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skarmory
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Skarmory

Armor Bird Pokémon

SteelFlying

Despite being clad entirely in iron-hard armor, it flies at speeds over 180 mph.

Base Stats

HP 65
Attack 80
Defense 140
Sp. Atk 40
Sp. Def 70
Speed 70
Total 465

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Details

Category Armor Bird Pokémon
Height 1.7 m
Weight 50.5 kg
Base Exp 163
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 25
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Rough Terrain
Egg Groups Flying

Sprites

skarmory Front Front
skarmory Back Back
skarmory Front Shiny Front Shiny
skarmory Back Shiny Back Shiny
skarmory Official Art Official Art
skarmory Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Physical Wall
Moves
Spikes / Stealth Rock
Brave Bird / Taunt
Item
Shed Shell / Leftovers
Ability
Sturdy
Nature
Impish
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
SpD 4

Strategy Overview

Skarmory has always been one of the top physical walls in the game, and it has managed to retain these bragging rights even in a metagame infested with Shadow Tag Chandelure. Skarmory's absurd physical bulk, excellent typing, and access to Spikes all make it an incredible team supporter. It can wall threats that Ferrothorn could never dream of handling while supporting its team, and it can even disrupt other walls if need be. It's a fantastic wall and easily one of the biggest hurdles for sand teams to overcome, walling menacing Dragon-types and threats such as Excadrill and Garchomp. To put it bluntly, Skarmory is probably the best Steel-type wall in Dream World.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc