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Pokémon GO · #445 · Dragon / Ground

Garchomp in Pokémon GO

Garchomp (#445) is a Dragon / Ground-type Pokémon. In Pokémon GO its max CP is 4,479 at level 50, 3,962 at level 40 and 4,532 as a best buddy at level 51. Its highest-damage moveset is Dragon Tail with Earthquake. It takes extra damage from Ice, Dragon and Fairy attacks.

TypeDragon / Ground
Pokédex number#445
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina261 / 193 / 239
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 513,962 / 4,479 / 4,532
Max HP, level 50213
Buddy distance5 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy
Height / weight1.9 m / 95 kg

Garchomp evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Garchomp evolves from Gabite for 100 Gible Candy.

Garchomp is the last stage of its family: it does not evolve further.

Family: Gible · Gabite · Garchomp

Garchomp CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

LevelCP 15/15/15CP 10/10/10HP 15/15/15Note
151,6981,631131research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
202,2642,174151eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
252,8302,718169raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
303,3963,261185wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
353,6793,533193
403,9623,805200
454,2164,049207
504,4794,302213
514,5324,353214best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Garchomp best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Garchomp at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Garchomp gains from being hit left out.

Fast attackCharged attackDamage per second
Dragon TailEarthquake14.8
Dragon TailBreaking Swipe14.7
Dragon TailEarth Power14.3Elite TM
Dragon TailOutrage14.3
Dragon TailFire Blast13.4

Fast attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergyTimePower / s
Dragon TailDragon1481 s14.0same type, ×1.2
Mud ShotGround460.5 s8.0same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergy costTimePower / s
Breaking SwipeDragon45331 s45.0same type, ×1.2
Earth PowerGround100503.5 s28.6same type, ×1.2, Elite TM
EarthquakeGround1401003.5 s40.0same type, ×1.2
Fire BlastFire1401004 s35.0
OutrageDragon110504 s27.5same type, ×1.2
Sand TombGround60334 s15.0same type, ×1.2
TwisterDragon50333 s16.7same type, ×1.2

Garchomp weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Dragon / Ground. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack typeDamage
Ice×2.56
Dragon×1.6
Fairy×1.6
Electric×0.244
Fire×0.625
Poison×0.625
Rock×0.625

Garchomp CP calculator

CP 3,962 · HP 200

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.