Mega EvolutionMega Garchomp Z
Mega Evolution of Garchomp. Check current Mega eligibility before using this form.
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Mega statsvs Garchomp
How to Mega Evolve
Garchomp Mega Z is reached in battle by giving Garchomp its Mega Stone and triggering the Omni Ring — one Mega per battle, held for the rest of the match even after switching out.
Abilities
Competitive usage
Showdown ladder · Sep 2026
Moves
- Dragon Claw22.3%
- Rock Slide18.5%
- Stomping Tantrum18.2%
- Earthquake18.1%
- Protect14.6%
- Rock Tomb2.9%
- Poison Jab1.2%
- Scale Shot0.6%
- Swords Dance0.5%
- Bulldoze0.4%
Items
- Life Orb43.1%
- Choice Scarf37.6%
- Sitrus Berry8.1%
- Rocky Helmet3.9%
- Soft Sand1.2%
- Lum Berry1.2%
- Roseli Berry1.0%
- Haban Berry0.8%
Abilities
- Rough Skin97.3%
- Sand Veil2.7%
Natures
- Adamant48.1%
- Jolly47.7%
- Careful1.2%
- Impish0.9%
- Modest0.7%
Common teammates
- Charizard-Mega-Y10.0%
- Kingambit8.8%
- Incineroar6.3%
- Sylveon4.7%
- Basculegion4.6%
- Rillaboom4.6%
- Sneasler4.6%
- Whimsicott4.0%
Stat-Point spreads
- Jolly · 2/32/0/0/0/32 SP28.0%
- Adamant · 2/32/0/0/0/32 SP17.7%
- Jolly · 0/32/1/0/1/32 SP3.4%
- Adamant · 14/20/0/0/0/32 SP2.5%
- Adamant · 10/20/9/0/0/27 SP2.3%
- Adamant · 4/30/0/0/0/32 SP2.3%
Ladder spreads in Champions Stat Points (stat order HP/Atk/Def/SpA/SpD/Spe) — the ladder's Champions formats use SP natively.
Source: Smogon / Pokémon Showdown usage statistics (Champions ladder) · Showdown ladder · Sep 2026. About these stats
Notable moves
Hard-hitting attacks, one per type, from 94 indexed learnset moves. This list is not an M-C legality check.
Editorial sample teams
Tyranitar's Sand Stream doubles Excadrill's Speed via Sand Rush and chips everything that isn't Rock, Ground or Steel. Garchomp takes your one Mega slot, Incineroar's Intimidate and Fake Out buy setup turns, and Gholdengo (Good as Gold) walls the status moves that would slow the sweep.
Mega Mawile's Huge Power and Fairy/Steel typing blanks the dragon-heavy meta while Sylveon's Pixilate Hyper Voice pressures from range. Corviknight and Gholdengo form the defensive backbone behind a Garchomp sweeper.
Mega Kangaskhan spearheads — Parental Bond turns every hit into two, so Fake Out chips and Double-Edge hurts twice. Weavile's priority Ice Shard picks off weakened dragons, Garchomp and Volcarona provide secondary win conditions, and Gholdengo plus Corviknight keep it from folding to faster teams.