The Essentials on Garchomp
- Weaknesses
- ×4 Ice · ×2 Dragon, Fairy Table
- Resistances
- ×½ Fire, Poison, Rock · immune: Electric
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View- Special Forms
- Mega Garchomp (Garchompite) Details
- Stats
- Total 600 · top stat: Attack (130) Detail
- In Current Games
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A: No. 130 in the Lumiose Pokédex, 20 Wild Zone
- Scarlet and Violet: No. 128 in the Paldea Pokédex, No. 166 in the Kitakami Pokédex
- Pokémon Champions: playable, with Mega Garchomp and Mega Garchomp Z
- Pokémon GO: available, Shiny, Shadow
- Other Names
- Carchacrok in French · ガブリアス, Gablias in Japanese · Knakrack in German All Languages
Overview
Garchomp is a Dragon and Ground-type Pokémon, No. 445 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 4. Category: Mach Pokémon. Height: 1.9 m, weight: 95 kg.
Garchomp evolves from Gabite and does not evolve further.
Ability: Sand Veil. Hidden Ability: Rough Skin. Garchomp is weak to Dragon and Fairy-type moves (×2 damage). Garchomp is very weak to Ice-type moves (×4 damage). Garchomp takes no damage from Electric-type moves.
Generation
Generation 4
Diamond / Pearl
National No.
#445
National Pokédex
Category
Mach Pokémon
Status
Standard
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
108
255
Attack
130
255
Defense
95
255
Special Attack
80
255
Special Defense
85
255
Speed
102
255
Total
600
Min HP (Lv. 100)
326
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
420
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Dragon / Ground). See the type chart
Very weak (×4) — 1 type
Ice
×4
Weak (×2) — 2 types
Dragon
×2
Fairy
×2
Normal (×1) — 11 types
Normal
×1
Water
×1
Grass
×1
Fighting
×1
Ground
×1
Flying
×1
Psychic
×1
Bug
×1
Ghost
×1
Dark
×1
Steel
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 3 types
Fire
×½
Poison
×½
Rock
×½
Immune (×0) — 1 type
Electric
×0
Abilities
Ability 1
Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in a sandstorm.
The Pokémon's rough skin damages attackers that make direct contact with it.
Garchomp Evolution
#443
Gible
Dragon
Ground
Level 24
→
#444
Gabite
Dragon
Ground
Level 48
→
#445
Garchomp
Dragon
Ground
Garchomp Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Dragon · Ground
Mega Garchomp
Dragon · Ground
Mega Evolution
Item: Garchompite
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Garchomp Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
—
Crunch
Dark
Phys.
100%
80
15
1
Tackle
Normal
Phys.
100%
40
35
1
Fire Fang
Fire
Phys.
95%
65
15
1
Dual Chop
Dragon
Phys.
90%
40
15
1
Dragon Rage
Dragon
Spec.
100%
—
10
1
Dragon Breath
Dragon
Spec.
100%
60
20
1
Sand Attack
Ground
Stat
100%
—
15
1
Sand Tomb
Ground
Phys.
85%
35
15
5
Twister
Dragon
Spec.
100%
40
20
18
Bulldoze
Ground
Phys.
100%
60
20
27
Bite
Dark
Phys.
100%
60
25
29
Earth Power
Ground
Spec.
100%
90
10
34
Slash
Normal
Phys.
100%
70
20
37
Double-Edge
Normal
Phys.
100%
120
15
42
Dragon Claw
Dragon
Phys.
100%
80
15
47
Outrage
Dragon
Phys.
100%
120
10
52
Dig
Ground
Phys.
100%
80
10
62
Sandstorm
Rock
Stat
—
—
10
72
Take Down
Normal
Phys.
85%
90
20
82
Dragon Rush
Dragon
Phys.
75%
100
10
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Dragon · Monster
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Attack
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Garchomp
Available in 5 games, 5 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Shield
Sword
Scarlet
Violet
Generation VIII
Pokémon Legends: Arceus 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Hisui Region
Shield 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Crown Tundra
Sword 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Crown Tundra
Generation IX
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Picnic
(1)
Paldea
Violet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Picnic
(1)
Paldea
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
Sword
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Shield
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Scarlet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Violet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
Garchomp in Pokémon GO
- 3,962Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 2,264Perfect CP in Raids
- 5 kmper Candy as Buddy
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Diamond
“When it folds up its body and extends its wings, it looks like a jet plane. It flies at sonic speed.”
Pearl
“It flies at speeds equal to a jet fighter plane. It never allows its prey to escape.”
Platinum
“It is said that when one runs at high speed, its wings create blades of wind that can fell nearby trees.”
HeartGold
“Its body is covered in fine scales that reduce drag, enabling it to fly at high speeds.”
SoulSilver
“Its body is covered in fine scales that reduce drag, enabling it to fly at high speeds.”
Black
“It is said that when one runs at high speed, its wings create blades of wind that can fell nearby trees.”
White
“It is said that when one runs at high speed, its wings create blades of wind that can fell nearby trees.”
Black 2
“It is said that when one runs at high speed, its wings create blades of wind that can fell nearby trees.”
White 2
“It is said that when one runs at high speed, its wings create blades of wind that can fell nearby trees.”
X
“When it folds up its body and extends its wings, it looks like a jet plane. It flies at sonic speed.”
Y
“It flies at speeds equal to a jet fighter plane. It never allows its prey to escape.”
Omega Ruby
“When it folds up its body and extends its wings, it looks like a jet plane. It flies at sonic speed.”
Alpha Sapphire
“It flies at speeds equal to a jet fighter plane. It never allows its prey to escape.”
Sun
“It can fly at speeds rivaling jet planes. It dives into flocks of bird Pokémon and gulps the entire flock down whole.”
Moon
“The protuberances on its head serve as sensors. It can even detect distant prey.”
Ultra Sun
“It flies at the speed of sound while searching for prey, and it has midair battles with Salamence as the two compete for food.”
Ultra Moon
“Its fine scales don’t just reduce wind resistance—their sharp edges also cause injury to any opponent who attacks it.”
Sword
“Garchomp makes its home in volcanic mountains. It flies through the sky as fast as a jet airplane, hunting down as much prey as it can.”
Shield
“Garchomp is fast both underground and above. It can bring down prey and return to its den before its body has chilled from being outside.”
Legends: Arceus
“Soars across the heavens at blinding speed—a magnificent sight! It has a feral disposition. Utmost caution is required if one meets a Garchomp out in the wilds.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Carchacrok
🇬🇧 English
Garchomp
🇯🇵 漢字
ガブリアス
🇯🇵 Kana
ガブリアス
🇯🇵 Romaji
Gablias
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Knakrack
🇪🇸 Español
Garchomp
🇮🇹 Italiano
Garchomp
🇰🇷 한국어
한카리아스
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
烈咬陆鲨
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
烈咬陸鯊
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Supersonic
🇬🇧 EN
Mach Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
マッハポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Rasanz-Pokémon
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Origins and Trivia
Name origin: Garchomp evokes the great white shark (Carcharodon) and “to chomp”. In French, it is called Carchacrok, said to come from carcharhiniformes, an order of sharks, and “croquer” (to bite).
Inspiration: It mixes a hammerhead shark, a dinosaur and a fighter jet: according to the Pokédex, it flies as fast as a jet plane.
Cynthia’s Pokémon: It is the signature Pokémon of Cynthia, Champion of the Sinnoh League, in the games as well as in the anime.
Did you know?: A 4th-generation pseudo-legendary (Gible, Gabite, then Garchomp), it is among the most used Pokémon in competitive play. It received a Mega Evolution in X and Y, then a second one, Mega Garchomp Z, in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.
Frequently asked questions about Garchomp
What type is Garchomp?
Garchomp is a Dragon and Ground-type Pokémon.
Can Garchomp still evolve?
Garchomp is the final stage of its evolutionary line: coming from Gabite, it does not evolve further.
What are Garchomp's weaknesses?
Garchomp is weak to Dragon and Fairy-type moves (×2 damage). Garchomp is very weak to Ice-type moves (×4 damage). Garchomp takes no damage from Electric-type moves.
What is Garchomp's Hidden Ability?
Garchomp's Hidden Ability is Rough Skin. Its regular Ability is Sand Veil.
Where to find Garchomp in Pokémon Legends: Z-A?
In Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Garchomp appears in the wild in Wild Zone 20. Lumiose Pokédex number: 130. All Wild Zones
How to Mega Evolve Garchomp?
Garchomp can Mega Evolve in battle if it holds the matching Mega Stone. For Mega Garchomp, the required Mega Stone is Garchompite. In Pokémon Champions: given during the Mega Evolution tutorial. For Mega Garchomp Z, the required Mega Stone is Garchompite Z. In Pokémon Champions: in the shop for 2,000 VP.
Is Garchomp available in Pokémon Champions?
Yes, Garchomp is playable in Pokémon Champions, as is Mega Garchomp and Mega Garchomp Z. In our Champions · Doubles tier list, Garchomp is ranked tier B (No. 19).
Can you get a Shiny Garchomp in Pokémon GO?
Yes, Shiny Garchomp is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry
