Pokédex · IX (Paldea)

Garganacl#934

Its strongest point is Defense — higher than 95% of species. On the other hand, Speed — lower than 88% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. In defense it has 5 weaknesses and 4 resistances at its disposal.

Garganacl
Shiny version
Rock
Height: 2.3 m (7′07″) Weight: 240.0 kg (529.1 lbs)

Base stats

HP
100
87%
Atk
100
74%
Def
130
95%
SpA
45
21%
SpD
90
77%
Spe
35
12%
TOTAL
500
70%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Defense; weak point: Speed.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Defense, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

It hits physically: its Attack (100) is 55 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.

  • Adamant +Atk · −SpA It moves second and nothing will change that, so the whole boost goes into power.
  • Brave +Atk · −Spe The Trick Room version: with the turn order reversed, the slower the better, and Gyro Ball calculates its power from exactly this lowered Speed.
  • Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 3

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.

Paldea #131 Scarlet / Violet
Hyperspace #091 Legends: Z-A , Legends: Z-A: Mega Dimension
Pokémon Champions #934 Champions

Abilities

  • Purifying Salt Protects from status conditions and halves damage from Ghost-type moves.
  • Sturdy Prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. Protects against the one-hit KO moves regardless of HP.
  • Clear Body Prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon.

How players use it

Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits.

Rank 44 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 3.73% of teams.

Moves Salt Cure 99.9% Recover 99.6% Protect 64.3% Stealth Rock 57.6% Curse 27% Body Press 18.5% Iron Defense 12.3% Earthquake 10.3% Ice Punch 4.8% Block 2.3%
Items Leftovers 96.8% Heavy Duty Boots 2.7%
Abilities Purifying Salt 99.8%
Tera Type Water 61.2% Fairy 21.3% Ghost 5.1% Flying 4.7% Grass 3.1% Electric 2.3%
EV spreads Careful · 252 HP / 204 SpD / 52 Def 28% Careful · 252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Def 15.5% Careful · 252 SpD / 248 HP / 8 Def 5.6% Sassy · 252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Atk 4.7% Impish · 248 HP / 180 Def / 80 SpD 2.6%
Teammates Great Tusk 43% Gholdengo 29.5% Zamazenta 26% Galarian Slowking 23.9% Moltres 19.7% Ogerpon (Wellspring Mask) 16.5% Hisuian Samurott 16.1% Dragapult 14.7%

Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.

Pokédex entry

Garganacl will rub its fingertips together and sprinkle injured Pokémon with salt. Even severe wounds will promptly heal afterward.

Egg Group: Mineral Gender: 50% ♂ / 50% ♀ Catch difficulty: hard (45/255) Base friendship: 50/255 Base EXP: 250
Evolution line Full line →
#932 Nacli Nacli #933 Naclstack Naclstack Level 24 #934 Garganacl Garganacl Level 38

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Garganacl takes when it is hit by a move of each type.

Weak to Water ×2 Grass ×2 Fighting ×2 Ground ×2 Steel ×2
Resistant to Normal ×½ Fire ×½ Poison ×½ Flying ×½

Variant gallery

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Garganacl — large render in its regular coloring
Pokémon HOME
Garganacl — large render in its shiny coloring
Pokémon HOME shiny
Garganacl — small pixel sprite in its regular coloring
Pixel sprite
Garganacl — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

Breeding

All Egg Groups →

Offspring can come from 51 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.

#074
Geodude
Geodude
#075
Graveler
Graveler
#076
Golem
Golem
#095
Onix
Onix
#185
Sudowoodo
Sudowoodo
#208
Steelix
Steelix
#299
Nosepass
Nosepass
#361
Snorunt
Snorunt
#362
Glalie
Glalie
#476
Probopass
Probopass
#478
Froslass
Froslass
#524
Roggenrola
Roggenrola

Moves (60)

Full move list →

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (46 via TM/TR) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Block Normal Status — — 5
1 Harden Normal Status — — 30
1 Rock Blast Rock Physical 25 90% 10
1 Tackle Normal Physical 40 100% 35
1 Wide Guard Rock Status — — 10
5 Rock Throw Rock Physical 50 90% 15
7 Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95% 15
10 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 60 95% 15
13 Rock Polish Rock Status — — 20
16 Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100% 15
24 Salt Cure Rock Physical 40 100% 15
30 Recover Normal Status — — 5
34 Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90% 10
40 Stealth Rock Rock Status — — 20
44 Heavy Slam Steel Physical — 100% 10
49 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100% 10
54 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100 80% 5
60 Explosion Normal Physical 250 100% 5
— Hammer Arm Fighting Physical 100 90% 10
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