Usage · August 2026
3.8%
Garchomp is ranked #45 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 89,750 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#45 of 230
Raw count89,750
Viability ceiling89
Month on month+0.54pp
13 month peak5.0%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 600
HP
108
Atk
130
Def
95
SpA
80
SpD
85
Spe
102
Usage over time3.8%▲ 0.54pppeak 5.0% · Aug '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
27.9% of Garchomp teamsHP
248
Atk
0
Def
216
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
44
NatureImpish
AbilityRough Skin · 100.0%
ItemRocky Helmet · 73.6%
Tera typeGhost · 75.2%
Moves
99.5%
79.5%
76.3%
63.7%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageImpish252 HP / 216 Def / 40 Spe11.7%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe10.2%
Moves
9 tracked99.5%
79.5%
76.3%
63.7%
20.9%
20.7%
10.3%
9.0%
5.1%
Items
73.6%
19.0%
4.7%
Tera types
75.2%
7.8%
7.3%
4.1%
1.8%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Impish248 HP / 216 Def / 44 Spe27.9%
Impish252 HP / 216 Def / 40 Spe11.7%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe10.2%
Impish248 HP / 212 Def / 48 Spe5.1%
Impish240 HP / 208 Def / 60 Spe5.0%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe4.5%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Garchomp build for Gen 9 OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 OU players run most often, taken from 730,502 battles in August 2026. Garchomp sits at rank #45 with 3.8% usage, which puts it in C tier, up 0.54 points on the month before.
These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.
The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.