Skarmory counters

Gen 4 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Skarmory
#0227 Skarmory
SteelFlying
USAGE 14.9% #13
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 99.6% Whirlwind 75.8% Roost 75.8% Brave Bird 60.0% Stealth Rock 28.7% Taunt 27.1% Drill Peck 12.3% Icy Wind 8.6%
Items
Leftovers 57.2% Focus Sash 19.7% Shed Shell 18.7% Occa Berry 2.6% Lum Berry 1.2% Custap Berry 0.2% Mail 0.2% Choice Scarf 0.1%
Abilities
Keen Eye98.6%Sturdy1.4%
Common Teammates
Latias60.0%Tyranitar55.4%Clefable52.3%Jirachi28.1%Rotom-Wash26.9%Hippowdon21.6%Rotom-Heat18.7%Scizor15.9%

Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #13 with 14.93% usage. Sorted by reliability score.