Is Garganacl viable in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Garganacl is ranked #54 in Gen 9 Anything Goes with 1.41% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

What beats Garganacl in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

The best counter for Garganacl in Gen 9 Anything Goes is Koraidon with a 74.4% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Garganacl include Koraidon, Calyrex-Shadow, Miraidon, Eternatus, Gliscor.

What is the best counter for Garganacl in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Koraidon is the best counter for Garganacl in Gen 9 Anything Goes, KOing or forcing it out in 74.4% of their encounters.

Garganacl counters

Gen 9 Anything Goes · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

#0934 Garganacl

Rock

USAGE 1.4% #54

ABILITYPurifying Salt

BASE STATS

HP 100

ATK 100

DEF 130

SPA 45

SPD 90

SPE 35

BST500

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

WaterGrassFightingGroundSteel

½×

NormalFirePoisonFlying

Moves

Salt Cure 99.4% Recover 61.7% Protect 60.8% Iron Defense 56.9% Body Press 56.7% Stealth Rock 30.1% Curse 14.6% Fissure 7.3%

Items

Leftovers 70.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 21.9% Rocky Helmet 5.3% Covert Cloak 0.8% Red Card 0.5% Air Balloon 0.2% Custap Berry 0.2% Assault Vest 0.1%

Abilities

Purifying Salt97.4%Sturdy2.1%Clear Body0.4%

Tera Types

Ground 37.2% Ghost 16.5% Fairy 10.3% Grass 9.5% Water 9.1% Flying 8.4% Rock 5.0% Steel 1.7%

Common Teammates

Checks & Counters

Reliability ranks observed matchups; KO rate is how often the checker knocked out or forced out the target. “Checker faints” reports the checker's own observed death rate. Categories use matchup reliability plus offensive and defensive base stats.

How to read this table

Use encounter count to judge sample size. A high-reliability check with a modest KO rate can still be useful when it consistently forces switches or limits the target.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Koraidon

FightingDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK

50.942

74.4% checker faints 8.60%

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ Atk Orichalcum Pulse Koraidon Collision Course (133.3251953125 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garganacl: 522-614 (129.2 - 151.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Koraidon counters → Teams with Koraidon →

Calyrex-Shadow

PsychicGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK

74.819

63.5% checker faints 7.85%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Calyrex-Shadow Grass Knot (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garganacl: 266-314 (65.8 - 77.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Calyrex-Shadow counters → Teams with Calyrex-Shadow →

Miraidon

ElectricDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK

96.474

57.9% checker faints 8.52%

DAMAGE CALCElectric Terrain

252+ SpA Hadron Engine Miraidon Electro Drift vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garganacl in Electric Terrain: 246-291 (60.8 - 72%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Miraidon counters → Teams with Miraidon →

Eternatus

PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK

21.576

39.0% checker faints 10.50%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Eternatus Dynamax Cannon vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garganacl: 151-178 (37.3 - 44%) -- 99.9% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Eternatus counters → Teams with Eternatus →

Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK

26.697

27.6% checker faints 8.65%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Gliscor Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garganacl: 230-272 (56.9 - 67.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Gliscor counters → Teams with Gliscor →

Arceus

Normal SOFT CHECK

85.116

21.6% checker faints 7.38%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Arceus Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garganacl: 180-214 (44.5 - 52.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Arceus counters → Teams with Arceus →

Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK

97.884

8.8% checker faints 4.97%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garganacl: 192-226 (47.5 - 55.9%) -- 20.7% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Ho-Oh counters → Teams with Ho-Oh →

Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK

33.129

7.7% checker faints 4.62%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Alomomola Flip Turn vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garganacl: 120-144 (29.7 - 35.6%) -- guaranteed 4HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Alomomola counters → Teams with Alomomola →

Ranked #54 with 1.41% usage. Sorted by reliability score.