Garchomp counters

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

Garchomp
#0445 Garchomp
DragonGround
USAGE 7.9% #21
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 98.3% Swords Dance 81.1% Scale Shot 81.0% Fire Fang 57.0% Stealth Rock 14.7% Fire Blast 11.6% Draco Meteor 10.9% Spikes 10.3%
Items
Loaded Dice 69.2% Life Orb 20.4% Assault Vest 2.5% Rocky Helmet 2.4% Leftovers 1.9% Focus Sash 1.3% Choice Band 0.9% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.7%
Abilities
Sword of Ruin50.6%Adaptability23.5%Technician8.3%Regenerator4.5%Tinted Lens2.3%Fluffy2.0%Dragon's Maw1.7%Skill Link1.3%
Common Teammates
Pecharunt58.1%Deoxys-Speed55.5%Iron Moth49.7%Samurott-Hisui43.7%Cobalion41.1%Corviknight24.4%Zamazenta19.2%Manaphy15.2%

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 #21 with 7.87% usage. Sorted by reliability score.