Garchomp counters

Gen 8 National Dex · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Garchomp
#0445 Garchomp
DragonGround
USAGE 7.9% #25
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 99.8% Stealth Rock 57.3% Swords Dance 40.4% Dragon Claw 36.2% Stone Edge 33.6% Rock Slide 32.6% Poison Jab 32.2% Toxic 14.6%
Items
Choice Scarf 32.6% Rockium Z 27.9% Rocky Helmet 15.3% Leftovers 10.4% Dragonium Z 8.0% Life Orb 1.9% Firium Z 1.7% Choice Band 0.6%
Common Teammates
Tapu Fini44.9%Hippowdon27.1%Corviknight26.4%Hoopa-Unbound24.7%Zapdos18.0%Manectric-Mega14.5%Rillaboom13.8%Scizor-Mega13.7%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #25 with 7.93% usage. Sorted by reliability score.