Skarmory counters

Gen 9 National Dex Monotype · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Skarmory
#0227 Skarmory
SteelFlying
USAGE 5.5% #37
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 99.7% Body Press 98.7% Spikes 60.4% Iron Defense 53.6% Whirlwind 44.2% Stealth Rock 40.6% Brave Bird 1.3% Defog 1.0%
Items
Rocky Helmet 71.5% Covert Cloak 23.1% Leftovers 4.9% Custap Berry 0.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.2% Assault Vest 0.0% Salac Berry 0.0% Mental Herb 0.0%
Abilities
Sturdy99.3%Keen Eye0.7%Weak Armor0.0%
Common Teammates
Heatran63.1%Gholdengo62.7%Scizor-Mega42.5%Iron Treads41.6%Goodra-Hisui40.7%Gliscor35.9%Landorus33.0%Corviknight32.6%

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 #37 with 5.49% usage. Sorted by reliability score.