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skarmory
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Skarmory

Armor Bird Pokémon

SteelFlying

After nesting in bramble bushes, the wings of its chicks grow hard from scratches by thorns.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

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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

Physically Defensive
Moves
Whirlwind / Defog
Brave Bird / Counter
Item
Rocky Helmet
Ability
Sturdy
Nature
Impish
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
SpD 4

Strategy Overview

Thanks to its great defensive typing and excellent Defense stat, Skarmory is one of the best physical walls in the tier, able to check many physical attackers like Excadrill, Weavile, Mega Lopunny, Mega Scizor, and Landorus-T. Skarmory also has access to many utility moves, like Spikes to wear down foes as they switch in, Roost to stay healthy, and Whirlwind to phase foes. Skarmory does, however, have very low HP and Special Defense stats, making it vulnerable to strong special attackers like Keldeo, Thundurus, and Mega Charizard Y, and its Flying / Steel typing leaves it vulnerable to common types in Fire and Electric.

Most Used Moves

Roost
97.4%
Spikes
90.0%
Whirlwind
73.6%
Defog
33.1%
Iron Head
30.1%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc