Garchomp counters

Gen 9 Champions OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Garchomp
#0445 Garchomp
DragonGround
USAGE 51.5% #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 97.8% Stealth Rock 66.1% Dragon Tail 46.3% Spikes 31.1% Swords Dance 26.2% Scale Shot 25.4% Fire Fang 19.5% Poison Jab 13.3%
Items
Sitrus Berry 23.5% Leftovers 14.8% Choice Scarf 11.3% Lum Berry 10.8% Soft Sand 7.4% Haban Berry 6.9% Yache Berry 4.3% Focus Sash 4.3%
Abilities
Rough Skin99.2%Sand Veil0.8%
Tera Types
Dragon 0.0%
Common Teammates
Corviknight48.3%Kingambit30.5%Samurott-Hisui30.1%Aegislash21.1%Slowking-Galar20.5%Sneasler17.4%Ceruledge16.6%Glimmora15.5%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Dragapult
Dragapult
DragonGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK
27.096
73
73.4% dies 8.49%
02
Corviknight
Corviknight
FlyingSteel SOFT CHECK
162.413
50
49.6% dies 6.78%
03
Garchomp
Garchomp
DragonGround SOFT CHECK
99.966
48
47.9% dies 8.60%
04
Kingambit
Kingambit
DarkSteel SOFT CHECK
32.363
39
39.1% dies 8.58%
05
Samurott-Hisui
Samurott-Hisui
WaterDark SOFT CHECK
56.044
32
31.5% dies 8.75%
06
Aegislash
Aegislash
SteelGhost SOFT CHECK
21.344
25
25.1% dies 9.38%
07
Slowking-Galar
Slowking-Galar
PoisonPsychic SOFT CHECK
20.27
10
9.8% dies 6.61%

Ranked #1 with 51.50% usage. Sorted by reliability score.