Garchomp

Garchomp ガブリアス
Gabite < Garchomp > Munchlax
Species	Type
Mach Pokémon
Number	Ability
#445	Sand Veil Rough Skin
Height	Weight
6′3″ (1.9m)	209.4 lbs. (95kg)
Gender Ratio
Male: 50%	Female: 50%
Evolves From	Evolves Into
Gabite	None
Egg Group	Catch Rate
Monster/ Dragon	45
Tier	EV Yield
Uber	3 Attack Points

Garchomp (ガブリアス) is the 111th Pokémon in the Sinnoh Pokédex. It is a Dragon/Ground Type, and is known as the Mach Pokémon.

Garchomp uses the Sand Veil Ability. This Ability increases its Evasion by one level during a Sandstorm. A second Ability is available to Garchomp from the Dream World, the Rough Skin Ability. Using this Ability, whenever an opposing Pokémon's attack makes physical contact, that Pokémon loses one-sixteenth of its HP.

Gible can evolve into Gabite at Level 24 and a second time into Garchomp at Level 48.

Garchomp is in the Egg Groups Monster and Dragon, and its Egg takes approximately 10,240 Steps to hatch. It takes Garchomp 1,250,000 Experience Points to reach Level 100.

[edit] Biology

[edit] Physiology

Garchomp takes on the appearance of a bipedal land shark. The horns on its head resemble those of a hammerhead shark. It has a fin on its back, arms and fins on its tail, with spikes on its arms above the elbow, and on its legs above the knees.

[edit] Gender Differences

A Male Garchomp has a notch in the dorsal fin on its back, a feature that Female Garchomp doesn't have.

[edit] Game Information

[edit] Original Games

The only way to obtain a Garchomp is to evolve one, which is consistent in both Generation IV and Generation V.

[edit] Spin-Off Games

Garchomp appears at Hidden Land 1F-15F & I1F-8F and Shimmer Desert 3F-8F in Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky. Garchomp is exclusive to Blazing Adventure Squad in Mystery Dungeon 3, appearing at Mystery Plains 12F-19F.

Garchomp has appeared as a Boss Pokémon twice in the Pokémon Ranger series. Garchomp is a Boss at Hippowdon Temple in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, and at the Altar Room in the Oblivia Ruins in Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs. Garchomp also appears at the Dark Temple mission "Glowing Roads in the Darkness" in the Past, and can be obtained by defeating it and obtaining its Slate.

Garchomp appears within the Granite Zone in PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure. To obtain it you'll have to obtain Mew, then battle Garchomp. In PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond, Garchomp can be found within the Crag Area's Colosseum. Battle it to befriend it, after which you'll be able to call it into battle.

The only way to obtain a Garchomp in Pokémon Conquest is to evolve Gabite.

[edit] Trading Card Game

Garchomp is listed in the Diamond/Pearl Promo and the Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Promo set as a Lv. X Card, and is also in Pokémon Organized Play Series 9 as a Rare Card. It is listed as an Uncommon Card in the Supreme Victors set, and as a Rare Card in the Mysterious Treasures, Supreme Victors and Dragons Exalted (2) sets. Garchomp is listed as an Ultra-Rare Card in the Majestic Dawn and Supreme Victors sets.

[edit] Anime/Manga Information

[edit] Anime

Almost all of Garchomp's appearances in the Anime have been with Cynthia, the Champion of the Sinnoh League, making its first appearance in the episode Top-Down Training!, and most recently in the episode All For The Love of Meloetta.

[edit] Movies

Cynthia's Garchomp appears in the films Arceus and the Jewel of Life and Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

[edit] Manga

Garchomp's Manga Information is unknown as of writing.

[edit] Pokémon Information

[edit] Competitive Battling

Thanks to a wide movepool, very imposing stats and very powerful Attack boosts, Garchomp dominated the Standard/Over-Utilized Tier as a physical attacker for the length of time that it was present in it. It was ruled Uber by Smogon, however, under the offensive characteristic. Since its introduction, it has outclassed the previous king of physical sweeping, Salamence, greatly surpassing it in terms of usage.

Garchomp is undeniably a strong Pokémon and a Pseudo-Legendary. Given that it's only weakness is Dragon, which is a very uncommon type and Ice, it leaves itself at a very good advantage only having those two weaknesses. Garchomp receives STAB from both Outrage and Earthquake, adding in it's massive attack, and makes both those attacks deadly. Using the Yache Berry, it lowers the damage from any Ice attack (taking it's 4x weakness down) and allows him to sweep the Pokemon that uses it. Fire Fang allows him to take out prominent threats like Scizor which would normally resist most of his other moves (excluding Stone Edge) and takes the threat of a Maximum Attack/Maximum Speed Weavile OHKO'ing it as it normally would without the use of Yache Berry. Different sets have been tested but the following set has been proven to be the one that sets it in the Uber tier. Swords Dance allows it to set up and destroy whatever is in it's path.

Garchomp

Hold Item: Yache Berry

Nature: Adamant

Ability: Sand Viel

252 Attack / 252 Speed / 4HP

• Swords Dance

• Outrage/Dragon Claw

• Earthquake

• Stone Edge/Fire Fang

There are many other sets, but this was the single set that put it in the Uber tier.

[edit] Area Location

[edit] Pokédex Entries

[edit] Pokéathlon Statistics

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Moves

[edit] Via Level-Up

Level	Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Start	Fire Fang		65	95	Physical
Start	Tackle		50	100	Physical
Start 3	Sand-Attack		N/A	100	Status
Start 7	Dragon Rage		??	100	Special
Start 13	Sandstorm		N/A	N/A	Status
15	Take Down		90	85	Physical
19	Sand Tomb		35	85	Physical
24	Dual Chop		40	90	Physical
28	Slash		70	100	Physical
33	Dragon Claw		80	100	Physical
40	Dig		80	100	Physical
48	Crunch		80	100	Physical
55	Dragon Rush		100	75	Physical

[edit] Via TM/HM

TM/HM No.	Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
TM01	Hone Claws		--	--	Status
TM02	Dragon Claw		80	100	Physical
TM05	Roar		--	100	Status
TM06	Toxic		--	90	Status
TM10	Hidden Power		??	100	Special
TM11	Sunny Day		--	--	Status
TM15	Hyper Beam		150	90	Special
TM17	Protect		--	--	Status
TM18	Rain Dance		--	--	Status
TM21	Frustration		??	100	Physical
TM26	Earthquake		100	100	Physical
TM27	Return		??	100	Physical
TM28	Dig		80	100	Physical
TM31	Brick Break		75	100	Physical
TM32	Double Team		--	--	Status
TM35	Flamethrower		95	100	Special
TM37	Sandstorm		--	--	Status
TM38	Fire Blast		120	85	Special
TM39	Rock Tomb		50	80	Physical
TM40	Aerial Ace		60	--	Physical
TM42	Facade		70	100	Physical
TM44	Rest		--	--	Status
TM45	Attract		--	100	Status
TM48	Round		60	100	Special
TM54	False Swipe		40	100	Physical
TM56	Fling		??	100	Physical
TM59	Incinerate		30	100	Special
TM65	Shadow Claw		70	100	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact		150	90	Physical
TM71	Stone Edge		100	80	Physical
TM75	Swords Dance		--	--	Status
TM78	Bulldoze		60	100	Physical
TM80	Rock Slide		75	90	Physical
TM82	Dragon Tail		60	90	Physical
TM84	Poison Jab		80	100	Physical
TM87	Swagger		--	90	Status
TM90	Substitute		--	--	Status
TM94	Rock Smash		40	100	Physical
HM01	Cut		50	95	Physical
HM03	Surf		95	100	Special
HM04	Strength		80	100	Physical

[edit] Via Breeding

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Dragonbreath		60	100%	Special
Outrage		120	100%	Physical
Twister		40	100%	Speical
Scary Face		--	100%	Status
Double-Edge		120	100%	Physical
Thrash		120	100%	Physical
Metal Claw		50	95%	Physical
Sand Tomb		35	85%	Physical
Body Slam		85	100%	Physical
Iron Head		80	100%	Physical
Mud Shot		55	95%	Special
Rock Climb		90	85%	Physical
Iron Tail		100	75%	Physical

[edit] Via Move Tutor

[edit] All Generation V Games

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Draco Meteor		140	90%	Special

[edit] Black 2/White 2 Exclusive Moves

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Aqua Tail		90	90%	Physical
Dragon Pulse		90	100%	Special
Dual Chop		40	90%	Special
Earth Power		90	100%	Special
Iron Head		80	100%	Physical
Iron Tail		100	75%	Physical
Outrage		120	100%	Physical
Sleep Talk		--	--%	Status
Snore		40	100%	Special
Stealth Rock		--	--%	Status

[edit] Generation IV Exclusive Moves

[edit] Via TM/HM

• TM43: Secret Power
• TM58: Endure
• TM78: Captivate
• TM83: Natural Gift
• HM05: Whirlpool (Heart Gold/Soul Silver Only)

[edit] Via Move Tutor

[edit] Platinum/Heart Gold/Soul Silver

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Fury Cutter		20	95%	Physical
Swift		60	--%	Special
Mud-Slap		20	100%	Physical

[edit] Heart Gold/Soul Silver

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Headbutt		70	100%	Physical

[edit] Evolution Line

Evolution Line
Gible	Gabite	Garchomp
Level 24 -- Level 48

[edit] Type Matchups

Type	Attack Advantages	Attack Disadvantages	Defense Advantages	Defense Disadvantages
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