Garchomp counters

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

Garchomp
#0445 Garchomp
DragonGround
USAGE 21.9% #7
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 99.7% Swords Dance 57.0% Scale Shot 55.3% Stealth Rock 48.0% Toxic 41.6% Protect 37.4% Fire Fang 34.0% Aqua Tail 9.6%
Items
Leftovers 66.7% Life Orb 11.1% Roseli Berry 9.7% Rocky Helmet 4.1% Lum Berry 2.1% Focus Sash 2.0% Yache Berry 1.8% Soft Sand 1.4%
Common Teammates
Kartana34.0%Tornadus-Therian34.0%Weavile31.2%Corviknight27.6%Urshifu-Rapid-Strike24.1%Dragapult24.1%Heatran23.0%Melmetal20.8%
Browse Gen 8 OU teams using Garchomp →
Teams using Weavile 85% Teams using Clefable 65% Teams using Corviknight 47% Teams using Blacephalon 45% Teams using Landorus-Therian 39% Teams using Tapu Koko 38%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Weavile
Weavile
DarkIce OFFENSIVE CHECK
62.202
85
84.9% dies 6.24%
02
Clefable
Clefable
Fairy DEFENSIVE COUNTER
89.572
65
64.8% dies 7.13%
03
Corviknight
Corviknight
FlyingSteel SOFT CHECK
103.778
47
47.3% dies 6.84%
04
Blacephalon
Blacephalon
FireGhost SOFT CHECK
22.621
45
44.5% dies 10.45%
05
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
115.676
39
38.6% dies 7.67%
06
Tapu Koko
Tapu Koko
ElectricFairy SOFT CHECK
20.375
38
37.5% dies 10.73%
07
Tornadus-Therian
Tornadus-Therian
Flying SOFT CHECK
49.24
36
35.9% dies 9.66%
08
Slowking
Slowking
WaterPsychic SOFT CHECK
24.805
33
33.4% dies 9.47%
09
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK
49.842
22
21.5% dies 8.02%
10
Toxapex
Toxapex
PoisonWater SOFT CHECK
64.187
17
17.4% dies 6.61%
11
Slowking-Galar
Slowking-Galar
PoisonPsychic SOFT CHECK
22.943
6
5.8% dies 4.88%
12
Heatran
Heatran
FireSteel SOFT CHECK
74.205
5
5.1% dies 3.59%

Ranked #7 with 21.89% usage. Sorted by reliability score.