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Garganacl
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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.

Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Mud ShotGround40.5s+6
Smack DownRock131.0s+7
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Ancient PowerRock703.5s-33
Rock BlastRock502.0s-33
Rock TombRock653.0s-50

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.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
FlyingSmack Down + Rock Blast13.7
BugSmack Down + Rock Blast13.7
FireSmack Down + Rock Blast13.7
IceSmack Down + Rock Blast13.7
PoisonMud Shot + Rock Blast8.7
RockMud Shot + Rock Blast8.7
ElectricMud Shot + Rock Blast8.7
NormalSmack Down + Rock Blast8.6
GhostSmack Down + Rock Blast8.6
WaterSmack Down + Rock Blast8.6
GrassSmack Down + Rock Blast8.6
PsychicSmack Down + Rock Blast8.6
DragonSmack Down + Rock Blast8.6
DarkSmack Down + Rock Blast8.6
FairySmack Down + Rock Blast8.6
SteelMud Shot + Rock Blast6.8
FightingMud Shot + Rock Blast5.7
GroundMud Shot + Rock Blast5.7

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

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
LucarioFightingSteelForce PalmAura SphereLegacy27.2
KartanaGrassSteelRazor LeafLeaf Blade26.0
PheromosaBugFightingLow KickFocus Blast24.9
TerrakionRockFightingDouble KickSacred SwordLegacy24.8
BlazikenFireFightingCounterAura Sphere24.6

Ranked by damage per second against Garganacl's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family. Twelve deep, with what Garganacl is weak to.

Type matchups

Weak toFightingGroundSteelWaterGrass
ResistsNormalFlyingPoisonFire

Shiny

No shiny yet. New shiny releases show up in the news.

Evolution family

Numbers

Max CP3,065 at level 50, 2,711 at level 40
Raid catch1,549 CP at level 20, or 1,936 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch1,475 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats171 attack · 212 defense · 225 stamina

What it costs

Second charged move50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Buddy distance5 km per Candy
Size2.3 m and 240 kg