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Garchomp is ane of the well-nigh used Pokemon in competitive battle due to its great movepool, high assail, and versatility. Read on to find out the best build, the best moveset, basic information, stats and recommended partners for Garchomp in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (BDSP).

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Evolution and Learnset	Build for Ranked Battle

Pokemon	Ability	Item	Moves
Garchomp	Rough Skin	Focus Sash	・Outrage ・Earthquake ・Rock Tomb ・Swords Dance
Nature / EVs	Jolly 252 Atk / four SpD / 252 Spe
Final Stats	183 HP / 182 Atk / 115 Def / 106 SpD / 169 Spe

Garchomp'southward flagship Swords Dance set remains its best set. Thanks to Garchomp'south great dual-typing and respectable defenses, it has many opportunities to switch into and set up with Swords Trip the light fantastic.

Outrage and Earthquake are its strongest moves and are capable of easily knocking out Pokemon that aren't resistant or allowed to it afterward one Swords Dance boost. Rock Tomb is a skilful utility move that tin can dissuade faster Pokemon from switching into Garchomp and take chances getting their speed lowered.

Substitute	Can supplant Rock Tomb and protects Garchomp from status moves.
Rock Edge	A stronger Rock-type motility that has great motion synergy with Earthquake.
Fire Nail	Tin can still do significant damage confronting Skarmory even with a hindering nature.

Pokemon	Power	Item	Moves
Garchomp	Rough Pare	Selection Ring	・Outrage ・Earthquake ・Stone Edge ・Dual Chop
Nature / EVs	Adamant 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Terminal Stats	183 HP / 200 Atk / 115 Def / 106 SpD / 152 Spe

Although slower than the Swords Trip the light fantastic variant, Choice Band Garchomp is a powerful Pokemon that few Pokemon tin safely switch into thanks to its boosted Attack. A combination of Outrage and Earthquake provides great neutral coverage, while Stone Border gives Garchomp EdgeQuake coverage.

Dual Chop is its last move and is best used if you don't want to lock Garchomp into Outrage. Since the move hits twice, it allows Garchomp to vanquish Focus Sash and Substitute usuers.

Rock Slide	A weaker only more than accurate alternative to Rock Edge that tin also crusade flinching.
Fire Blast	Can still practise significant damage against Skarmory even with a hindering nature.

Garchomp Mach Pokémon

Type 1	Type 2

	Type
Takes 4x damage
Takes 2x damage
Takes 0.5x harm
Takes 1/4x damage	-
Takes 0x damage

Proper name	Description
Sand Veil	Boosts the Pokemon'southward evasion in a sandstorm.

Name	Description
Rough Skin	Inflicts damage to the assaulter on contact.

HP	108
Atk	130
Def	95
Sp. Atk	eighty
Sp. Def	85
Speed	102
Total Base Stats	600

Strengths	Weaknesses
✔︎ Has high Attack and great stats ✔︎ Can larn high base power moves	✖︎ Very weak to Water ice-blazon moves ✖︎ Hands walled by bulky Ground-types, such equally Gliscor

Garchomp'due south natural bulk coupled with its Rough Pare Power makes it like shooting fish in a barrel for the Mach Pokemon to ready Swords Dance and start sweeping the opposing squad the next turn. As a consequence, information technology'due south a pop offensive lead in the Singles Boxing Format.

Swords Dance gives Garchomp a +2 Attack Heave, assuasive it to cleanly knock out opposing Pokemon that isn't resistant or immune to its STAB and coverage moves.

Coupled with high base power moves such every bit Outrage and Earthquake, few Pokemon can reliably switch into Garchomp one time it has accumulated enough boosts and even resistant Pokemon may take trouble outhealing the damage it deals.

Garchomp is a good Pokemon to use in the Battle Belfry thank you to its natural bulk, high power and swell speed, and rather straightforward strategy when using it.

It'south also easy to fit into any team, whether it fills the role of an offensive lead or as the primary attacking Pokemon for a more balanced setup.

Battle Tower Strategy and Recommended Pokemon

Although Garchomp has respectable bulk, information technology also has a 4x Weakness to Water ice-type Moves and is as well weak against Dragon and Fairy-blazon moves. Faster attackers and defensive Pokemon that have coverage moves against Garchomp can force it to switch out or fifty-fifty KO information technology easily if it stays in.

Pokemon	Description
Weavile	Ranking：★★★★★ ・Easily outspeeds Garchomp with a Jolly Nature ・Choice Band variants can easily KO Garchomp with Icicle Crash or Ice Punch
Latios	Ranking：★★★★★ ・Naturally faster than Garchomp with a Timid Nature ・Easily KOs Garchomp with Draco Meteor, targetting its weaker Special Defense
Clefable	Ranking：★★★★ ・Immune to Garchomp's Dragon-type Moves ・Unaware Power ignores Garchomp'south Swords Trip the light fantastic boosts ・Can weaken Garchomp and force information technology to switch with Moonblast

Best Natures
Jolly (Speed↑ Sp. Atk↓)	Adamant (Atk↑Sp. Atk↓)

What are Natures?

Pokemon	Ability	Item	Moves
Wash Rotom	Levitate	Sitrus Berry	・Hydro Pump ・Thunderbolt ・Will-O-Wisp ・Volt Switch
Nature / EVs	Bold 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Final Stats	157 HP / 172 Def / 125 SpA / 128 SpD / 106 Spe

Launder Rotom makes a not bad partner and defensive pivot for Garchomp. It's best used as a check and counter confronting bulky H2o and Ground-types that will try to wall Garchomp such as Milotic, Vaporeon, and Gliscor.

Gliscor, in particular, has a difficult time breaking through Wash Rotom'south defenses. Not only is it allowed to Footing-type moves and resists Flight-type moves, Wash Rotom tin whittle down its HP with Hydro Pump.

Pokemon	Power	Item	Moves
Scizor	Technician	Lum Berry	・Bullet Punch ・U-Plow ・Swords Trip the light fantastic toe ・Roost
Nature / EVs	Adamant 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Concluding Stats	177 HP / 200 Atk / 120 Def / 101 SpD / 85 Spe

Scizor'southward Steel-typing makes information technology a great partner to Garchomp as both cover each other's weaknesses. Scizor'southward great bulk and Technician boosted Bullet Punch lets it hands deal with Ice and Fairy-type Pokemon that Garchomp strugglest with.

Conversely, Garchomp can wall Fire-type Pokemon and shrug off attacks directed at Scizor, and use them equally setup fodder with Swords Dance or knock them out with Earthquake.

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Competitive Pokemon Builds
Gyarados	Breloom	Gliscor
Scizor	Suicune	Latios
Garchomp	Gengar	Azumarill
Hippowdon	Mamoswine	Latias
Heatran	Blaziken	Wash Rotom
Metagross	Tyranitar	Dragonite
Togekiss	Cloyster	Salamence
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