Garbodor Evolution, Location, and Stats in Pokemon Sword and Shield

Garbodor in Pokemon Sword and Shield is a pretty decent pickup for your Galar team despite its nasty look. How can one obtain a Garbodor, what evolves into Garbodor, and how effective is it competitively?

Garbodor Evolution From Trubbish

Garbodor is actually the evolution of Trubbish, starting out into a tiny bag of trash until evolving into massive pile of waste that is Garbodor. To evolve your Trubbish, level it up to level 36, and you'll have a Garbodor. In big gym battles, Garbodor can gigantamax, taking on the appearance of having taken on massive amounts of more garbage.

Garbodor Location

If you don't want to evolve a Trubbish, Garbodor in it's fully evolved form can be found at the Lake of Outrage, with a 30% chance of spawning and will usually be around level 55-58 when encountered. Garbodors are also a common Max Raid Boss. To increase your chance of encountering a Garbodor, head to the Lake of Outrage during a heavy overcast. It's pre-evolution Trubbish can be found on Route 3 during any weather, and will usually be around level 10-14.

Garbodor Stats

Garbodor is a decent physical attacker with a surprising amount of speed.
HP: 80
Attack: 95
Defense: 82
Special Attack: 60
Special Defense: 82
Speed: 75

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