Garchomp Moveset????

[Azonic]

whats it gonna do, if you got all your ev's in attack and none in special?

I just finished my garchomp it maxed out at 340 attack and like 180 special..

I dont think I am gonna put fire blast on him...

yes.

I'd probably use Fire Fang though.

 

[Sora_8920]

Fire Fang will always do squat to Skarmory, even after a Swords Dance. Samson introduced me to this moveset, and it happens to be one of the best:

Garchomp @ Life Orb/Leftovers
Naive Nature (+Speed, -SpDef)
EVs: 252 Attack, 252 Speed, 6 Attack
- Earthquake
- Dragon Claw/Outrage
- Swords Dance
- Fire Blast

Most Special attacks Garchomp doesn't resist will put a hefty dent in him either way (and any decent Ice attack will OHKO him), so Naive gives him the max Speed to outrun things he needs to, like Jolly Electivire, and allows you to get the full potential of Fire Blast, which is basically a 2KO against Skarmory.

I wouldn't totally recommend Outrage, since Swords Dance gives it the same, if not more power, minus the confusion. Without Fire Blast, Skarmory walls him no matter what, even with Fire Fang. If Skarmory is down to about 50% HP, Fire Blast from this bad boy will likely KO. Oh, and Fire Blast also takes care of Tangrowth, who I've been finding extremely annoying lately, and would otherwise take damage from Garchomp without a problem.

And coming from a guy who uses Skarmory, this moveset scares me, because Garchomp threatens to sweep at any given time. After a single Swords Dance, Earthquake is an OHKO on Blissey, and everyone knows how truly difficult it is to completely OHKO Blissey like that without a Fighting attack.

Richard Steel is one of the Experienced Players on this site. So listen to him.

 

[MegaDitto]

There is Chain Chomp...>_>

Garchomp @ Life Orb
Naive/Lonely Nature
EVs: 252 Speed, 252 Special Attack, 6 Attack
- Earthquake
- Draco Meteor
- Swords Dance
- Fire Blast

Yes...the set is rather odd. But it works well.

 

[Sora_8920]

There is Chain Chomp...>_>

Garchomp @ Life Orb
Naive/Lonely Nature
EVs: 252 Speed, 252 Special Attack, 6 Attack
- Earthquake
- Draco Meteor
- Swords Dance
- Fire Blast

Yes...the set is rather odd. But it works well.

I like Richard's set better.

 

[Faceless*]

1. Why a Focus Sash?

2. How exactly does a Fire Fang, an attack of a base power of 65, deal the same damage as Outrage, which has a base power of 120 before applying the STAB.

1. To NOT be OHKO'ed by a mean Ice Attack from Weavile

2. Please improve your reading.. I specifically said ALMOST :\

 

[c_dog]

Fire Fang will always do squat to Skarmory, even after a Swords Dance. Samson introduced me to this moveset, and it happens to be one of the best:

Garchomp @ Life Orb/Leftovers
Naive Nature (+Speed, -SpDef)
EVs: 252 Attack, 252 Speed, 6 Attack
- Earthquake
- Dragon Claw/Outrage
- Swords Dance
- Fire Blast

that's a really nice set. and yeah, fire blast likely does more damage than fire fang.. hmmmm. i guess if you don't use subsitute then this set is the way to go. fire blast > fire fang.

 

[Sora_8920]

that's a really nice set. and yeah, fire blast likely does more damage than fire fang.. hmmmm. i guess if you don't use subsitute then this set is the way to go. fire blast > fire fang.

Very true. And since Skarmory's Commonly used, Then Fire blast/Fb is the way to go. Especially if the Team he plans on using has a Weakness to Skarm.