Best Garchomp counters in Pokémon GO

Looking for the best ways to take down Garchomp in Pokémon GO Raid Battles? Our guide has got you covered with a comprehensive list of the top Garchomp counters, including the highest DPS and tankiest options.

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Best Garchomp counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Shadow Mamoswine	Powder Snow	Avalanche	56.23	803.30	4	81.9s	109.3
2	Shadow Weavile	Ice Shard	Avalanche	52.75	631.58	5	91.0s	98.1
3	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Outrage	41.26	1261.33	2	98.7s	97.0
4	Galarian Standard Darmanitan	Ice Fang	Avalanche	50.13	664.88	5	93.5s	95.7
5	Baxcalibur	Ice Fang	Avalanche	46.56	795.45	4	95.4s	94.7
6	Mamoswine	Powder Snow	Avalanche	45.63	779.32	4	97.4s	92.8
7	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Ice Beam	45.63	772.63	4	97.5s	92.6
8	Mega Gardevoir	Charm	Triple Axel	41.20	997.37	3	101.8s	91.4
9	Mega Glalie	Frost Breath	Avalanche	45.61	704.04	5	99.4s	90.4
10	Mega Abomasnow	Powder Snow	Weather Ball	42.55	838.50	4	101.8s	89.6
11	Shadow Mr. Rime	Ice Shard	Triple Axel	45.79	626.33	5	101.6s	88.1
12	Kyurem	Dragon Breath	Glaciate *	41.55	764.38	4	105.5s	86.0
13	Shadow Articuno	Frost Breath	Ice Beam	37.49	1012.43	3	110.3s	85.5
14	Glaceon	Frost Breath	Avalanche	41.99	673.07	5	107.1s	84.0
15	Weavile	Ice Shard	Avalanche	43.09	616.39	5	106.9s	83.8
16	Mega Salamence	Dragon Tail	Outrage *	33.91	1161.03	3	118.6s	82.0
17	Shadow Salamence	Dragon Tail	Outrage *	38.02	762.60	4	113.6s	80.5
18	Shadow Walrein	Frost Breath	Icicle Spear *	38.64	712.45	5	113.4s	80.1
19	Shadow Piloswine	Ice Shard	Avalanche	42.42	538.27	6	111.6s	80.1
20	Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Ice Beam	37.19	751.75	4	116.0s	78.8

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About the results

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Garchomp in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Garchomp down quickly with high DPS, or the tankiest counters that can withstand its attacks, our guide has something for every trainer.

This table displays a list of best Garchomp counters in Pokémon GO with their Fast Attacks, Charged Attacks, DPS (damage per second), TDO (total damage output), faints, TTW (time to win), and score. The list is sorted by the score, which is calculated based on the DPS, TDO, faints, and TTW.

The top-ranked Garchomp counter is Shadow Mamoswine, followed by Shadow Weavile, Mega Rayquaza, and Galarian Standard Darmanitan. The table also includes Baxcalibur, Mamoswine, Shadow Mewtwo, and Mega Gardevoir, among others. Each Pokemon's type is indicated by an icon beside their name.

Garchomp type chart

When fighting Garchomp, keep in mind the following that Dragon and Ground-type Pokémon are weak to Ice, Dragon, and Fairy type moves. They take reduced damage from Fire, Poison, Rock, and Electric type moves.

Weaknesses

Ice	256.0%
Dragon	160.0%
Fairy	160.0%

Resistances

Electric	24.4%
Fire	62.5%
Poison	62.5%
Rock	62.5%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.