Skarmory counters

Gen 8 Doubles OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Skarmory
#0227 Skarmory
SteelFlying
USAGE 5.1% #44
ABILITYSturdy
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
Roost 100.0% Stealth Rock 99.4% Brave Bird 99.4% Body Press 99.4% Whirlwind 0.6% Iron Defense 0.6% Toxic 0.6% Spikes 0.1%
Items
Rocky Helmet 99.9% Assault Vest 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Occa Berry 0.0% Choice Scarf 0.0%
Abilities
Sturdy100.0%Keen Eye0.0%
Common Teammates
Porygon299.3%Machamp99.3%Torkoal99.3%Slowbro99.3%Nidoking99.3%Dragapult0.6%Drampa0.6%Golisopod0.6%
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Ranked #44 with 5.15% usage. Sorted by reliability score.