Garganacl
Rock
Best attacking moveset: Smack Down and Rock Blast, worth 8.6 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Garganacl can learn 6 combinations. Smack Down with Rock Blast 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mud Shot | Ground | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Smack Down | Rock | 13 | 1.0s | +7 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Power | Rock | 70 | 3.5s | -33 |
| Rock Blast | Rock | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | 65 | 3.0s | -50 |
Shiny
No shiny yet. New shiny releases show up in the news.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,065 at level 50, 2,711 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,549 CP at level 20, or 1,936 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,475 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 171 attack · 212 defense · 225 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Size | 2.3 m and 240 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Garganacl does not have one best moveset, it has 2. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Flying, Bug, Fire.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Smack Down + Rock Blast | 13.7 | |
| Bug | Smack Down + Rock Blast | 13.7 |
| Fire | Smack Down + Rock Blast | 13.7 |
| Ice | Smack Down + Rock Blast | 13.7 |
| Poison | Mud Shot + Rock Blast | 8.7 |
| Rock | Mud Shot + Rock Blast | 8.7 |
| Electric | Mud Shot + Rock Blast | 8.7 |
| Normal | Smack Down + Rock Blast | 8.6 |
| Ghost | Smack Down + Rock Blast | 8.6 |
| Water | Smack Down + Rock Blast | 8.6 |
| Grass | Smack Down + Rock Blast | 8.6 |
| Psychic | Smack Down + Rock Blast | 8.6 |
| Dragon | Smack Down + Rock Blast | 8.6 |
| Dark | Smack Down + Rock Blast | 8.6 |
| Fairy | Smack Down + Rock Blast | 8.6 |
| Steel | Mud Shot + Rock Blast | 6.8 |
| Fighting | Mud Shot + Rock Blast | 5.7 |
| Ground | Mud Shot + Rock Blast | 5.7 |
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 Garganacl is actually for.
Counters: what beats Garganacl
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 27.2 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade | 26.0 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 24.9 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 24.8 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 24.6 |
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash Legacy | 23.8 |
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 23.4 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 23.3 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Grass Knot Legacy | 23.3 |
 Tinkaton | FairySteel | Fairy Wind + Gigaton Hammer Legacy | 23.1 |
Ranked by damage per second against Garganacl's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.