Skarmory counters

Gen 3 FRLG OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Skarmory
#0227 Skarmory
SteelFlying
USAGE 43.4% #5
ABILITYKeen Eye
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
Spikes 100.0% Toxic 66.8% Roar 53.6% Protect 52.0% Whirlwind 37.9% Drill Peck 36.7% Hidden Power Steel 23.7% Hidden Power Ground 12.8%
Items
Leftovers 90.5% Soft Sand 6.6% nothing 2.9% Lum Berry 0.0% Sharp Beak 0.0% Chesto Berry 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0% Quick Claw 0.0%
Abilities
Keen Eye95.2%Sturdy4.8%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar88.1%Starmie66.3%Blissey61.8%Gengar52.8%Zapdos33.0%Donphan29.3%Jolteon24.6%Quagsire20.7%
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Checks & Counters

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Ranked #5 with 43.37% usage. Sorted by reliability score.