Strong point: Defense — higher than 97% of species. Its weakest point is Sp. Atk — lower than 87% of species. It does not evolve: it does not come from anything and does not change into anything. On defense it has 2 weaknesses, 8 resistances and 2 full immunities. Poison and Ground-type moves do nothing to it at all.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Defense; weak point: Sp. Atk.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Defense, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
It hits physically: its Attack (80) is 40 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Adamant +Atk · −SpA The default choice: the boost goes where this species is already strong.
- Jolly +Spe · −SpA Mid-range Speed means the turn order is still worth fighting for — check exactly whom you will outspeed before you give up power.
- Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 12
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Johto | #198 | Gold / Silver , Crystal |
|---|---|---|
| Johto | #203 | HeartGold / SoulSilver |
| Hoenn | #115 | Ruby / Sapphire , Emerald |
| Hoenn | #120 | Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire |
| Unova | #203 | Black 2 / White 2 |
| Kalos | #112 | X / Y |
| Alola | #208 | Sun / Moon |
| Alola | #270 | Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon |
| Isle of Armor | #153 | Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Isle of Armor |
| Blueberry Academy | #113 | Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Indigo Disk |
| Lumiose City | #216 | Legends: Z-A |
| Pokémon Champions | #227 | Champions |
Abilities
- Keen Eye Prevents accuracy from being lowered.
- Sturdy Prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. Protects against the one-hit KO moves regardless of HP.
- Weak Armor Raises Speed and lowers Defense by one stage each upon being hit by a physical move.
How players use it
Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 OU is the most popular format with no top-down team restrictions — everything is allowed except what was deemed too strong.
Rank 53 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 3.04% of teams.
Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.
Pokédex entry
Its sturdy wings look heavy, but they are actually hollow and light, allowing it to fly freely in the sky.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Skarmory takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
How it was drawn
1999–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Skarmory appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (23)
All Skarmory cards →Skarmory has 23 cards in 20 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 72 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 25 cycles, which is roughly 6,600 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (21)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Alola
Galar
Hoenn
Johto
Kalos
Kanto
Orre
Sinnoh
Unova
Moves (90)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (71 via TM/TR, 14 via Egg, 26 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Peck | Physical | 35 | 100% | 35 | |
| 4 | Sand Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100% | 15 |
| 8 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85% | 20 |
| 12 | Air Cutter | Special | 60 | 95% | 25 | |
| 12 | Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95% | 35 |
| 16 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 20 | Feint | Normal | Physical | 30 | 100% | 10 |
| 20 | Wing Attack | Physical | 60 | 100% | 35 | |
| 23 | Swift | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| 24 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 28 | Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90% | 25 |
| 32 | Autotomize | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 32 | Payback | Dark | Physical | 50 | 100% | 10 |
| 36 | Drill Peck | Physical | 80 | 100% | 20 | |
| 40 | Metal Sound | Steel | Status | — | 85% | 40 |
| 44 | Spikes | Ground | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 45 | Air Slash | Special | 75 | 95% | 15 | |
| 48 | Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 52 | Brave Bird | Physical | 120 | 100% | 15 | |
| 53 | Night Slash | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100% | 15 |