Is Garbodor Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Trubbish evolves at level 36. Poison with AbilityWeak Armor trading Defense for Speed when hit. Decent Attack. Falls behind the E4's power level but handles mid-game Grass matchups.
Trubbish trades roughly evenly with Cheren's team.
Roxie's typing presses Trubbish's defenses.
Trubbish trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Trubbish trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Clay's team hits Trubbish's weaknesses hard.
Garbodor trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Garbodor trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Garbodor trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Shauntal's team hits Garbodor's weaknesses hard.
Grimsley's team hits Garbodor's weaknesses hard.
Garbodor trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Garbodor trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Garbodor trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Catch Trubbish on Route 4 (walking, Lv 14-17, uncommon).
Your Trubbish should hit Level 36 before you reach Skyla, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Garbodor in Black 2 & White 2
decent spawn rates across 2 locations for Garbodor in late-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.
Where To Catch Garbodor in B2W2
The path to Garbodor starts with Trubbish at Lv. 14-40 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch TrubbishRoute 4Lv.14-17GrassBlack 2Rate 25%AnyRoute 16Lv.21-23GrassBlack 2Rate 20%AnyRoute 16Lv.21-24GrassWhite 2Rate 20%AnyRoute 5Lv.21-23GrassBlack 2Rate 20%AnyRoute 5Lv.21-24GrassWhite 2Rate 20%Any- Step 2Garbodor ✓Route 9Lv.38-40GrassRate 15%Anyor evolve from Trubbish (Step 1)
Garbodor Weakness
Ground and Psychic moves hit Garbodor for super-effective damage. The Poison typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. With 80 HP and balanced defenses, Garbodor can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Garbodor Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Garbodor
 Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Garbodor View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 2x88-104%KO Earthquake 2x73-86% | ||
 Azelf Psychic | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 23 Interact Encounter | ||
 Steelix SteelGround | B | |
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
In Black 2 & White 2, Landorus's Earthquake hits Garbodor for 69-82%.
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Garbodor View Landorus builds →Earthquake 2x69-82% U Turn8-10% Stone Edge23-27% | ||
Garbodor Evolutions
Garbodor is what Trubbish becomes. Breed it for Trubbish eggs (average hatch time). A decent partner pool 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
Breeding
Breed with Garbodor to get Trubbish eggs easily using 49 partners from the Mineral egg group. Notable egg moves include Curse, Haze, Mud Sport and 5 more.
B2W2 Garbodor Best Moveset
MoveSpikes and MoveToxic Spikes set hazards while 95 Attack fires Poison TermStab at moderate power. AbilityWeak Armor trades Defense for Speed when hit physically, letting the moveset outspeed targets after absorbing a hit. 82/82 defenses provide workable bulk. The moveset answers Grass and Fighting types while stacking hazards.
Best Build
Garbodor best EVs are Defense and HP
Wall Moveset
- Gunk Shot
- Toxic Spikes
- Drain Punch
- Spikes
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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 Gunk Shot and Sludge Wave while coverage across 7 types adds range.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
Consuming garbage makes new kinds of poison gases and liquids inside their bodies.
Garbodor Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Garbodor brings 474 BST to the table. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Black 2 & White 2's meta. Gunkshot with Black Sludge is the standard set.
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 physical attacker with base 95 Attack. 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 Black 2 & White 2, run Gunkshot, Toxic Spikes, Drain Punch, and Spikes on Garbodor. Gunkshot is the most common pick at 0% 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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwShGigantamax
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves