Garchomp

Garchomp is a Dragon/Ground type Pokémon introduced in Generation 4. It is known as the Mach Pokémon.

Garchomp has a Mega Evolution, available from X & Y onwards.

Garchomp Mega Garchomp

Garchomp artwork by Ken Sugimori

Additional artwork

Pokédex data

National № 445
Type Dragon Ground
Species Mach Pokémon
Height 1.9 m (6′03″)
Weight 95.0 kg (209.4 lbs)
Abilities 1. Sand Veil
Rough Skin (hidden ability)
Local № 111 (Diamond/Pearl)
111 (Platinum)
008 (X/Y — Mountain Kalos)
240 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex)
309 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex)
118 (The Crown Tundra)

Training

EV yield 3 Attack
Catch rate 45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship 50 (normal)
Base Exp. 270
Growth Rate Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups Dragon, Monster
Gender 50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles 40 (10,024–10,280 steps)

Base stats

HP 108
326 420
Attack 130
238 394
Defense 95
175 317
Sp. Atk 80
148 284
Sp. Def 85
157 295
Speed 102
188 333
Total 600 Min Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Garchomp.

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Mega Garchomp artwork by Ken Sugimori

Additional artwork

Pokédex data

National № 445
Type Dragon Ground
Species Mach Pokémon
Height 1.9 m (6′03″)
Weight 95.0 kg (209.4 lbs)
Abilities 1. Sand Force
Local № 111 (Diamond/Pearl)
111 (Platinum)
008 (X/Y — Mountain Kalos)
240 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex)
309 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex)
118 (The Crown Tundra)

Training

EV yield 3 Attack
Catch rate 45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship 50 (normal)
Base Exp. 315
Growth Rate Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups Dragon, Monster
Gender 50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles 40 (10,024–10,280 steps)

Base stats

HP 108
326 420
Attack 170
310 482
Defense 115
211 361
Sp. Atk 120
220 372
Sp. Def 95
175 317
Speed 92
170 311
Total 700 Min Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Garchomp.

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Evolution chart

#443
Gible
Dragon · Ground
(Level 24)
#444
Gabite
Dragon · Ground
(Level 48)
#445
Garchomp
Dragon · Ground

Garchomp changes

Pokédex entries

Garchomp

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.
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.
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.
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.

Mega Garchomp

Sun Excess energy melted its arms and wings, transforming them into giant scythes.
Moon Its vaunted wings become scythes, sending it mad with rage. It swings its scythes wildly and slices the ground to pieces.
Ultra Sun Its arms and wings melted into something like scythes. Mad with rage, it rampages on and on.
Ultra Moon Its disposition is more vicious than before its Mega Evolution. Garchomp carves its opponents up with the scythes on both arms.

Moves learned by Garchomp

Sword/Shield Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon

Moves learnt by level up

Garchomp learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
1CrunchDarkPhysical 80 100
1Dragon BreathDragonSpecial 60 100
1Dual ChopDragonPhysical 40 90
1Sand AttackGroundStatus — 100
1Sand TombGroundPhysical 35 85
1TackleNormalPhysical 40 100
18BulldozeGroundPhysical 60 100
27BiteDarkPhysical 60 100
34SlashNormalPhysical 70 100
42Dragon ClawDragonPhysical 80 100
52DigGroundPhysical 80 100
62SandstormRockStatus — —
72Take DownNormalPhysical 90 85
82Dragon RushDragonPhysical 100 75

Moves learnt on evolution

Garchomp learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Sword & Shield (regardless of level).

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
CrunchDarkPhysical 80 100

Egg moves

Garchomp does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

Move Tutor moves

Garchomp can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
Scale ShotDragonPhysical 25 90
Scorching SandsGroundSpecial 70 100

Moves learnt by TM

Garchomp is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
08Hyper BeamNormalSpecial 150 90
09Giga ImpactNormalPhysical 150 90
15DigGroundPhysical 80 100
21RestPsychicStatus — —
22Rock SlideRockPhysical 75 90
24SnoreNormalSpecial 50 100
25ProtectNormalStatus — —
26Scary FaceNormalStatus — 100
31AttractNormalStatus — 100
32SandstormRockStatus — —
33Rain DanceWaterStatus — —
34Sunny DayFireStatus — —
36WhirlpoolWaterSpecial 35 85
39FacadeNormalPhysical 70 100
40SwiftNormalSpecial 60 ∞
43Brick BreakFightingPhysical 75 100
48Rock TombRockPhysical 60 95
49Sand TombGroundPhysical 35 85
53Mud ShotGroundSpecial 55 95
59FlingDarkPhysical — 100
65Shadow ClawGhostPhysical 70 100
68Fire FangFirePhysical 65 95
76RoundNormalSpecial 60 100
81BulldozeGroundPhysical 60 100
94False SwipeNormalPhysical 40 100
97Brutal SwingDarkPhysical 60 100
98Stomping TantrumGroundPhysical 75 100
99Breaking SwipeDragonPhysical 60 100

Moves learnt by TR

Garchomp is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
00Swords DanceNormalStatus — —
01Body SlamNormalPhysical 85 100
02FlamethrowerFireSpecial 90 100
04SurfWaterSpecial 90 100
10EarthquakeGroundPhysical 100 100
15Fire BlastFireSpecial 110 85
20SubstituteNormalStatus — —
24OutrageDragonPhysical 120 100
26EndureNormalStatus — —
27Sleep TalkNormalStatus — —
31Iron TailSteelPhysical 100 75
32CrunchDarkPhysical 80 100
47Dragon ClawDragonPhysical 80 100
57Poison JabPoisonPhysical 80 100
62Dragon PulseDragonSpecial 85 100
67Earth PowerGroundSpecial 90 100
74Iron HeadSteelPhysical 80 100
75Stone EdgeRockPhysical 100 80
76Stealth RockRockStatus — —

Moves learnt by level up

Garchomp learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
1CrunchDarkPhysical 80 100
1Dragon RageDragonSpecial — 100
1Dual ChopDragonPhysical 40 90
1Fire FangFirePhysical 65 95
1Sand AttackGroundStatus — 100
1SandstormRockStatus — —
1TackleNormalPhysical 40 100
3Sand AttackGroundStatus — 100
7Dragon RageDragonSpecial — 100
13SandstormRockStatus — —
15Take DownNormalPhysical 90 85
19Sand TombGroundPhysical 35 85
28SlashNormalPhysical 70 100
33Dragon ClawDragonPhysical 80 100
40DigGroundPhysical 80 100
55Dragon RushDragonPhysical 100 75

Moves learnt on evolution

Garchomp learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon (regardless of level).

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
CrunchDarkPhysical 80 100

Egg moves

Garchomp learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Garchomp egg moves page.

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
Body SlamNormalPhysical 85 100
Double-EdgeNormalPhysical 120 100
Dragon BreathDragonSpecial 60 100
Iron HeadSteelPhysical 80 100
Iron TailSteelPhysical 100 75
Metal ClawSteelPhysical 50 95
Mud ShotGroundSpecial 55 95
OutrageDragonPhysical 120 100
Rock ClimbNormalPhysical 90 85
Sand TombGroundPhysical 35 85
Scary FaceNormalStatus — 100
ThrashNormalPhysical 120 100
TwisterDragonSpecial 40 100

Move Tutor moves

Garchomp can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
Aqua TailWaterPhysical 90 90
Draco MeteorDragonSpecial 130 90
Dragon PulseDragonSpecial 85 100
Dual ChopDragonPhysical 40 90
Earth PowerGroundSpecial 90 100
Iron HeadSteelPhysical 80 100
Iron TailSteelPhysical 100 75
Laser FocusNormalStatus — —
OutrageDragonPhysical 120 100
SnoreNormalSpecial 50 100
Stealth RockRockStatus — —
Stomping TantrumGroundPhysical 75 100

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon by a previous evolution of Garchomp. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
Method
Dual ChopDragonPhysical 40 90 Evolution

Moves learnt by TM

Garchomp is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
02Dragon ClawDragonPhysical 80 100
05RoarNormalStatus — —
06ToxicPoisonStatus — 90
10Hidden PowerNormalSpecial 60 100
11Sunny DayFireStatus — —
15Hyper BeamNormalSpecial 150 90
17ProtectNormalStatus — —
18Rain DanceWaterStatus — —
21FrustrationNormalPhysical — 100
26EarthquakeGroundPhysical 100 100
27ReturnNormalPhysical — 100
31Brick BreakFightingPhysical 75 100
32Double TeamNormalStatus — —
35FlamethrowerFireSpecial 90 100
37SandstormRockStatus — —
38Fire BlastFireSpecial 110 85
39Rock TombRockPhysical 60 95
40Aerial AceFlyingPhysical 60 ∞
42FacadeNormalPhysical 70 100
44RestPsychicStatus — —
45AttractNormalStatus — 100
48RoundNormalSpecial 60 100
54False SwipeNormalPhysical 40 100
56FlingDarkPhysical — 100
59Brutal SwingDarkPhysical 60 100
65Shadow ClawGhostPhysical 70 100
68Giga ImpactNormalPhysical 150 90
71Stone EdgeRockPhysical 100 80
75Swords DanceNormalStatus — —
78BulldozeGroundPhysical 60 100
80Rock SlideRockPhysical 75 90
82Dragon TailDragonPhysical 60 90
84Poison JabPoisonPhysical 80 100
87SwaggerNormalStatus — 85
88Sleep TalkNormalStatus — —
90SubstituteNormalStatus — —
94SurfWaterSpecial 90 100
100ConfideNormalStatus — —

Transfer-only moves

Garchomp can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
Method
CaptivateNormalStatus — 100 Generation 4 — TM
EndureNormalStatus — — Generation 4 — TM
Natural GiftNormalPhysical — 100 Generation 4 — TM
WhirlpoolWaterSpecial 35 85 Generation 4 — HM
Fury CutterBugPhysical 40 95 Generation 4 — Move tutor
HeadbuttNormalPhysical 70 100 Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-SlapGroundSpecial 20 100 Generation 4 — Move tutor
SwiftNormalSpecial 60 ∞ Generation 4 — Move tutor
Hone ClawsDarkStatus — — Generation 6 — TM
IncinerateFireSpecial 60 100 Generation 6 — TM
Rock SmashFightingPhysical 40 100 Generation 6 — TM
Secret PowerNormalPhysical 70 100 Generation 6 — TM
CutNormalPhysical 50 95 Generation 6 — HM
StrengthNormalPhysical 80 100 Generation 6 — HM

Garchomp sprites

Type Generation 4 Generation 5 Generation 6 Generation 7 Generation 8
Normal Garchomp sprite from Diamond & Pearl Garchomp sprite from Black & White Garchomp sprite from X & Y Garchomp sprite from Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Garchomp sprite from Sword & Shield
Shiny Garchomp Shiny sprite from Diamond & Pearl Garchomp Shiny sprite from Black & White Garchomp Shiny sprite from X & Y Garchomp Shiny sprite from Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon —

Where to find Garchomp

Diamond
Pearl
Platinum		 Evolve Gible/Gabite
HeartGold
SoulSilver		 Trade/migrate from another game
Black
White
Black 2
White 2		 Trade/migrate from another game
X
Y
Omega Ruby
Alpha Sapphire		 Evolve Gible/Gabite
Sun
Moon
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon		 Evolve Gible/Gabite
Let's Go Pikachu
Let's Go Eevee		 Not available in this game
Sword Location data not yet available
Shield Evolve Gible/Gabite

Answers to Garchomp questions

Other languages

English, Spanish, Italian Garchomp
Japanese ガブリアス (Gaburias)
German Knakrack
French Carchacrok

Name origin

gargoyle
grotesque carved ornament
chomp
bite down heavily