Garchomp-Mega counters

Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Garchomp-Mega
#0445 Garchomp-Mega
DragonGround
USAGE 9.4% #21
ABILITYTough Claws
BASE STATS
HP 108
ATK 170
DEF 115
SPA 120
SPD 95
SPE 92
BST700
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Ice
2×
DragonFairy
½×
FirePoisonRock
0×
Electric
Moves
Glaive Rush 88.7% Headlong Rush 63.0% Bolt Strike 37.2% Precipice Blades 30.8% Glare 23.9% V-create 16.8% Swords Dance 14.6% Strength Sap 14.5%
Items
Choice Scarf 28.0% Life Orb 21.6% Choice Band 19.8% Covert Cloak 6.0% Psychic Seed 4.8% Assault Vest 3.9% Heavy-Duty Boots 3.8% Ability Shield 2.1%
Abilities
Tough Claws40.3%Magic Bounce16.4%Sword of Ruin11.3%Prankster5.9%Unburden5.8%Regenerator3.9%Speed Boost3.7%Good as Gold2.6%
Common Teammates
Groudon-Primal40.6%Flutter Mane32.9%Blaziken-Mega30.6%Kartana21.8%Kyogre-Primal21.7%Kyurem-Black20.4%Eternatus19.5%Chansey17.4%

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 #21 with 9.40% usage. Sorted by reliability score.