Garganacl counters

Gen 9 Mix and Mega · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

#0934 Garganacl

Rock

USAGE 12.8% #11

ABILITYPurifying Salt

BASE STATS

HP 100

ATK 100

DEF 130

SPA 45

SPD 90

SPE 35

BST500

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

WaterGrassFightingGroundSteel

½×

NormalFirePoisonFlying

Moves

Salt Cure 99.9% Recover 99.7% Stealth Rock 61.5% Curse 27.0% Iron Head 25.0% Protect 24.2% Earthquake 20.8% Body Press 19.6%

Items

Chimechite 34.0% Sablenite 28.5% Tyranitarite 22.6% Latiasite 4.6% Scovillainite 4.4% Leftovers 2.0% Staraptite 1.6% Scolipite 0.6%

Abilities

Purifying Salt97.9%Clear Body1.9%Sturdy0.2%

Common Teammates

Great Tusk57.5%

Arceus-Water22.1%

Deoxys-Speed20.4%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

01

Deoxys-Speed

Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK

24.328

73

72.9% dies 9.02%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Deoxys-Speed Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garganacl: 180-212 (44.5 - 52.4%) -- 18.4% chance to 2HKO

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02

Great Tusk

GroundFighting DEFENSIVE COUNTER

45.523

58

57.9% dies 10.35%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Garganacl Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Great Tusk: 60-71 (13.8 - 16.3%) -- possible 7HKO

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03

Milotic

Water SOFT CHECK

20.348

26

25.7% dies 9.69%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Milotic Scald vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garganacl: 186-222 (46 - 54.9%) -- 61.3% chance to 2HKO

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04

Pecharunt

PoisonGhost SOFT CHECK

45.861

25

24.8% dies 9.00%

DAMAGE CALC

Pecharunt Night Shade vs. 252 HP Garganacl: 100-100 (24.7 - 24.7%) -- guaranteed 5HKO

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05

Magearna

SteelFairy SOFT CHECK

23.186

9

9.3% dies 6.02%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Magearna Flash Cannon vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garganacl: 222-264 (54.9 - 65.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ranked #11 with 12.84% usage. Sorted by reliability score.