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Garchomp

#2 Doubles (VGC) · 32.3%#1 Singles (OU) · 48% DragonGround

Usage, sets and teammates pulled from the Pokémon Showdown / Smogon Champions ladder, June 2026.

Doubles (VGC) set #2 · 32.3% usage

Moves

Dragon Claw91.6%
Rock Slide81.1%
Protect79.4%
Earthquake76.9%
Stomping Tantrum40%
Poison Jab11.1%

Held items

Life Orb62.1%
Choice Scarf11.3%
Sitrus Berry9.3%
Roseli Berry8%
Soft Sand1.9%

Ability

Rough Skin 96.5%Sand Veil 3.5%

Common EV spreads

Jolly 16 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe 42%
Adamant 16 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe 6.9%
Jolly 236 Atk / 32 Def / 252 Spe 5%

Best teammates

Whimsicott Whimsicott 42% Mega Charizard Y Mega Charizard Y 34.4% Basculegion Basculegion 34.1% Kingambit Kingambit 29.3% Incineroar Incineroar 21.9% Mega Staraptor Mega Staraptor 20%

Singles (OU) set #1 · 48% usage

Moves

Earthquake96.8%
Stealth Rock66.5%
Dragon Tail40.6%
Spikes26.6%
Swords Dance24%
Scale Shot23.1%

Held items

Sitrus Berry20.3%
Life Orb18.8%
Leftovers12.2%
Choice Scarf10.1%
Lum Berry7.7%

Ability

Rough Skin 100%

Common EV spreads

Jolly 16 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe 25.6%
Impish 252 HP / 252 Def / 16 Spe 7.4%
Naive 16 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe 6.9%

Best teammates

Corviknight Corviknight 43% Hisuian Samurott Hisuian Samurott 31.5% Gholdengo Gholdengo 22.9% Kingambit Kingambit 22.6% Galarian Slowking Galarian Slowking 20.4% Glimmora Glimmora 17.2%

Counters & checks

Type-matchup math for Garchomp, cross-referenced with the live June 2026 meta. These flag likely threats and targets; confirm exact damage with the damage calculator.

Defensive profile

4× weakIce
2× weakDragonFairy
resistsFirePoisonRock
immuneElectric

Threatens Garchomp

Meta Pokémon carrying STAB that hits Garchomp super-effectively.

Whimsicott Whimsicott 26.7% Archaludon Archaludon 15.8% Dragapult Dragapult 15.4% Grimmsnarl Grimmsnarl 15% Floette (Mega Flower) Floette (Mega Flower) 14.9% Hatterene Hatterene 14.8% Sylveon Sylveon 12.8% Dragonite Dragonite 10.7% Mega Mawile Mega Mawile 10.3% Primarina Primarina 8%

Garchomp pressures

Common meta Pokémon weak to Garchomp's STAB.

Incineroar Incineroar 28.3% Kingambit Kingambit 23.1% Glimmora Glimmora 19.6% Gholdengo Gholdengo 19.3% Excadrill Excadrill 17.5% Sneasler Sneasler 17.2% Galarian Slowking Galarian Slowking 16.8% Archaludon Archaludon 15.8% Dragapult Dragapult 15.4% Wash Rotom Wash Rotom 13.3%

Archetypes that run Garchomp

Sun Offense 74.5% WR Perish Trap 72.1% WR Snow 69.0% WR Rain 66.2% WR Sand 64.0% WR

Keep going

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