Cynthia's Garchomp: Difference between revisions

==In the anime==

Cynthia's Garchomp first appeared in ''[[DP040|Top-Down Training]]'' where she was seen battling [[Lucian]]'s {{p|Bronzong}}. Even though Bronzong was shown to be a powerful Pokémon in the battle against {{an|Dawn}}'s {{AP|Buizel}} in ''[[DP035|An Elite Meet and Greet!]]'', the Bronze Bell Pokémon's {{m|Flash Cannon}} barely did any damage to Garchomp, who knocked it out with {{m|Giga Impact}}. In the same episode, she battled against [[Paul]] when Cynthia accepted Paul's challenge for a [[Full Battle|full battle]]. Once again her incredible resistance was showcased, as Cynthia allowed her to absorb {{TP|Paul|Chimchar}}'s {{m|Fire Spin}} and Weavile's {{m|Blizzard}}, before knocking out the former with {{m|Dig}} and the latter with {{m|Dragon Rush}}. She easily overpowered his {{TP|Paul|Murkrow}}, with Giga Impact easily besting {{m|Sky Attack}}, before fighting against his powerful [[starter Pokémon]], {{TP|Paul|Torterra}}. Torterra managed to inflict damage on Garchomp, immobilised from Giga Impact, with {{m|Giga Drain}}. When it tried to follow up with {{m|Frenzy Plant}}, however, Garchomp pried apart the roots and knocked Torterra out with a {{m|Brick Break}} to the head. Paul forfeited after this, giving Cynthia the win.

Garchomp was shown on TV winning a close battle between [[Flint's Infernape]] in ''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]''. Infernape fought well, but was unable to withstand Dragon Rush, and was defeated.

[[File:Cynthia and Garchomp.png|250px|thumb|left|Cynthia and Garchomp]]

Garchomp reappeared in ''[[BW085|All for the Love of Meloetta!]]'' where she battled against [[Iris's Axew]]. Axew's {{m|Scratch}} and {{m|Dragon Rage}} successfully hit Garchomp but seemed to do no damage. Garchomp then used her Dragon Rush and Draco Meteor attacks to cause a lot of damage to Axew. At the last second when it seemed like Axew was down, he got back up and ended up knocking Garchomp down with his newly learned Giga Impact and shocking everybody. Garchomp quickly recovered and was about to finish Axew off with a Brick Break but was called off by Cynthia at the last second.

In ''[[BW097|Unova's Survival Crisis!]]'', Garchomp was sent out to battle the {{an|Forces of Nature}}.

Cynthia was shown to have a strong bond with Garchomp, as Garchomp was shown to have been used more often than her other Pokémon. Similar to other Pokémon belonging to {{pkmn|Champion}}s, Garchomp was shown to withstand attacks coming from other Pokémon, which was shown during the battle with [[Paul]] as she was easily able to defeat Paul's team without a scratch. Garchomp was also helpful when {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} dealt with [[Team Galactic]] and {{TRT}} on two separate occasions.

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==In the games==

{|

! {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}

! colspan="2" | {{game|Platinum}}

|-

!

|move3=Giga Impact|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical

|move4=Earthquake|move4type=Ground|move4cat=Physical}}

|-

! colspan="2" | {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}}

|-

! [[Undella Town]]

! [[Pokémon World Tournament]]

|-

|{{Pokémon/5|game=Black 2 and White 2|ndex=445|pokemon=Garchomp

|ability=Sand Veil|level={{tt|78|74 in Easy Mode, 82 in Challenge Mode}}|gender=female|spritegender=female|type1=Dragon|type2=Ground

|move3=Earthquake|move3type=Ground|move3cat=Physical

|move4=Swords Dance|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status}}

|move1=Outrage|move1type=Dragon|move1cat=Physical

|move2=Stone Edge|move2type=Rock|move2cat=Physical

|move3=Earthquake|move3type=Ground|move3cat=Physical

|}

==In the manga==

===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===

===={{chap|Diamond & Pearl}}====

[[File:Cynthia Garchomp Adventures.png|thumb|200px|right|Garchomp in Pokémon Adventures]]

In ''[[PS367|Suffering Psyduck]]'', Garchomp was used to take {{adv|Diamond}}, {{adv|Pearl}} and Platinum to {{rt|210|Sinnoh}} so that Cynthia can heal the {{p|Psyduck}} barricade there. Later, Cynthia lent Garchomp to her Grandmother so that she, Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum could make it to [[Celestic Town]] safely. Upon arriving, Garchomp gets into a fight with the leader of [[Team Galactic]], [[Cyrus]]. She attempts to prevent Cyrus from entering the Celestic Ruins, but inadvertently assists him in getting inside after her accuracy is lowered, causing her attacks to miss and make a bigger opening.

===={{chap|Platinum}}====

In the {{chap|Platinum}}, Cynthia's grandmother, angry at her granddaughter for what happened at the Galactic HQ, forces Cynthia to train and perfect Draco Meteor. In ''[[PS440|Alternate Dimension Showdown X]]'', Garchomp used its newly-perfected Draco Meteor on [[Charon]] and {{p|Giratina}}, who were escaping the [[Distortion World]] after their battle with Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.

====Moves used====

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===In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga===

[[Category:Champions' Pokémon|Garchomp]]

[[Category:Pokémon Adventures characters (Pokémon)]]