Garchomp #0445 Shadow
| Max CP | L403962L504479L51 · Best Buddy4532 |
| Buddy Distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Released | Jun 21, 2023May 14, 2025 |
| Purification | 5,000 Stardust · 5 Candy |
Type Effectiveness
Garchomp takes 256% from Ice, and 160% from Dragon and Fairy moves.
Shadow Garchomp is a Dragon/Ground-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, doubly weak to Ice and weak to Dragon and Fairy.
It reaches 4479 CP at level 50, or 4532 as a Best Buddy.
Its best raid moveset is Dragon Tail with Breaking Swipe.
Base Stats
Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.
Best Movesets
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DragonDragon Tail | DragonBreaking Swipe | 19.5 | 398 | |
| 2 | DragonDragon Tail | GroundEarth Power | 18.1 | 370 |
| 3 | DragonDragon Tail | DragonOutrage | 18.0 | 369 |
| 4 | GroundMud Shot | DragonBreaking Swipe | 17.9 | 365 |
| 5 | DragonDragon Tail | GroundEarthquake | 17.8 | 364 |
| 6 | GroundMud Shot | DragonOutrage | 16.8 | 343 |
| 7 | GroundMud Shot | GroundEarth Power | 16.8 | 343 |
| 8 | DragonDragon Tail | FireFire Blast | 16.0 | 327 |
8 More Pairings
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | GroundMud Shot | GroundEarthquake | 16.0 | 327 |
| 10 | DragonDragon Tail | DragonTwister | 13.9 | 283 |
| 11 | GroundMud Shot | FireFire Blast | 13.7 | 279 |
| 12 | DragonDragon Tail | GroundSand Tomb | 13.2 | 269 |
| 13 | DragonDragon Tail | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 13.0 | 266 |
| 14 | GroundMud Shot | DragonTwister | 12.0 | 246 |
| 15 | GroundMud Shot | GroundSand Tomb | 11.6 | 237 |
| 16 | GroundMud Shot | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 8.0 | 163 |
Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.
DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.
Don’t Use means repeating the fast move does at least as much damage as using this charged move, either because the move is weak or because this Pokémon faints before it pays off.
Moves
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | EPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Tail | Dragon | 14 | 8 | 1.0s | 14.0 | 8.0 | |
| Mud Shot | Ground | 4 | 6 | 0.5s | 8.0 | 12.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breaking Swipe | Dragon | 45 | 33 | 1.0s | 45.0 | 1.36 | |
| Earthquake | Ground | 140 | 100 | 3.5s | 40.0 | 1.40 | |
| Fire Blast | Fire | 140 | 100 | 4.0s | 35.0 | 1.40 | |
| Earth PowerE | Ground | 100 | 50 | 3.5s | 28.6 | 2.00 | |
| Outrage | Dragon | 110 | 50 | 4.0s | 27.5 | 2.20 | |
| Twister | Dragon | 50 | 33 | 3.0s | 16.7 | 1.52 | |
| Sand Tomb | Ground | 60 | 33 | 4.0s | 15.0 | 1.82 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 33 | 2.0s | 5.0 | 0.30 |
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Turns | DPT | EPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Tail | Dragon | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| Mud Shot | Ground | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Ground | 120 | 65 | 1.85 | |
| Outrage | Dragon | 110 | 60 | 1.83 | |
| Fire Blast | Fire | 140 | 80 | 1.75 | |
| Twister | Dragon | 70 | 40 | 1.75 | |
| Sand Tomb | Ground | 55 | 45 | 1.22 | |
| Earth PowerE | Ground | 90 | 50 | 1.80 | |
| Breaking Swipe | Dragon | 50 | 50 | 1.00 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 70 | 0.14 |
DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.
Evolution Family
Top Counters
As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
- 1
White KyuremIceIce FangIceIce Burn50.1 eDPS - 2
Mega Mewtwo YPsychicPsycho CutIceIce Beam41.3 eDPS - 3
Shadow MamoswineIcePowder SnowIceAvalanche40.0 eDPS - 4
Mega RayquazaDragonDragon TailDragonBreaking SwipeE37.0 eDPS - 5
EternatusDragonDragon TailDragonDynamax CannonE36.8 eDPS - 6
Shadow WeavileIceIce ShardIceAvalanche36.7 eDPS
Stronger than the everyday pick against 40 of 134 Tier 5 and Mega bosses.
The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
Mega ManectricMega RaidGroundMud ShotGroundEarth PowerE+3.0% Gainover Garchomp
Mega AmpharosMega RaidDragonDragon TailDragonBreaking Swipe+2.8% Gainover Garchomp
Mega Raichu YMega RaidGroundMud ShotGroundEarth PowerE+2.7% Gainover Garchomp
RegielekiTier 5 RaidGroundMud ShotGroundEarth PowerE+2.2% Gainover Excadrill
Mega Raichu XMega RaidGroundMud ShotGroundEarth PowerE+2.1% Gainover Excadrill
XurkitreeTier 5 RaidGroundMud ShotGroundEarth PowerE+2.0% Gainover Excadrill
RaikouTier 5 RaidGroundMud ShotGroundEarth PowerE+1.9% Gainover Garchomp
RegidragoTier 5 RaidDragonDragon TailDragonBreaking Swipe+1.6% Gainover Dragapult
CP by Level
Encounter | Level | Guaranteed CP | Max CP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | 15 | 163110/10/10 | 169815/15/15 | |
| Raids & Eggs | 20 | 217410/10/10 | 226415/15/15 | |
| Weather-Boosted Raids | 25 | 271810/10/10 | 283015/15/15 | |
| L40 | 40 | 35010/0/0 | 396215/15/15 | |
| L50 | 50 | 39580/0/0 | 447915/15/15 | |
| L51 · Best Buddy | 51 | 40050/0/0 | 453215/15/15 |
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level | 15/15/15 | 0/0/0 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 15 | 1698 | 1500 |
| Level 20 | 2264 | 2000 |
| Level 25 | 2830 | 2500 |
| Level 30 | 3396 | 3001 |
| Level 35 | 3679 | 3251 |
| Level 40 | 3962 | 3501 |
| Level 45 | 4216 | 3726 |
| Level 50 | 4479 | 3958 |
| Level 51 | 4532 | 4005 |
Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.
L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.
Dex Details
| Second Charged Move | 75 Candy · 75,000 Stardust |
| Height / Weight | 1.9 m · 95 kg |
| Gender Ratio | 50.0%50.0% |
| Trading | TradableTransferable |
Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Garchomp in the RotomLabs Pokédex
PvP IV Spreads
Great League
1500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/15/14 | 1495 | 14 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 0/15/15 | 1498 | 14 | 100.00% |
| #3 | 1/14/14 | 1498 | 14 | 99.90% |
| #4 | 2/13/14 | 1500 | 14 | 99.79% |
| #5 | 1/15/12 | 1495 | 14 | 99.58% |
| #6 | 1/15/13 | 1498 | 14 | 99.58% |
| #7 | 0/14/14 | 1492 | 14 | 99.51% |
| #8 | 0/14/15 | 1495 | 14 | 99.51% |
| #9 | 2/14/12 | 1497 | 14 | 99.48% |
| #10 | 2/14/13 | 1500 | 14 | 99.48% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #1866 of 4,096, with 95.08% of the best stat product.
Great League Rankings on PvPokeUltra League
2500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/14/13 | 2499 | 23.5 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 0/15/12 | 2500 | 23.5 | 99.86% |
| #3 | 0/12/15 | 2497 | 23.5 | 99.64% |
| #4 | 1/15/10 | 2500 | 23.5 | 99.63% |
| #5 | 0/13/13 | 2493 | 23.5 | 99.51% |
| #6 | 0/13/14 | 2498 | 23.5 | 99.51% |
| #7 | 1/12/13 | 2497 | 23.5 | 99.41% |
| #8 | 0/14/12 | 2494 | 23.5 | 99.38% |
| #9 | 2/11/13 | 2500 | 23.5 | 99.30% |
| #10 | 1/13/12 | 2498 | 23.5 | 99.28% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #675 of 4,096, with 97.03% of the best stat product.
Ultra League Rankings on PvPokeRanked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.
Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.