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garbodor
#569

Garbodor

Trash Heap Pokémon

Poison

This Pokémon eats trash, which turns into poison inside its body. The main component of the poison depends on what sort of trash was eaten.

Base Stats

HP 80
Attack 95
Defense 82
Sp. Atk 60
Sp. Def 82
Speed 75
Total 474

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Forms

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Trash Heap Pokémon
Height 1.9 m
Weight 107.3 kg
Base Exp 166
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 60
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Mineral

Sprites

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Competitive

nu Usage: 1.4%
Defensive
Moves
Pain Split / Corrosive Gas
Item
Rocky Helmet
Ability
Aftermath
Nature
Impish
EVs
HP 80
Def 252
Spe 176

Strategy Overview

In a tier otherwise devoid of viable Spikers, Garbodor stands out as the best option for teams that desire Spikes support. It's decent enough at finding chances to set Spikes against common foes like Sylveon, Toxicroak, and defensive Guzzlord and is blessed with access to Corrosive Gas, which lets it remove opposing Heavy-Duty Boots and force foes to take extra entry hazard damage in addition to crippling other item-reliant foes. Garbodor can also check Fighting-types like Toxicroak and Passimian thanks to its good bulk, defensive typing, and ability Aftermath. Sadly, Garbodor's stats make it hard to keep up with wallbreakers like Copperajah, Tyrantrum, and Choice Band Guzzlord, whose STAB attacks it doesn't resist, and because of how prominent Spikes-immune entry hazard removers like Xatu, Rotom-C, and Talonflame are, its usefulness can often be minimal outside of disrupting teams with item removal or poison spreading. Additionally, it's very difficult to justify using Garbodor over other Fighting-resistant Pokemon and bulky Poison-types like Xatu, Talonflame, and Vileplume on teams that don't need Spikes support, which limits how easy it is to slot on teams.

Most Used Moves

Spikes
99.1%
Gunk Shot
99.0%
Haze
41.2%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc