#0227
Skarmory
Armor Bird Pokémon
People fashion swords from Skarmory’s shed feathers, so this Pokémon is a popular element in heraldic designs.
Details
Height1.7 m
Weight50.5 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate25(7.7%)Hard
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time25 cycles · ~6,630 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP163
Base stats
HP
65
Attack
80
Defense
140
Sp. Atk
40
Sp. Def
70
Speed
70
Total
465
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Skarmory
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Silver
Crystal
Ruby
Sapphire
Emerald
FireRed
Colosseum
Diamond
Platinum
SoulSilver
Black 2
White 2
Omega Ruby
Alpha Sapphire
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Skarmory can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Peck Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Flying | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 |
| 4 | Sand Attack Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 8 | Fury Attack Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 12 | Air Cutter Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Flying | Special | 60 | 95 | 25 |
| 12 | Metal Claw Has a chance to raise the user’s Attack by one stage. | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 |
| 16 | Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 20 | Feint Hits through Protect and Detect. | Normal | Physical | 30 | 100 | 10 |
| 20 | Wing Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Flying | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 |
| 23 | Swift Never misses. | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| 24 | Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 28 | Steel Wing Has a chance to raise the user’s Defense by one stage. | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 |
| 32 | Autotomize Raises the user’s Speed by two stages and halves the user’s weight. | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 32 | Payback Power is doubled if the target has already moved this turn. | Dark | Physical | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| 36 | Drill Peck Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Flying | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 40 | Metal Sound Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 44 | Spikes Scatters Spikes, hurting opposing Pokémon that switch in. | Ground | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 45 | Air Slash Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Flying | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 |
| 48 | Iron Defense Raises the user’s Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 52 | Brave Bird User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Flying | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 53 | Night Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
Breeding & egg moves
Skarmory can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
22 sprites & renders for Skarmory.
Across the games
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Skarmory”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/skarmory.
Species data from PokéAPI.