Is Garchomp-Mega viable in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Garchomp-Mega is ranked #23 in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons with 7.00% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Garchomp-Mega in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Arceus-Ghost has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 67.3% of 22.811385631694545 relevant encounters. Standard error is 9.8 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Garchomp-Mega matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Garchomp-Mega was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Garchomp-Mega counters

Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0445 Garchomp-Mega

DragonGround

USAGE 7.0% #23

ABILITYUnburden

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 95.6% Precipice Blades 51.0% Headlong Rush 46.7% Swords Dance 36.8% Trick 26.8% Taunt 24.8% Flip Turn 23.7% Tidy Up 14.9%

Items

Psychic Seed 36.5% Choice Scarf 29.4% Life Orb 19.1% Choice Band 7.6% Covert Cloak 1.7% Sitrus Berry 1.1% Ability Shield 1.0% Focus Sash 0.9%

Abilities

Unburden36.1%Tough Claws25.7%Magic Bounce15.7%Teravolt5.7%Mold Breaker5.4%Adaptability3.4%Sword of Ruin1.7%Good as Gold1.1%

Common Teammates

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Garchomp-Mega + Arceus-Ghost 42.9% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Arceus-Ghost

Ghost DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

22.811

28.1

67.3% Standard error 9.82 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Garchomp-Mega Glaive Rush vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus-Ghost: 168-198 (37.8 - 44.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Arceus-Ghost counters → Teams with Arceus-Ghost →

Groudon-Primal

GroundFire SOFT CHECK View matchup

26.25

11.1

50.1% Standard error 9.76 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Precipice Blades vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garchomp-Mega: 244-288 (58 - 68.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Registeel

Steel SOFT CHECK View matchup

31.956

-9.1

3.0% Standard error 3.02 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Registeel Dragon Tail vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garchomp-Mega: 90-106 (21.4 - 25.2%) -- 0.1% chance to 4HKO

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Ranked #23 with 7.00% usage. Sorted by conservative score.