Is Garchomp viable in Gen 9 Champions VGC 2026 Reg M-B Best of 3?

Garchomp is ranked #4 in Gen 9 Champions VGC 2026 Reg M-B Best of 3 with 40.21% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Garchomp in Gen 9 Champions VGC 2026 Reg M-B Best of 3?

Basculegion has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 47.7% of 394.08145701357034 relevant encounters. Standard error is 2.5 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Garchomp matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 Champions VGC 2026 Reg M-B Best of 3?

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

Garchomp counters

Gen 9 Champions VGC 2026 Reg M-B Best of 3 · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 · Generated 2026-10-16

#0445 Garchomp

DragonGround

USAGE 40.2% #4

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

Dragon Claw 97.6% Earthquake 86.3% Rock Slide 83.3% Protect 73.7% Stomping Tantrum 49.6% Rock Tomb 4.3% Poison Jab 3.1% Stone Edge 1.0%

Items

Life Orb 48.4% Choice Scarf 23.1% Sitrus Berry 16.9% Roseli Berry 9.7% White Herb 0.6% Expert Belt 0.6% Soft Sand 0.3% Lum Berry 0.2%

Abilities

Rough Skin99.8%Sand Veil0.2%

Common Teammates

Charizard-Mega-Y88.5%

Leading observed checks

Open a matchup for a separate set-based damage estimate, or browse uploaded teams with both Pokémon.

Team core to explore

Garchomp + Whimsicott 54.5% 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

Basculegion

WaterGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

394.081

37.6

47.7% Standard error 2.52 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Mystic Water Adaptability Basculegion Wave Crash vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garchomp: 170-202 (79 - 93.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Basculegion counters → Teams with Basculegion →

Sylveon

Fairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

284.54

37.5

49.4% Standard error 2.96 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Fairy Feather Pixilate Sylveon Hyper Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garchomp: 288-342 (133.9 - 159%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Whimsicott

GrassFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

465.479

35.3

44.5% Standard error 2.30 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Whimsicott Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garchomp: 102-122 (47.4 - 56.7%) -- 84.8% chance to 2HKO

View Whimsicott counters → Teams with Whimsicott →

Floette-Mega

Fairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

245.638

35.1

47.9% Standard error 3.19 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Fairy Aura Floette-Mega Light of Ruin vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garchomp: 318-374 (147.9 - 173.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Garchomp

DragonGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

753.035

34.6

41.8% Standard error 1.80 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Life Orb Garchomp Dragon Claw vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garchomp: 205-244 (95.3 - 113.4%) -- 75% chance to OHKO

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Arcanine-Hisui

FireRock SOFT CHECK View matchup

117.114

31.8

50.3% Standard error 4.62 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Arcanine-Hisui Head Smash vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garchomp: 67-80 (31.1 - 37.2%) -- 82% chance to 3HKO

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Kingambit

DarkSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

527.745

31.5

40.1% Standard error 2.13 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Life Orb Kingambit Kowtow Cleave vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garchomp: 110-133 (51.1 - 61.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Pelipper

WaterFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

137.397

29.9

46.9% Standard error 4.26 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ SpA Pelipper Weather Ball (100 BP Water) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garchomp in Rain: 93-109 (43.2 - 50.6%) -- 2.3% chance to 2HKO

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Sneasler

FightingPoison SOFT CHECK View matchup

376.754

29.0

39.1% Standard error 2.51 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Sneasler Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garchomp: 118-139 (54.8 - 64.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Froslass-Mega

IceGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

47.56

28.1

56.8% Standard error 7.18 points

DAMAGE CALCSnow

252+ SpA Froslass-Mega Blizzard vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garchomp: 352-420 (163.7 - 195.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Excadrill

GroundSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

76.133

27.6

50.5% Standard error 5.73 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Excadrill Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garchomp: 102-120 (47.4 - 55.8%) -- 75.4% chance to 2HKO

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Venusaur

GrassPoison SOFT CHECK View matchup

249.122

27.3

39.7% Standard error 3.10 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Venusaur Leaf Storm vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garchomp: 82-97 (38.1 - 45.1%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Charizard-Mega-Y

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

733.176

25.9

32.8% Standard error 1.73 points

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Hurricane vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garchomp: 96-114 (44.6 - 53%) -- 23.4% chance to 2HKO

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Incineroar

FireDark SOFT CHECK View matchup

995.459

25.0

30.9% Standard error 1.46 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Incineroar Darkest Lariat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garchomp: 76-91 (35.3 - 42.3%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Ninetales-Alola

IceFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

64.251

24.4

49.4% Standard error 6.24 points

DAMAGE CALCSnow

252+ SpA Never-Melt Ice Ninetales-Alola Blizzard vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garchomp: 292-348 (135.8 - 161.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Staraptor-Mega

FightingFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

172.659

24.0

38.9% Standard error 3.71 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Staraptor-Mega Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garchomp: 124-147 (57.6 - 68.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Farigiraf

NormalPsychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

171.979

23.7

38.5% Standard error 3.71 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Farigiraf Psychic vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garchomp: 60-72 (27.9 - 33.4%) -- 0.1% chance to 3HKO

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Grimmsnarl

DarkFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

119.638

21.6

39.4% Standard error 4.47 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Grimmsnarl Spirit Break vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garchomp: 140-168 (65.1 - 78.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Tyranitar-Mega

RockDark SOFT CHECK View matchup

94.099

18.9

39.0% Standard error 5.03 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Tyranitar-Mega Ice Punch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garchomp: 236-280 (109.7 - 130.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Sinistcha

GrassGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

180.728

18.0

31.8% Standard error 3.46 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Sinistcha Leaf Storm vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garchomp: 93-111 (43.2 - 51.6%) -- 7.4% chance to 2HKO

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Archaludon

SteelDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

133.027

17.7

34.1% Standard error 4.11 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Archaludon Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garchomp: 188-224 (87.4 - 104.1%) -- 31.3% chance to OHKO

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Lycanroc-Dusk

Rock SOFT CHECK View matchup

54.085

17.3

44.3% Standard error 6.75 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Tough Claws Lycanroc-Dusk Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garchomp: 95-112 (44.1 - 52%) -- 14.8% chance to 2HKO

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Gholdengo

SteelGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

62.733

15.7

40.5% Standard error 6.20 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Life Orb Gholdengo Make It Rain vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garchomp: 121-142 (56.2 - 66%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Toxapex

PoisonWater SOFT CHECK View matchup

192.763

15.7

28.7% Standard error 3.26 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Toxapex Infestation vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garchomp: 6-8 (2.7 - 3.7%) -- guaranteed 7HKO after trapping damage

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Aerodactyl-Mega

RockFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

80.983

13.8

35.0% Standard error 5.30 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Tough Claws Aerodactyl-Mega Ice Fang vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garchomp: 228-272 (106 - 126.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Gengar-Mega

GhostPoison SOFT CHECK View matchup

74.764

12.4

34.3% Standard error 5.49 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Gengar-Mega Icy Wind vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garchomp: 136-164 (63.2 - 76.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Raichu-Mega-Y

Electric SOFT CHECK View matchup

77.764

11.9

33.3% Standard error 5.34 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Raichu-Mega-Y Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garchomp: 71-84 (33 - 39%) -- 99.9% chance to 3HKO

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Delphox-Mega

FirePsychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

108.534

11.0

28.2% Standard error 4.32 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Delphox-Mega Psyshock vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garchomp: 93-109 (43.2 - 50.6%) -- 2.3% chance to 2HKO

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Swampert-Mega

WaterGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

64.357

3.2

24.7% Standard error 5.37 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Swampert-Mega Ice Punch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garchomp: 220-260 (102.3 - 120.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Politoed

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

42.441

0.1

27.5% Standard error 6.86 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ SpA Politoed Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garchomp: 144-172 (66.9 - 80%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Politoed counters → Teams with Politoed →

Ranked #4 with 40.21% usage. Sorted by conservative score.