Is Garchomp viable in Gen 9 Championsvgc2026regmbbo3?

Garchomp is ranked #3 in Gen 9 Championsvgc2026regmbbo3 with 42.55% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

What beats Garchomp in Gen 9 Championsvgc2026regmbbo3?

The best counter for Garchomp in Gen 9 Championsvgc2026regmbbo3 is Floette-Mega with a 47.6% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Garchomp include Floette-Mega, Basculegion, Sneasler, Kingambit, Garchomp.

What is the best counter for Garchomp in Gen 9 Championsvgc2026regmbbo3?

Floette-Mega is the best counter for Garchomp in Gen 9 Championsvgc2026regmbbo3, KOing or forcing it out in 47.6% of their encounters.

Garchomp counters

Gen 9 Championsvgc2026regmbbo3 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

#0445 Garchomp

DragonGround

USAGE 42.6% #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

Dragon Claw 97.5% Earthquake 87.5% Protect 80.0% Rock Slide 73.9% Stomping Tantrum 36.6% Poison Jab 11.3% Rock Tomb 10.2% Iron Tail 1.2%

Items

Life Orb 68.6% Roseli Berry 12.3% Choice Scarf 8.0% Sitrus Berry 6.9% Haban Berry 1.3% Soft Sand 1.3% Lum Berry 0.6% Expert Belt 0.3%

Abilities

Rough Skin99.1%Sand Veil0.9%

Common Teammates

Charizard-Mega-Y72.6%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Floette-Mega

Fairy SOFT CHECK

21.146

47.6% dies 10.86%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Floette-Mega Light of Ruin vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garchomp: 240-284 (111.6 - 132%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Floette-Mega counters → Teams with Floette-Mega →

Basculegion

WaterGhost SOFT CHECK

31.133

47.2% dies 8.95%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Adaptability Basculegion Wave Crash vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garchomp: 142-168 (66 - 78.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Basculegion counters → Teams with Basculegion →

Sneasler

FightingPoison SOFT CHECK

25.831

44.3% dies 9.77%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Sneasler counters → Teams with Sneasler →

Kingambit

DarkSteel SOFT CHECK

35.246

40.4% dies 8.27%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Black Glasses Kingambit Kowtow Cleave vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garchomp: 103-123 (47.9 - 57.2%) -- 89.5% chance to 2HKO

View Kingambit counters → Teams with Kingambit →

Garchomp

DragonGround SOFT CHECK

48.298

39.2% dies 7.02%

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

View Garchomp counters → Teams with Garchomp →

Sinistcha

GrassGhost SOFT CHECK

24.155

33.8% dies 9.62%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Sinistcha Matcha Gotcha vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garchomp: 58-69 (26.9 - 32%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Sinistcha counters → Teams with Sinistcha →

Whimsicott

GrassFairy SOFT CHECK

30.681

33.5% dies 8.52%

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 →

Charizard-Mega-Y

FireFlying SOFT CHECK

34.312

33.1% dies 8.03%

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Overheat vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garchomp in Sun: 85-101 (39.5 - 46.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Charizard-Mega-Y counters → Teams with Charizard-Mega-Y →

Incineroar

FireDark SOFT CHECK

72.564

32.1% dies 5.48%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Incineroar counters → Teams with Incineroar →

Ranked #3 with 42.55% usage. Sorted by reliability score.