Skarmory counters

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

Skarmory
#0227 Skarmory
SteelFlying
USAGE 1.4% #69
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 98.7% Beak Blast 69.4% Spikes 51.1% Body Press 44.7% Stealth Rock 38.3% Whirlwind 30.0% Taunt 24.7% Defog 13.0%
Items
Rocky Helmet 70.8% Leftovers 18.3% nothing 8.8% Heavy-Duty Boots 1.7% Eject Button 0.5% Heat Rock 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0% Ganlon Berry 0.0%
Abilities
Well-Baked Body50.9%Fluffy21.7%Water Absorb6.0%Iron Barbs5.1%Unaware4.3%Volt Absorb3.9%Gale Wings1.6%Tablets of Ruin1.5%
Common Teammates
Toxapex45.1%Goodra-Hisui40.1%Blissey32.8%Ting-Lu31.8%Great Tusk31.2%Pecharunt30.9%Zamazenta25.6%Scream Tail19.7%
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Checks & Counters

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Ranked #69 with 1.41% usage. Sorted by reliability score.