Skeledirge

#911 (Paldea)

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Pokémon type

Fire

Ghost

Skeledirge weaknesses

Skeledirge is weak to Ground, Rock, Ghost, Water and Dark-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Skeledirge is resistant to Poison, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice and Fairy-type moves, and doubly resistant to Normal, Fighting and Bug-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Skeledirge

The best moves for Skeledirge are Incinerate and Blast Burn when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. This combination also deals the most damage per turn in Trainer Battles.

Attacking

Incinerate

15.4DPS

Blast Burn Elite TM

41.1DPS

Defending

Incinerate

15.4DPS

Blast Burn Elite TM

41.1DPS

Trainer Battles

Incinerate

4EPT

Blast Burn Elite TM

2.64DPE

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Evolution

There are 3 Pokémon in the Fuecoco family. Skeledirge evolves from Crocalor for 100 Candy.

Game images

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

Events

Pokémon Horizons: The Series Celebration Event

16th Sep

Summary

Skeledirge is a Fire & Ghost Pokémon which evolves from Crocalor. It is weak to Ground, Rock, Ghost, Water and Dark moves. Skeledirge's best moveset is Incinerate & Blast Burn and it has a Max CP of 3,422.

About

"The fiery bird changes shape when Skeledirge sings. Rumor has it that the bird was born when the fireball on Skeledirge’s head gained a soul."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Incinerate	32	8.8	15.4
Bite	6	8	12
Hex	8	13	9.6

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Blast Burn Elite TM	120	2	2.88
Shadow Ball	100	2	2.4
Torch Song	100	2	2.4
Disarming Voice	70	3	2.12
Crunch	65	3	1.97
Flamethrower	65	2	1.56

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Hex	7	3	2.8	4.3
Incinerate	20	5	4.8	4
Bite	2	1	2	4

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Blast Burn Elite TM	110	50	2.64
Shadow Ball	90	50	2.16
Flamethrower	90	55	1.96
Torch Song ▲ att	70	45	1.87
Crunch ▼ def	70	45	1.56
Disarming Voice	70	45	1.56

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
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Blast Burn Elite TM 41.1 DPS	12.5	105%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Blast Burn Elite TM 41.1 DPS	12.3	104%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	11.8	100%
Bite 12 DPS	Blast Burn Elite TM 41.1 DPS	11.6	98%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	11.5	97%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Torch Song 34.3 DPS	11.2	95%
Bite 12 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	11	93%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Torch Song 34.3 DPS	10.7	91%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	10.7	91%
Bite 12 DPS	Torch Song 34.3 DPS	10.4	88%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	10	85%
Bite 12 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	9.9	83%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	9	76%
Bite 12 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	8.5	72%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Disarming Voice 17.5 DPS	8.2	69%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	8.2	69%
Bite 12 DPS	Disarming Voice 17.5 DPS	7.7	65%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Disarming Voice 17.5 DPS	7.3	62%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Blast Burn Elite TM 41.1 DPS	7	107%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	6.5	100%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Torch Song 34.3 DPS	6.4	97%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	5.7	86%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Blast Burn Elite TM 41.1 DPS	5.3	80%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	5.1	78%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Disarming Voice 17.5 DPS	4.9	75%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	4.7	72%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Torch Song 34.3 DPS	4.6	70%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	3.7	57%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	3.6	55%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Disarming Voice 17.5 DPS	3.5	53%
Bite 12 DPS	Blast Burn Elite TM 41.1 DPS	3.1	47%
Bite 12 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	2.8	43%
Bite 12 DPS	Torch Song 34.3 DPS	2.8	42%
Bite 12 DPS	Disarming Voice 17.5 DPS	2.4	36%
Bite 12 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	2.4	36%
Bite 12 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	2.3	35%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Incinerate 4 EPT	Blast Burn Elite TM 2.64 DPE	15	15.4	114%
Hex 4.3 EPT	Blast Burn Elite TM 2.64 DPE	12	14.2	106%
Incinerate 4 EPT	Shadow Ball 2.16 DPE	15	13.4	100%
Incinerate 4 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	15	12.7	94%
Bite 4 EPT	Blast Burn Elite TM 2.64 DPE	13	12.6	93%
Incinerate 4 EPT	Torch Song 1.87 DPE	15	12.3	91%
Hex 4.3 EPT	Shadow Ball 2.16 DPE	12	12.2	90%
Hex 4.3 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	15	11.3	84%
Incinerate 4 EPT	Disarming Voice 1.56 DPE	15	11	82%
Incinerate 4 EPT	Crunch 1.56 DPE	15	11	82%
Hex 4.3 EPT	Torch Song 1.87 DPE	12	10.9	81%
Bite 4 EPT	Shadow Ball 2.16 DPE	13	10.6	79%
Bite 4 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	14	9.9	73%
Hex 4.3 EPT	Disarming Voice 1.56 DPE	12	9.5	71%
Hex 4.3 EPT	Crunch 1.56 DPE	12	9.5	71%
Bite 4 EPT	Torch Song 1.87 DPE	12	9.5	70%
Bite 4 EPT	Disarming Voice 1.56 DPE	12	8.2	61%
Bite 4 EPT	Crunch 1.56 DPE	12	8.2	61%

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 Skeledirge?

Skeledirge is weak to Ground, Rock, Ghost, Water and Dark moves.

The best counter to Skeledirge is Dawn Wings Necrozma with Psycho Cut and Moongeist Beam, followed by Mega Gengar, Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon.

The top Skeledirge 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
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut Moongeist Beam	100%
Mega Gengar	Lick Shadow Ball	96%
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Shadow Claw Moongeist Beam	95%
Primal Kyogre	Waterfall Origin Pulse	93%
Primal Groudon	Mud Shot Precipice Blades	92%
Mega Gengar	Shadow Claw Shadow Ball	92%
Mega Gengar	Hex Shadow Ball	92%
Mega Gengar	Sucker Punch Shadow Ball	91%
Mega Chandelure	Hex Ominous Wind+	91%
Mega Greninja	Water Shuriken Hydro Cannon	91%

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

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		207
Defense		178
Stamina		232

Max HP

Level 40

195

Size

Height	1.6 m
Weight	326.5 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,297
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,729
Level 30 Max wild	2,595
Level 40	3,027
Level 50	3,422

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,162
Level 35 (wild)	2,811