Is Skeledirge viable in Gen 9 UU?

Skeledirge is ranked #23 in Gen 9 UU with 10.49% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Skeledirge in Gen 9 UU?

Arcanine-Hisui has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 70.7% of 22.495372043479374 relevant encounters. Standard error is 9.6 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Skeledirge matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 UU?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Skeledirge was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Skeledirge counters

Gen 9 UU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0911 Skeledirge

FireGhost

USAGE 10.5% #23

ABILITYUnaware

BASE STATS

HP 104

ATK 75

DEF 100

SPA 110

SPD 75

SPE 66

BST530

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

WaterGroundRockGhostDark

½×

FireGrassIcePoisonSteelFairy

¼×

Bug

0×

NormalFighting

Moves

Torch Song 100.0% Slack Off 87.9% Will-O-Wisp 71.4% Hex 60.3% Earth Power 23.9% Shadow Ball 23.3% Alluring Voice 19.1% Flame Charge 12.3%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 92.4% Leftovers 3.9% Choice Scarf 1.3% Air Balloon 1.1% Throat Spray 0.6% Grassy Seed 0.3% Rocky Helmet 0.1% Assault Vest 0.1%

Abilities

Unaware99.6%Blaze0.4%

Tera Types

Fairy 68.8% Water 16.4% Poison 8.1% Fire 2.4% Flying 2.3% Grass 0.6% Ground 0.6% Steel 0.3%

Common Teammates

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Explore Skeledirge + Excadrill teams 19 score Explore Skeledirge + Clodsire teams 8 score Explore Skeledirge + Blissey teams -1 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Skeledirge + Skarmory 42.1% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Arcanine-Hisui

FireRock OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

22.495

32.3

70.7% Standard error 9.60 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Arcanine-Hisui Head Smash vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Skeledirge: 738-870 (179.1 - 211.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Latios

DragonPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

24.265

28.9

67.0% Standard error 9.54 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Soul Dew Latios Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Skeledirge: 243-286 (58.9 - 69.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Excadrill

GroundSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

25.536

18.6

57.7% Standard error 9.78 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Mold Breaker Excadrill Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Skeledirge: 372-438 (90.2 - 106.3%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO

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Toxapex

PoisonWater SOFT CHECK View matchup

26.739

12.7

51.3% Standard error 9.67 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Toxapex Surf vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Skeledirge: 162-192 (39.3 - 46.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Clodsire

PoisonGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.871

7.8

51.6% Standard error 10.94 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Clodsire Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Skeledirge: 252-296 (61.1 - 71.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Blissey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

32.842

-0.8

31.7% Standard error 8.12 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Blissey Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Skeledirge: 72-86 (17.4 - 20.8%) -- possible 5HKO

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Conkeldurr

Fighting SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.655

-5.7

36.7% Standard error 10.60 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Conkeldurr Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Skeledirge: 254-300 (61.6 - 72.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Skarmory

SteelFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

74.79

-6.7

1.1% Standard error 1.94 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Skarmory Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Skeledirge: 156-184 (37.8 - 44.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Ranked #23 with 10.49% usage. Sorted by conservative score.