Garchomp counters

Gen 9 Monocolor · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Garchomp
#0445 Garchomp
DragonGround
USAGE 21.8% #1
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 100.0% Swords Dance 95.3% Scale Shot 94.8% Iron Head 66.8% Fire Fang 28.0% Stealth Rock 4.0% Flamethrower 3.6% Outrage 3.6%
Items
Loaded Dice 94.8% Choice Scarf 3.7% Rocky Helmet 1.0% Leftovers 0.5% Life Orb 0.0% Choice Band 0.0% Yache Berry 0.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.0%
Tera Types
Steel 67.1% Fire 26.2% Dragon 6.4% Ghost 0.3% Ground 0.0% Water 0.0%
Common Teammates
Iron Jugulis88.9%Ninetales-Alola87.3%Primarina81.7%Iron Crown80.5%Sandslash-Alola77.1%Thundurus-Therian12.5%Manaphy12.1%Gyarados11.4%
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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 #1 with 21.79% usage. Sorted by reliability score.