Garchomp counters

Gen 9 Alphabet Cup · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Garchomp
#0445 Garchomp
DragonGround
USAGE 3.5% #43
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 100.0% Glaive Rush 69.4% Gigaton Hammer 39.1% Spikes 34.1% Gunk Shot 31.4% Grav Apple 30.7% Stealth Rock 30.0% Fire Blast 29.5%
Items
Leftovers 32.7% Life Orb 30.6% Choice Scarf 15.2% Haban Berry 11.8% Choice Band 5.4% Loaded Dice 2.0% Expert Belt 1.0% Quick Claw 0.5%
Abilities
Rough Skin99.8%Sand Veil0.2%
Common Teammates
Toxapex72.4%Jolteon42.3%Enamorus30.3%Scizor30.0%Pelipper29.9%Salamence26.4%Gholdengo24.5%Blissey23.7%

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 #43 with 3.50% usage. Sorted by reliability score.