Keep
Keep to evolve
Gabite will not win battles on its own, but Garchomp is S-tier for Ground raid attacker. Keep the good-IV copies and the candy to evolve one.
Battle roles
- –Great League#531 of 1146 · score 75.1
Ranked #531 of 1146; not competitive in Great League.
- –Ultra Leagueshadow#728 of 844 · score 61
Ranked #728 of 844; not competitive in Ultra League.
Worth evolving into
GarchompS Ground raid attacker (shadow)A Master League (shadow)A Ground raid attackerA Dragon raid attacker (shadow)
Collection value
- Shadow version exists: Shadows hit 20% harder and are worth a raid slot even with low IVs.
Tiers: S = meta-defining, A = strong, B = playable, C = niche. PvP from PvPoke overall rankings; raids from computed DPS/TDO within each attacking type; Max Battles from GO Hub tier lists.
Base stats
Base stats. Bars are scaled to the strongest Pokemon in the game.
Evolution line
- → Garchomp: 100 candy
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PvP rankings (GO Battle League)
| League | Tier | Rank | Score | Recommended moves | Typical build |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great League | – | #531 / 1146 | 75.1 | Mud Shot · Twister · Dig | L30 · 4/15/12 |
| Great LeagueShadow | – | #556 / 1146 | 74.4 | Mud Shot · Twister · Dig | L30 · 4/15/12 |
| Ultra League | – | #759 / 844 | 58.9 | Mud Shot · Twister · Dig | L50 · 15/15/15 |
| Ultra LeagueShadow | – | #728 / 844 | 61 | Mud Shot · Twister · Dig | L50 · 15/15/15 |
| Ultra Premier | – | #674 / 689 | 52.2 | Mud Shot · Dig · Flamethrower | |
| Ultra PremierShadow | – | #677 / 689 | 51 | Mud Shot · Dig · Flamethrower |
Source: PvPoke overall rankings. Score is relative to the league meta (100 = best). Typical build is the IV spread PvPoke assumes.
Raid attacker rankings
| Attacking type | Tier | Rank | DPS | TDO | Best moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dragonShadow | – | #137 / 167 | 7.8 | 78 | Mud Shot · Twister |
| dragon | – | #140 / 167 | 6.7 | 81 | Mud Shot · Twister |
| groundShadow | – | #170 / 299 | 9.0 | 90 | Mud Shot · Dig |
| fireShadow | – | #171 / 260 | 8.6 | 86 | Mud Shot · Flamethrower |
| fire | – | #183 / 260 | 7.6 | 91 | Mud Shot · Flamethrower |
| ground | – | #186 / 299 | 7.9 | 95 | Mud Shot · Dig |
Level 40, 15/15/15, neutral target. DPS = damage per second, TDO = total damage output before fainting. Rank is among every Pokemon using that attacking type.
Moves
| Fast move | Type | Raid power | Energy | Duration | DPS | PvP power | PvP energy | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Take Down | normal | 7 | +8 | 1.0s | 7.0 | 14 | +9 | 3 turns |
Mud ShotSTAB | ground | 4 | +6 | 0.5s | 8.0 | 3 | +9 | 2 turns |
| Charged move | Type | Raid power | Energy | Duration | Dmg/energy | PvP power | PvP energy | Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DigSTAB | ground | 100 | -50 | 4.5s | 2.00 | 70 | -50 | |
TwisterSTAB | dragon | 50 | -33 | 3.0s | 1.52 | 70 | -40 | |
Flamethrower | fire | 65 | -50 | 2.0s | 1.30 | 90 | -55 |
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