Garchomp counters

Gen 9 Champions VGC 2026 Regulation MA Best of 3 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Garchomp
#0445 Garchomp
DragonGround
USAGE 47.6% #3
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 92.5% Dragon Claw 85.5% Protect 74.2% Rock Slide 60.3% Stomping Tantrum 42.7% Rock Tomb 20.9% Poison Jab 8.8% Scale Shot 6.1%
Items
Sitrus Berry 37.5% Choice Scarf 19.3% Soft Sand 12.6% White Herb 9.6% Roseli Berry 6.8% Dragon Fang 4.6% Lum Berry 4.1% Haban Berry 3.0%
Abilities
Rough Skin98.9%Sand Veil1.1%
Tera Types
Dragon 0.0%
Common Teammates
Kingambit57.0%Basculegion55.6%Charizard-Mega-Y52.7%Floette-Mega33.8%Sneasler28.2%Whimsicott26.8%Incineroar25.2%Aegislash18.5%
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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 #3 with 47.57% usage. Sorted by reliability score.