Garchomp counters

Gen 5 Almost Any Ability · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Garchomp
#0445 Garchomp
DragonGround
USAGE 76.7% #2
ABILITYAdaptability
BASE STATS
HP 108
ATK 130
DEF 95
SPA 80
SPD 85
SPE 102
BST600
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Ice
2×
DragonFairy
½×
FirePoisonRock
0×
Electric
Moves
Earthquake 100.0% Outrage 99.9% Fire Blast 77.5% Dual Chop 62.7% Stealth Rock 37.3% Swords Dance 12.5% Rock Slide 5.9% Fire Fang 4.1%
Items
Choice Scarf 62.7% Life Orb 24.8% Haban Berry 12.5% Leftovers 0.1% Toxic Orb 0.0% Flame Orb 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0% Rocky Helmet 0.0%
Abilities
Adaptability62.7%Download37.3%Regenerator0.1%Poison Heal0.0%Guts0.0%Unburden0.0%Drought0.0%Mold Breaker0.0%
Common Teammates
Latios95.0%Tyranitar64.1%Landorus64.1%Skarmory64.1%Jellicent64.1%Victini33.1%Haxorus28.1%Kyurem28.1%
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Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

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Ranked #2 with 76.75% usage. Sorted by reliability score.