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No. 934 · National Pokédex

Garganacl

キョジオーン · Kyojiohn · Gigansel
🪨 Rock
Height
2.3 m
Weight
240.0 kg
Category
Rock Salt Pokémon
Generation
Generation 9
Garganacl
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Garganacl

Type
Rock
Weaknesses
×2 Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel Table
Resistances
×½ Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying
Evolution
Nacli → Naclstack (Lv. 24) → Garganacl (Lv. 38)
Shiny
Shiny GarganaclAlternate, 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. View
Stats
Total 500 · top stat: Defense (130) Detail
In Current Games
Competitive
Scarlet and Violet · OU: tier C, No. 44
Other Names
Gigansel in French · キョジオーン, Kyojiohn in Japanese · Saltigant in German All Languages

📋Overview

Garganacl is a Rock-type Pokémon, No. 934 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 9. Category: Rock Salt Pokémon. Height: 2.3 m, weight: 240 kg.

Garganacl evolves from Naclstack and does not evolve further.

Abilities: Purifying Salt and Sturdy. Hidden Ability: Clear Body. Garganacl is weak to Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground and Steel-type moves (×2 damage).

Generation
Generation 9
Scarlet / Violet
National No.
#934
National Pokédex
Category
Rock Salt Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
100
255
Attack
100
255
Defense
130
255
Special Attack
45
255
Special Defense
90
255
Speed
35
255
Total
500
Min HP (Lv. 100)
310
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
404
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Rock). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 5 types
Water
×2
Grass
×2
Fighting
×2
Ground
×2
Steel
×2
Normal (×1) — 9 types
Electric
×1
Ice
×1
Psychic
×1
Bug
×1
Rock
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 4 types
Normal
×½
Fire
×½
Poison
×½
Flying
×½

✨Abilities

Purifying Salt
Ability 1
The Pokémon's pure salt protects it from status conditions and halves the damage taken from Ghost-type moves.
Sturdy
Ability 2
The Pokémon cannot be knocked out by a single hit as long as its HP is full. One-hit KO moves will also fail to knock it out.
Clear Body
Prevents other Pokémon's moves or Abilities from lowering the Pokémon's stats.

🌱Garganacl Evolution

Nacli
#932
Nacli
Rock
Level 24 →
Naclstack
#933
Naclstack
Rock
Level 38 →
Garganacl
#934
Garganacl
Rock

🔮Garganacl Forms and Shiny

Garganacl
Standard Form
Rock
Shiny Availability
Shiny Garganacl
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Garganacl Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
—
Hammer Arm
Fighting Phys.
90%
100
10
1
Harden
Normal Stat
—
—
30
1
Barrage
Normal Stat
—
—
5
1
Rock Blast
Rock Phys.
90%
25
10
1
Tackle
Normal Phys.
100%
40
35
1
Wide Guard
Rock Stat
—
—
10
5
Rock Throw
Rock Phys.
90%
50
15
7
Mud Shot
Ground Spec.
95%
55
15
10
Rock Tomb
Rock Phys.
95%
60
15
13
Rock Polish
Rock Stat
—
—
20
16
Headbutt
Normal Phys.
100%
70
15
24
Salt Cure
Rock Phys.
100%
40
15
30
Recover
Normal Stat
—
—
5
34
Rock Slide
Rock Phys.
90%
75
10
40
Stealth Rock
Rock Stat
—
—
20
44
Heavy Slam
Steel Phys.
100%
—
10
49
Earthquake
Ground Phys.
100%
100
10
54
Stone Edge
Rock Phys.
80%
100
5
60
Explosion
Normal Phys.
100%
250
5

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Mineral
Egg Cycles
20 cycles
≈ 5,140 steps
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Defense
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 Garganacl

Available in 2 games, 2 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Scarlet Violet

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.

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

In Our Tier Lists
OU
Smogon · Gen IX · 2026-09
OverUsed
Usage rate: 3.7% · Position #44

📱Garganacl in Pokémon GO

Garganacl in Pokémon GO
  • 2,711Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 1,549Perfect CP in Raids
  • 5 kmper Candy as Buddy
Pokémon GO entry: Garganacl →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Scarlet
“Garganacl will rub its fingertips together and sprinkle injured Pokémon with salt. Even severe wounds will promptly heal afterward.”
Violet
“Many Pokémon gather around Garganacl, hoping to lick at its mineral-rich salt.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Gigansel
🇬🇧 English
Garganacl
🇯🇵 漢字
キョジオーン
🇯🇵 Kana
キョジオーン
🇯🇵 Romaji
Kyojiohn
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Saltigant
🇪🇸 Español
Garganacl
🇮🇹 Italiano
Garganacl
🇰🇷 한국어
콜로솔트
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
盐石巨灵
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
鹽石巨靈
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Halite
🇬🇧 EN
Rock Salt Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
がんえんポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Steinsalz

🎬Media & Gallery

Official artwork
Dream World
Pokémon HOME
Gen V (animated)
Back sprite
Shiny
Gen I
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Garganacl

What type is Garganacl?

Garganacl is a Rock-type Pokémon.

Can Garganacl still evolve?

Garganacl is the final stage of its evolutionary line: coming from Naclstack, it does not evolve further.

What are Garganacl's weaknesses?

Garganacl is weak to Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground and Steel-type moves (×2 damage).

What is Garganacl's Hidden Ability?

Garganacl's Hidden Ability is Clear Body. Its regular Abilities are Purifying Salt and Sturdy.

Is Garganacl available in Pokémon Champions?

Yes, Garganacl is playable in Pokémon Champions.