Pokemon GO Garchomp: Best counters, moveset, and is it any good?

With numerous movesets and counters available for Pokemon GO Garchomp, trainers might be curious to learn what they are. The PvP and PvE battle modes of this mobile title function differently. Thus, it might be difficult to make progress in them with Garchomp when you cannot objectively judge whether it is viable. Garchomp is a Pseudo-Legendary Pokemon, so it might be fine to use in the game, right? Let's find out!

In this article, we will discuss the best moveset and counters for Garchomp in Pokemon GO. We will also review whether the Ground- and Dragon-type Pocket Monster is a reliable option for battles.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the writer's point of view.

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Best moveset for Garchomp in Pokemon GO

Garchomp in the anime (Image via TPC)

A Garchomp has two Fast Moves and five Charged Moves in Pokemon GO. That said, this entity can only perform effectively, at the fullest, in PvP and PvE when different pairs of movesets are trained.

Best PvP moveset for Garchomp in Pokemon GO

• Fast Move: Dragon Tail
• Charged Moves: Sand Tomb and Outrage

Best PvE moveset for Garchomp in Pokemon GO

• Fast Move: Dragon Tail
• Charged Move: Outrage

With the second Charged Move Sand Tomb, Garchomp has a 100% chance to decrease the opponent’s defense by 20%. This is quite significant in PvP fights.

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All learnable moves by Garchomp in Pokemon GO

Garchomp’s Fast Moves:

• Mud Shot (Ground)
• Dragon Tail (Dragon)

Garchomp’s Charged Moves:

• Earthquake (Ground)
• Fire Blast (Fire)
• Sand Tomb (Ground)
• Outrage (Dragon)
• Earthpower (Ground)

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Counters for Garchomp in Pokemon GO

Counters for Garchomp in Pokemon GO (Image via TPC)

Garchomp can be easily countered by Ice-type attacks, and the other slightly less effective type attacks for it are Dragon and Fairy. If Pocket Monsters of these types are taught the significant moves, they can confidently bring down Garchomp in the game. Their names are as follows:

• Salamence
• Walerin
• Piloswine
• Vanilluxe
• Cryogonal
• Rayquaza
• Beartik
• Aurorus
• Primal Kyogre
• Articuno

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Garchomp in Pokemon GO: Stats and weaknesses

The Dragon- and Ground-type Garchomp has the following stats in the game:

• Max combat power (CP): 4479
• Attack: 261
• Defense: 193
• Stamina: 239
• Weather Boost: Sunny and Windy
• Shiny Garchomp available: Yes
• Weaknesses: Ice (256%), Dragon (160%), and Fairy (160%)
• Resistance: Electric (24.4%), Fire (62.5%), Poison (62.5%), and Rock (62.5%)

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Is Garchomp good in Pokemon GO PvP and PvE?

Garchomp's performance analysis (Image via TPC)

Yes, Garchomp is good in PvE gameplay. It is an excellent attacker, and by being gifted with bulk power, this Pokemon can become an amazing Gym defender. The damage output of its best moveset is 627.92, which is fantastic for defending Gyms and attacking raids.

Coming to the utility of Garchomp in the GO Battle League, it is only suitable for the Master League. Aside from this, it is impractical for the Great and Ultra League matches. From this, we can say it is only useful in one major format of Pokemon GO PvP.