Pokemon Go Mega Garchomp: Best moveset for PvP and Raids

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The powerful Mega Garchomp will soon return to Pokemon Go Mega Raids, so if you manage to secure one, here are the moves you should teach it to shine in both PvP and Raid battles.

Mega Garchomp is one of the currently available Mega Evolutions in Niantic’s mobile game and is arguably one of the best thanks to its dual Dragon/Ground typing, Attack stat, and outstanding move pool.

Even though Mega Evolutions cannot take part in the regular Battle League tiers, the special Mega Edition event is around the corner, so it’s good to know the perfect movesets to teach this Pokemon.

Best moveset for PvP

The best moveset for Mega Garchomp in Pokemon Go’s PvP consists of Mud Shot as the Fast Move and Outrage as the Charged Move.

Even though Dragon Tail is more powerful, it is also more expensive than Mud Shot. The Ground move – besides being cheap – has fast energy gain, so you’ll access your Charged Move early on.

Going for a Dragon Charged Move will allow you to expand your coverage while still having STAB in both, so use Outrage. This is an outstanding cheap nuke and one of the best Dragon-type attacks in the game.

For those who can afford a secondary Charged Move, Earth Power is the ideal choice, as it is cheap, deals great damage, and even has a 10% chance of decreasing the target’s Defense stat by 20%.

a screenshot from the Pokemon anime shows Mega Garchomp

Best moveset for Raids

Mega Garchomp’s best moveset for Raids will depend on your opponent and whether you’d prefer to use this Pokemon as a full-on Ground or Dragon attacker.

If you plan on going as a Dragon-type attacker, you’ll have to go with Dragon Tail as the Fast Move and Outrage as the Charged Move. This combination has 21.39 DPS and a total damage output of 529.1.

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These are the only two Dragon-type moves Mega Garchomp has, so there’s no other way to play it. However, both are – as mentioned above – magnificent choices.

To use Mega Garchomp as a Ground-type attacker, you’ll have to switch to Mud Shot as the Fast Move and Earth Power as the Charged Move. This has a 19.92 DPS and a total damage output of 492.6.

While Mud Shot is the only Ground Fast Move, there are three Charged ones. Sand Tomb is awful, so don’t bother, and between Earthquake and Earth Power, the first one is too expensive.

All moves Mega Garchomp can learn in Pokemon Go

This dual Dragon/Ground-type Pokemon has only two Fast Moves but five Charged Moves available in its pool.

Mega Garchomp Fast Moves

  • Mud Shot (Ground/STAB)
  • Dragon Tail (Dragon/STAB)

Mega Garchomp Charged Moves

  • Earthquake (Ground/STAB)
  • Fire Blast (Fire)
  • Sand Tomb (Ground/STAB)
  • Outrage (Dragon/STAB)
  • Earth Power (Ground/STAB/Legacy Move)

That’s everything there is to know about the best moveset Mega Garchomp can use in Pokemon Go PvP and Raid battles. Remember to check out the Spotlight Hour schedule, the Community Day, and all the current events taking place in the game.

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