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skeledirge
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Skeledirge

Singer Pokémon

FireGhost

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.

Base Stats

HP 104
Attack 75
Defense 100
Sp. Atk 110
Sp. Def 75
Speed 66
Total 530

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Blaze Unaware (Hidden)

Evolution Chain

crocalor Crocalor Lv. 16

Moves

Details

Category Singer Pokémon
Height 1.6 m
Weight 326.5 kg
Base Exp 265
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 50
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

skeledirge Front Front
skeledirge Front Shiny Front Shiny
skeledirge Official Art Official Art
skeledirge Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Physical Wall
Moves
Hex / Earth Power
Item
Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability
Unaware
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
SpA 4
Tera Type
Fairy

Strategy Overview

Skeledirge in Ubers is a unique check to one of the most threatening Pokemon in the tier, Koraidon, thanks to its access to Unaware. Koraidon must be careful against Skeledirge, as it can burn Koraidon or potentially OHKO it with Alluring Voice, all while Skeledirge has the option to Tera Fairy to avoid Scale Shot. While Skeledirge is at risk of being 2HKOed by Koraidon's Scale Shot, this is reliant on Koraidon getting 9 total hits of Scale Shot over two turns with sun up. Due to these factors, while Skeledirge cannot always handle Koraidon reliably by itself, Skeledirge's mere presence on the team forces opposing Koraidon to play very carefully, often preventing Koraidon's setup opportunities entirely. Outside of Koraidon, Skeledirge is excellent against most physical threats in the tier; notably, it can counter Zacian-C and take on Extreme Killer Arceus and Calyrex-I quite well. Torch Song provides Skeledirge with a way to not be too passive, and it can let it sweep in certain late-game scenarios. This, however, does not prevent Skeledirge from easily being taken advantage of by special threats such as Miraidon and Kyogre.

Most Used Moves

Slack Off
99.0%
Hex
47.2%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
12.6%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc