Skarmory counters

Gen 8 National Dex · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Skarmory
#0227 Skarmory
SteelFlying
USAGE 2.8% #60
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 98.2% Spikes 78.8% Body Press 60.0% Whirlwind 53.2% Defog 39.8% Iron Defense 38.9% Stealth Rock 22.1% Toxic 3.0%
Items
Rocky Helmet 94.0% Leftovers 3.1% Shed Shell 1.1% Focus Sash 0.6% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.6% Custap Berry 0.4% Rockium Z 0.0% Red Card 0.0%
Abilities
Sturdy99.3%Keen Eye0.7%Weak Armor0.0%
Common Teammates
Chansey64.3%Clefable58.0%Sableye-Mega57.9%Seismitoad33.3%Volcarona33.1%Amoonguss25.1%Shedinja24.0%Rotom-Wash14.5%

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 #60 with 2.83% usage. Sorted by reliability score.