Is Skarmory viable in Gen 9 Almost Any Ability?

Skarmory is ranked #21 in Gen 9 Almost Any Ability with 8.48% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

Skarmory in Gen 9 Almost Any Ability

Gen 9 Almost Any Ability · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#0227 Skarmory

SteelFlying

USAGE 8.5% #21

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 82.7% Stealth Rock 58.6% Iron Defense 55.6% Spikes 49.5% Whirlwind 30.7% Brave Bird 17.3% Taunt 4.0%

Items

Rocky Helmet 45.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 38.4% Leftovers 10.5% Eject Button 0.1% Wacan Berry 0.0% Red Card 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0%

Abilities

Well-Baked Body47.9%Fluffy27.5%Water Absorb16.2%Intimidate7.7%Volt Absorb0.4%Delta Stream0.3%Bulletproof0.0%Prankster0.0%

Common Teammates

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 #21 with 8.48% usage. Sorted by conservative score.