Forms

Garbodor Gmax Garbodor

#0569

Garbodor

Trash Heap Pokémon

Poison

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

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Details

Height1.9 m

Weight107.3 kg

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate60(14.8%)Tricky

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium

Base EXP166

Abilities

Stench

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

Weak Armor

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

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Sprites

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

474

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Ground2×

Psychic2×

Resistant to

Fighting½×

Poison½×

Bug½×

Grass½×

Fairy½×

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

Moves

Item

Rocky Helmet

AbilityAftermath

NatureImpish+Def/−SpA

EV spread

HP80

Def▲252

Spe176

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Garbodor

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Black

White

Black 2

White 2

Sun

Moon

Sword

Bridge Field East Lake Axewell Lake of Outrage

Shield

Bridge Field East Lake Axewell Lake of Outrage

Evolution

#0568Trubbish

Lv. 36

#0569Garbodor

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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.

Moves

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