Skarmory counters

Gen 2 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Skarmory
#0227 Skarmory
SteelFlying
USAGE 27.0% #8
BASE STATS
HP 65
ATK 80
DEF 140
SPA 40
SPD 70
SPE 70
BST465
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireElectric
½×
NormalFlyingPsychicDragonSteelFairy
¼×
GrassBug
0×
PoisonGround
Moves
Rest 98.8% Whirlwind 79.5% Drill Peck 77.6% Curse 75.3% Toxic 50.0% Sleep Talk 13.4% Hidden Power Fire 2.0% Thief 1.3%
Items
Leftovers 98.6% nothing 1.4% Mint Berry 0.0% Sharp Beak 0.0% Quick Claw 0.0% Miracle Berry 0.0% Berserk Gene 0.0% Scope Lens 0.0%
Common Teammates
Snorlax99.1%Raikou64.1%Forretress55.1%Starmie36.3%Cloyster35.4%Misdreavus33.5%Tyranitar27.8%Blissey23.7%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK
89.972
54
54.4% dies 7.38%
02
Raikou
Raikou
Electric SOFT CHECK
64.586
41
40.9% dies 8.45%
03
Gengar
Gengar
GhostPoison SOFT CHECK
31.498
25
24.7% dies 7.69%
04
Skarmory
Skarmory
SteelFlying SOFT CHECK
52.565
18
17.5% dies 5.24%
05
Snorlax
Snorlax
Normal SOFT CHECK
142.17
16
16.0% dies 4.34%

Ranked #8 with 27.01% usage. Sorted by reliability score.