Mega Skarmory

#227 (Johto)

#228 Houndour ›

Pokémon type

Steel

Flying

Boosted in Snow and Windy weather

Mega Skarmory weaknesses

Mega Skarmory is weak to Fire and Electric-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Mega 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 Mega Skarmory

The best moves for Mega Skarmory are Steel Wing and Drill Peck+ 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

Drill Peck+ Mega

81.6DPS

Defending

Steel Wing

16.8DPS

Drill Peck+ Mega

81.6DPS

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. Doing it again during the rest period that follows costs up to 60 Mega Energy, and less at higher Mega Levels.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Skarmory:

Normal

Mega Evolution

Game images

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

Events

Skarmory Super Mega Raid Day

27th Jun

Summary

Mega Skarmory is a Steel & Flying Pokémon. It is weak to Fire and Electric moves. Skarmory's best moveset is Steel Wing & Drill Peck+ and it has a Max CP of 4,229.

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
Drill Peck+ Mega	170	1	2.04
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

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
Drill Peck+ Mega	60	35	2.06
Flash Cannon	110	65	2.03
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Sky Attack	75	50	1.8
Drill Run	70	40	1.75

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	Drill Peck+ Mega 81.6 DPS	17.7	100%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Drill Peck+ Mega 81.6 DPS	16.4	93%
Steel Wing 16.8 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	16.3	92%
Steel Wing 16.8 DPS	Sky Attack 48 DPS	15.8	90%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	14.9	84%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Sky Attack 48 DPS	14.7	83%
Steel Wing 16.8 DPS	Flash Cannon 48 DPS	14.3	81%
Steel Wing 16.8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	13.4	76%
Steel Wing 16.8 DPS	Drill Run 28.3 DPS	13.4	76%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Flash Cannon 48 DPS	13	73%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Drill Run 28.3 DPS	12.4	70%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	12.1	68%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Steel Wing 16.8 DPS	Drill Peck+ Mega 81.6 DPS	6.1	100%
Steel Wing 16.8 DPS	Sky Attack 48 DPS	5.7	94%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Drill Peck+ Mega 81.6 DPS	5.7	93%
Steel Wing 16.8 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	5.5	90%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Sky Attack 48 DPS	5.3	87%
Steel Wing 16.8 DPS	Drill Run 28.3 DPS	5.2	85%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	5.1	83%
Steel Wing 16.8 DPS	Flash Cannon 48 DPS	5	81%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Drill Run 28.3 DPS	4.8	78%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Flash Cannon 48 DPS	4.5	74%
Steel Wing 16.8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4.2	68%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	3.8	61%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Air Slash 3 EPT	Brave Bird ▼▼▼ def 2.84 DPE	21	12.1	100%
Steel Wing 2.5 EPT	Brave Bird ▼▼▼ def 2.84 DPE	22	11.3	93%
Air Slash 3 EPT	Drill Peck+ Mega 2.06 DPE	12	9.8	81%
Air Slash 3 EPT	Flash Cannon 2.03 DPE	24	9.7	80%
Steel Wing 2.5 EPT	Drill Peck+ Mega 2.06 DPE	14	9.3	77%
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%

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

Top Mega Skarmory counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Mega Skarmory Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Zekrom (Shadow)

Charge Beam

Fusion Bolt

1.28
2
Reshiram (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Fusion Flare

1.3
3
Heatran (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Magma Storm

1.35
4
Zeraora

Spark

Plasma Fists

1.41
5
Zapdos (Shadow)

Thunder Shock

Thunderbolt

1.41

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Delphox with Fire Spin and Mystical Fire+.

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Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		273
Defense		228
Stamina		163

Max HP

Level 40	140
Level 50	149

Average size

Height	1.7 m
Weight	40.4 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	75,000
Candy	75

Other

Buddy walk distance

5 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,603
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	2,137
Level 30 Max wild	3,206
Level 40	3,741
Level 50	4,229

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,672
Level 35 (wild)	3,473