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Table of Contents

Click for Mega Garchomp
How Shiny is Acquired
Evolution
  • Original
  • Shiny
  • Variations

Pokemon Ratings

Attacker Tier List See all Tier 3
PvE Attacker Rating 4.5 / 5
Great League PVP Rating See all 1.5 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 3.5 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 4.5 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
95.00 kg Weight
1.90 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
3962
ATK 261
DEF 193
STA 239

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Dragon Tail
Outrage
A
A
Dragon Tail
Earthquake
B
C
Mud Shot
Outrage
B
C
Mud Shot
Earthquake
A-
X
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PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Dragon Tail should be paired with Outrage for the flagship Dragon-type moveset.
  • Mud Shot should be paired with Earthquake for a workable Ground-type moveset.
  • Fire Blast has no offensive relevance.

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Dragon Tail does more than twice as much damage per hit as Mud Shot.
  • Outrage is Garchomp's only 2-bar charged move. At least this can keep the attacker honest.
  • Earthquake and Fire Blast are both 1-bar charged moves that are extremely easy to dodge.

PVE Overview

Garchomp is perhaps one of the most anticipated non legendary Pokemon of Gen 4, and those who grew up with the main series games vividly remember fighting it (and maybe using it). Does Garchomp leave a similar impression on Pokemon GO? Maybe if it had been released earlier. It's a solid Dragon attacker in a sea of other great Dragon attackers. In that regard, it might be better to invest in a Dragonite or Salamence as they tend to be more obtainable. But as a Ground attacker, it's one of the best. It hits very hard, and its Dragon typing tends to give it key resistances, especially to Electric, that makes it top the raid graphs as one of the overall best choices available. That is, just so long as the opponent doesn't have any Ice Type moves.....

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Mud Shot
Earthquake
Outrage
A
Mud Shot
Earthquake
Sand Tomb
B
Mud Shot
Outrage
Sand Tomb
B

PvP Moveset Explanation

Mud Shot + Earthquake and Outrage

Mud Shot’s (1.5 DPT/4.5 EPT) fantastic energy gain combined with two very powerful (but expensive) charged moves in Earthquake (120 power, 65 energy) and Outrage (110 power, 60 energy) make Garchomp a terrifying threat. He’s at his best when your opponent has no shields, so he should be saved until the end of a game to close it out. 

Dragon Tail (3 DPT/3.33 EPT) is a solid move, but it doesn't have enough synergy with Garchomp's costly options to make it worth running. Fire Blast (140 power, 80 energy) is just too expensive to be worth using, and lacks the STAB of Garchomp's other two moves. Sand Tomb allows it to sacrifice some coverage in exchange for baiting power, which can be helpful in some matchups. 

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 1.5 / 5

While Garchomp has a super strong collection of moves, the fact that it loses to so many top tier Pokémon (Azumarill, Medicham, Altaria, Deoxys-Defense, Cresselia, and to a lesser degree Venusaur and Skarmory) make it all but unusable down in Great League.

Ultra League: 3.5 / 5

Fantastic shields-down matchups against both Steels and Dragons make Garchomp a pretty strong and versatile choice in Ultra League, though if you just want a Dragon-type or a Ground-type, there are more popular picks.

Master League: 4.5 / 5

Garchomp is a beast. While it does struggle against shields, not much walls it when they're down. The exception to that, sadly, is the very common Togekiss, which it absolutely cannot touch without Fire Blast, and even then it still loses hard.

Fast Moves

15
Dragon Tail
More Info

Dragon

1.4x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.10
0.20
8.18
13.64
17.05
5
Mud Shot
More Info

Ground

1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.60
0.20
11.67
8.33
10.42

Charge Moves

110
Outrage
More Info

Dragon

1.4x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.90
1.20
0.00
 2.20
28.21
35.26
 62.05
140
Earthquake
More Info

Ground

1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.60
0.80
0.00
 1.40
38.89
48.61
 54.44
140
Fire Blast
More Info

Fire

1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
4.20
0.80
0.00
 1.40
33.33
41.67
 46.67
60
Sand Tomb
More Info

Ground

1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
4.00
2.30
0.00
 1.82
15.00
18.75
 27.27

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 75
Stardust 75,000

Other

Female Ratio 50.0 %
Male Ratio 50.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
256% damage

Resistant

24.4% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20014956
2001.5102115
2002155175
2002.5208235
4003260295
4003.5313355
4004366414
4004.5419474
6005472534
6005.5525594
6006577654
6006.5630713
8007683773
8007.5736833
8008789893
8008.5842953
100098941012
10009.59471072
10001010001132
100010.510501189
13001111001245
130011.511501302
13001212001358
130012.512501415
16001313001471
160013.513501528
16001414001585
160014.514501641
19001515001698
190015.515501754
19001616001811
190016.516501867
22001717001924
220017.517501981
22001818002037
220018.518502094
25001919002150
250019.519502207
25002020002264
250020.520502320
30002121002377
300021.521502433
30002222002490
300022.522502547
35002323002603
350023.523502660
35002424002717
350024.524502773
40002525002830
400025.525502886
40002626002943
400026.526503000
45002727003056
450027.527503113
45002828013169
450028.528513226
50002929013283
500029.529513339
50003030013396
500030.530263424
60003130513453
600031.530763481
60003231013509
600032.531263537
70003331513566
700033.531763594
70003432013622
700034.532263651
80003532513679
800035.532763707
80003633013735
800036.533263764
90003733513792
900037.533763820
90003834013849
900038.534263877
100003934513905
1000039.534763933
100004035013962
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