Garchomp is a bipedal, draconian Pokémon that is primarily dark blue in color. It has red on its underbelly from the lower jaw to the middle of the abdomen, including the undersides of its arms. A patch of gold comes to a point below the red on its belly, and a golden star shape adorns the tip of its snout. Garchomp has horn-like appendages that resemble a jet or plane's engines, giving it an appearance similar to a hammerhead shark. These allow it to sense its prey from a long distance. Its large mouth features razor
Garchomp's above-average Speed tier, great Attack stat, relevant coverage options, ability, and good defensive typing let it perform several roles such as setting Stealth Rock, wallbreaking, and checking physical attackers. It is one of the best wallbreakers and cleaners in the metagame because of its nearly unresisted STAB move combination, Speed tier, and good natural bulk. It also serves as one of the tier's best entry hazard setters in the tier because it immensely pressures Defoggers such as Mandibuzz and Zapdos through Toxic or Swords Dance + Stone Edge. Despite this, Garchomp can struggle to keep up Stealth Rock versus Corviknight and Landorus-T, and its setup set is somewhat unreliable due to Scale Shot's imperfect accuracy. Garchomp also suffers from lacking longevity, making it vulnerable to chip damage from switching in on Pokemon like Heatran and Zapdos. Additionally, it faces competition from Landorus-T as a Stealth Rock setter due to the latter's ability to remove most Defoggers' Heavy Duty Boots with Knock Off and pivot with U-turn.
Garchomp can act as a very powerful sweeper or wallbreaker because of its nearly unresisted STAB move combination and tools to pressure checks. It primarily uses Fire Fang on Scale Shot sets to check Corviknight, Skarmory, and Ferrothorn. Scale Shot's Speed boost makes Garchomp outspeed slower revenge killers and sweep effectively. Stone Edge fits on both Scale Shot and Stealth Rock sets over Fire Fang to threaten Flying-types such as Zapdos, Mandibuzz, and Moltres that could check the former or use Defog against the latter. Threatening these bulky Defoggers makes Garchomp an excellent Stealth Rock setter. Leftovers provides more longevity, while Life Orb applies more pressure against physical walls like Clefable and Ferrothorn.
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