Garbodor
Poison
Best attacking moveset: Infestation and Gunk Shot, worth 9.2 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Garbodor can learn 8 combinations. Infestation with Gunk Shot does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infestation | Bug | 9 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Take Down | Normal | 7 | 1.0s | +8 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acid Spray | Poison | 20 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Body Slam | Normal | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Gunk Shot | Poison | 130 | 3.0s | -100 |
| Seed Bomb | Grass | 55 | 2.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Garbodor has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,651 at level 50, 2,345 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,339 CP at level 20, or 1,675 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,271 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 181 attack · 164 defense · 190 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 1.9 m and 107.3 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Garbodor does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Grass, Fairy, Psychic.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Infestation + Gunk Shot | 15.1 |
| Fairy | Infestation + Gunk Shot | 12.3 |
| Psychic | Infestation + Gunk Shot | 11.4 |
| Dark | Infestation + Gunk Shot | 11.4 |
| Ground | Infestation + Seed Bomb | 10.6 |
| Rock | Infestation + Seed Bomb | 10.6 |
| Water | Infestation + Seed Bomb | 10.6 |
| Normal | Infestation + Gunk Shot | 9.2 |
| Bug | Infestation + Gunk Shot | 9.2 |
| Electric | Infestation + Gunk Shot | 9.2 |
| Ice | Infestation + Gunk Shot | 9.2 |
| Dragon | Infestation + Gunk Shot | 9.2 |
| Fighting | Infestation + Gunk Shot | 8.5 |
| Infestation + Gunk Shot | 8.5 | |
| Fire | Infestation + Gunk Shot | 8.5 |
| Ghost | Infestation + Seed Bomb | 7.0 |
| Poison | Infestation + Body Slam | 6.5 |
| Steel | Infestation + Seed Bomb | 5.0 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Garbodor is actually for.
Counters: what beats Garbodor
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 35.0 |
 Alakazam | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic Legacy | 29.9 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 29.0 |
 Azelf | Psychic | Confusion + Futuresight | 29.0 |
 Hoopa | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 28.9 |
 Espeon | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic | 28.9 |
 Regigigas | Normal | Zen Headbutt + Crush Grip Legacy | 28.8 |
 Lunala | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 28.2 |
 Tapu Lele | PsychicFairy | Confusion + Futuresight | 27.9 |
 Latios | DragonPsychic | Zen Headbutt + Psychic | 27.7 |
Ranked by damage per second against Garbodor's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.