Competitive Information for Garchomp [Sword/Shield]
Dragon / Ground
Abilities:
Pokemon making contact with this Pokemon lose 1/8 of their max HP.
If Sandstorm is active, this Pokemon's evasiveness is 1.25x; immunity to Sandstorm.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Garchomp? These builds are optimized for Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Sword/Shield metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
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Meet Garchomp, a prestigious Pokémon ready to dominate with its Dragon and Ground typing! Garchomp is a common Pokémon to see in the SS metagame. It is weak to Dragon, Fairy, and Ice-typed attacks. Explore the movesets below to see how Garchomp performs in battles.
Item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
Ability: Rough Skin
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Stomping Tantrum
- Dragon Claw / Scale Shot
- Rock Slide
- Protect
Garchomp is a wonderful Physical Sweeper for single battles. This technique aims to take down the opponent's team with intense physical attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Garchomp from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out (usually Scale Shot to boost Garchomp for the following turns). 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.
◆ Stomping Tantrum is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Garchomp's last move failed).
◆ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
◆ Scale Shot is a physical STAB-boosted 25-base power Dragon-type move (hits 2-5 times. Garchomp: -1 def, +1 spe after last hit).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Garchomp this turn).
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Item: Yache Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Sand Veil
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 28 Hp / 252 Atk / 228 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Earthquake / Stomping Tantrum
- Poison Jab / Double-Edge
- Shadow Claw
Garchomp is an exquisite Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with potent physical moves. 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 Sand Veil, if sandstorm is active Garchomp's evasiveness is 1.25x; immunity to sandstorm. Poison Jab was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Yache Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ice-type attack then the Yache Berry gets consumed.
◆ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
◆ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Stomping Tantrum is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Garchomp's last move failed).
◆ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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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 is an astounding Physical Sweeper for single battles. This technique aims to take down the opponent's team with devastating physical power. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Garchomp last longer regaining it's stamina 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 is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with heavy-hitting physical moves. 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 is an incredible Physical Sweeper for single battles. This technique aims to take down the opponent's team with potent physical moves. With Rough Skin, pokemon making contact with Garchomp lose 1/8 of their max hp. With a Rocky Helmet equipped to it, if Garchomp is hit by a contact move, the attacker loses 1/6 of its max hp.
◆ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a decent 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
Need a strong doubles moveset for Garchomp? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Sword/Shield Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Sword/Shield metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
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Item: Expert Belt
Ability: Rough Skin
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 108 Atk / 12 Def / 132 SpD / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Breaking Swipe
- Stomping Tantrum
- Protect
- Rock Slide
Garchomp is a prestigious Special Wall for double battles. This particular build was popular during earlier competitions. This strategy is built to take a nice amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Expert Belt boosts the damage of Garchomp's super effective moves by 20%. With Rough Skin, pokemon making contact with Garchomp lose 1/8 of their max hp.
◆ Stomping Tantrum is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Garchomp's last move failed).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Garchomp this turn).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
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Item: Yache Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Sand Veil
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 28 Hp / 252 Atk / 228 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Outrage / Breaking Swipe
- Rock Slide
- Poison Jab / Double-Edge
Garchomp is a magnificent Physical Sweeper for double battles. This moveset was created to take down the opponent's team with devastating physical moves. 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 Sand Veil, if sandstorm is active Garchomp's evasiveness is 1.25x; immunity to sandstorm. Poison Jab was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Yache Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ice-type attack then the Yache Berry gets consumed.
◆ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Outrage is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Garchomp afterwards).
◆ Breaking Swipe is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Dragon-type move (100% chance to lower the foes attack by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Garchomp can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Sword/Shield generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Garchomp.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Garchomp can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Garchomp
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- 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 boost Garchomp's stats
- Metal Claw
- Scale Shot
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Garchomp
- Bulldoze
- Dragon Claw
- Earthquake
- Fire Fang
- Iron Head
- Outrage
- Protect
- Rest
- Rock Slide
- Scale Shot
- Stealth Rock
- Stomping Tantrum
- Swords Dance
Common Effort Values for Garchomp in Sword and Shield
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252 )
- Jolly Nature ( 4/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Optimize Garchomp's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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