotom
Ability Levitate
Item Sitrus Berry
Thunderbolt Hydro Pump Will-O-Wisp Protect
Incineroar
Incineroar
Ability Intimidate
Item Charcoal
Flare Blitz Darkest Lariat Fake Out Parting Shot
#4
Rough Skin Dragon Fang
94.2 62.3% WR · 60 teams
Earthquake Protect Rock Slide Scale Shot
Team
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin · Dragon Fang
100%
Kingambit
Kingambit
Defiant · Chople Berry
72%
Charizard
Charizard
Blaze · Charizardite Y
72%
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Unnerve · Focus Sash
58%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability · Choice Scarf
55%
Sneasler
Sneasler
Unburden · White Herb
37%
Friday Fight Night #53 Reg M-A Bo3 · Davi Guimaraes (#1) · 8–1
Charizard
Charizard
Ability Solar Power
Item Charizardite Y
Heat Wave Weather Ball Solar Beam Protect
Floette
Floette
Ability Flower Veil
Item Floettite
Light of Ruin Dazzling Gleam Moonblast Protect
Garchomp
Garchomp
Ability Rough Skin
Item Dragon Fang
Scale Shot Earthquake Rock Slide Protect
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Ability Unnerve
Item Focus Sash
Rock Slide Wide Guard Tailwind Protect
Basculegion
Basculegion
Ability Adaptability
Item Sitrus Berry
Wave Crash Last Respects Aqua Jet Protect
Kingambit
Kingambit
Ability Defiant
Item Chople Berry
Kowtow Cleave Low Kick Sucker Punch Protect
#5
Rough Skin Roseli Berry
90.2 60.0% WR · 62 teams
Dragon Claw Earthquake Poison Jab Rock Slide
Team
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin · Roseli Berry
100%
Kingambit
Kingambit
Defiant · Chople Berry
66%
Charizard
Charizard
Blaze · Charizardite Y
65%
Whimsicott
Whimsicott
Prankster · Focus Sash
61%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability · Mystic Water
52%
Dragonite
Dragonite
Multiscale · Dragoninite
45%
Maddo's Cup #8 | 100€ for the Winner | Reg M-A · ARegularGuy (#1) · 13–0
Sylveon
Sylveon
Ability Pixilate
Item Fairy Feather
Hyper Voice Moonblast Detect Quick Attack
Garchomp
Garchomp
Ability Rough Skin
Item Roseli Berry
Earthquake Dragon Claw Rock Slide Poison Jab
Charizard
Charizard
Ability Blaze
Item Charizardite Y
Heat Wave Weather Ball Solar Beam Protect
Whimsicott
Whimsicott
Ability Prankster
Item Focus Sash
Tailwind Moonblast Encore Grass Knot
Dragonite
Dragonite
Ability Multiscale
Item Dragoninite
Dragon Pulse Heat Wave Thunderbolt Protect
Kingambit
Kingambit
Ability Defiant
Item Chople Berry
Kowtow Cleave Sucker Punch Iron Head Low Kick

Tournament Stats

Submissions that don't match in-game data (typos, renamed moves or abilities) are discarded during import, so the counts here can differ from the total appearance count above.

Most Common Teammates

Sneasler
Sneasler
Fighting Poison
44.0% usage · WR 51.1%
Charizard
Charizard
Fire Flying
39.3% usage · WR 51.8%
Kingambit
Kingambit
Dark Steel
38.9% usage · WR 54.9%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Fire Dark
32.7% usage · WR 48.1%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Water Ghost
30.9% usage · WR 54.8%
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Rock Flying
28.2% usage · WR 53.4%
Floette
Floette
Fairy
23.6% usage · WR 54.3%
Wash Rotom
Wash Rotom
Electric Water
21.7% usage · WR 50.1%

Most Common Moves

Earthquake
9120 (89.7%)
Dragon Claw
8448 (83.1%)
Rock Slide
7852 (77.2%)
Protect
7278 (71.5%)
Stomping Tantrum
4307 (42.3%)
Scale Shot
646 (6.4%)
Poison Jab
641 (6.3%)
Rock Tomb
624 (6.1%)
Swords Dance
414 (4.1%)
Iron Head
300 (2.9%)

Most Common Items

Choice Scarf Choice Scarf
2449 (24.1%)
Sitrus Berry Sitrus Berry
1893 (18.6%)
Soft Sand Soft Sand
1228 (12.1%)
White Herb White Herb
1087 (10.7%)
Haban Berry Haban Berry
793 (7.8%)
Lum Berry Lum Berry
776 (7.6%)
Dragon Fang Dragon Fang
483 (4.7%)
Garchompite Garchompite
320 (3.1%)
Roseli Berry Roseli Berry
300 (2.9%)
Focus Sash Focus Sash
226 (2.2%)

Most Common Abilities

Rough Skin
9610 (94.6%)
Sand Veil
535 (5.3%)
Sand Force (not precise)
18 (0.2%)

Learnable Moves

Move Type Cat. Pow Acc PP
Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 101 20
Bite Dark Physical 60 100 20
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 16
Breaking Swipe Dragon Physical 60 100 16
Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100 16
Brutal Swing Dark Physical 60 100 20
Bulldoze Ground Physical 60 100 20
Crunch Dark Physical 80 100 16
Dig Ground Physical 80 100 12
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 16
Draco Meteor Dragon Special 130 90 8
Dragon Cheer Dragon Status - 101 16
Dragon Claw Dragon Physical 80 100 16
Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 85 100 12
Dragon Rush Dragon Physical 100 75 12
Dragon Tail Dragon Physical 60 90 12
Earth Power Ground Special 90 100 12
Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100 12
Endure Normal Status - 101 12
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Fire Blast Fire Special 110 85 8
Fire Fang Fire Physical 65 95 16
Flamethrower Fire Special 90 100 16
Fling Dark Physical 1 100 12
Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90 8
Helping Hand Normal Status - 101 20
Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90 8
Iron Head Steel Physical 80 100 16
Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75 16
Move Type Cat. Pow Acc PP
Liquidation Water Physical 85 100 12
Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95 16
Outrage Dragon Physical 120 100 12
Poison Jab Poison Physical 80 100 20
Power Gem Rock Special 80 100 20
Protect Normal Status - 101 8
Rain Dance Water Status - 101 8
Rest Psychic Status - 101 8
Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90 12
Rock Tomb Rock Physical 60 95 16
Round Normal Special 60 100 16
Sand Tomb Ground Physical 35 85 16
Sandstorm Rock Status - 101 8
Scale Shot Dragon Physical 25 90 20
Scary Face Normal Status - 100 12
Scorching Sands Ground Special 70 100 12
Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 70 100 16
Sleep Talk Normal Status - 101 12
Snore Normal Special 50 100 16
Spikes Ground Status - 101 20
Stealth Rock Rock Status - 101 20
Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 75 100 12
Stone Edge Rock Physical 100 80 8
Substitute Normal Status - 101 12
Sunny Day Fire Status - 101 8
Surf Water Special 90 100 16
Swords Dance Normal Status - 101 20
Thrash Normal Physical 120 100 12
Thunder Fang Electric Physical 65 95 16

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