Competitive Information for Garchomp [Black/White]
Dragon / Ground
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Garchomp? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
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Garchomp is a decent Dragon and Ground-typed Pokemon. It's a almost common sight to see Garchomp out in the 5th generation battlefield. Garchomp can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Garchomp's only type-related weaknesses are Dragon and Ice.
Item: Choice Scarf / Yache Berry
Ability: Rough Skin
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dual Chop
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock / Stone Edge
- Swords Dance / Substitute
Physical Sweeper Garchomp (Popular/Trending)
Garchomp is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Scarf will increase Garchomp's speed by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Rough Skin, pokemon making contact with Garchomp lose 1/8 of their max hp.
♦ Dual Chop is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Dragon-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. factors rock weakness).
♦ Stone Edge is a physical 100-base power Rock-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Garchomp's attack by 2 stages).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Garchomp takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
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Item: Life Orb / Dragon Fang
Ability: Rough Skin
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 28 Hp / 252 Atk / 228 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Double-Edge / Return
- Aqua Tail
Physical Sweeper Garchomp (Rough Skin)
Garchomp is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Garchomp's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Rough Skin, pokemon making contact with Garchomp lose 1/8 of their max hp.
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Sand Veil
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dragon Claw
- Substitute / Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance
Garchomp Physical Sweeper (Physical Sandshark)
Garchomp is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Garchomp last longer regaining it's it's HP every turn. With Sand Veil, if sandstorm is active Garchomp's evasiveness is 1.25x; immunity to sandstorm.
♦ Substitute is a status move (Garchomp takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Stone Edge is a physical 100-base power Rock-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Garchomp's attack by 2 stages).
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Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Sand Veil
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Iron Head
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance
Garchomp Physical Sweeper (Swords Dance)
Garchomp is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Garchomp from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Sand Veil, if sandstorm is active Garchomp's evasiveness is 1.25x; immunity to sandstorm.
♦ Outrage is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Garchomp afterwards).
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Garchomp's attack by 2 stages).
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Item: Rocky Helmet
Ability: Rough Skin
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Stone Edge
- Iron Head
- Dragon Claw / Swords Dance
- Earthquake
Garchomp Physical Sweeper (Rockychomp)
Garchomp is a decent Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Rough Skin, pokemon making contact with Garchomp lose 1/8 of their max hp.
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Garchomp's attack by 2 stages).
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Garchomp? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
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Item: Life Orb / Soft Sand
Ability: Rough Skin
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 28 Hp / 252 Atk / 228 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Rock Slide
- Double-Edge / Return
Doubles Physical Sweeper Garchomp (Rough Skin)
Garchomp is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Garchomp's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Rough Skin, pokemon making contact with Garchomp lose 1/8 of their max hp.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Outrage is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Garchomp afterwards).
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Garchomp learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Garchomp can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Garchomp
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Garchomp's stats
- Hone Claws
- Metal Claw
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Garchomp
- Aqua Tail
- Dragon Claw
- Dragon Tail
- Dual Chop
- Earthquake
- Fire Blast
- Fire Fang
- Outrage
- Protect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Stone Edge
- Substitute
- Swords Dance
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Garchomp in Black and White
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252/ )
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/4/0/0/252/ )
- Optimize Garchomp's EV spread for Pokemon Black and White
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