Garchomp counters

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

Garchomp
#0445 Garchomp
DragonGround
USAGE 42.6% #3
ABILITYRough Skin
HP 108
ATK 130
DEF 95
SPA 80
SPD 85
SPE 102
BST600
Ice
DragonFairy
½×
FirePoisonRock
Electric
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%
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%
Rough Skin99.1%Sand Veil0.9%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Floette-Mega
Floette-Mega
Fairy SOFT CHECK
21.146
48
47.6% dies 10.86%
02
Basculegion
Basculegion
WaterGhost SOFT CHECK
31.133
47
47.2% dies 8.95%
03
Sneasler
Sneasler
FightingPoison SOFT CHECK
25.831
44
44.3% dies 9.77%
04
Kingambit
Kingambit
DarkSteel SOFT CHECK
35.246
40
40.4% dies 8.27%
05
Garchomp
Garchomp
DragonGround SOFT CHECK
48.298
39
39.2% dies 7.02%
06
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
GrassGhost SOFT CHECK
24.155
34
33.8% dies 9.62%
07
Whimsicott
Whimsicott
GrassFairy SOFT CHECK
30.681
33
33.5% dies 8.52%
08
Charizard-Mega-Y
Charizard-Mega-Y
FireFlying SOFT CHECK
34.312
33
33.1% dies 8.03%
09
Incineroar
Incineroar
FireDark SOFT CHECK
72.564
32
32.1% dies 5.48%

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