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{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
type1=Dragon|
type2=Ground|
trainername=Professor Sycamore|
pokemonname=Garchomp|
jtrainername=プラターヌ博士|
jpokemonname=ガブリアス|
tmtrainername=Dr. Platane|
tmpokemonname=Gaburias|
image=[[File:Sycamore Garchomp.png|250px]]|
caption=Professor Sycamore's Garchomp|
location=[[Lumiose City]]|
gender=Female|
ability=Unknown|
evolution=2|
epnum=XY002|
epname=Lumiose City Pursuit!|
firstevoep=XY002|
firstevoname=Prior to Lumiose City Pursuit!|
numeps1=an unknown amount of|
numeps2=an unknown amount of|
firststagename=Gible|
secondstagename=Gabite|
prevonum=443|
evo1num=444|
evo2num=445|
secondevoep=XY002|
secondevoname=Prior to Lumiose City Pursuit!|
current=With [[Party|Professor Sycamore]]|
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'''Professor Sycamore's  Garchomp''' (Japanese: '''プラターヌ博士のガブリアス''' ''Dr. Platane's Gaburias'') is a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} owned by [[Professor Sycamore]] and his only known Pokémon.

==History==
===Pre series===
[[File:Alain Gible.png|250px|left|thumb|As a Gible in the care of Alain]]
In ''[[XY068|Garchomp's Mega Bond!]]'', it was revealed that Alain found Garchomp as a {{p|Gible}}, injured in the streets of [[Lumiose City]]. Alain brought her to the laboratory to receive treatment.
===''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]''===
Professor Sycamore's {{p|Garchomp}} lives at the lab with him and as the main test subject as he researches Mega Evolution. When it was still a {{p|Gible}}, it rampaged through [[Lumiose City]], only to be stopped by Sycamore's assistant [[Alain]]. Alain took her to Sycamore's laboratory, where she then came to live. She gradually started to trust Sycamore and the other Pokémon at the lab, and after some time evolved into a {{p|Gabite}} and finally into Garchomp.

When Team Rocket attempted to capture Froakie, Garchomp defended it from Team Rocket's device which then attached itself to her. This caused her severe pain resulting in her going on a rampage through Lumiose City and heading to the top of Prism Tower.
[[File:Professor Sycamore and Garchomp.png|250px|left|thumb|Professor Sycamore and Garchomp]]
Once there, she was carefully approached by Ash who refused to allow {{AP|Pikachu}} to use any moves against her since she couldn't help her behavior. Soon, with Ash and Froakie's help, the device was removed and Garchomp returned to her old self.

She appeared during [[Mairin]]'s flasback in ''[[XYS01|Mega Evolution Special I]]''.

In ''[[XYS03|Mega Evolution Special III]]'', Garchomp was by Professor Sycamore's side whilst there was a TV report about Alain's battle with Mega Rayquaza, Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre.

In ''[[XY068|Garchomp's Mega Bond!]]'', Garchomp Mega Evolved into a Mega Garchomp thanks to a [[Mega Stone|Garchompite]] that he found and a [[Key Stone]] that [[Meyer]] lent to him as Blaziken Mask.

Garchomp was sent out to defend [[Mairin]] from a [[Team Flare]] Grunt's {{p|Skorupi}} in ''[[XY132|A Towering Takeover!]]''. She later Mega Evolved and joined the fight against Team Flare in ''[[XY133|Coming Apart at the Dreams!]]''. 

She appeared again in ''[[XY140|Till We Compete Again!]]'', during a flashback.

==Personality and characteristics==
As a Gible, she was a hostile and frightened Pokémon. Gible caused trouble at the lab until Professor Sycamore reached out to her. The Professor stayed calm, even after Gible bit him in defense, and she became relaxed in his company. As Gible evolved, she grew more relaxed and more socialable, interacting with [[Alain]] and the other Pokémon at the lab.

By the time Ash first met her in ''[[XY002|Lumiose City Pursuit!]]'', Garchomp is shown to be a very gentle Pokémon, despite her fearsome appearance. She immideintly showed her concern for Froakie and seemed to recognize the urgency of the matter. She enjoys company, and happily allows others to pet her. Garchomp and Professor Sycamore's bond was shown to be very strong in ''[[XY068|Garchomp's Mega Bond!]]'' when they achieved [[Mega Evolution]].
==Appearance==
:''See also: [[Mega Evolution]]''
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! style="background:#{{ground color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | As a Gible
! style="background:#{{ground color light}};" | As a Gabite
! style="background:#{{ground color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | As a Mega Garchomp
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Sycamore Gible.png|180px]]
| [[File:Sycamore Gabite.png|180px]]
| [[File:Sycamore Mega Garchomp.png|180px]]
|}
==Moves used==
{{anmov/h|dragon|ground|Sycamore Garchomp {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 5}}|0=Hyper Beam|1=Slash|2=Dragon Claw|3=Dragon Pulse|4=Dragon Rage}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 5}}|0=Hyper Beam|1=Slash|2=Dragon Claw|3=Dragon Pulse|4=Dragon Rage}}|image2=Professor Sycamore Mega Garchomp {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0=Dragon Pulse|1=Dragon Rage}}.png|caption2=Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0=Dragon Pulse|1=Dragon Rage}}}}
{{anmov|normal|Hyper Beam|XY002|Lumiose City Pursuit!}}
{{anmov|normal|Slash|XY068|Garchomp's Mega Bond!}}
{{anmov|dragon|Dragon Claw|XY132|A Towering Takeover!}}
{{anmov|dragon|Dragon Pulse|XY135|Rocking Kalos Defenses!}}
{{anmov|dragon|Dragon Rage|XY136|Forming a More Perfect Union!}}
{{anmov/f|ground}}

==Trivia==
* Discounting [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster]], Garchomp has appeared more times then any other Pokémon belonging to a Professor in the anime.

==Related articles==
* {{animespeciesevo2|Gible|Gabite|Garchomp}}

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