Garchomp, the Pokémon Sinnoh’s champion Cynthia had, is also available in the MOBA for gamers to play with. The Pokémon, which is of a dual Dragon and Ground-type, is one of the strongest in the Pokémon world. In this MOBA too, Garchomp is a powerful and strong Pokémon to play with, due to its high offense and endurance. In the Pokémon Unite guide, we would be talking about Garchomp and its evolutionary forms, the best builds, movesets, and guide the gamers who want to play with Garchomp.
Like many other all-rounders in the game, Garchomp has the ability to be the lone-wolf of the team. However, since it is a team game, having a companion is recommended nevertheless. Garchomp, an A-tier melee-ranged allrounder deals physical attack and is of intermediate difficulty to handle.
Garchomp: In-game cost
The ground-type dragon is available in the Pokémon Unite battle committee for 10,000 Aeos Coins or 575 Aeos Gems. The shop consists of all the characters available from which players can view general info, stats, and abilities of the Pokémon before purchasing them.
There are also 3 Garchomp skins available for varied prices, like Beach Style, Stakeout Style and Holiday Style.
Garchomp: Evolutions
| 1ST EVOLUTION | 2ND EVOLUTION | 3RD EVOLUTION |
|---|---|---|
Lv. 1 |
Lv. 5 |
Lv. 9 |
Pokémon Unite Garchomp movesets
Garchomp, as said earlier, being a dual Ground and Dragon-type, comes with a range of ground and dragon-type moves. Similar to all other Pokémon, the first two abilities are available at levels 1 and 3. For Garchomp, the further upgrades or evolutions of those initial moves come at levels 6 and 8.
Its moves are easy to apply in the game and also deal a lot of damage. The game starts with Garchomp in its initial Gible form. At level 5, Gible evolves into Gabite, which then finally evolves into Garchomp at level 9. In this Pokémon Unite Garchomp guide, we would be now discussing the Pokémons’ moves or abilities in detail.
Basic Attack
The basic attack becomes a boosted attack with every 5th hit, dealing increased damage and restoring Garchomp’s HP. For a short time after the boosted attack hits, every time one of the user’s basic attacks or moves hits an opposing Pokemon, the user’s basic attack speed is increased.
Passive – Rough Skin
Garchomp’s passive enables it to inflict additional damage on any melee-type Pokemon when it does any damage on Garchomp. The additional damage is a part of the damage inflicted by the enemies with their melee attacks.
Ability 1 – Sand Attack
- Type: Debuff
- Cooldown: 6s
Through this ground-type attack, the player hurls sand at the opposition, decreasing their movement speed for a short time after it hits. This also increases the user’s movement and basic attack speeds.
Ability choices at Level 5
Ability 1 Sand Attack evolves into one of the two abilities at level 5.
| DRAGON RUSH | DIG |
|---|---|
| The player backs up a bit and then dives towards the designated direction, shoving the opposition. This move can be used as a combo along with another dragon-type move Dragon Claw (to be discussed later), increasing Dragon Claw’s effect and decreasing the opponent’s movement speed. This move further reduces the damage the user receives while using it. | This ground-type move makes the player burrow underground and move quickly in a designated direction, jumping out, whenever it comes in contact with the opposition, or when traveled maximum distance. The jump deals damage to the opposition in the AoE and throws them. Using this move the players increase Defense and Sp. Def for a short time. |
| Type: Dash Cooldown: 6s |
Type: Dash Cooldown: 8s |
| Upgrade: The player becomes immune to hindrance while using this move. | Upgrade: It increases the time the opposition is thrown when the player jumps up from the underground. |
Ability 2 – Bulldoze
- Type- Area
- Cooldown- 5s
The player stomps down on the ground, dealing damage to opposing Pokemon in the area of effect.
Ability choices at level 7
Ability 2 Bulldoze, evolves into one of the two abilities at level 7.
| DRAGON CLAW | EARTHQUAKE |
|---|---|
| The user attacks twice in front of it with its claws. The first attack deals damage and throws the opponent. Furthermore, the second attack deals additional damage and also decreases the opponent’s movement speed for a short time. | The user jumps high into the air and crashes forcefully on the ground, dealing damage over time to the opposition in the area of effect. Also, it decreases their movement speed for a short time. |
| Type: Melee Cooldown: 5s |
Type: Area Cooldown: 7s |
| Upgrade: Increases the damage dealt by this move. | Upgrade: The movement speed is further decreased, especially for the ones closer to Garchomp. |
Unite Move – Livid Outrage
Garchomp unleashes a powerful chain of attacks while dashing forward. The final attack throws opposing Pokemon besides leaving the user (Garchomp) unable to act for a short time.
Best Items for Garchomp in Pokémon Unite
Best held items for Garchomp
| ITEM(S) | WHY IT’S USEFUL |
|---|---|
| Focus Band | When the player drops too low HP, for each second of three seconds, it recovers a percentage of the HP it had lost. |
| Scope Lens | This item increases the damage of basic attack critical hits. |
| Attack Weight | Every time, Garchomp would score a goal, its attack would increase. |
Besides the above-suggested builds, a Garchomp player may also use the following item builds:
- Weakness Policy, Muscle Band, Scope Lens.
- Attack Weight, Score Shield, Scope Lens.
- Buddy Barrier, Muscle Band, Focus Band.
- Buddy Brrier, Focus Band, Energy Amplifier.
Best Battle Items for Garchomp
- Eject Button: It helps Garchomp to quickly move to a designated place, when retreating or chasing opponents. However, many would not prefer this item, because of either of the two dash moves Garchomp would lern eventually.
- X-Attack: Not a priority though, if using this, it might helps boost Garchomp’s attack, when countering several enemies or boes.
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