Skarmory counters

Gen 9 Almost Any Ability · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Skarmory
#0227 Skarmory
SteelFlying
USAGE 9.4% #18
ABILITYWell-Baked Body
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% Body Press 95.6% Iron Defense 83.5% Stealth Rock 73.5% Spikes 26.6% Whirlwind 13.2% Brave Bird 5.4% Taunt 1.3%
Items
Leftovers 52.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 26.4% Rocky Helmet 11.4% nothing 9.8% Ability Shield 0.2% Red Card 0.0% Custap Berry 0.0% Quick Claw 0.0%
Abilities
Well-Baked Body57.3%Flame Body20.8%Fluffy13.9%Water Absorb5.2%Sticky Hold1.3%Intimidate1.1%Volt Absorb0.3%Static0.1%
Common Teammates
Gholdengo76.4%Blissey70.8%Pecharunt70.3%Ting-Lu65.9%Chesnaught63.7%Great Tusk20.5%Scream Tail11.4%Mandibuzz10.9%

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 #18 with 9.44% usage. Sorted by reliability score.