Skarmory counters

Gen 9 Anything Goes · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Skarmory
#0227 Skarmory
SteelFlying
USAGE 1.3% #54
ABILITYSturdy
HP 65
ATK 80
DEF 140
SPA 40
SPD 70
SPE 70
BST465
FireElectric
½×
NormalFlyingPsychicDragonSteelFairy
¼×
GrassBug
PoisonGround
Roost 92.6% Spikes 92.4% Body Press 88.4% Curse 77.2% Whirlwind 17.0% Stealth Rock 13.5% Brave Bird 7.0% Iron Defense 5.8%
Rocky Helmet 86.6% Red Card 5.8% Mental Herb 2.8% Leftovers 2.1% Heavy-Duty Boots 1.7% Black Sludge 0.3% Covert Cloak 0.2% Sticky Barb 0.1%
Sturdy97.1%Keen Eye2.0%Weak Armor1.0%
Ghost 82.8% Steel 8.8% Ground 3.4% Water 1.4% Fire 1.3% Grass 1.0% Dragon 0.5% Fairy 0.2%
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Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Calyrex-Shadow
Calyrex-Shadow
PsychicGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK
146.381
93
93.0% dies 3.43%
02
Ho-Oh
Ho-Oh
FireFlying DEFENSIVE COUNTER
150.252
74
74.2% dies 6.01%
03
Corviknight
Corviknight
FlyingSteel DEFENSIVE COUNTER
78.794
69
69.4% dies 5.19%
04
Miraidon
Miraidon
ElectricDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK
117.764
69
68.6% dies 6.00%
05
Arceus-Ground
Arceus-Ground
Ground DEFENSIVE COUNTER
30.65
66
66.2% dies 8.54%
06
Koraidon
Koraidon
FightingDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK
127.859
58
57.9% dies 7.16%
07
Ditto
Ditto
Normal SOFT CHECK
26.71
44
43.8% dies 9.60%
08
Clodsire
Clodsire
PoisonGround SOFT CHECK
64.947
29
29.1% dies 5.63%
09
Alomomola
Alomomola
Water SOFT CHECK
52.632
17
17.1% dies 5.19%
10
Arceus
Arceus
Normal SOFT CHECK
80.584
11
11.0% dies 4.84%
11
Lapras
Lapras
WaterIce SOFT CHECK
42.769
7
6.9% dies 3.89%
12
Iron Treads
Iron Treads
GroundSteel SOFT CHECK
24.825
6
6.2% dies 4.82%
13
Ting-Lu
Ting-Lu
DarkGround SOFT CHECK
22.978
0
0.0% dies 0.31%

Ranked #54 with 1.30% usage. Sorted by reliability score.