Garganacl

Garganacl (shiny)

#0934

Garganacl

Rock Salt Pokémon

Many Pokémon gather around Garganacl, hoping to lick at its mineral-rich salt.

In Pokémon GO · 2711 max CP 1 TCG Pocket card

Details

Height2.3 m

Weight240.0 kg

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky

Base friendship50Low

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium slow

Base EXP250

Abilities

Protects from status conditions and halves damage from Ghost-type moves.

Prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. Protects against the one-hit KO moves regardless of HP.

Clear BodyHidden

Prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon.

Egg groups: Mineral

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Sprites

Base stats

HP

100

Attack

100

Defense

130

Sp. Atk

45

Sp. Def

90

Speed

35

Total

500

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Resistant to

Fire½×

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

Stealth Rock

OU

Moves

Item

Leftovers

NatureCareful+SpD/−SpA

TeraFairyWater

EV spread

HP252

Def52

SpD▲204

Curse

OU

Moves

Item

Leftovers

NatureCareful+SpD/−SpA

TeraWaterFairy

EV spread

HP252

Def52

SpD▲204

Iron Defense

OU

Moves

Item

Leftovers

NatureCareful+SpD/−SpA

TeraWater

EV spread

HP252

Def4

SpD▲252

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

Evolution

Nacli

Lv. 24

Naclstack

Lv. 38

Garganacl

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

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

Meteor BeamSTAB

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
0	Hammer Arm Lowers user’s Speed by one stage.	Fighting	Physical	100	90	10
1	Block Prevents the target from leaving battle.	Normal	Status	—	—	5
1	Harden Raises the user’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	—	30
1	Rock Blast Hits 2-5 times in one turn.	Rock	Physical	25	90	10
1	Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Wide Guard Prevents any multi-target moves from hitting friendly Pokémon this turn.	Rock	Status	—	—	10
5	Rock Throw Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Rock	Physical	50	90	15
7	Mud Shot Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Ground	Special	55	95	15
10	Rock Tomb Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Rock	Physical	60	95	15
13	Rock Polish Raises the user’s Speed by two stages.	Rock	Status	—	—	20
16	Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Normal	Physical	70	100	15
24	Salt Cure	Rock	Physical	40	100	15
30	Recover Heals the user by half its max HP.	Normal	Status	—	—	5
34	Rock Slide Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Rock	Physical	75	90	10
40	Stealth Rock Causes damage when opposing Pokémon switch in.	Rock	Status	—	—	20
44	Heavy Slam Power is higher when the user weighs more than the target, up to a maximum of 120.	Steel	Physical	—	100	10
49	Earthquake Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users.	Ground	Physical	100	100	10
54	Stone Edge Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Rock	Physical	100	80	5
60	Explosion User faints.	Normal	Physical	250	100	5

Sprites & renders

8 sprites & renders for Garganacl.

Official artwork

Pokémon HOME

Animated

Animated (back)

Front

Back

Across the games

scarlet violet

Black · White

More Rock-type Pokémon

Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.

All Rock-type Pokémon

Community notes

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Cite this page

“Garganacl”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/garganacl.

Species data from PokéAPI.