Mega Garchomp

Its fine scales don't just reduce wind resistance—their sharp edges also cause injury to any opponent who attacks it.

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Mega Garchomp - Mega Evolution Bonuses

Catch Candy Boost (+1)
Boosted Ally Attacks
7-Day Rest Period
Mega Energy Requirement: -80%

Catch Candy Boost (+1)
Catch Candy XL Chance (+10%)
Catch XP Boost (+50)
Boosted Ally Attacks
5-Day Rest Period
Mega Energy Requirement: -90%

Catch Candy Boost (+2)
Catch Candy XL Chance (+25%)
Catch XP Boost (+100)
Boosted Ally Attacks
3-Day Rest Period
Mega Energy Requirement: -95%

It costs 300 Mega Energy to evolve Mega Garchomp for the first time.

Candy, Candy XL and XP Boosts only apply when capturing Pokemon with Dragon types and Ground types

It takes 30 Mega Evolves to reach Max Level.

Mega Garchomp Weaknesses and Strengths

Mega Garchomp is a dual-type Pokemon of types Dragon and Ground. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Dragon	160%
Fairy	160%
Ice	256%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Electric	24.4%
Fire	62.5%
Poison	62.5%
Rock	62.5%

Best Moves for Mega Garchomp in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Mega Garchomp.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Dragon Tail	Outrage	50.21	607.74
Dragon Tail	Earthquake	63.03	599.15
Dragon Tail	Earth Power	49.69	588.17
Dragon Tail	Return	66.36	558.46
Mud Shot	Outrage	43.85	553.00
Dragon Tail	Fire Blast	49.69	541.20
Mud Shot	Earthquake	56.67	537.39
Mud Shot	Earth Power	43.33	535.78
Mud Shot	Return	60.00	466.70
Mud Shot	Fire Blast	43.33	453.60

All Moves for Mega Garchomp

Below are all the moves that Mega Garchomp can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Earthquake	Charged	140	38.89	3600ms	-100
Fire Blast	Charged	140	33.33	4200ms	-100
Sand Tomb	Charged	60	15	4000ms	-33
Earth Power EliteTM	Charged	100	27.78	3600ms	-50
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Outrage	Charged	110	33.85	3900ms	-50
Dragon Tail	Quick	15	16.36	1100ms	9
Mud Shot	Quick	5	8.33	600ms	7

Mega Garchomp Evolution

Gible	Requires 25x Candy	Gabite
Gabite	Requires 100x Candy	Garchomp
Garchomp	Requires 300x Mega Energy	Mega Garchomp

Best Mega Garchomp Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Mega Garchomp Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Mega Garchomp in a raid.