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Garbodor

Trash Heap Pokémon

Game version

AppearanceStandard

Garbodor

Garbodor (shiny)

Height: 1.9 m
Weight: 107.3 kg

Alternate forms (2)

Garbodor Gmax Garbodor

Training & breeding details

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate60(14.8%)Tricky

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium

Base EXP166

The toxic liquid it launches from its right arm is so virulent that it can kill a weakened creature instantly.

In Pokémon GO · 2345 max CP 3 TCG Pocket cards

Base stats

HP

80

Attack

95

Defense

82

Sp. Atk

60

Sp. Def

82

Speed

75

Total

474

Base Stat Total

Abilities

Has a 10% chance of making target Pokémon flinch with each hit.

Raises Speed and lowers Defense by one stage each upon being hit by a physical move.

AftermathHidden

Damages the attacker for 1/4 its max HP when knocked out by a contact move.

Egg groups: Mineral

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Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Resistant to

Bug½×

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Defensive

NU

Moves

Item

Rocky Helmet

AbilityAftermath

NatureImpish+Def/−SpA

EV spread

HP80

Def▲252

Spe176

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026

Where to find Garbodor

Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.

Black

White

Black 2

White 2

X

Friend Safari Lost Hotel Pokémon Village

Y

Friend Safari Lost Hotel Pokémon Village

Sun

Moon

Sword

Bridge Field East Lake Axewell Giant's Cap Lake of Outrage Max Dens in the Galar Wild Area Motostoke Riverbank North Lake Miloch

Shield

Bridge Field East Lake Axewell Giant's Cap Lake of Outrage Max Dens in the Galar Wild Area Motostoke Riverbank North Lake Miloch

Crown Tundra (Sword)

Ballimere Lake Frigid Sea Giant's Bed Max Lair

Crown Tundra (Shield)

Ballimere Lake Frigid Sea Giant's Bed Max Lair

Evolution

Trubbish

Lv. 36

Garbodor

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Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Garbodor can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Sludge WaveSTAB

Sludge BombSTAB

Moves

Find a move20 of 20

Scroll across the table for type, power, accuracy and PP →

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Acid Spray Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages.	Poison	Special	40	100	20
1	Metal Claw Has a chance to raise the user’s Attack by one stage.	Steel	Physical	50	95	35
1	Poison Gas Poisons the target.	Poison	Status	—	90	40
1	Pound Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Recycle User recovers the item it last used up.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
1	Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.	Normal	Physical	90	85	20
9	Amnesia Raises the user’s Special Defense by two stages.	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
12	Clear Smog Removes all of the target’s stat modifiers.	Poison	Special	50	—	15
14	Double Slap Hits 2-5 times in one turn.	Normal	Physical	15	85	10
15	Toxic Spikes Scatters poisoned spikes, poisoning opposing Pokémon that switch in.	Poison	Status	—	—	20
18	Sludge Has a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Special	65	100	20
21	Stockpile Stores energy up to three times for use with Spit Up and Swallow.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
21	Swallow Recovers 1/4 HP after one Stockpile, 1/2 HP after two Stockpiles, or full HP after three Stockpiles.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
24	Body Slam Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Normal	Physical	85	100	15
27	Sludge Bomb Has a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Special	90	100	10
30	Toxic Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.	Poison	Status	—	90	10
33	Belch Can only be used after the user has eaten a berry.	Poison	Special	120	90	10
39	Pain Split Sets the user’s and targets’s HP to the average of their current HP.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
43	Gunk Shot Has a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Physical	120	80	5
48	Explosion User faints.	Normal	Physical	250	100	5

Sprites & renders

15 sprites & renders for Garbodor.

Official artwork

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Animated

Animated (back)

Front

Back

Across the games

Menu Icons

Black · White

champions

X · Y

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ORAS

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Ultra Sun · Moon

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Cite this page

“Garbodor”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/garbodor.

Species data from PokéAPI.