Skarmory counters

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

Skarmory
#0227 Skarmory
SteelFlying
USAGE 31.4% #1
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 100.0% Body Press 97.7% Defog 75.4% Iron Defense 65.4% Stealth Rock 21.9% Spikes 17.2% Whirlwind 16.9% Brave Bird 3.6%
Items
Rocky Helmet 58.5% Shed Shell 38.5% Leftovers 1.6% Eject Button 0.4% Safety Goggles 0.4% Life Orb 0.3% Flyinium Z 0.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.1%
Abilities
Sturdy99.6%Weak Armor0.3%Keen Eye0.1%
Common Teammates
Amoonguss52.1%Clefable50.5%Sableye-Mega44.9%Chansey43.6%Gastrodon41.0%Vaporeon26.2%Venusaur-Mega25.5%Pecharunt21.5%

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 #1 with 31.40% usage. Sorted by reliability score.