Garchomp in Pokémon GO: Best Moveset, Counters and Max CP

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Gabite

Munchlax

Garchomp Pokédex

#445

Normal

Shiny

2264

2830

Type

Dragon

Ground

Weather boost

Attack

261

Top 8.7%

Defense

193

Top 20.3%

Stamina

239

Top 6.2%

Total

693

Attacker Rank

A Tier

A Tier

B Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/15/15 · L14 · CP 1498

F Tier

#476

Ultra LeagueUltra

0/14/13 · L23.5 · CP 2499

F Tier

#323

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 4479

S Tier

#31

Pokédex details

Raids

Lv. 20

2174 -2264 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

2718 -2830 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

2174 -2264 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

1631 -1698 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

4479 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

Attacking types Garchomp is weak to and resists. Double weaknesses and resistances show their multiplier.

Weak to: Ice (2.56×)
Dragon
Fairy
Resists: Electric (0.24×)
Fire
Poison
Rock

Garchomp in Other Games

National Dex page

Diamond & Pearl Platinum HeartGold & SoulSilver Black & White Black 2 & White 2 X & Y Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Sun & Moon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Sword & Shield Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus Scarlet & Violet Legends: Z-A

How Garchomp stacks up as a raid attacker per type, alongside its best raid moveset for each role.

Attacker rank	DPS	Tier	Rank	Best raid moveset	DPS · TDO
Dragon	25.58 DPS Top 9.9%	A	#23	Dragon Tail Breaking Swipe	25.58 TDO 434
Ground	23.28 DPS Top 2.7%	A	#11	Mud Shot Earth Power	23.28 TDO 566
Overall
Overall	16.14 DPS Top 6.6%	B	#107	Dragon Tail Breaking Swipe	16.14 TDO 341

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Garchomp can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Dragon Tail
Breaking Swipe
16.53
275.8
907.6s
14.39
2
Mud Shot
Breaking Swipe
15.44
257.7
971.6s
13.51
3
Dragon Tail
Outrage
15.34
256.1
977.7s
13.43
4
Dragon Tail
Earth Power
15.33
255.9
978.4s
13.42
5
Dragon Tail
Earthquake
14.92
249.0
1005.2s
12.99
6
Mud Shot
Outrage
14.52
242.3
1033.1s
12.67
7
Mud Shot
Earth Power
14.43
240.8
1039.7s
12.59
8
Mud Shot
Earthquake
13.68
228.3
1096.5s
11.99
9
Dragon Tail
Fire Blast
13.38
223.3
1120.9s
11.66
10
Mud Shot
Fire Blast
11.70
195.2
1282.5s
10.23

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Garchomp in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Kyurem White
Ice Fang
Ice Burn
57.26
1288.2
2.8
62.9s
54.96
2
Kyurem Black
Dragon Tail
Freeze Shock
50.10
1134.0
3.2
71.9s
47.85
3
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Ice Beam
47.10
1527.0
2.4
76.4s
45.91
4
Mega Mewtwo X
Psycho Cut
Ice Beam
45.60
1428.7
2.5
79.0s
44.38
5
Shadow Mamoswine
Powder Snow
Avalanche
46.18
864.6
4.2
77.9s
43.48
6
Mega Rayquaza
Dragon Tail
Breaking Swipe
42.03
1530.2
2.4
85.7s
40.52
7
Eternatus
Dragon Tail
Dynamax Cannon
41.43
978.5
3.7
86.9s
39.33
8
Shadow Weavile
Ice Shard
Triple Axel
43.37
680.8
5.3
83.0s
39.24
9
Shadow Mewtwo
Psycho Cut
Ice Beam
41.00
864.0
4.2
87.8s
38.99
10
Baxcalibur
Ice Fang
Avalanche
41.00
800.6
4.5
87.8s
38.65

View full PvP rankings

Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Garchomp in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Dragon Tail

Multipurpose

Twister

Spam/Bait

Sand Tomb

Debuff

Rank 1 IVs

1498

0/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 14

130.46

Attack

103.97

Defense

126

Stat Product · 1,709,104

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/15/15	14	1498	100.00%
0/15/14	14	1495	100.00%
1/14/14	14	1498	99.90%
2/13/14	14	1500	99.80%
1/15/13	14	1498	99.59%
1/15/12	14	1495	99.59%
0/14/15	14	1495	99.52%
0/14/14	14	1492	99.52%
2/14/13	14	1500	99.49%
2/14/12	14	1497	99.49%
1/13/15	14	1497	99.42%
1/13/14	14	1494	99.42%
3/13/12	14	1499	99.38%
2/12/15	14	1499	99.31%
2/12/14	14	1496	99.31%
0/15/13	14	1493	99.21%
0/15/12	14	1490	99.21%
3/11/14	14	1498	99.20%
2/15/11	14	1498	99.17%
2/15/10	14	1495	99.17%
0/11/3	14.5	1500	99.16%
4/15/8	14	1500	99.12%
1/14/13	14	1495	99.11%
1/14/12	14	1492	99.11%
4/10/14	14	1500	99.09%
0/6/9	14.5	1500	99.09%
3/14/11	14	1500	99.07%
3/14/10	14	1497	99.07%
0/13/15	14	1491	99.04%
0/13/14	14	1488	99.04%
2/13/13	14	1497	99.01%
2/13/12	14	1494	99.01%
0/9/5	14.5	1499	98.99%
4/13/10	14	1499	98.96%
1/12/15	14	1493	98.94%
1/12/14	14	1490	98.94%
3/12/13	14	1499	98.90%
3/12/12	14	1496	98.90%
0/1/15	14.5	1499	98.90%
0/4/11	14.5	1498	98.87%
0/12/1	14.5	1498	98.84%
2/11/15	14	1495	98.83%
2/11/14	14	1492	98.83%
0/7/7	14.5	1498	98.80%
1/15/11	14	1492	98.79%
1/15/10	14	1489	98.79%
4/11/12	14	1498	98.79%
1/3/11	14.5	1500	98.75%
3/15/9	14	1498	98.74%
3/15/8	14	1495	98.74%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (6)

Every fast and charged attack Garchomp can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Dragon Tail
14
8
1.0s
14
Mud Shot
4
6
0.5s
8

Charged Attacks

Breaking Swipe
45
-33
1.0s
45
Earth Power
100
-50
3.5s
28.57
Earthquake
140
-100
3.5s
40
Fire Blast
140
-100
4.0s
35
Outrage
110
-50
4.0s
27.5
Sand Tomb
60
-33
4.0s
15
Twister
50
-33
3.0s
16.67

This Pokémon's evolution path, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Gible	25 Candy	Gabite
Gabite	100 Candy	Garchomp
Garchomp	300 / 60 Mega Energy	Mega Garchomp

Ranges from 0.931 m to 3.8 m tall, averaging 1.9 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.931 m 3'01"	0.95 m 3'01"
XS	0.95 m 3'01"	1.425 m 4'08"
M	1.425 m 4'08"	2.375 m 7'10"
XL	2.375 m 7'10"	2.85 m 9'04"
XXL	2.85 m 9'04"	3.8 m 12'06"

Size

Lower bound

Upper bound

XXS

0.931 m

3'01"

0.95 m

3'01"

0.95 m

3'01"

1.425 m

4'08"

1.425 m

4'08"

2.375 m

7'10"

2.375 m

7'10"

2.85 m

9'04"

XXL

2.85 m

9'04"

3.8 m

12'06"

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement

Jump

Movement timer

10s

Jump time

0.9s

Attack probability

45%

Attack timer

29s

Dodge probability

10%

Dodge duration

Dodge distance

Min action frequency

0.2s

Max action frequency

1.6s

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Garchomp at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	56 CP	27	3056 CP
2	175 CP	28	3169 CP
3	295 CP	29	3283 CP
4	414 CP	30	3396 CP
5	534 CP	31	3453 CP
6	654 CP	32	3509 CP
7	773 CP	33	3566 CP
8	893 CP	34	3622 CP
9	1012 CP	35	3679 CP
10	1132 CP	36	3735 CP
11	1245 CP	37	3792 CP
12	1358 CP	38	3849 CP
13	1471 CP	39	3905 CP
14	1585 CP	40	3962 CP
15	1698 CP	41	4012 CP
16	1811 CP	42	4063 CP
17	1924 CP	43	4114 CP
18	2037 CP	44	4165 CP
19	2150 CP	45	4216 CP
20	2264 CP	46	4268 CP
21	2377 CP	47	4320 CP
22	2490 CP	48	4373 CP
23	2603 CP	49	4426 CP
24	2717 CP	50	4479 CP
25	2830 CP	51	4532 CP
26	2943 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	56 CP	18	2037 CP	35	3679 CP
2	175 CP	19	2150 CP	36	3735 CP
3	295 CP	20	2264 CP	37	3792 CP
4	414 CP	21	2377 CP	38	3849 CP
5	534 CP	22	2490 CP	39	3905 CP
6	654 CP	23	2603 CP	40	3962 CP
7	773 CP	24	2717 CP	41	4012 CP
8	893 CP	25	2830 CP	42	4063 CP
9	1012 CP	26	2943 CP	43	4114 CP
10	1132 CP	27	3056 CP	44	4165 CP
11	1245 CP	28	3169 CP	45	4216 CP
12	1358 CP	29	3283 CP	46	4268 CP
13	1471 CP	30	3396 CP	47	4320 CP
14	1585 CP	31	3453 CP	48	4373 CP
15	1698 CP	32	3509 CP	49	4426 CP
16	1811 CP	33	3566 CP	50	4479 CP
17	1924 CP	34	3622 CP	51	4532 CP

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Garchomp up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-

All of the Pokémon related to Garchomp including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Gible

#443

Shadow Gible

#443

Gabite

#444

Shadow Gabite

#444

Garchomp

#445

Mega Garchomp

#445

Mega Garchomp Z

#445

Shadow Garchomp

#445

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Dragon- and Ground-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Garchomp with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.