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What every Pokémon in the format runs in tournaments: item, ability, nature and its four moves, with the win rate of the teams using each option.

Garchomp (Mega Z)

Garchomp (Mega Z)

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DragonGround

Base stats

HP108
Attack130
Defense95
Sp. Atk80
Sp. Def85
Speed102
Usage15.2 %
Teams1628
Adjusted WR49.5 %-0.5 pp
Games8487

Teams that run it

TeamTournamentDatePlacingPlayer
BasculegionGalladeGarchomp (Mega Z)Pyroar (Mega)RillaboomWhimsicottØutcasts' Saturday Night #1 [1st: Shiny Salamence]2026-10-101Kanon Daiba
ArchaludonCharizard (Mega Y)Garchomp (Mega Z)GrimmsnarlPelipperVenusaur🍋Sitrus-Series🍋|Champions-MC|#792026-10-071mir_merchant
Garchomp (Mega Z)GholdengoIncineroarRaichu (Mega Y)RillaboomVolcaronaPado's Dojo Reg M-C Pratice #3 🍥2026-10-071Finnick
ArchaludonCharizard (Mega Y)Garchomp (Mega Z)GrimmsnarlPelipperVenusaur⛩️Chadweezy95 VGC Champions Tournament Ep 28!⛩️2026-10-061Robin_VGC
ArchaludonCharizard (Mega Y)EspathraGarchomp (Mega Z)PolitoedVenusaurTrinity Championship 15 (Double Format)2026-10-041RiccardoDA7
ArchaludonGarchomp (Mega Z)GholdengoPelipperSneaslerSwampert (Mega)⛩️Chadweezy95 VGC Champions Tournament Ep 24!⛩️2026-10-031Hashir123
Froslass (Mega)Garchomp (Mega Z)KingambitRillaboomSneaslerVolcaronaWomen's League VGC #162026-10-031Niatri
BasculegionFroslass (Mega)Garchomp (Mega Z)IncineroarRillaboomVolcarona⛩️Chadweezy95 VGC Champions Tournament Ep 23!⛩️2026-10-031Droeloe2110
FarigirafGarchomp (Mega Z)IncineroarSneaslerSylveonTorkoalVGC Indigo League #1 (Prize: Eternal Floette)2026-10-031Kirlikira
ArmarougeGarchomp (Mega Z)Indeedee ♀KingambitRaichu (Mega Y)Sneasler⚔️Torre Lotta Cup #1⚔️ | Reg M-C | Premi/Prizes🏆2026-10-031Jaylun C

Showing 10 of 1628 teams.

Moves

Protect99.6 %
Power Gem89.1 %
Earth Power73.1 %
Dragon Pulse61.0 %
Draco Meteor39.6 %
Flamethrower31.8 %
Fire Blast1.6 %
Substitute1.4 %
Rock Slide0.7 %
Earthquake0.6 %
Stomping Tantrum0.4 %
Dragon Claw0.3 %
Breaking Swipe0.2 %
Rock Tomb0.1 %

Items

Garchompite Z99.9 %
Garchompnite Z0.1 %

Abilities

Rough Skin95.8 %
Levitate2.3 %
Sand Veil1.9 %

Natures

Modest82.4 %
Timid15.9 %
Jolly0.8 %
Adamant0.3 %
Mild0.2 %
Naive0.2 %

The bar is how often it's run and the color is the adjusted WR of teams with that option (blue wins more, red wins less).

Most common full sets

ItemAbilityMovesTimes%Adj. WR %
Garchompite ZRough SkinDragon Pulse / Earth Power / Power Gem / Protect70743.4 %50.3 %
Garchompite ZRough SkinDraco Meteor / Earth Power / Power Gem / Protect28317.4 %53.1 %
Garchompite ZRough SkinDraco Meteor / Flamethrower / Power Gem / Protect23814.6 %48.7 %
Garchompite ZRough SkinDragon Pulse / Flamethrower / Power Gem / Protect1287.9 %44.8 %
Garchompite ZRough SkinDragon Pulse / Earth Power / Flamethrower / Protect633.9 %48.9 %
Garchompite ZRough SkinDraco Meteor / Earth Power / Flamethrower / Protect513.1 %48.8 %
Garchompite ZLevitateDragon Pulse / Earth Power / Power Gem / Protect161.0 %45.7 %
Garchompite ZRough SkinDragon Pulse / Power Gem / Protect / Substitute161.0 %51.0 %
Garchompite ZSand VeilDragon Pulse / Earth Power / Power Gem / Protect120.7 %40.8 %
Garchompite ZLevitateDraco Meteor / Earth Power / Power Gem / Protect100.6 %53.5 %
Garchompite ZRough SkinDraco Meteor / Fire Blast / Power Gem / Protect80.5 %52.7 %
Garchompite ZRough SkinDraco Meteor / Dragon Pulse / Flamethrower / Protect80.5 %44.1 %

Teammates

Who does Garchomp (Mega Z) team up with?

Adj. WR %4456 %

0 %10 %20 %30 %40 %50 %60 %70 %Rillaboom · % with it 67.8 % · Adj. WR % 49.0 %67.8Incineroar · % with it 59.6 % · Adj. WR % 49.1 %59.6Volcarona · % with it 41.2 % · Adj. WR % 49.2 %41.2Gholdengo · % with it 37.3 % · Adj. WR % 47.0 %37.3Raichu (Mega Y) · % with it 34.0 % · Adj. WR % 49.4 %34.0Sneasler · % with it 33.4 % · Adj. WR % 48.6 %33.4Farigiraf · % with it 18.2 % · Adj. WR % 48.8 %18.2Archaludon · % with it 14.7 % · Adj. WR % 51.6 %14.7Charizard (Mega Y) · % with it 13.4 % · Adj. WR % 54.7 %13.4Pelipper · % with it 13.3 % · Adj. WR % 52.0 %13.3Kingambit · % with it 12.8 % · Adj. WR % 53.6 %12.8Basculegion · % with it 11.5 % · Adj. WR % 56.0 %11.5Sylveon · % with it 11.1 % · Adj. WR % 50.2 %11.1Grimmsnarl · % with it 10.1 % · Adj. WR % 52.3 %10.1Golisopod (Mega) · % with it 8.6 % · Adj. WR % 49.6 %8.6

An affinity above 1 means they're paired more often than their popularity would explain.

Common cores with this Pokémon

Pairs

CoreTeamsUsage %Adj. WR %Top 8
Garchomp (Mega Z)Rillaboom110310.3 %49.0 %161
Garchomp (Mega Z)Incineroar9719.1 %49.1 %135
Garchomp (Mega Z)Volcarona6716.3 %49.2 %102
Garchomp (Mega Z)Gholdengo6075.7 %47.0 %81
Garchomp (Mega Z)Raichu (Mega Y)5535.2 %49.4 %82
Garchomp (Mega Z)Sneasler5435.1 %48.6 %70
FarigirafGarchomp (Mega Z)2972.8 %48.8 %37
ArchaludonGarchomp (Mega Z)2392.2 %51.6 %32

Trios

CoreTeamsUsage %Adj. WR %Top 8
Garchomp (Mega Z)IncineroarRillaboom7957.4 %49.0 %112
Garchomp (Mega Z)RillaboomVolcarona6496.1 %49.0 %100
Garchomp (Mega Z)GholdengoRillaboom5505.1 %47.3 %74
Garchomp (Mega Z)Raichu (Mega Y)Rillaboom5375.0 %49.2 %79
Garchomp (Mega Z)IncineroarVolcarona5274.9 %48.4 %77
Garchomp (Mega Z)GholdengoIncineroar4634.3 %47.3 %59
Garchomp (Mega Z)Raichu (Mega Y)Volcarona4574.3 %49.0 %70
Garchomp (Mega Z)IncineroarRaichu (Mega Y)4474.2 %48.7 %65
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