Garbodor

#569 (Unova)

#570 Zorua ›

Pokémon type

Poison

Garbodor weaknesses

Garbodor is weak to Ground and Psychic-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Garbodor is resistant to Fighting, Poison, Bug, Grass and Fairy-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Garbodor

The best moves for Garbodor are Infestation and Gunk Shot when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. This combination also deals the most damage per turn in Trainer Battles.

Attacking

Infestation

9DPS

Gunk Shot

52DPS

Defending

Infestation

9DPS

Gunk Shot

52DPS

Trainer Battles

Infestation

4EPT

Gunk Shot

2.08DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Trubbish family. Garbodor evolves from Trubbish for 50 Candy.

Trubbish

Garbodor

Game images

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

Events

Gigantamax Garbodor Max Battle Day

1st Nov 2025

Summary

Garbodor is a Poison Pokémon which evolves from Trubbish. It is weak to Ground and Psychic moves. Garbodor's best moveset is Infestation & Gunk Shot and it has a Max CP of 2,651.

About

"Some say the reason Garbodor in Alola are a little stronger than their counterparts elsewhere is the presence of Muk, their natural enemy."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Infestation	9	13	9
Take Down	7	8	7

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Seed Bomb	55	3	1.67
Gunk Shot	130	1	1.56
Body Slam	50	3	1.52
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Acid Spray	20	2	0.48
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Infestation	10	3	3.3	4
Take Down	14	3	4.7	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Gunk Shot	130	75	2.08
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Body Slam	65	40	1.63
Seed Bomb	55	40	1.38
Acid Spray ▼▼ def	20	45	0.53
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
Infestation 9 DPS	Gunk Shot 52 DPS	9.2	100%
Infestation 9 DPS	Seed Bomb 27.5 DPS	7.8	84%
Infestation 9 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.4	80%
Infestation 9 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	7.3	79%
Take Down 7 DPS	Gunk Shot 52 DPS	7.1	77%
Take Down 7 DPS	Seed Bomb 27.5 DPS	6.3	68%
Take Down 7 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	6	65%
Take Down 7 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	5.6	60%
Infestation 9 DPS	Acid Spray 8 DPS	4.4	47%
Infestation 9 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4.4	47%
Take Down 7 DPS	Acid Spray 8 DPS	3.5	38%
Take Down 7 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.5	38%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Infestation 9 DPS	Gunk Shot 52 DPS	3.3	100%
Infestation 9 DPS	Seed Bomb 27.5 DPS	3	90%
Infestation 9 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	2.8	85%
Take Down 7 DPS	Gunk Shot 52 DPS	2.5	74%
Take Down 7 DPS	Seed Bomb 27.5 DPS	2.4	71%
Take Down 7 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	2.2	67%
Infestation 9 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.2	66%
Take Down 7 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.7	52%
Infestation 9 DPS	Acid Spray 8 DPS	1.7	50%
Take Down 7 DPS	Acid Spray 8 DPS	1.4	41%
Infestation 9 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.4	41%
Take Down 7 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.2	35%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Infestation 4 EPT	Gunk Shot 2.08 DPE	21	11.7	100%
Take Down 3 EPT	Gunk Shot 2.08 DPE	27	10.9	94%
Infestation 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.8	92%
Take Down 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	10.2	88%
Infestation 4 EPT	Body Slam 1.63 DPE	12	9.8	84%
Take Down 3 EPT	Body Slam 1.63 DPE	15	9.5	82%
Infestation 4 EPT	Seed Bomb 1.38 DPE	12	8.8	76%
Take Down 3 EPT	Seed Bomb 1.38 DPE	15	8.8	75%
Take Down 3 EPT	Acid Spray 0.53 DPE	15	6.3	54%
Infestation 4 EPT	Acid Spray 0.53 DPE	12	5.5	47%
Take Down 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	5.1	44%
Infestation 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	3.9	33%

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 Garbodor?

Garbodor is weak to Ground and Psychic moves.

The best counter to Garbodor is Deoxys (Attack Forme) with Zen Headbutt and Psycho Boost, followed by Mega Mewtwo Y and Mega Mewtwo X.

The top Garbodor 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
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Zen Headbutt Psycho Boost	100%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Psystrike	93%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Psystrike	92%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Future Sight+	92%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Future Sight+	92%
Mega Mewtwo X	Confusion Psystrike	90%
Mega Mewtwo X	Psycho Cut Psystrike	89%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Psychic	88%
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Poison Jab Psycho Boost	86%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Psychic	85%

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

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		181
Defense		164
Stamina		190

Max HP

Level 40

162

Size

Height	1.9 m
Weight	107.3 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,005
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,339
Level 30 Max wild	2,010
Level 40	2,345
Level 50	2,651

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,675
Level 35 (wild)	2,177