In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Garbodor brings 474 BST to the table. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire's meta. Toxic Spikes with Black Sludge is the standard set.

What is Garbodor weak to?

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, watch for Landorus (Ground) and Alakazam (Psychic) when using Garbodor. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

What is the best ability for Garbodor?

Stench has a 10% chance of making target Pokémon flinch with each hit. That's the one you want on Garbodor. Aftermath is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Weak Armor works too if your team needs something different.

What role does Garbodor play in battle?

Garbodor is a mixed attacker with base 95 Attack and 60 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 75 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many.

What are the best moves for Garbodor?

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, run Toxic Spikes, Gunkshot, Spikes, and Explosion on Garbodor. Toxic Spikes is the most common pick at 17% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.

Garbodor - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

Balanced

CTier

75Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Garbodor's spread. It leans physical with Attack out front. And you'll get 2 Attack EVs per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP80

Attack95

Defense82

Sp. Atk60

Sp. Def82

Speed75

Total474

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging60 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.9 m

Weight107.3 kg

Base XP166

Abilities

StenchRare

Has a 10% chance of making target Pokémon flinch with each hit.

Weak Armor

Raises Speed and lowers Defense by one stage each upon being hit by a physical move.

AftermathHATop Pick

Damages the attacker for 1/4 its max HP when knocked out by a contact move.

EV Yield

HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

It clenches opponents with its left arm and finishes them off with foul-smelling poison gas belched from its mouth.

Garbodor Weakness

Ground and Psychic moves hit Garbodor for super-effective damage. The Poison typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. With 80 HP and balanced defenses, Garbodor can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.

Garbodor Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ground, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Fairy

Type ChartGood

2Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score+1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ground Psychic

½xResist

Grass Fighting Poison Bug Fairy

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (2)

Grass Fairy

How to Beat Garbodor in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire (Best Counters)

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Garchomp can KO Garbodor with Earthquake (128-151%). Latios threatens a KO with Psyshock (134-157%). Landorus's Earthquake also KOs at 120-141%.

Garchomp DragonGround	A
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemRocky Helmet NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Stealth Rock Swords Dance Dragon Claw Damage vs Garbodor Earthquake 2x 128-151%KO View Garchomp builds →
Latios DragonPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Draco Meteor ProtectPriority PsyshockSTAB TailwindUtility Damage vs Garbodor Draco Meteor 109-128%KO Psyshock 2x 134-157%KO View Latios builds →
Landorus GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Earth Power Focus Blast Hidden Power Ice Earthquake Damage vs Garbodor Focus Blast 30-36% Earthquake 2x 120-141%KO View Landorus builds →

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Evolution

Garbodor is what Trubbish becomes. Breed it for Trubbish eggs (average hatch time). Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolution from Trubbish pushed Garbodor to 474 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +45. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#568Trubbish

Level 36

#569Garbodor

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Trubbish

Poison

Garbodor

Poison

80+30

ATK

95+45

DEF

82+20

SP.ATK

60+20

SP.DEF

82+20

SPE

75+10

BST

329D-Tier

474C-Tier+145

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Garbodor to get Trubbish eggs easily using 56 partners from the Mineral egg group. Notable egg moves include Curse, Haze, Mud Sport and 5 more.

Egg Groups

Mineral

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Garbodor Best Moveset

Aftermath helps Garbodor stick around while dealing real damage. Black Sludge for Poison-type passive recovery, max Attack and Speed EVs for the right balance, and Toxic Spikes as the main threat. Not the fastest, but it doesn't need to be.

Best Build

Experimental

Support

Ability

Aftermath

Item

Black SludgeSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Garbodor

Jolly+SPE

Garbodor best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

Spe

Support Moveset

Toxic SpikesSTAB
Gunk ShotSTAB
SpikesHazard
ExplosionCoverage

Recommended Teammates

RegiceDecent

FlygonDecent

Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Garbodor picks up Curse and Haze only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Belch and Gunk Shot while coverage across 8 types adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Poison Gas

——9040Poison

Lv 1

Pound

—4010035Normal

Lv 1

Recycle

D——10Normal

Lv 1

Toxic Spikes

S——20Poison

Lv 3

Recycle

D——10Normal

Lv 7

Toxic Spikes

S——20Poison

Lv 12

Acid Spray

—4010020Poison

Lv 14

Double Slap

—158510Normal

Lv 18

Sludge

—6510020Poison

Lv 23

Stockpile

C——20Normal

Lv 23

Swallow

———10Normal

Lv 25

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Lv 29

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

Lv 34

Clear Smog

D50—15Poison

Lv 39

Toxic

A—9010Poison

Lv 46

Amnesia

D——20Psychic

Lv 49

Belch

—1209010Poison

Lv 54

Gunk Shot

S120805Poison

Lv 59

Explosion

A2501005Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM97

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM64

Explosion

A2501005Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

D120705Fighting

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM83

Infestation

A2010020Bug

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

B——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM69

Rock Polish

D——20Rock

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM94

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM34

Sludge Wave

C9510010Poison

TM23

Smack Down

D5010015Rock

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM24

Thunderbolt

D9010015Electric

TM06

Toxic

A—9010Poison

TM09

Venoshock

D6510010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Haze

C——30Ice

Egg

Mud Sport

D——15Ground

Egg

Rock Blast

D259010Rock

Egg

Rollout

D309020Rock

Egg

Sand Attack

——10015Ground

Egg

Self-Destruct

B2001005Normal

Egg

Spikes

A——20Ground

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Drain Punch

C7510010Fighting

Tutor

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

Tutor

Gunk Shot

S120805Poison

Tutor

Pain Split

C——20Normal

Tutor

Recycle

D——10Normal

Tutor

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

Tutor

Snore

—5010015Normal

Tutor

Spite

——10010Ghost

Reminder Moves

Rem

Take Down

—908520Normal

How to Get Garbodor in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

You're catching Trubbish first, not Garbodor. Trubbish appears at solid rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.

How to Obtain Garbodor in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

Step 1Catch Trubbish
Route 110
Omega RubyGrass Lv.13 Route
60%Early
DexNav chain
Route 110
Alpha SapphireGrass Lv.13 Route
60%Early
DexNav chain
Train until Level 36
Step 2Garbodor ✓

Garbodor Guide

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Garbodor brings 474 BST to the table. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire's meta. Toxic Spikes with Black Sludge is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, watch for Landorus (Ground) and Alakazam (Psychic) when using Garbodor. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
Stench has a 10% chance of making target Pokémon flinch with each hit. That's the one you want on Garbodor. Aftermath is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Weak Armor works too if your team needs something different.
Garbodor is a mixed attacker with base 95 Attack and 60 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 75 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, run Toxic Spikes, Gunkshot, Spikes, and Explosion on Garbodor. Toxic Spikes is the most common pick at 17% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Available since Black & White, Garbodor appears in 8 games spanning 6 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Gigantamax form in Generation 8.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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