Whenever a move makes contact with this Pokémon, the move's user takes 1/8 of its maximum HP in damage.

This ability functions identically to iron barbs.

The Pokémon's rough skin damages attackers that make direct contact with it.

Rough Skin

During a sandstorm, this Pokémon has 1.25× its evasion, and it does not take sandstorm damage regardless of type.

The evasion bonus does not count as a stat modifier.

Overworld: If the lead Pokémon has this ability, the wild encounter rate is halved in a sandstorm.

Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in a sandstorm.

Sand Veil

attack

defense

special-attack

special-defense

speed

During a sandstorm, this Pokémon's rock-, ground-, and steel-type moves have 1.3× their base power.  This Pokémon does not take sandstorm damage, regardless of type.

Boosts the power of Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type moves in a sandstorm. 

Sand Force

level-up

garchomp

gabite

gible

An item to be held by a Pokémon. This curious
headband boosts Attack but only allows the use of
one move.

An item to be held by a Pokémon. This curious
scarf boosts Speed but only allows the use of
one move.

This is a crystallized form of Z-Power.
It upgrades Dragon-type moves to Z-Moves.

This is a crystallized form of Z-Power.
It upgrades Fire-type moves to Z-Moves.

An item to be held by a Pokémon. If the holder has
full HP, it will endure a potential KO attack with
1 HP. The item then disappears.

One of a variety of mysterious Mega Stones.
Have Garchomp hold it, and this stone will enable it
to Mega Evolve during battle.

An item to be held by a Pokémon. The holder’s HP
is slowly but steadily restored throughout
every battle.

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the
power of moves but at the cost of some HP on
each hit.

An item to be held by a Pokémon. This loaded dice always rolls a good number, and holding one can ensure that the holder's multistrike moves hit more times.

This is a crystallized form of Z-Power.
It upgrades Rock-type moves to Z-Moves.

An item to be held by a Pokémon. If the holder is
hit, the attacker will also be damaged upon contact.

A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. If a Pokémon
holds one, it can restore its own HP by a small
amount during battle.

sand-veil

rough-skin

Garchomp

dragon

ground

Soars across the heavens at blinding speed—a magnificent sight!
It has a feral disposition. Utmost caution is required if one
meets a Garchomp out in the wilds.

legends-arceus

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.

shield

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.

sword

Its fine scales don’t just reduce wind
resistance—their sharp edges also cause injury
to any opponent who attacks it.

ultra-moon

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-sun

The protuberances on its head serve as
sensors. It can even detect distant prey.

moon

It can fly at speeds rivaling jet planes.
It dives into flocks of bird Pokémon and
gulps the entire flock down whole.

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

alpha-sapphire

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

omega-ruby

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

white-2

black-2

white

black

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

soulsilver

heartgold

platinum

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

pearl

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

	Base Stats			Stat
HP	108	—		183
Attack	130	3		150
Defense	95	—		115
Sp.Atk	80	—		100
Sp.Def	85	—		105
Speed	102	—		122
Total	600	3	0/510	775

Garchomp

Stat

Recommended Battle Sets

Sweeper

Entry Hazard Setter

All-Out Attacker

Evolution Chain

Type Matchups