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garchomp
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Garchomp

Mach Pokémon

DragonGround

Garchomp makes its home in volcanic mountains. It flies through the sky as fast as a jet airplane, hunting down as much prey as it can.

Base Stats

HP 108
Attack 130
Defense 95
Sp. Atk 80
Sp. Def 85
Speed 102
Total 600

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Forms

Evolution Chain

gabite Gabite Lv. 24
garchomp Garchomp Lv. 48

Moves

Details

Category Mach Pokémon
Height 1.9 m
Weight 95.0 kg
Base Exp 270
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Monster ,Dragon

Sprites

garchomp Front Front
garchomp Back Back
garchomp Front Shiny Front Shiny
garchomp Back Shiny Back Shiny
garchomp Front ♀ Front ♀
garchomp Back ♀ Back ♀
garchomp Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
garchomp Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
garchomp Official Art Official Art
garchomp Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Swords Dance Sweeper
Item
Focus Sash / Lum Berry / Life Orb
Ability
Rough Skin
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Stealth Rock Setter
Moves
Rock Tomb / Scale Shot
Outrage / Swords Dance
Item
Focus Sash
Ability
Rough Skin
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Choice Scarf
Moves
Rock Tomb / Stone Edge / Rock Slide
Item
Choice Scarf
Ability
Rough Skin
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

This analysis covers a newly introduced Pokemon. The metagame may shift rapidly. If you have any suggestions for this analysis, please post them in the current Battle Stadium Singles Analysis Thread.

Viability Ranking: B+ Rank

Reserved for Pokemon that are great in the Battle Stadium Singles metagame. These Pokemon have more notable flaws than those above them that affect how they function in the format. Their positive traits still outshine their negatives, but they require a bit more team support to bring out their full potential.

For more information on viability rankings, check out the full rankings here.

Most Used Moves

Earthquake
100.0%
Rock Tomb
20.5%
Endure
7.3%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc