Garchomp counters

Gen 9 1v1 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Garchomp
#0445 Garchomp
DragonGround
USAGE 4.4% #24
ABILITYRough Skin
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 97.8% Outrage 88.5% Swords Dance 73.6% Scale Shot 71.2% Fire Fang 13.8% Poison Jab 12.4% Iron Head 10.4% Dragon Claw 7.0%
Items
Life Orb 49.2% Haban Berry 20.7% Choice Band 13.9% Choice Scarf 6.2% Rocky Helmet 3.9% Big Nugget 1.5% Roseli Berry 1.4% Loaded Dice 0.6%
Abilities
Rough Skin92.2%Sand Veil7.8%
Common Teammates
Iron Valiant79.5%Primarina42.1%Porygon-Z39.1%Volcanion37.2%Corviknight28.3%Iron Crown27.8%Ogerpon-Wellspring23.1%Registeel18.1%
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Checks & Counters

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Ranked #24 with 4.36% usage. Sorted by reliability score.