Skarmory counters

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

Skarmory
#0227 Skarmory
SteelFlying
USAGE 20.2% #11
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 99.6% Drill Peck 83.3% Curse 71.9% Whirlwind 61.1% Toxic 45.8% Sleep Talk 28.6% Hidden Power Fire 3.6% Sand Attack 3.6%
Items
Leftovers 99.3% nothing 0.6% Miracle Berry 0.1% Sharp Beak 0.0% Quick Claw 0.0% Mint Berry 0.0% Berserk Gene 0.0% Gold Berry 0.0%
Common Teammates
Snorlax99.8%Raikou63.3%Forretress49.7%Cloyster40.2%Starmie38.2%Misdreavus29.5%Blissey25.1%Tyranitar21.0%
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Teams using Raikou 53% Teams using Zapdos 50% Teams using Snorlax 18%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Raikou
Raikou
Electric SOFT CHECK
23.738
53
52.9% dies 10.24%
02
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK
36.912
50
49.6% dies 8.23%
03
Snorlax
Snorlax
Normal SOFT CHECK
105.794
18
17.9% dies 6.26%

Ranked #11 with 20.25% usage. Sorted by reliability score.