Garchomp counters

Gen 9 Almost Any Ability · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Garchomp
#0445 Garchomp
DragonGround
USAGE 6.4% #28
ABILITYSword of Ruin
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 97.0% Swords Dance 80.8% Scale Shot 80.1% Fire Fang 33.8% Stealth Rock 31.0% Dragon Tail 13.2% Substitute 9.6% Flamethrower 8.9%
Items
Loaded Dice 62.1% Life Orb 14.4% Focus Sash 9.1% Assault Vest 7.6% Rocky Helmet 3.5% Leftovers 1.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 1.1% Choice Scarf 0.8%
Abilities
Sword of Ruin27.8%Adaptability23.7%Regenerator11.1%Skill Link8.7%Tinted Lens7.5%Mold Breaker7.3%Technician6.0%Dragon's Maw2.6%
Common Teammates
Zamazenta35.6%Pecharunt34.9%Deoxys-Speed31.1%Corviknight29.4%Iron Moth25.8%Samurott-Hisui23.0%Gholdengo19.6%Primarina19.4%

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 #28 with 6.43% usage. Sorted by reliability score.