Skarmory

#227 (Johto)

#228 Houndour ›

Pokémon type

Steel

Flying

Skarmory weaknesses

Skarmory is weak to Fire and Electric-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Skarmory is resistant to Normal, Flying, Ground, Steel, Psychic, Dragon and Fairy-type moves, and doubly resistant to Poison, Bug and Grass-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Skarmory

The best moves for Skarmory are Steel Wing and Brave Bird when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Air Slash and Brave Bird deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Steel Wing

16.8DPS

Brave Bird

78DPS

Defending

Steel Wing

16.8DPS

Sky Attack

48DPS

Trainer Battles

Air Slash

3EPT

Brave Bird

2.84DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Skarmory family, including 1 Mega Pokémon. Skarmory temporarily evolves into Mega Skarmory.

Skarmory

Mega Skarmory

Evolving Mega Skarmory costs 300 Mega Energy the first time, and 60 Mega Energy every time after.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Skarmory:

Normal

Mega Evolution

Game images

Skarmory, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Events

Fall Marathon: Buddy Trek

13th Oct

Summary

Skarmory is a Steel & Flying Pokémon. It is weak to Fire and Electric moves. Skarmory's best moveset is Steel Wing & Brave Bird and it has a Max CP of 2,383.

About

"Skarmory is entirely encased in hard, protective armor. This Pokémon flies at close to 190 mph. It slashes foes with its wings that possess swordlike cutting edges."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Steel Wing	14	8	16.8
Air Slash	12	8	14.4

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Sky Attack	80	2	1.92
Drill Run	85	2	1.7
Brave Bird	130	1	1.56
Flash Cannon	100	1	1.2
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Air Slash	9	3	3.6	3
Steel Wing	7	2	4.2	2.5

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Brave Bird ▼▼▼ def	130	55	2.84
Flash Cannon	110	65	2.03
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Sky Attack	75	50	1.8
Drill Run	70	40	1.75
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Steel Wing 16.8 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	9.4	100%
Steel Wing 16.8 DPS	Sky Attack 48 DPS	9.2	97%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	8.7	92%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Sky Attack 48 DPS	8.5	91%
Steel Wing 16.8 DPS	Flash Cannon 48 DPS	8.3	88%
Steel Wing 16.8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.9	84%
Steel Wing 16.8 DPS	Drill Run 28.3 DPS	7.7	82%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Flash Cannon 48 DPS	7.5	80%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Drill Run 28.3 DPS	7.2	76%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.1	75%
Steel Wing 16.8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	6.5	69%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.7	60%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Steel Wing 16.8 DPS	Sky Attack 48 DPS	3.3	100%
Steel Wing 16.8 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	3.2	97%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Sky Attack 48 DPS	3.1	93%
Steel Wing 16.8 DPS	Drill Run 28.3 DPS	3	91%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	2.9	89%
Steel Wing 16.8 DPS	Flash Cannon 48 DPS	2.9	87%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Drill Run 28.3 DPS	2.8	84%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Flash Cannon 48 DPS	2.6	80%
Steel Wing 16.8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.4	73%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.2	66%
Steel Wing 16.8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.9	57%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.7	50%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Air Slash 3 EPT	Brave Bird 2.84 DPE	21	12.1	100%
Steel Wing 2.5 EPT	Brave Bird 2.84 DPE	22	11.3	93%
Air Slash 3 EPT	Flash Cannon 2.03 DPE	24	9.7	80%
Steel Wing 2.5 EPT	Flash Cannon 2.03 DPE	26	9.3	77%
Air Slash 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	9.2	76%
Air Slash 3 EPT	Sky Attack 1.8 DPE	18	9	74%
Air Slash 3 EPT	Drill Run 1.75 DPE	15	8.9	73%
Steel Wing 2.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	28	8.8	73%
Steel Wing 2.5 EPT	Sky Attack 1.8 DPE	20	8.7	72%
Steel Wing 2.5 EPT	Drill Run 1.75 DPE	16	8.6	71%
Steel Wing 2.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	28	4.6	38%
Air Slash 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	4	33%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Skarmory?

Skarmory is weak to Fire and Electric moves.

The best counter to Skarmory is Blacephalon with Incinerate and Mind Blown, followed by Mega Delphox, Mega Blaziken and Mega Raichu Y.

The top Skarmory counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Blacephalon	Incinerate Mind Blown	100%
Mega Delphox	Fire Spin Mystical Fire+	99%
Mega Delphox	Fire Spin Blast Burn	98%
Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin Blast Burn	97%
Mega Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Zap Cannon+	96%
Blacephalon	Astonish Mind Blown	94%
Mega Charizard Y	Fire Spin Blast Burn	94%
Mega Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Wild Charge	93%
Mega Raichu Y	Volt Switch Zap Cannon+	92%
Regieleki	Lock-On Thunder Cage	92%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		148
Defense		226
Stamina		163

Max HP

Level 40

140

Size

Height	1.7 m
Weight	50.5 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	5 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	903
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,204
Level 30 Max wild	1,807
Level 40	2,108
Level 50	2,383

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,506
Level 35 (wild)	1,958