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skarmory
#227

Skarmory

Armor Bird Pokémon

SteelFlying

The pointed feathers of these Pokémon are sharper than swords. Skarmory and Corviknight fight viciously over territory.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Forms

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

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

Defensive Spikes
Item
Rocky Helmet
Ability
Sturdy
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
SpD 4

Strategy Overview

Skarmory's impressive physical bulk and great defensive typing allow it to blanket check most physical attackers in the tier, including Landorus-T, Garchomp, Rillaboom, Kartana, and Weavile. Skarmory differentiates itself from other physical walls by being one of the only viable Spikes setters in the tier, easily setting it because of the many switches it forces against the Pokemon it walls. This prevents it from being completely passive despite its poor offensive stats. Iron Defense in conjunction with Body Press can also turn it into a late-game wincon. However, Skarmory's terrible special bulk leaves it vulnerable to almost every special attack, including even resisted attacks from strong wallbreakers like Tapu Lele and Dragapult. Skarmory faces competition from Ferrothorn and Mew as a Spikes setter, which have access to Knock Off and better special bulk to check Pokemon like Tapu Koko and Kyurem, as well as Corviknight and Buzzwole as a physically defensive wall, which have U-turn and actual offensive presence, respectively. Skarmory does, however, have access to reliable recovery and can consistently check Ground-types unlike Ferrothorn, as well as access to Spikes unlike Corviknight and Buzzwole.

Most Used Moves

Spikes
98.7%
Roost
94.9%
Whirlwind
36.4%
Toxic
27.3%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc