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Garchomp's Type

DRAGON

GROUND

Garchomp's Pokédex #s

National #: 445

Galar #: --

Armor #: --

Crown #: 118

Sinnoh #: 111

Garchomp's Base Stats

HP:: 108

Attack:: 130

Defense:: 95

Sp. Atk:: 80

Sp. Def:: 85

Speed:: 102

Total:: 600

Misc. Info

Height:: 6'3" (1.9m)

Weight:: 209.4 lbs. (95 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Monster / Dragon

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,250,000

EV Yield:: 3 Attack

Base EXP:: 270

Catch Rate:: 45

Base Happiness:: 70

Garchomp's Abilities

Here are what abilities Garchomp can possibly have, along with their effects.

Sand Veil: Raises Garchomp's base evasion by 25% in a sandstorm. Prevents sandstorm damage to Garchomp.

Rough Skin: When Garchomp is damaged by a contact move, the attacker takes 1/8 its maximum HP in damage afterwards.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Garchomp's weakness and resistance is to various types.

4×: ICE

2×: DRAGON

FAIRY

½: FIRE

POISON

ROCK

immune: ELECTRIC

Garchomp's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Garchomp evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Gible: starting form

Gabite: at level 24

Garchomp: at level 48

Garchomp's Alternate Forms

Gender Differences

Male ♂

Female ♀

Garchomp's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Garchomp can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Garchomp learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
Evo.	Crunch 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
1	Crunch 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
1	Dual Chop Hits the target two times in a row.	DRAGON	40	90%	15	One Target
1	Sand Tomb Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.	GROUND	35	85%	15	One Target
1	Tackle Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Sand Attack Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.	GROUND	--	100%	15	One Target
1	Dragon Breath Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	DRAGON	60	100%	20	One Target
18	Bulldoze 100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	60	100%	20	All But Self
27	Bite Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
34	Slash Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
42	Dragon Claw Damages the target.	DRAGON	80	100%	15	One Target
52	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
62	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.	ROCK	--	--	10	Entire Field
72	Take Down Garchomp takes 25% of Take Down's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	90	85%	20	One Target
82	Dragon Rush Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DRAGON	100	75%	10	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Garchomp can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM08	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM09	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM15	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM21	Rest Garchomp restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM22	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Garchomp from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM26	Scary Face Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.	NORMAL	--	100%	10	One Target
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM32	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.	ROCK	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM33	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM34	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM36	Whirlpool Traps the target for 2–5 turns; does 1/16 max HP per turn. Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	35	85%	15	One Target
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Garchomp is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM40	Swift Doesn't miss all nearby enemies.	NORMAL	60	--	20	Nearby Enemies
TM43	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
TM48	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM49	Sand Tomb Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.	GROUND	35	85%	15	One Target
TM53	Mud Shot 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	55	95%	15	One Target
TM59	Fling Throws Garchomp's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM65	Shadow Claw Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GHOST	70	100%	15	One Target
TM68	Fire Fang Has a 10% chance to burn the target. Has a separate 10% chance to make the target flinch.	FIRE	65	95%	15	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM81	Bulldoze 100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	60	100%	20	All But Self
TM94	False Swipe Cannot knock out a Pokémon.	NORMAL	40	100%	40	One Target
TM97	Brutal Swing Damages all nearby Pokémon.	DARK	60	100%	20	All But Self
TM98	Stomping Tantrum Power is doubled if Garchomp missed the target last turn.	GROUND	75	100%	10	One Target
TM99	Breaking Swipe Lowers all nearby enemies' Attack by one stage.	DRAGON	60	100%	15	Nearby Enemies

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Garchomp can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR00	Swords Dance Raises Garchomp's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
TR01	Body Slam Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	NORMAL	85	100%	15	One Target
TR02	Flamethrower Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	90	100%	15	One Target
TR04	Surf Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	90	100%	15	All But Self
TR10	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
TR15	Fire Blast Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	110	85%	5	One Target
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Garchomp's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR24	Outrage Confuses Garchomp after 2–3 turns.	DRAGON	120	100%	10	Random Enemy
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Garchomp's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR31	Iron Tail 30% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	STEEL	100	75%	15	One Target
TR32	Crunch 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
TR47	Dragon Claw Damages the target.	DRAGON	80	100%	15	One Target
TR57	Poison Jab Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	80	100%	20	One Target
TR62	Dragon Pulse Damages the target.	DRAGON	85	100%	10	One Target
TR67	Earth Power 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GROUND	90	100%	10	One Target
TR74	Iron Head Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	STEEL	80	100%	15	One Target
TR75	Stone Edge Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	ROCK	100	80%	5	One Target
TR76	Stealth Rock Sets floating rocks on the enemy's field. Does 1/8 max HP to enemies that switch in. Weakness/resistance to Rock affects this damage.	ROCK	--	--	20	Enemy Field

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Garchomp can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Garchomp.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Thrash Confuses Garchomp after 2–3 turns.	NORMAL	120	100%	10	Random Enemy
EGG	Metal Claw Has a 10% chance of raising Garchomp's Attack by one stage.	STEEL	50	95%	35	One Target
EGG	Double-Edge Garchomp takes 33% of Double-Edge's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	120	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Twister 20% chance of making all nearby enemies flinch. Does double damage against Bounce, Fly, or Sky Drop.	DRAGON	40	100%	20	Nearby Enemies

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Garchomp can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target	Info
TUTOR	Scorching Sands Has a 30% chance to burn the target.	GROUND		70	100%	10	One Target
TUTOR	Scale Shot Hits the target two to five times in a row. If Scale Shot hits at least once, raises Garchomp's Speed by one stage and lowers Garchomp's Defense by one stage.	DRAGON		25	90%	20	One Target

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Garchomp learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
Evo.	Crunch 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
1	Crunch 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
1	Dual Chop Hits the target two times in a row.	DRAGON	40	90%	15	One Target
1	Sand Tomb Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.	GROUND	35	85%	15	One Target
1	Tackle Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Sand Attack Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.	GROUND	--	100%	15	One Target
1	Dragon Breath Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	DRAGON	60	100%	20	One Target
18	Bulldoze 100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	60	100%	20	All But Self
27	Bite Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
34	Slash Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
42	Dragon Claw Damages the target.	DRAGON	80	100%	15	One Target
52	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
62	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.	ROCK	--	--	10	Entire Field
72	Take Down Garchomp takes 25% of Take Down's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	90	85%	20	One Target
82	Dragon Rush Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DRAGON	100	75%	10	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Garchomp can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM02	Dragon Claw Damages the target.	DRAGON	80	100%	15	One Target
TM05	Roar Forces the foe to switch out, or ends wild battles.	NORMAL	--	--	20	One Target
TM11	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM15	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM17	Protect Protects Garchomp from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM18	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM23	Iron Tail 30% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	STEEL	100	75%	15	One Target
TM26	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
TM28	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM31	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
TM32	Double Team Raises Garchomp's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM35	Flamethrower Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	90	100%	15	One Target
TM37	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.	ROCK	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM38	Fire Blast Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	110	85%	5	One Target
TM39	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM40	Aerial Ace Doesn't miss the target.	FLYING	60	--	20	One Target
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Garchomp is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Garchomp restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM45	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM54	False Swipe Cannot knock out a Pokémon.	NORMAL	40	100%	40	One Target
TM56	Fling Throws Garchomp's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM58	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM59	Dragon Pulse Damages the target.	DRAGON	85	100%	10	One Target
TM65	Shadow Claw Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GHOST	70	100%	15	One Target
TM68	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM71	Stone Edge Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	ROCK	100	80%	5	One Target
TM75	Swords Dance Raises Garchomp's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
TM76	Stealth Rock Sets floating rocks on the enemy's field. Does 1/8 max HP to enemies that switch in. Weakness/resistance to Rock affects this damage.	ROCK	--	--	20	Enemy Field
TM80	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Garchomp's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM83	Bulldoze 100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	60	100%	20	All But Self
TM84	Poison Jab Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	80	100%	20	One Target
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Garchomp's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM93	Cut Damages the target.	NORMAL	50	95%	30	One Target
TM95	Surf Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	90	100%	15	All But Self
TM96	Strength Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	100%	15	One Target
TM98	Rock Smash 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	40	100%	15	One Target
TM100	Rock Climb Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.	NORMAL	90	85%	20	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Garchomp can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Garchomp.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Thrash Confuses Garchomp after 2–3 turns.	NORMAL	120	100%	10	Random Enemy
EGG	Metal Claw Has a 10% chance of raising Garchomp's Attack by one stage.	STEEL	50	95%	35	One Target
EGG	Double-Edge Garchomp takes 33% of Double-Edge's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	120	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Twister 20% chance of making all nearby enemies flinch. Does double damage against Bounce, Fly, or Sky Drop.	DRAGON	40	100%	20	Nearby Enemies
EGG	Dragon Breath Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	DRAGON	60	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Outrage Confuses Garchomp after 2–3 turns.	DRAGON	120	100%	10	Random Enemy
EGG	Scary Face Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.	NORMAL	--	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Sand Tomb Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.	GROUND	35	85%	15	One Target
EGG	Body Slam Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	NORMAL	85	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Iron Head Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	STEEL	80	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Mud Shot 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	55	95%	15	One Target

Garchomp's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Garchomp's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Garchomp's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Garchomp is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	326	357	389	420	108
Attack	265	296	328	359	130
Defense	195	226	258	289	95
Sp. Atk	165	196	228	259	80
Sp. Def	175	206	238	269	85
Speed	209	240	272	303	102
Total					600

Where to Find Garchomp in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

SwSh Mode BDSP Mode

If you're looking for where to find Garchomp, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Garchomp in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Exclusive to Pokémon Shield

Garchomp is exclusive to Pokémon Shield, so if you are playing Pokémon Sword, you will need to trade with someone playing Pokémon Shield in order to obtain it for your Pokédex.

Special Ways to Get Garchomp

Can be found as a wandering Pokémon in the Crown Tundra (DLC).

Getting Garchomp By Evolution

Evolves from Gabite at level 48.

Location information on where to find Garchomp in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Garchomp

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

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.

Generation 7 Pokédex Entries

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.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X Omega Ruby

When it folds up its body and extends its wings, it looks like a jet plane. It flies at sonic speed.

Y Alpha Sapphire

It flies at speeds equal to a jet fighter plane. It never allows its prey to escape.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White Black 2 White 2

It is said that when one runs at high speed, its wings create blades of wind that can fell nearby trees.

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

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 SoulSilver

Its body is covered in fine scales that reduce drag, enabling it to fly at high speeds.