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Garganacl #934

Type Matchups

Weak to (2x damage):

Resistant to (½x damage):

Garganacl

Generation IX · #0934: Rock Salt Pokémon

Garganacl is a Rock-type Pokémon, known as the Rock Salt Pokémon, first introduced in Generation IX. Its base stats total 500, with Defense (130) the highest and Speed (35) the lowest. It has Purifying Salt or Sturdy as its ability, with Clear Body as its Hidden Ability.

Base Stats

HP100
Attack100
Defense130
Sp. Atk45
Sp. Def90
Speed35
Total500
Height

2.3m

Weight

240.0kg

Category

Rock Salt Pokémon

Gender

Male 50% / Female 50%

Color

brown

Shape

humanoid

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 BodyHidden

Prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon.

Pokedex Numbers

national#934
paldea#131
hyperspace#91

Training

EV Yield3 Defense
Catch Rate45
Base Happiness50
Base Exp.250
Growth Ratemedium slow

Breeding

Egg GroupsMineral
GenderMale 50% / Female 50%
Egg Cycles20 (5355 steps)

Sprites

garganacl Front
Front
garganacl Shiny Front
Shiny Front
garganacl Home
Home
garganacl Home Shiny
Home Shiny
garganacl Showdown
Showdown
garganacl Showdown Shiny
Showdown Shiny

TMs & HMs

tm01

platinum

tm01

emerald

tm01

diamond pearl

tm01

firered leafgreen

tm01

ruby sapphire

tm01

xd

tm01

colosseum

tm01

heartgold soulsilver

tm01

lets go pikachu lets go eevee

tm02

crystal

tm02

gold silver

tm03

crystal

tm03

gold silver

tm03

lets go pikachu lets go eevee

tm03

sword shield

tm04

sword shield

tm05

sword shield

tm05

lets go pikachu lets go eevee

tm07

lets go pikachu lets go eevee

tm08

red blue

+442 more TMs/HMs

Where to Find

Garganacl isn't listed as a wild encounter in our game data. It is usually obtained by evolving its earlier stage. See the evolution chain above for how.

Pokedex Entries

scarlet

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

violet

Many Pokémon gather around Garganacl, hoping to lick at its mineral-rich salt.

Learnable Moves

Garganacl can learn 57 moves:

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
PP
avalancheice
Physical
6010010
blocknormal
Status
——5
body pressfighting
Physical
8010010
body slamnormal
Physical
8510015
brick breakfighting
Physical
7510015
bulldozeground
Physical
6010020
curseghost
Status
——10
digground
Physical
8010010
double edgenormal
Physical
12010015
earth powerground
Special
9010010
earthquakeground
Physical
10010010
endurenormal
Status
——10
explosionnormal
Physical
2501005
facadenormal
Physical
7010020
fire punchfire
Physical
7510015
flash cannonsteel
Special
8010010
flingdark
Physical
—10010
focus punchfighting
Physical
15010020
giga impactnormal
Physical
150905
gravitypsychic
Status
——5
hammer armfighting
Physical
1009010
hard presssteel
Physical
010010
hardennormal
Status
——30
headbuttnormal
Physical
7010015
heavy slamsteel
Physical
—10010
helping handnormal
Status
——20
hyper beamnormal
Special
150905
ice punchice
Physical
7510015
iron defensesteel
Status
——15
iron headsteel
Physical
8010015
meteor beamrock
Special
1209010
mud shotground
Special
559515
power gemrock
Special
8010020
protectnormal
Status
——10
rain dancewater
Status
——5
recovernormal
Status
——5
restpsychic
Status
——5
rock blastrock
Physical
259010
rock polishrock
Status
——20
rock sliderock
Physical
759010
rock throwrock
Physical
509015
rock tombrock
Physical
609515
salt curerock
Physical
4010015
sandstormrock
Status
——10
sleep talknormal
Status
——10
smack downrock
Physical
5010015
stealth rockrock
Status
——20
stomping tantrumground
Physical
7510010
stone edgerock
Physical
100805
substitutenormal
Status
——10
sunny dayfire
Status
——5
tacklenormal
Physical
4010035
take downnormal
Physical
908520
tera blastnormal
Special
8010010
thunder punchelectric
Physical
7510015
wide guardrock
Status
——10
zen headbuttpsychic
Physical
809015

Commonly Asked Questions About Garganacl

What type is Garganacl?

Garganacl is a rock type Pokemon.

What does Garganacl evolve from?

Garganacl evolved from naclstack that evolved from nacli.

What are Garganacl's weaknesses?

Garganacl is weak to fighting, ground, steel, water and grass type moves.

Garganacl Trading Cards

Garganacl first appeared in the Pokémon Trading Card Game in Paldea Evolved (2023) and has since featured on 7 cards across 5 sets. Its most recent card is from Mega Evolution (2025). Its most valuable card is Garganacl (Paradox Rift) at around €3.58.

Cards by rarity

Illustration rare · 2Rare · 2Uncommon · 1Double rare · 1Shiny rare · 1
Garganacl: Mega Evolution card #147

Garganacl

Mega Evolution · #147

Illustration rare · 2025

illus. Yano Keiji

€1.42

Garganacl: Mega Evolution card #084

Garganacl

Mega Evolution · #084

Uncommon · 2025

illus. danciao

€0.14

Garganacl ex: Stellar Crown card #089

Garganacl ex

Stellar Crown · #089

Double rare · 2024

illus. 5ban Graphics

€0.66

Garganacl: Paldean Fates card #178

Garganacl

Paldean Fates · #178

Shiny rare · 2024

illus. Kouki Saitou

€2.38

Garganacl: Paradox Rift card #202

Garganacl

Paradox Rift · #202

Illustration rare · 2023

illus. kodama

€3.58

Garganacl: Paradox Rift card #104

Garganacl

Paradox Rift · #104

Rare · 2023

illus. Souichirou Gunjima

€0.17

Garganacl: Paldea Evolved card #123

Garganacl

Paldea Evolved · #123

Rare · 2023

illus. Anesaki Dynamic

€0.19

Card data and images via the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Prices are indicative market values and update daily.