Garchomp

#445 (Sinnoh)

#446 Munchlax ›

Pokémon type

Dragon

Ground

Garchomp weaknesses

Garchomp is weak to Dragon and Fairy-type moves, and doubly weak to Ice-type moves.

256%

160%

Resistances

Garchomp is resistant to Poison, Rock and Fire-type moves, and triply resistant to Electric-type moves.

63%

24%

Best moveset for Garchomp

The best moves for Garchomp are Dragon Tail and Breaking Swipe when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Dragon Tail and Earthquake deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Dragon Tail

16.8DPS

Breaking Swipe

54DPS

Defending

Dragon Tail

16.8DPS

Outrage

33DPS

Trainer Battles

Dragon Tail

4EPT

Earthquake

2.22DPE

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Evolution

There are 4 Pokémon in the Gible family, including 1 Mega Pokémon. Garchomp evolves from Gabite for 100 Candy, and temporarily into Mega Garchomp.

Evolving Mega Garchomp costs 300 Mega Energy the first time, and 60 Mega Energy every time after.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Garchomp:

Normal

Mega Evolution

Game images

Garchomp, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

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Summary

Garchomp is a Dragon & Ground Pokémon which evolves from Gabite. It is weak to Ice, Dragon and Fairy moves. Garchomp's best moveset is Dragon Tail & Breaking Swipe and it has a Max CP of 4,479.

About

"Its fine scales don't just reduce wind resistance—their sharp edges also cause injury to any opponent who attacks it."

Moves & Movesets

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Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Dragon Tail	14	8	16.8
Mud Shot	4	12	9.6

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Outrage	110	2	2.64
Earth Power Elite TM	100	2	2.4
Sand Tomb	60	3	2.18
Twister	50	3	1.82
Earthquake	140	1	1.68
Breaking Swipe	45	3	1.64
Fire Blast	140	1	1.4
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Mud Shot	3	2	1.8	4.5
Dragon Tail	9	3	3.6	4

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Earthquake	120	65	2.22
Outrage	110	60	2.2
Earth Power Elite TM ▼ def	90	50	2.16
Twister	70	40	2.1
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Fire Blast	140	80	1.75
Sand Tomb ▼ def	55	45	1.47
Breaking Swipe ▼ att	50	50	1.2
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Dragon Tail 16.8 DPS	Breaking Swipe 54 DPS	15.1	100%
Dragon Tail 16.8 DPS	Earthquake 48 DPS	14.6	97%
Dragon Tail 16.8 DPS	Outrage 33 DPS	14.4	95%
Dragon Tail 16.8 DPS	Earth Power Elite TM 34.3 DPS	14.4	95%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Breaking Swipe 54 DPS	13.9	92%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Outrage 33 DPS	13.3	88%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Earthquake 48 DPS	13.3	88%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Earth Power Elite TM 34.3 DPS	13.3	88%
Dragon Tail 16.8 DPS	Fire Blast 35 DPS	13.2	87%
Dragon Tail 16.8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	12.9	86%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Fire Blast 35 DPS	11.4	76%
Dragon Tail 16.8 DPS	Twister 20 DPS	11.4	75%
Dragon Tail 16.8 DPS	Sand Tomb 18 DPS	10.9	72%
Dragon Tail 16.8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	10.7	71%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	10.6	70%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Twister 20 DPS	9.7	64%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Sand Tomb 18 DPS	9.3	62%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	6.8	45%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Dragon Tail 16.8 DPS	Outrage 33 DPS	5.9	100%
Dragon Tail 16.8 DPS	Earth Power Elite TM 34.3 DPS	5.8	97%
Dragon Tail 16.8 DPS	Earthquake 48 DPS	5.3	89%
Dragon Tail 16.8 DPS	Breaking Swipe 54 DPS	5	85%
Dragon Tail 16.8 DPS	Fire Blast 35 DPS	4.9	82%
Dragon Tail 16.8 DPS	Sand Tomb 18 DPS	4.8	81%
Dragon Tail 16.8 DPS	Twister 20 DPS	4.7	78%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Outrage 33 DPS	4.1	68%
Dragon Tail 16.8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4	68%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Earth Power Elite TM 34.3 DPS	3.9	65%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Earthquake 48 DPS	3.2	55%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Sand Tomb 18 DPS	3.2	54%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Breaking Swipe 54 DPS	3.1	52%
Dragon Tail 16.8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.1	52%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Twister 20 DPS	3	50%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Fire Blast 35 DPS	2.9	48%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.1	36%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.4	24%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Dragon Tail 4 EPT	Earthquake 2.22 DPE	18	12.5	100%
Dragon Tail 4 EPT	Outrage 2.2 DPE	15	12.4	100%
Dragon Tail 4 EPT	Earth Power Elite TM 2.16 DPE	15	12.2	98%
Dragon Tail 4 EPT	Twister 2.1 DPE	12	12	96%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Earthquake 2.22 DPE	16	11.8	94%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Outrage 2.2 DPE	14	11.7	94%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Earth Power Elite TM 2.16 DPE	12	11.5	92%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Twister 2.1 DPE	10	11.3	90%
Dragon Tail 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	11	89%
Dragon Tail 4 EPT	Fire Blast 1.75 DPE	21	10.6	85%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	16	10.2	82%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Fire Blast 1.75 DPE	18	9.7	78%
Dragon Tail 4 EPT	Sand Tomb 1.47 DPE	12	9.5	76%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Sand Tomb 1.47 DPE	10	8.4	67%
Dragon Tail 4 EPT	Breaking Swipe 1.2 DPE	15	8.4	67%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Breaking Swipe 1.2 DPE	12	7.2	58%
Dragon Tail 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	4.2	33%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	16	2.4	20%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Garchomp?

Garchomp is weak to Dragon and Fairy moves, and doubly weak to Ice moves.

The best counter to Garchomp is White Kyurem with Ice Fang and Ice Burn, followed by Galarian Darmanitan (Zen Mode), Black Kyurem and Mega Mewtwo Y.

The top Garchomp counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
White Kyurem	Ice Fang Ice Burn	100%
Galarian Darmanitan (Zen Mode)	Ice Fang Avalanche	92%
Black Kyurem	Dragon Tail Freeze Shock	91%
White Kyurem	Ice Fang Blizzard	84%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Ice Beam	81%
White Kyurem	Dragon Breath Ice Burn	81%
Mega Mewtwo X	Psycho Cut Ice Beam	79%
Galarian Darmanitan (Zen Mode)	Ice Fang Ice Punch	78%
Galarian Darmanitan (Standard Mode)	Ice Fang Avalanche	76%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Ice Beam	75%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		261
Defense		193
Stamina		239

Max HP

Level 40

200

Size

Height	1.9 m
Weight	95 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	5 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,698
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	2,264
Level 30 Max wild	3,396
Level 40	3,962
Level 50	4,479

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,830
Level 35 (wild)	3,679