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Artwork from D/P
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Height
6'03" Imperial
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1.9 m Metric
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6'03"/1.9 m Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
209.4 lbs. Imperial
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95.0 kg Metric
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209.4 lbs./95.0 kg Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP 0
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Atk 3
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Def 0
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Sp.Atk 0
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Sp.Def 0
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Speed 0
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Base Exp.: 218
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Battle Exp.: 2181*
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Garchomp (Japanese: ガブリアス Gablias) is a dual-type Dragon/Ground pseudo-legendary Pokémon.
It evolves from Gabite starting at level 48. It is the final form of Gible.
Biology
Physiology
Garchomp are dark blue, with a red underbelly that covers from the middle of its abdomen, to its jaws, and then to the undersides of its arms. Underneath the red is a gold diamond shape as well a gold cross on its snout; which gives Garchomp a close resemblance to Sharpedo. Garchomp have appendages that resemble jets, planes and hammerhead sharks; its four fins, one on each arm, one dorsal fin and another on its tail that resembles a shark tailfin; horns that resemble jet/plane engines rest on its head, resembling a hammerhead. It has spikes on its hind limbs and arms as well as sharper claws than its previous evolution. Its eyes have black scleras and gold colored irises. Its pupils have shrunk.
Gender differences
A male has a cut on his dorsal fin, while the female does not.
Special abilities
Though Garchomp is not able to learn the move Fly and cannot possess Levitate, it can still fly at an incredible speed to catch its prey. This is evident in both the anime and Pokédex entries.
Behavior
Wild Garchomp have a tendency to hoard treasure in their nests, much like Gabite. They are very temperamental, and often grow malevolent and violent if left untrained.
Habitat
Garchomp are cave-dwellers.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
It appears to be a carnivore, but it is sometimes found in possession of the Haban.
In the animeIn the manga
Cynthia's signature Pokémon, like in the games and anime, is a Garchomp.
In the TCGGame dataTrivia
- Garchomp has the second highest base stat average of all non-legendary Pokémon, the first being Slaking. However, it is tied with the four other pseudo-legendary evolutions. Garchomp is also tied with many other legendaries for base stat average, including Mew, Celebi, Deoxys, Latios and Latias.
- Although Garchomp is said to fly at the speed of sound, Pidgeot has a lower speed stat but is said to fly at mach 2 speed, roughly twice the speed of sound.
- Though its Pokédex entries make note of its astounding flying abilities, Garchomp cannot learn Fly or even possess the ability Levitate. Similarly, although Garchomp is known as the Mach Pokémon, it cannot learn Mach Punch or any other variation of Quick Attack (including Quick Attack itself).
- Despite Pokédex entries noting that when in flight, Garchomps' wings create blades of wind that can fell nearby trees, Garchomp cannot learn Air Slash or Air Cutter. This might indicate that such claims are simply rumors. However, Garchomp can fly at the speed of sound.
- Of the pseudo-legendary Pokémon, Garchomp has the lowest Attack stat. Because of this, it is also the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon whose Attack stat cannot exceed 400 at level 100, with a maximum of "only" 394.
- It is also the fastest among the pseudo-legendary Pokémon, with a maximum Speed of 333.
- It also has the highest HP among the pseudo-legendary Pokémon, with a maximum HP of 420.
Origin
Appearance-wise, Garchomp seems like a cross between an European dragon and a hammerhead shark. It may have the genuine appearance of a land shark. It also seems to have the appearence of a jet.
Name origin
Its English name clearly comes from chomp. The gar- in its name may come from garpike, a species of fish similar to Garchomp. The Japanese name may come from がぶがぶ gabugabu, the sound of gobbling or gulping down, がぶりと gaburito, bite or chew, or がぶりと噛み付く gaburitokamitsuku, sink one's teeth into, and アース āsu,
In other languages
- German: Knakrack - From knacken (to crack) and Racker (rascal).
- French: Carchacrok - From Carcharodon, scientific name of sharks, and croquer (to bite).
- Korean: 한카리아스 Hankariaseu
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