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GarchompPokémon Champions — Regulation M-B usage stats and trends

Data through June 2026 · Smogon weighted ladder statistics

Garchomp ranks #2 in Pokémon Champions — Regulation M-B with 32.30% usage as of June 2026. Over 1 month on record its usage has held steady.

Usage history

MonthUsageRank
June 202632.30%2

Common tournament builds

Exact sets from recent tournament top cuts (via Limitless). Champions does not publish stat spreads, so builds list item, ability, nature, and moves only.

Seen on 63 top-cut teams · best finish 1st (merijnvd) at VGC Trainer School; champions m/b #1

Garchomp @ Life Orb
Ability: Rough Skin
Level: 50
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Claw
- Protect
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake

Seen on 15 top-cut teams · best finish 1st (Louie John Valencia) at Khun Champions Cup #2

Garchomp @ Life Orb
Ability: Rough Skin
Level: 50
Jolly Nature
- Protect
- Dragon Claw
- Stomping Tantrum
- Earthquake

Seen on 11 top-cut teams · best finish 2nd (BatCoach) at Champions Collective #12

Garchomp @ Life Orb
Ability: Rough Skin
Level: 50
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Claw
- Stomping Tantrum
- Rock Slide
- Protect

Top Garchomp moves (ladder share)

MoveShare
Dragon Claw22.9%
Rock Slide20.3%
Protect19.9%
Earthquake19.2%
Stomping Tantrum10.0%
Poison Jab2.8%
Rock Tomb2.3%
Scale Shot0.6%
Swords Dance0.6%
Iron Head0.3%

Top Garchomp items (ladder share)

ItemShare
Life Orb62.1%
Choice Scarf11.3%
Sitrus Berry9.3%
Roseli Berry8.0%
Soft Sand1.9%
Haban Berry1.2%
White Herb1.1%
Lum Berry1.1%

Abilities (ladder share)

AbilityShare
Rough Skin96.5%
Sand Veil3.5%

Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)

SpreadShare
Jolly:2/32/0/0/0/3242.0%
Adamant:2/32/0/0/0/326.9%
Jolly:0/30/4/0/0/325.0%
Jolly:6/28/0/0/0/323.1%
Jolly:0/32/0/0/2/322.7%

Common Garchomp teammates (ladder share)

TeammateShare
Whimsicott9.2%
Charizard-Mega-Y7.5%
Basculegion7.4%
Kingambit6.4%
Incineroar4.8%
Staraptor-Mega4.4%
Floette-Mega4.0%
Sinistcha3.9%
Gholdengo3.5%
Sylveon3.4%

Checks and counters

PokémonScoreKO %Switch-out %
Farigiraf0.000.0%0.0%
Whimsicott0.000.0%0.0%
Staraptor-Mega0.000.0%0.0%
Basculegion0.000.0%0.0%
Grimmsnarl0.000.0%0.0%
Archaludon0.000.0%0.0%
Pelipper0.000.0%0.0%
Tsareena0.000.0%0.0%

Score: higher means more effective against Garchomp. KO % is how often Garchomp is knocked out by the counter; switch-out % is how often it switches out against it.

Is Garchomp good in Pokémon Champions — Regulation M-B?

By usage, Garchomp is the #2 pick in Pokémon Champions — Regulation M-B at 32.30% of weighted teams as of June 2026, and its usage has held steady over the months on record. Usage is not a tier rating — but at this rate you should either have a plan for Garchomp or a reason you are not running it.