Garchomp build and sets

Q: What is the best Garchomp build in Pokémon Champions?

The most used tournament build is Garchomp @ Garchompite Z with Rough Skin and Dragon Pulse, Earth Power, Power Gem and Protect (1,361 teams).

Q: What item should Garchomp hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Garchompite Z (53.2%), Choice Scarf (23.8%) and Life Orb (16.2%).

Q: What spread (SP) should Garchomp run?

The most common spread on the 1760+ ladder is 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe with a Adamant nature (as EVs: 12 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe).

Q: What counters Garchomp?

Based on tournament matchups, teams with Dragonite, Floette-Eternal and Delphox have the best results against it.

Tier SReg M-CUpdated Nov 11

Dragon

GroundAbilities: Sand Veil · Rough Skin

#1 tournament set

1,361 teams · has won a tournament

Items: Garchompite Z
Ability: Rough Skin
Nature: Adamant
Spread (SP) · ladder 1760+: 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe

Dragon Pulse
Earth Power
Power Gem
Protect

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SP and nature: the most used spread on the Showdown 1760+ ladder (tournaments publish item, ability and moves, not the spread).

#1 tournament set

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Tournament usage: 29.5%
Win rate: 50.3%
Top cuts: 545
Games: 24,884

Base stats

HP108
Attack130
Defense95
Sp. Atk80
Sp. Def85
Speed102
Total600

In Reg M-C, Garchomp showed up on 29.5% of tournament teams (5,498 teams through Nov 10, 2026), with a 50.3% win rate and 545 top cut appearances.

Most used tournament builds

The full Garchomp sets that show up most on tournament teams (item, ability and all 4 moves).

Garchompite Z

Rough Skin

Dragon Pulse
Earth Power
Power Gem
Protect

1,361 teams · has won a tournament

Choice Scarf

Rough Skin

Dragon Claw
Earthquake
Rock Slide
Stomping Tantrum

1,016 teams · has won a tournament

Garchompite Z

Rough Skin

Draco Meteor
Earth Power
Power Gem
Protect

743 teams · has won a tournament

Items, moves and abilities

Items

Garchompite Z53.2%
Choice Scarf23.8%
Life Orb16.2%
Garchompite2.5%
Sitrus Berry1.4%

Moves

Protect75.1%
Power Gem49.1%
Earth Power45.2%
Dragon Claw42.2%
Rock Slide41.5%
Stomping Tantrum35.2%
Earthquake33.4%
Dragon Pulse32.1%

Abilities

Rough Skin96.5%
Sand Veil2%
Levitate1.3%

Nature (stat alignment)

Modest41.6%
Adamant27.5%
Jolly18.6%

Most used spread (SP)

Spreads from the Showdown 1760+ ladder. Champions gives you 66 Stat Points (max 32 per stat); the EV equivalent is just for reference.

Nature	SP	As EVs	Stats at level 50	usage
Adamant	2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe	12 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe	185 / 200 / 115 / 90 / 105 / 154	28%
Brave	32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 SpD	252 HP / 252 Atk / 12 SpD	215 / 200 / 115 / 100 / 107 / 109	17.7%
Jolly	2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe	12 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe	185 / 182 / 115 / 90 / 105 / 169	13.5%
Adamant	6 HP / 30 Atk / 1 Def / 29 Spe	44 HP / 236 Atk / 4 Def / 228 Spe	189 / 198 / 116 / 90 / 105 / 151	5%
Adamant	6 HP / 32 Atk / 28 Spe	44 HP / 252 Atk / 220 Spe	189 / 200 / 115 / 90 / 105 / 150	2.5%

Garchomp Speed

Final Speed at level 50. Trick Room: the minimum. Tailwind doubles any value.

Pokémon	Base	Min (TR)	0 SP	32 SP	Max	Scarf
Mega Garchomp Z	151	153	171	203	223	—
Garchomp	102	109	122	154	169	253
Mega Garchomp	92	100	112	144	158	—

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Mega Garchomp

Sand Force

Stone: Garchompite. Held by 2.5% of the tournament teams that bring this Pokémon.

HP108
Attack170
Defense115
Sp. Atk120
Sp. Def95
Speed92
Total700

Mega Garchomp Z

Levitate

Stone: Garchompite Z. Held by 53.2% of the tournament teams that bring this Pokémon.

HP108
Attack130
Defense85
Sp. Atk141
Sp. Def85
Speed151
Total700

Most common partners

% of teams with Garchomp that also bring each Pokémon.

Incineroar45.5%
Rillaboom43.3%
Charizard35.9%
Sneasler31.1%
Kingambit25.1%
Raichu22.1%

Good and bad matchups

Win rate of teams with this Pokémon against teams with each opponent (only matchups with 100+ games).

Does well against

Torkoal53.7% · 1,025 games
Swampert53.7% · 986 games
Golisopod52.3% · 2,692 games

Struggles against

Dragonite46.2% · 1,526 games
Floette-Eternal46.4% · 3,307 games
Delphox46.9% · 1,622 games

Weaknesses and resistances

Damage multiplier of each move type against this Pokémon's types.

4x weakness

2x weakness

Dragon
Fairy

Resists (½)

Fire
Poison
Rock

Resists (¼)

—

Immune

Electric

In Showdown games

2,489 rated games (1500+) with this Pokémon on the team.

brought to battle

65.4%

in the lead

29.2%

Most used moves in games

Earthquake30.4%
Protect30.3%
Stomping Tantrum23.5%
Dragon Claw21.8%
Rock Slide18.1%
Earth Power9.3%

Leads alongside

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Garchomp build in Pokémon Champions?

The most used tournament build is Garchomp @ Garchompite Z with Rough Skin and Dragon Pulse, Earth Power, Power Gem and Protect (1,361 teams).

What item should Garchomp hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Garchompite Z (53.2%), Choice Scarf (23.8%) and Life Orb (16.2%).

What spread (SP) should Garchomp run?

The most common spread on the 1760+ ladder is 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe with a Adamant nature (as EVs: 12 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe).

What counters Garchomp?

Based on tournament matchups, teams with Dragonite, Floette-Eternal and Delphox have the best results against it.

What is Garchomp's Speed at level 50?

Base 102: 109 at minimum (Trick Room), 154 with 32 SP and a neutral nature, and 169 with 32 SP and a Speed nature.