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Garganacl: Weaknesses, Best Nature & Moveset

ROCK
HP
100
Atk
100
Def
130
SpA
45
SpD
90
Spe
35
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Weaknesses

  • FIGHTING2x
  • GRASS2x
  • GROUND2x
  • STEEL2x
  • WATER2x

Best Nature

Careful 32/0/2/0/32/0

Best Moveset

  1. Salt CureROCKPhysical25.0%
  2. Body PressFIGHTINGPhysical25.0%
  3. RecoverNORMALStatus25.0%
  4. ProtectNORMALStatus25.0%

Best Ability / Item

Purifying SaltLeftoversLeftovers

Best Garganacl Moves

  • #1

    Salt Cure

    ROCPhysical40 BP

    The user salt cures the target, inflicting damage every turn. Steel and Water types are more strongly affected by this move.

    25.00%
  • #2

    Body Press

    FIGPhysical80 BP

    The user attacks by slamming its body into the target. The higher the user's Defense stat, the greater the damage this move deals.

    25.00%
  • #3

    Recover

    NORStatus

    The user regenerates its cells, restoring its own HP by up to half its max HP.

    25.00%
  • #4

    Protect

    NORStatus

    This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.

    25.00%

Best Garganacl Natures

  • #1

    Careful 32/0/2/0/32/0

    100.00%

Best Garganacl Abilities

  • #1

    Purifying Salt

    The Pokémon's pure salt protects it from status conditions and halves the damage taken from Ghost-type moves.

    100.00%

Best Garganacl Items

  • #1
    Leftovers

    Leftovers

    Heals a little HP at the end of each turn.

    100.00%

Best Garganacl Teammates

  • #1
    garchomp-megaGarchomp-mega
    DRAGRO
    TeamsBuilder
    20.00%
  • #2
    whimsicottWhimsicott
    GRAFAI
    TeamsBuilder
    20.00%
  • #3
    pelipperPelipper
    WATFLY
    TeamsBuilder
    20.00%
  • #4
    kingambitKingambit
    DARSTE
    TeamsBuilder
    20.00%
  • #5
    incineroarIncineroar
    FIRDAR
    TeamsBuilder
    20.00%

Teams with Garganacl

Garchomp-MegaWhimsicottGarganaclPelipperKingambitIncineroar
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How to use Garganacl in the current VGC format

Garganacl is listed as a Rock type in the current Pokémon Champions format, with usage data pulled from competitive teams, tournament results and Showdown-ready pastes tracked by MetaVGC. This page brings together its most common moveset, nature, ability, item, teammates and type weaknesses so you can judge where Garganacl fits in a VGC team.

The most common build highlights Purifying Salt, Leftovers and Careful 32/0/2/0/32/0. Its frequent moves include Salt Cure, Body Press, Recover, and Protect. Treat those choices as a data-backed starting point: they show what players are bringing, while EV spreads, Tera Type and the final move slot should still respond to your expected matchups.

Defensively, Garganacl has important weaknesses to fighting 2x, grass 2x, ground 2x, steel 2x, water 2x. That matters during teambuilding because a strong composition needs ways to cover those attacks without giving up offensive pressure. Partners such as garchomp-mega, whimsicott, pelipper, kingambit, and incineroar appear often because they can add positioning, type coverage, speed control or safer switches into common checks.

MetaVGC tracks recent teams using Garganacl. Open the Garganacl teams page to compare complete structures, copy Showdown pastes and see how players combine Garganacl with other Pokémon in the active format.