Garchomp

Garchomp DragonGround

Gen 9 OU · Rank #31 · 5.86% usage

What beats Garchomp in Gen 9 OU? Based on Smogon's 2026-04 usage stats, these Pokémon are the most effective checks and counters. The KO Rate (D) column shows how often Garchomp is KO'd or forced out by each checker. Higher percentages mean stronger counters.

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Dunsparce Dunsparce 22 50.0% 10.66%
2 Flapple Flapple 23 52.2% 10.42%
3 Sawsbuck Sawsbuck 22 36.4% 10.26%
4 Venomoth Venomoth 22 63.6% 10.26%
5 Jumpluff Jumpluff 24 45.8% 10.17%
6 Haunter Haunter 24 41.7% 10.06%
7 Pyroar Pyroar 22 31.8% 9.93%
8 Zebstrika Zebstrika 25 44.0% 9.93%
9 Gogoat Gogoat 24 62.5% 9.88%
10 Dewgong Dewgong 21 71.4% 9.86%
11 Chimecho Chimecho 26 57.7% 9.69%
12 Bombirdier Bombirdier 24 33.3% 9.62%
13 Veluza Veluza 23 30.4% 9.59%
14 Cacturne Cacturne 28 50.0% 9.45%
15 Electrode Electrode 28 39.3% 9.23%
16 Braviary Braviary 30 46.7% 9.11%
17 Passimian Passimian 30 53.3% 9.11%
18 Wigglytuff Wigglytuff 27 66.7% 9.07%
19 Shaymin Shaymin 31 54.8% 8.94%
20 Oricorio-Sensu Oricorio-Sensu 31 58.1% 8.86%
21 Swalot Swalot 24 25.0% 8.84%
22 Mabosstiff Mabosstiff 32 53.1% 8.82%
23 Falinks Falinks 27 29.6% 8.79%
24 Bellossom Bellossom 23 78.3% 8.60%
25 Palossand Palossand 34 47.1% 8.56%
26 Terrakion Terrakion 32 37.5% 8.56%
27 Squawkabilly Squawkabilly 25 24.0% 8.54%
28 Tauros Tauros 34 55.9% 8.52%
29 Brute Bonnet Brute Bonnet 34 55.9% 8.52%
30 Rotom-Frost Rotom-Frost 34 58.8% 8.44%

KO Rate (D): % of Garchomp's appearances where this checker KO'd or forced it out. KO Rate (P): % of this checker's appearances where it KO'd or forced out Garchomp. Encounters: number of times they met in battle.