Garchomp

Garchomp official artwork
#0445

Garchomp

Mach Pokémon

DRAGONGROUND

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.

Garchomp is No. 0445 in the National Pokédex and is listed here as a Dragon and Ground-type Mach Pokémon. 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. This page brings together its key game data, including typing, abilities, base stats, evolution details, forms, Pokédex entries and moves, so it can be used as a quick reference before building out a deeper guide.

Garchomp first belongs to Generation Iv. Garchomp does not have a longer evolution chain recorded in the current local data. Its strongest listed base stat is Attack, which helps show where it naturally fits when comparing Pokémon by role. Its abilities can include Sand Veil and Rough Skin, giving players useful options when comparing forms, movesets and team roles. The sections below are generated from the local Pokémon database and can be expanded later with matchup advice, best games to use it in, notable appearances and more detailed strategy notes.

Garchomp at a glance

Type
DRAGONGROUND
Weak to
ICEDRAGONFAIRY
Best base stat
Attack — 130
Abilities
Sand Veil, Rough Skin (Hidden)
Evolution
Final stage or no evolution data
Height
1.9 m
Weight
95.0 kg
Generation
Generation Iv
Growth rate
Slow
Capture rate
45
Base happiness
70

Base stats

Hp108
Attack130
Defense95
Special Attack80
Special Defense85
Speed102
Total600

Type effectiveness

Damage taken when Garchomp is hit by each type:

Very weak to

ICE

Weak to

DRAGONFAIRY

Resists

FIRE½×POISON½×ROCK½×

Immune to

ELECTRIC

Based on Dragon / Ground typing. Abilities may modify these matchups.

Evolution family

Level 24
Selected game context

Pokémon Gold and Silver