Garchomp counters

Gen 9 Champions BSS Regulation MA · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Garchomp
#0445 Garchomp
DragonGround
USAGE 48.6% #1
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 99.3% Stealth Rock 55.0% Outrage 51.4% Rock Tomb 39.5% Scale Shot 24.8% Swords Dance 19.3% Dragon Tail 18.6% Rock Slide 18.1%
Items
Choice Scarf 37.0% Focus Sash 29.1% Sitrus Berry 17.2% Lum Berry 6.9% Yache Berry 2.1% Haban Berry 1.8% Soft Sand 1.7% Roseli Berry 1.3%
Abilities
Rough Skin97.7%Sand Veil2.3%
Tera Types
Dragon 0.0%
Common Teammates
Primarina35.4%Corviknight33.1%Archaludon23.2%Gengar-Mega21.6%Aegislash19.1%Floette-Mega16.7%Basculegion15.9%Kingambit15.5%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

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Ranked #1 with 48.59% usage. Sorted by reliability score.